§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how he proposes to alter the system of parliamentary elections in Northern Ireland to ensure the representation in the European Parliament of both Republicans and Unionists.
§ Mr. Merlyn Rees,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19th July 1976; Vol. 915, c. 368], gave the following information:
472Whow many resignations there have been from the RUC and RUCR, respectively; in each month since December 1975, inclusive; and how many applications to join the RUC and RUCR, respectively, were made, and how many of these were rejected, during the same period.
§ Mr. MoyleFollowing is the information in respect of force establishment:
Establishment (Men and Women) Number below establishment on 30th June 1976 RUC 6,500 1,377 RUC Reserve (full-time and part-time) 6,900 2,129 Following is the information in respect of resignations, applications to join and rejections: