HC Deb 24 March 1999 vol 328 c312W
Mr. Bob Russell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number of recruits to each of the armed services in each of the past three years for which figures are available; what the recruitment targets were; and whether current recruitment targets are being achieved. [77486]

Mr. Doug Henderson

The recruitment targets and achievements for each of the Armed Services over the last three completed financial years were:

1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
Naval Service
Target 2,682 4,607 5,310
Achievement (86%) 2,315 (85%) 3,909 (85%) 4,536
Army
Target 15,805 15,830 16,504
Achievement (75%) 11,785 (91%) 14,366 (89%) 14,658
RAF
Target 2,814 3,283 4,163
Achievement (92%) 2,601 (88%) 2,877 (92%) 3,839

For the current financial year, the recruitment achievement to date is:

Target Achievement (%)
Naval Service 5,088 93
Army 16,446 96
RAF 4,622 95

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