§ Mr. SpeakerI have to inform the House that I have received a letter from the resident magistrate of the Belfast petty sessions informing me that Mr. Peter Robinson, the hon. Member for Belfast, East, was sentenced to a period of imprisonment of seven days.
I shall cause the text of the letter to be published in the Votes and Proceedings and in the Official Report.
§ Following is the letter
§ Magistrates' Courts,
§ The Courthouse,
§ Chichester Street,
§ Belfast BT1 3JB.
§ 24th August 1988.
§ Dear Mr. Speaker,
§ Peter David Robinson, Member of Parliament for Belfast East, was convicted by me at Belfast Petty Sessions on 9th February 1988 of taking part in a public procession, contrary to Article 3 of the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 and fined £280.00.
§ Upon the hearing of an appeal the County Court for the division of Belfast reduced the fine to £50.00 payable in 28 days. As the fine has not been paid Mr. Robinson was today committed to prison for a period of 7 days.
§ Yours faithfully,
§ T. J. Travers.
§ Resident Magistrate.