§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the average length of custodial sentence of female prisoners in Northern Ireland in the first six months of the current year.
§ Mr. Ian Stewart[holding answer 1 November 1988]: The average length of determinate sentences was 8.8
Pistols/Revolvers Rifles Machine Guns Shotguns Terrorist firearms recovered by the Security Forces in Northern Ireland in 1987 91 183 23 47 Terrorist firearms recovered by the Security Forces in Northern Ireland in 1988 (to 24 October) 123 184 24 31 Legally held weapons stolen in Northern Ireland: (a) 1987: Stolen from: Army 0 0 0 0 Ulster Defence Regiment 40 134 4 0 Royal Ulster Constabulary/Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve 10 0 0 0 Civilians 17 18 0 91 (b) 1988 (to 24 October) Stolen from: Army 2 1 0 0 Ulster Defence Regiment 0 0 0 0 Royal Ulster Constabulary/Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve 6 1 0 0 Civilians 9 6 0 49 A large number of parts of weapons have also been recovered.