§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Service men are currently charged with offences alleged to have been committed in Northern Ireland and have not yet stood their trial; of that number, how many of them are in custody, and of those in custody, how many of them are in custody in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. HayhoeThirty Service men are currently awaiting trial for civil offences—including motoring offences—in the Northern Ireland courts. Of these, two are in custody in Northern Ireland and four are in military custody in Great Britain.
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§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Service men in Her Majesty's Forces have been convicted of offences committed in Northern Ireland whilst on duty there and sentenced to imprisonment for each of the years 1968 to the latest available date, inclusive; and of those Service men, how many have served their sentences in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. HayhoeI regret that we do not maintain comprehensive statistics of this type. I shall publish what information we do have in theOfficial Report as soon as it is available.
Rank 1 April 1978£ 1 April 1979£ 1 April 1980£ Private … … … … 6.62 8.68 10.06 Corporal … … … … 9.39 12.81 14.81 Sergeant … … … … 10.72 14.66 17.08 Second Lieutenant … … 9.53 (£3,478 p.a.) 11.89 (£4,352 p.a.) 14.25 (£5,201 p.a.) Captain … … … … 14.19 (£5,179 p.a.) 18.31 (£6,701 p.a.) 21.55 (£7,866 p.a.) Major … … … … 17.25 (£6,296 p.a.) 23.07 (£8,444 p.a.) 27.42 (£10,008 p.a.) Colonel … … … … 26.70 (£9,746 p.a.) 35.05 (£12,828 p.a.) 42.03 (£15,341 p.a.) Brigadier … … … … 31.63 (£11,545 p.a.) 41.67 (£15,251 p.a.) 50.00 (£18,250 p.a.) The figures for 1 April 1979 include the backdated pay rise announced by the Government in May last year.