HC Deb 30 April 1984 vol 59 c18W
Mr.McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give a breakdown for each year since 1969 of service men charged with drug offences while on duty in the six counties of Northern Ireland, indicating in each case the unit to which each service man belongs.

Mr.Lee

The number of Army personnel tried by Court martial and convicted in Northern Ireland of drug related offences in each year since 1969, and the units to which they belonged, is as follows:

unit year Number
36 Heavy Regiment RA 1969–72 Nil
1973 1
1974 Nil
1st Bn Prince of Wales Own Regiment of Yorkshire 1975 1
3rd Bn The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 1978 3
1 Regiment Army Air Corps 1978 2
1st Bn The Gloucestershire Regiment 1979 1
45 Field Regiment RA 1
25 Field Regiment RA 1980 1
3rd Bn The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 1981 1
1st Bn Argye & Sutherand Highlanders 1
1st the queens Dragoon Guards 1982 1
1st Bn The Royal Hampshire Regiment 2
1st Bn The Cheshire Regiment 1
Northern Ireland Regiment,Army Air Corps 1
1st Bn The Royal Green Jackets 1983 1

Records are not maintained of the total number of Army personnel charged, nor are figures available centrally for the number of Army personnel dealt with summarily while on tours of duty in Northern Ireland.

No RAF personnel have been charged with drug-related offences in Northern Ireland. Relevant figures are not available for Royal Navy personnel in Northern Ireland.