§ Mr. McCuskerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons have been convicted in Northern Ireland for membership of a proscribed organisation under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Acts 1973 and 1978; and in how many cases a custodial sentence was imposed.
§ Mr. AlisonThe available information, which is in terms of persons convicted where membership of an illegal organisation was the most serious offence or that for which the longest sentence was imposed, is as follows:
Year Number convicted Custodial sentences 1975 34 21 1976 31 15 1977 66 37 1978 87 21 1979 93 21 Totals 311 115 Note: No figures are available for the period prior to 1975.