§ 13. Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons who have served prison sentences for terrorist offences in Northern Ireland have been subsequently convicted of similar offences.
§ Mr. John PattenThe available information comes from random samples of prisoners sentenced for scheduled offences who were discharged in 1977 and 1979. This suggests that 8 per cent. of those released were reconvicted 671W of scheduled offences within two years. Earlier or more comprehensive figures could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.