§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many men from BAOR barracks are currently held pending courts martial; what is the average delay; and what has been the longest delay over the last three years.
§ Mr. Robert C. Brown,pursuant to his Answer [Official Reports, 25th May 1976; Vol. 192, c. 158–9], gave the following information:
Four men from BAOR barracks are currently held in arrest pending courts martial. The average time in bringing a soldier to trial in BAOR over the last three years has been three months. The longest delay, nine months, was due to exceptional circumstances.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many men from BAOR barracks at Munster have been court martialled in each of the last 10 quarters; what percentage of the manpower this represents; and how these figures compare with general courts martial in the rest of the British Army.
§ Mr. Robert C. Brown,pursuant to his Answer [Official Report, 25th May 1976, Vol. 912, c. 158], supplied the following information:
without leave in each of the last 10 quarters; what percentage of the manpower this represents; and how these figures 369W compare with the overall absence without leave figures in the British Army.
§ Mr. Robert C. Brown, pursuant to his Answer [Official Report, 25th May 1976, Vol. 912, c. 158], supplied the following information:
Statistics of men absent without leave specifically from Munster for the periods listed are not available. The numbers of soldiers absent without leave according to records maintained by the Central Criminal Record and Information Office (RMP) in the Army World Wide since 1974 are as follows:
1974 Quarter Ending March 1,107 June 1,490 September 1,485 December 1,320 1975 Quarter Ending March 1,304 June 1,333 September 1,356 December 1,101 1976 Quarter Ending March 1,310