§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what was the average period of remand without bail in each of the following cases involving accomplice witness's evidence or (a) persons convicted, (b) persons acquitted and (c) persons who were released as a result of such evidence being retracted; and how these figures compare with those for persons charged with scheduled offences on the basis of evidence other than accomplice evidence;
(2) for each year since 1980, what is the number of prisoners refused bail; and what is the average period of remand without bail for persons accused and charged wholly or partially on the basis of accomplice evidence in each of the following categories: (a) the top decile of prisoners awaiting trial for the longest period, (b) the top quartile of prisoners awaiting trial for the longest period and (c) the second quartile of prisoners awaiting trial for the longest period; and what is the average period of remand for all prisoners charged on the basis of such evidence;
(3) how many prisoners in 1984 were remanded in custody prior to trial for periods between (a) nought to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to nine months, (d) nine to 12 months, (e) 12 to 18 months and (f) over 18 months for scheduled and non-scheduled offences, respectively.