§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give details for 1986 and 1987 of the number of members of the Ulster Defence Regiment, the Royal Ulster Constabulary, their respective reserves, and the British Army, who have been charged with offences and who have been convicted of offences, giving details of custodial sentences imposed, and separately for charges and convictions concerning murder, attempted murder, membership of illegal organisations, conspiracy to cause explosions, withholding information concerning terrorist activities, possession of explosives, possession of explosives with intent to cause bodily harm, possession of firearms, possession of firearms with intent to cause bodily harm and other offences classified as scheduled offences.
§ Mr. Stanley[holding answer 17 June 1988]: The information available is as follows:
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Numbers convicted of a schedule offence for which a custodial sentence was imposed: Year RUC RUC Reserve UDR Regular Army Total 1986 1 1 11 8 21 1987 1 0 10 3 14 Total 2 1 21 11 35
Year Service Offence Custodial sentence UDR 1. Manufacturing hoax device 1. 1 month 2. Wasting police time 2. 1 month 3. Unlawful discharge of firearms 3. 1 month 4. Wasting police time 4. 2 months UDR Possession of an offensive weapon 3 months suspended Assault 2 months suspended for 2 years UDR Criminal damage 1 month suspended for 2 years 1987 RUC 1. Attempted murder 1. 14 years 2. Possession of ammunition 2. 10 years concurrent Regular Army Manslaughter 2 years suspended for 2 years Regular Army 1. Criminal damage (4 counts) 1. 3 months (each count) 2. Grievous bodily harm 2. 3 months 3. Various driving offences 3. 3 months; 3 months; 1 month: 1 month. Sentences to run concurrently Regular Army Assault occasioning actual bodily harm 2 months UDR Murder Life 1. Manslaughter 12 years 2. Theft 3. Hijacking 4. Robbery 5. Burglary UDR 1. Possession of firearms 2 years suspended for 3 years 2. Membership of proscribed organisation UDR 1. Theft/Burglary 4 years recorded sentence 2. Membership of a proscribed organisation 3. Possession of firearms UDR 1. Burglary 4 years 2. Membership of proscribed organisation 3. Possession of firearms UDR 1. Theft/Burglary 4 years 2. Membership of a proscribed organisation UDR Possession of firearms 4 years recorded sentence UDR Assault occasioning actual bodily harm 2 years suspended for 2 years 1. Commom assault 1. 3 months suspended for 2 years 2. Criminal damage 2. 3 months suspended for 2 years 3. Criminal damage 3. 3 months suspended for 2 years UDR Theft/Burglary 4 months