§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list separately for the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Reserve, the Ulster Defence Regiment and Army, the number of members and ex-members of these forces charged with and the number convicted of, scheduled offences committed, or allegedly committed, by members of the security forces while using firearms, for each year since 1969.
§ Mr. Stanley[holding answer 26 May 1988]: Comprehensive records of security forces personnel convicted of offences involving the use of firearms were not kept before 1980. Details of the numbers charged with scheduled offences involving the use of firearms are not available, but the information about convictions for such offences is as follows: