§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (i) primary, (ii) secondary, (iii) further education college and (iv) nursery teachers were made redundant by (a) Belfast education and library board, (b) Western education and library board, (c) South-Eastern education and library board, (d) North-Eastern education and library board and (e) Southern education and library board in 1983–84; and how this compares with the last four years.
§ Mr. ScottThe information requested is not readily available in the form requested but the following redundancy payments have been made to primary and secondary teachers; there were no payments made to further education or nursery teachers:
sex in the following groups: under 18 years old, 18 to 25 years, 25 to 30 years, 30 to 40 years, 40 to 50 years, 50 to 60 years and over 60 years, giving a breakdown of the length of sentence being served by percentage of the total prison population and the number of prisoners serving sentences for terrorist-type offences;
(2) how many persons arrested under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act were detained for the most recent full calendar year and for 1984 to date for the following periods: (a) up to 12 hours, (b) 12 to 24 hours, (c) 24 to 36 hours, (d) 36 to 48 hours, (e) 48 to 60 hours and 09 60 to 72 hours,indicating those numbers (i) not ultimately charged under the Act, (ii) charged under the Act and (iii) charged with an offence but not under the Act, indicating which offences;
(3) how many people were (a) detained in the calendar year to 30 June and in the most recent full calendar year for which figures are available under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978, (b) charged with scheduled offences under the Act, (c) charged under other Acts and (d) released without charge, separately.
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the Official Report a table indicating, for the 61 persons detained in prison during the pleasure of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many were known to be acting as agents or members of, or under the instructions of, each known terrorist or paramilitary organisation; and if he will categorise those detained by organisation.
§ Mr. ScottOf the 61 prisoners concerned, 29 are in special category compounds. Their paramilitary affiliations are as follows:
Number Ulster Defence Association 2 Ulster Volunteer IRA 7 Provisional IRA 17 Official IRA 3 At the time of their conviction, the paramilitary affiliations of the remaing 32 prisoners were known to be as follows:—
Number Ulster Defence Association 9 Ulster Volunteer Force 4 Provisional IRA 19
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, of the 61 persons at present detained in prison during the pleasure of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what were the ages of the 10 youngest when the crime for which they were sentenced was committed.
§ Mr. ScottThe information requested is as follows:
Number Aged 14 and under 15 3 Aged 15 and under 16 2 Aged 16 and under 17 Aged 16 and under 17
Mr. John David Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many citizens of the Republic of Ireland are in prisons in Northern Ireland; and how many persons from Northern Ireland are estimated to be in prisons within the Republic of Ireland.
§ Mr. Scott[pursuant to his reply, 5 July 1984, c. 254–55]: The citizenship of those entitled to be citizens of the United Kingdom and of the Republic of Ireland is not determined by the prison authorities when inmates' records are prepared, but as at 3 June 1984, 4 persons in prison in Northern Ireland have given home addresses in the Republic of Irelaand.
Information is not kept on the number of Northern Irelnd residents held in prison in the Republic of Ireland.