§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many United States air force personnel were summoned by a British court for a criminal offence in each year since 1975; and how many are currently in a British prison.
§ Mr. StanleyInformation from the United States authorities is that the number of United States Air Force personnel summoned by a British court in each year since 1975 is as follows:
Numbers 1976 2,145 1977 2,136 1978 2,375 1979 2,298 1980 2,288 1981 2,205 1982 2,188 1983 2,429 Of these, an average of some 2,000 offences each year were for traffic offences. At the present time five United States Air Force personnel are in British prisons.
§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many United States air force personnel in the United Kingdom have been returned to the United States of America after committing offences chargeable under British law, but not brought before a British court, for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. StanleyThis information is not available.