According to the
Annual Abstract of Statistics, 2003, service manpower strengths dropped by 9600 between 1997 and 2001. Deployment in England and Wales
rose by 800 over the same period.
So why were 9400 MQs sold off during this time?
As a comparison, 13,200 personnel and 3300 MQs were deemed surplus between 1996 and 1997.
