§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Service men in Her Majesty's Forces have been convicted of offences committed in Northern Ireland whilst on duty there and sentenced to imprisonment for each of the years 1968 to the latest available date, inclusive; and of those Service men, how many have served their sentences in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 2 June 1980, c. 551]: I regret that the information requested is not available with regard to members of the Royal Navy serving in Northern Ireland. In the case of the Army, information is available from 1969 and is as follows:
(a) (b) Numbers of Army personnel sentenced to imprisonment in Northern Ireland Civil Courts Numbers of (a) who served their sentences wholly in Northern Ireland 1969 0 0 1970 1 0 1971 0 0 1972 7 0 1973 4 1 1974 9 0 1975 6 0 1976 2 0 1977 24 5* 1978 11 10 1979 1 1 * In one case (excluded) the country of imprisonment cannot be determined. No RAF personnel have been sentenced to imprisonment by the civil courts while serving in Northern Ireland during the period in question.