§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many persons were remanded in custody before trial for(a) scheduled, (b) non-scheduled offences, and (c) both together in the first half of the current year;
(2) how many persons were remanded in custody before trial for (a) scheduled, (b) non-scheduled offences and (c) both together in the first half of the current year;
(3) how many prisoners charged with scheduled offences in the first half of the current year were remanded in custody prior to trial for periods between (a) nil to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to nine months, (d) nine to 12 months, (e) 12 to 18 months, and (f) over 18 months for (i) scheduled, and (ii) non-scheduled offences;
(4) how many prisoners were remanded in custody prior to trial for (a) scheduled, and (b) non-scheduled offences in the first six months of the current year;
(5) if he will give the average period between remand and trial for prisoners refused bail and charged with scheduled offences in Northern Ireland in the second half of 1988 and in the first half of the current year;
(6) what percentage of prisoners on custodial remand for (a) scheduled, and (b) non-scheduled offences were (i) given a non-custodial sentence, (ii) given a custodial sentence, and (iii) found not guilty or not proceeded against in the first six months of the current year;
(7) what was the average number of days spent on remand for both scheduled and non-scheduled offences together, in the first half of (a) the current year and (b) the total number of persons remanded in custody before 1088W trial for both scheduled and non-scheduled offences together, in the first half of the current year, and the number of bail applications refused for (i) scheduled, (ii) non-scheduled and (iii) both together in the first half of the current year;
(8) what was the average number of days spent on remand for both scheduled and non-scheduled offences together, in the first half of the current year; what was the total number of persons remanded in custody before trial for both scheduled and non-scheduled offences together, in the first half of the current year; and what was the number of bail applications refused for (a) scheduled offences (b) non-scheduled offences, and (c) both together, in the first half of the current year;
(9) what was the average number of days that prisoners spent on custodial remand for (a) scheduled, (b) non-scheduled offences and (c) both together, in the first half of the current year.