§ Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his policy as to the use of American Thompson sub-machine guns by the Army in Northern Ireland.
(£000s) Belfast North-Eastern South-Eastern Southern Western Recurrent 1982–83 355 323 371 161 225 1983–84 814 606 764 788 551 1984–85 1,050 736 809 929 647 1985–86 945 712 873 585 549 1986–87 996 674 919 776 752 1987–88 943 756 896 854 750 1988–89 1,336 1,036 1,105 971 892 Note: These allocations exclude the salaries of full-time lecturers paid directly by the Department of Education.
(£000s) Belfast North-Eastern South-Eastern Southern Western Capital 1982–83 273 341 689 227 161 1983–84 466 554 542 359 620 1984–85 303 552 262 244 236 1985–86 187 172 210 271 461 1986–87 268 425 197 615 485 1987–88 205 295 126 178 485 1988–89 194 467 317 99 466 Information on provision for young people with special educational needs is available only for recurrent expenditure in the following years:
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§ Mr. Ian Stewart[holding answer 13 June 1988]: The Thompson sub-machine gun was withdrawn from Army service over 30 years ago.