§ Mr. Carsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many Northern Ireland Members of Parliament at Westminster have RUC escorts;
(2) how many Convention Members between 1st January 1975 and 1st March 1976 were receiving police or Army protection; how many members have police escorts; and how many members of the RUC and Reserve Police were involved.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe protection of persons is a matter for the Chief Constable who tells me that it is not in470W the public interest to disclose this information.