Royal Marines

HC Deb 28 January 2003 vol 398 cc840-1W

Dr. Julian Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the(a) target and (b) actual recruitment figures have been for the Royal Marines in each of the past five years. [92964]

	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
	Target	Actual	Target	Actual	Target	Actual	Target	Actual	Target	Actual
Officers	36	35	36	39	44	45	61	61	52	54
RMOR	1,155	1,048	1,155	1,148	1,155	1,117	1,155	1,159	1,155	1,175
RMBS	24	21	31	26	31	25	27	25	29	29

Note:

RMOR—Royal Marines other Ranks

RMBS—Royal Marines Band Service