§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the monthly recruitment numbers for each of the Territorial Army's recruitment posts in(a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [143999]
§ Mr. Caplin[holding answer 15 December 2003]: There are no dedicated Territorial Army (TA) recruitment posts. Recruitment into the TA is conducted by individual units, locally for independent units and nationally in the case of specialist units.
The Army does not differentiate the recruitment of British nationals. The Recruitment figures for the TA as a whole, by month, since 1997 are as follows:
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Date Recruitment 1997 April 990 May 680 June 720 July 580 August 500 September 1,400 October 2,000 November 420 December 490 1998 January 1,190 February 810 March 1,020 April 980 May 780 June 660 July 600 August 650 September 720 October 1,910 November 680 December 490 1999 January 460 February 500 March 460 April 560 May 500 June 440 July 360 August 400 September 490 October 1,730 November 620 December 400 2000 January 530 February 520 March 460 April 610 May 720 June 470
July 440 August 460 September 420 October 1,990 November 740 December 480 2001 January 480 February 470 March 460 April 720 May 780 June 580 July 500 August 320 September 480 October 1,820 November 680 December 460 2002 January 440 February 590 March 520 April 560 May 510 June 580 July 550 August 490 September 430 October 1,570 November 1,340 December 510 2003 January 420 February 110 March 490 April 580 May 50 June 610 July 480 August 470 September 470 October 1,310