§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the manpower strength of the Royal Ulster Constabulary in Northern Ireland on 30 June, giving details of the number of operatives in each year for the following categories: Royal Ulster Constabulary full-time, Royal Ulster Constabulary full-time reserve and, Royal Ulster Constabulary part-time reserve.
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Sentence length Age Under 18 years 18 years and under 25 years 25 years and under 30 years 30 years and under 40 years 40 years and under 50 years 50 years and under 60 years 60 years and over Totals Percentage of total sentenced population Up to 3 months A — — 5 — 2 — — — 1 — — — — — 8 — 0.4 B 1 — 26 (2) 6 — 10 — 3 — 1 — — — 47 (2) 2.7 Over 3 months and up to 6 months A 1 — 12 — 3 — — — 2 — — — — — 18 — 1.0 B 5 — 71 (1) 14 — 12 (1) 5 — 2 — — — 109 (2) 6.1
§ Mr. ScottThe combined strength of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and its full and part-time reserves on 30 June 1985 was 12,661: 8,205 were members of the regular force, 2,643 full-time reserve officers and 1,813 part-time reserve officers.
I refer the hon. Member to my reply of 8 February at column 713 for the figures at the end of each year between 1969 and 1984.