Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been recruited for the Armed Forces in each of the last 5 years by service; how many have left the Armed Forces by service in that same period; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of Armed Forces personnel.

Mark Lancaster, Minister of State for the Armed Forces: We are committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces. The Services are meeting all their current commitments, keeping the country safe.

Figures for intake to and outflow from UK Regular Forces are routinely published and can be found at the following address:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service....

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