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57.
Mr. C. I. Orr-Ewing
asked the Minister of Defence how many Regular recruits have been accepted for His Majesty's Forces since the pay increases were announced; and how soon he expects these new enlistments to be sufficient to enable him to release Regulars whose service has been compulsorily extended.
Mr. Shinwell
I have given the figures requested by the hon. Member in my
| — | 1st June, 1950 | |||||
| Owned | Requisitioned under D.R.51 | Training Rights under D.R.52 | Total | |||
| Royal Navy | … | … | 42,750 | 11,400 | 15,600 | 69,750 |
| Army | … | … | 337,000 | 162,000 | 255,000 | 754,000 |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | 161,500 | 57,300 | 1,950 | 220,750 |
| Total | … | … | 541,250 | 230,700 | 272,550 | 1,044,500 |
| — | 1st September, 1950 | |||||
| Owned | Requisitioned under D.R.51 | Training Rights under D.R.52 | Total | |||
| Royal Navy | … | … | 42,800 | 11,400 | 15,600 | 69,800 |
| Army | … | … | 337,000 | 147,000 | 255,000 | 739,000 |
| Royal Air Force | … | … | 163,600 | 51,400 | 1,950 | 216,950 |
| Total | … | … | 543,400 | 209,800 | 272,550 | 1,025,750 |
| NOTE.—On both dates the Services rented or leased a total of 57,000 acres, a part of which was used for training. | ||||||