§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) 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 1985 and to date;
(2) if he will give separately for magistrates' courts and Crown courts for 1985 the number of cases involving nonscheduled offences in which pleas of not guilty were entered; in how many of these cases verdicts of not guilty were returned; and in how many of these cases trial was by jury.
§ Mr. ScottData relating to the last quarter of 1985 became available only last week and I will be replying to the hon. Member as soon as possible.