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Mr. Tebbit
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for every year since 1945 the total defence establishment manpower, including civilian support staff.
Mr. Mulley
The figures for each year since 1964 are as follows:
| (Thousands) | ||||
| U.K. personnel | Locally entered personnel | U.K. civilian | Locally employed civilians | |
| 1964 | 423 | 31 | 286 | 114 |
| 1965 | 424 | 32 | 278 | 100 |
| 1966 | 419 | 32 | 275 | 99 |
| 1967 | 417 | 33 | 275 | 94 |
| 1968 | 405 | 25 | 274 | 82 |
| 1969 | 383 | 22 | 263 | 75 |
| 1970 | 373 | 20 | 258 | 69 |
| 1971 | 368 | 15 | 253 | 64 |
| 1972 | 371 | 9 | 275 | 49 |
| 1973 | 367 | 10 | 273 | 47 |
| 1974 | 349 | 9 | 267 | 48 |
| 1975 | 338 | 9 | 267 | 50 |
| 1976 | 337 | 9 | 266 | 45 |
| 1977 | 331 | 9 | 259 | 42 |
| 1978 | 321 | 8 | 250 | 40 |