§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table giving the amounts in the fiscal years 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89 of payments made to (a) civilians under the Criminal Injuries Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, (b) members of the security forces (Royal Ulster Constabulary, Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve, British Army and Ulster Defence Regiment) under the Criminal Injuries Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, (c) compensation payments made under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 and (d) compensation payments under the Criminal Damage (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 and subsequent legislation.
§ Mr. Ian StewartFor the years 1985–88, I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave on 4 November 1988 at column.826. The corresponding figures for 1988–89 are as follows:
1998–89 £ Compensation payments to civilians under the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (NI) Order 1977 111,632,823 Compensation payments to members of the security forces under the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (NI) Order 1977 23,298,305 Compensation payments under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 1,258,294 Compensation payments under the Criminal Damage (Compensation) (NI) Order 1977 and earlier legislation3 20,606,264 1 Includes £7,770 paid under the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (NI) Order 1988.
October 1988 November 1988 December 1988 January 1989 February 1989 Number of searches Total number of searches carried out 20 32 36 22 28 Total number of inmates searched 14 22 23 19 23 Number of prisoners searched once 8 14 14 16 19 Number of prisoners searched twice 6 7 7 3 3 Number of prisoners searched more than twice — 1 2 — 1 (4 times) (4 times) (3 times) Reasons for search First admission on remand/awaiting trial 4 10 6 11 9 First' admission on sentence/final discharge 12 16 13 7 17 Attending remand court 1 — — — — Attending trial — — — — — Inter-prison visits — — 1 — — Pre-release home leave 2 6 16 4 — Visits to outside hospital 1 — — — 1 Returning from bail application — — — — 1 No prohibited article was found during these searches. On one occasion a prisoner refused to co-operate in a full reception search or talk to any member of staff. A full search was then carried out by two officers; the prisoner did not assist or resist as it was taking place.