§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons were charged in Northern Ireland with non-scheduled offences; and how many persons were found not guilty of all or some of the offences with which they were charged in the year 1984.
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§ Mr. ScottThe information is not available in the form requested but the number of persons proceeded against for non-scheduled offences in the year 1984 was 54,112. Records on findings of guilt relate only to the principal offence in each case; on that basis, the number of persons found not guilty of non-scheduled offences was 2,367.