§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for 1984, how many prisoners were remanded in custody prior to each trial for scheduled and non-scheduled offences, respectively.
§ Mr. Scott1,005 persons were first remanded in custody in 1984 charged with scheduled offences, and 905
Disposal Scheduled Offences Non-Scheduled Offences Number of persons per cent. Number of persons per cent. Non-Custodial sentence 58 14 92 20 Custodial sentence 275 67 282 62 Discharged at Court (including acquittals or Absolute discharge) 78 19 83 18 Total 411 100 457 100