HC Deb 05 July 1977 vol 934 cc527-8W
Mr. Wm. Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons (a) in Northern Ireland and (b) from RUC divisions N, O and P, have failed to appear in court to answer the charges being brought against them after being released on bail, in the years 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977 to date.

Mr. Dunn

Information on bail absconders is not readily available and could not be provided without extensive

of the member States of the EEC as a whole.

Mr. Eadie

Sources of estimates of energy reserves and the definitions used for them are very diverse, and any figures can, therefore, be regarded as approximate only, and subject to revision from time to time.

The following are the latest available estimates derived from the sources indicated:

research. We are, however, examining the possibility of recording the information in a more accessible form for the future.