HC Deb 23 April 1980 vol 983 c200W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons in Northern Ireland have been convicted of membership of illegal organisations over the past four years; and how many of these received non-custodial sentences.

Mr. Alison

The available information, which is in terms of persons convicted where membership of an illegal organisation was the most serious offence or that for which the longest sentence was imposed, is as follows

Year Number convicted Non-custodial sentences
1976 31 16
1977 66 29
1978 87 66
1979 93 72
Totals 277 183