§ 28. Sir Sydney ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people were recruited to the(a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force between 1 November 2001 and 31 January 2002. [31921]
§ Mr. IngramFigures for recruitment are at present available only up until the end of November 2001.
In the three months prior to that, 1,826 people were recruited to the Naval Service, 5,096 people were recruited to the Army and 1,037 people were recruited to the RAF. Figures are for intake to UK regular forces and therefore exclude Gurkhas, full time reserve service personnel, the Home Service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment and mobilised reservists.
§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers were recruited in South Tyneside in each year since 1996. [34559]
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§ Mr. IngramThe information requested is as follows:
Financial years Regular soldiers 1996–97 826 1997–98 880 1998–99 902 1999–2000 690 2000–01 519 2001–02 1420 1 To end January 2002