§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will give separately for magistrates' courts and Crown Courts for the first six months of the current year the number of cases involving non-scheduled 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;
(2) how many persons were charged with non-scheduled offences, how many were charged with scheduled offences and how many persons were found not guilty of all or some of the offences with which they were charged in the first six months of the current year.
§ Mr. Scott[pursuant to his reply, 23 July 1986]: This statistical information is not yet available. I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Maginnisasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the IRA of Keiran McCann in South Tyrone on 22 January 1976; and if he will give details;
(2) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by Protestants of James McCaughey in South Tyrone on 17 March 1976; and if he will give details;
(3) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by Protestants of Patrick Barnard in South Tyrone on 17 March 1976; and if he will give details;
(4) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by Protestants of Andrew Small in South Tyrone on 17 March 1976; and if he will give details;
(5) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by Protestants of Joseph Kelly in South Tyrone on 17 March 1976; and if he will give details;
(6) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the IRA of Ronnie Crooks in South Tyrone on 23 April 1976; and if he will give details;
(7) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the IRA of Eddie Stewart in South Tyrone on 29 April 1976; and if he will give details;
(8) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the IRA of Stanley Arthurs in South Tyrone on 3 May 1976; and if he will give details;
(9) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the IRA of Thomas Henry Evans in Fermanagh on 15 May 1976; and if he will give details;
(10) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the IRA of Francis Joseph Kettyles in Fermanagh on 15 May 1976; and if he will give details;
(11) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the IRA of Henry Francis Keys in Fermanagh on 15 May 1976; and if he will give details;
484W(12) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the IRA of Kenneth Nelson in South Tyrone on 16 May 1976; and if he will give details;
(13) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the IRA of Robert Dobson in South Tyrone on 17 May 1976; and if he will give details;
(14) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the Irish Republican Army of Thomas Dobson in South Tyrone on 17 May 1976; and if he will give details;
(15) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the Irish Republican Army of John McCambridge in South Tyrone on 22 May 1976; and if he will give details;
(16) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the Irish Republican Army of Alan Ferguson in Fermanagh on 5 June 1976; and if he will give details:
(17) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the Irish Republican Army of Gordon Liddle in Fermanagh on 17 July 1976; and if he will give details:
(18) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the Irish Republican Army of Stanley Adams in South Tyrone on 28 October 1976; and if he will give details:
(19) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the Irish Republican Army of Joseph Scott in South Tyrone on 3 December 1976; and if he will give details:
(20) if anyone has been made amenable for the murder claimed to have been committed by the Irish Republican Army of Martin Walsh in Fermanagh on 9 January 1977; and if he will give details.
§ Mr. ScottThe information on these murders will be available in the summer recess. I shall write to the hon. Gentleman as soon as information on these murders has been obtained from the Royal Ulster Constabulary. My letter will cover all questions tabled so far.