§ Mr. Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will set out in the Official Report a table showing the instances of disabling injury sustained by serving members of Her Majesty's Forces whilst serving in Northern Ireland, the degree of disability sustained, the amount of compensation received and the source of their compensation for each year since and including 1969;
(2) if he will set out in the Official Report a table showing the instances of disabling injury sustained by serving members of Her Majesty's Forces whilst deployed in support of a civil authority elsewhere than Northern Ireland, the degree of disability sustained, the amount of compensation received and the source of that compensation for each year since and including 1969.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe assessment of the level of disability sustained in such circumstances is a matter for the Department of Health and Social Security, and awards for compensation for criminal injuries in Northern Ireand are the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Office.
I shall arrange for such information as the Ministry of Defence may hold on these cases to be printed in the Official Report as soon as possible.