§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many members of Her Majesty's forces sentenced to terms of imprisonment for criminal offences committed in Northern Ireland have subsequently been transferred to prisons in other parts of the United Kingdom to serve or complete their sentences, in each complete year since 1968;
(2) how many members of Her Majesty's forces have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment for criminal offences committed in Northern Ireland during each year since 1968.
Mr.Mason The figures for servicemen sentenced are as follows:
1968 Nil 1969 Nil 1970 3 1971 3 1972 7 1973 4 1974 9 1975 6 Total 32 With the exception of two servicemen sentenced in 1970 and three in 1971, all 307W were transferred after sentencing to prisons outside Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of Her Majesty's forces have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment for criminal offences committed in the United Kingdom, excluding Ulster, during each year since 1968.