§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Ulster Defence Regiment, and its Reserve, in 1986 have been found to be members of illegal paramilitary organisations or, separately, legal paramilitary organisations such as the Ulster Defence Association or the Third Force.
§ Mr. Stanley[pursuant to his reply, 16 February 1987, c. 493]: There is no Ulster Defence Regiment Reserve. Any soldier found by the courts to be a member of an organisation proscribed under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 would automatically be discharged from the regiment. According to available records, in 1986 no serving member of the Ulster Defence Regiment was so convicted. There is no central record maintained of membership of legal organisations.