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Mr. Wigley
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Armed Forces have been recruited in Wales for every year from 1969 onwards; and how many have served in Northern Ireland.
Mr. Pattie
The number of Service personnel recruited through careers information offices in Wales is readily avail able only from the 1970–71 financial year. Figures for this and subsequent years are listed in the table below; they do not include officers or QARNNS Service women since they are recruited on a central basis and regional figures are not readily available.
| 1970–71 | 2,228 |
| 1971–72 | 2,526 |
| 1972–73 | 2,124 |
| 1973–74 | 1,667 |
| 1974–75 | 2,272 |
| 1975–76 | 2,573 |
| 1976–77 | 2,123 |
| 1977–78 | 1,986 |
| 1978–79 | 2,477 |
| 1979–80* | 1,434 |
| * April-November. | |