Written Answers To Questions
Friday, 8th November, 1957
Ministry Of Defence
Regular Recruiting
asked the Minister of Defence the Regular recruiting figures for the three Services for July, August, September and October, 1957, giving separate figures for each month set out in the same form as that of the monthly Press release published by his Department;
| REGULAR RECRUITING—MALE OTHER RANKS | |||||||||
| — | July | August | September | ||||||
| R.N. and R.M. | |||||||||
| Adult entrants: | |||||||||
| 9 years | … | … | … | 192 | (240) | 150 | (136) | 206 | (386) |
| 12 years | … | … | … | — | (—) | — | (1) | — | (—) |
| Others | … | … | … | 7 | (27) | 1 | (4) | 5 | (12) |
| Entrants under 17½ (a): | |||||||||
| Juniors | … | … | … | 290 | (318) | 90 | (90) | 534 | (696) |
| Apprentices | … | … | … | — | (—) | — | (—) | 210 | (190) |
| Total | … | … | … | 489 | (585) | 241 | (231) | 955 | (1,284) |
| Army: | |||||||||
| 3 years | … | … | … | 1,487 | (2,407) | 1,461 | (2,616) | 1,927 | (2,806) |
| 6 years | … | … | … | 92 | (91) | 90 | (79) | 133 | (95) |
| 9 years | … | … | … | 143 | (172) | 111 | (154) | 199 | (202) |
| Others | … | … | … | 58 | (24) | 48 | (33) | 85 | (108) |
| Boys and Apprentices (a) | … | … | … | 103 | (144) | 91 | (115) | 827 | (661) |
| Total | … | … | … | 1,883 | (2,838) | 1,801 | (2,997) | 3,171 | (3,872) |
| R.A.F.: | |||||||||
| 3 years | … | … | … | 310 | (553) | 382 | (709) | 380 | (856) |
| 4 years | … | … | … | 70 | (226) | 75 | (235) | 99 | (204) |
| 5–8 years | … | … | … | 141 | (378) | 130 | (498) | 231 | (529) |
| 9 years and over | … | … | … | 167 | (213) | 165 | (200) | 266 | (228) |
| Boys and Apprentices (a) | … | … | … | — | (15) | — | (—) | 618 | (485) |
| Total | … | … | … | 688 | (1,385) | 752 | (1,642) | 1,594 | (2,302) |
| All Services | … | … | … | 3,060 | (4,808) | 2,794 | (4,870) | 5,720 | (7,458) |
| (a) Entries of apprentices and boys are made at intervals during the year. | |||||||||
Television
Independent Television Authority (Chairmanship)
asked the Postmaster-General whether he has yet decided upon
and if he will give the figures for each of the corresponding months of 1956, set out in the same form.
The Regular recruiting figures for July, August and September of this year are given in the table below, which also shows, in brackets, the figures for the corresponding months of 1956. The figures for October of this year are not yet available.a successor to Sir Kenneth Clark as Chairman of the Independent Television Authority.
Yes. I have appointed Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., to the post for a term of five years.