§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Official Report the number of convictions arising out of courts martial in each of the armed services which resulted in (a) sentences of
Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force Detention Dismissal from Service Detention Dismissal from Service Detention Dismissal from Service 1980 8 16 471 303 97 41 1981 5 12 489 354 115 64 1982 9 18 463 429 118 79 1983 8 25 377 336 93 52 1984 11 24 351 355 103 55 1985 12 17 335 345 71 75 1986 10 20 264 258 51 30 Numbers cover awards of detention and dismissal from service including mandatory dismissal after the award of imprisonment by court martial. They do not include such awards from summary trial by commanding officers in the Royal Navy. No figures are yet available for 1987.
§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many courts martial were conducted in each of the years from 1980 to 1986 and the latest figure for 1987, showing each service separately.
§ Mr. FreemanThe figures are as follows:
Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force 1980 54 1,123 243 1981 57 1,125 226 1982 49 1,148 239 1983 65 844 237 1984 73 853 190 1985 65 845 217 1986 60 644 144 19871 6 115 27 1 January and February
§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in the Official Report, the number of appeals (a) made and (b) granted in each of the armed services against a decision of courts martial in each of the years 1980 to 1986 and the latest available figures for 1987.
§ Mr. FreemanAlthough there are arrangements for an accused to petition against the finding or sentence of a court martial, the only route of appeal as such is to the Court Martial Appeal Court. Details of such appeals are as follows:
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Number of appeals made Number of appeals granted 1980 Royal Navy 2 1 Army 7 — Royal Air Force 4 — Total 13 1 1981 Royal Navy 3 — Army 5 1 Royal Air Force 2 — detention, (b) discharge and (c) administrative discharge in the years 1980 to 1986 and the latest figure for 1987, showing each year and each sentence group separately.
§ Mr. FreemanAdministrative discharge is not a sentence awarded by courts martial. Details of sentences of detention and discharge are as follows:
Number of appeals made Number of appeals granted Total 10 1 1982 Royal Navy 1 — Army 8 1 Royal Air Force 2 — Total 11 1 1983 Royal Navy 2 — Army 4 — Royal Air Force 2 — Total 8 — 1984 Royal Navy 4 1 Army 10 2 Royal Air Force 7 — Total 21 3 1985 Royal Navy 1 — Army 9 2 Royal Air Force 1 1 Total 11 3 1986 Royal Navy 1 — Army 11 1 Royal Air Force 5 — Total 17 1 1987 Royal Navy 1 — Army 1 — Royal Air Force 1 — Total 3 —