§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members of the security forces convicted of offences in Northern Ireland and sentenced to custodial sentences have been allowed to return to Great Britain to serve their sentence for humanitarian reasons in the current year; and how many members of the security forces secured early release from their sentences in the current year.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThere have been no transfers of sentenced members of the security forces to Great Britain in the current year, nor has any such person been released in Northern Ireland except under normal release procedures.