Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Ulster Defence Regiment have been brought before the courts in Northern Ireland during the last three years; and how many members of the regiment have been subsequently dismissed as a result of convictions in those years.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownAvailable records show that 275 members of the Ulster Defence Regiment were convicted of civil crimes, including motoring and minor offences, in the period 1 January 1976 to 31 March 1979; 75 members of the regiment were discharged following civil convictions.