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Recruiting

Volume 163: debated on Tuesday 1 May 1923

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19.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War the total number of recruits for the cavalry, infantry and artillery during the last six months; whether the recruiting is satisfactory for all branches of the Service; and, if not, what steps are being taken to remedy this?

The total number of recruits raised in Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the cavalry, infantry and artillery, during the six months ending 31st March, 1923, was as follows:

Household Cavalry64
Cavalry of the Line548
Infantry of the Line14,520
Foot Guards1,201
Royal Regiment of Artillery1,338
Recruiting is satisfactory for all branches of the Service.