HL Deb 22 December 1982 vol 437 c1160WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many British military personnel convicted of offences committed in Northern Ireland have been allowed to serve their sentences in British prisons since May 1979; and whether such permission has ever been refused and, if so, in how many cases.

Lord Elton

Since May 1979 3 prisoners who had committed offences while serving with Her Majesty's armed forces in Northern Ireland have been transferred permanently to Great Britain, one has been transferred temporarily, and 4 have applied for transfers but later withdrawn their applications. No such applications have been refused in this period.