§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of the number of personnel in the(a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) Air Force for each year from 1975 to 2001 and for 2002 to 2004 (planned); and if he will make a statement. [18816]
§ Mr. IngramEstimates of the number of regular personnel by individual service for each year from 1975 to 2001 are shown in the table:
Trained strength of UK regulars Naval service Army RAF 1975 68,943 151,422 90,329 1976 68.7 151.2 85.6 1977 68.9 150.2 81.7 1978 68.8 143.3 79.1 1979 65.9 138.6 79.7 1980 63.8 139.0 82.2 1981 65,539 146,833 86,180 1982 67,269 150,757 86,485 1983 66,085 147,700 84,488 1984 65,394 145,401 86,116 1985 64,196 145,916 87,119 1986 61,529 145,289 86,945 1987 59,473 145,030 87,578 1988 58,874 142,568 87,639 1989 57,475 139,409 86,149 1990 56,771 137,240 83,475 1991 55,714 135,522 82,621 1992 55,767 133,366 81,973 1993 55,282 126,486 78,863 1994 52,414 116,113 74,209 1995 48,193 104,532 69,431 1996 45,550 100,077 62,510 1997 41,680 97,756 54,196 1998 40,356 97,452 52,677 1999 39,071 96,300 51,761 2000 38,535 96,475 50,993 2001 38,023 96,285 49,847 Note:
The figures for 1976 to 1980 have been rounded because precise data are not available.
Current estimates of the number of personnel planned for 2002 to 2004 for the Navy, Army and Air Force are shown in the table:
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Naval Service Army RAF 2002 39,257 96,724 48,641 2003 39,048 97,240 47,690 2004 38,581 98,256 48,717