HC Deb 16 January 1989 vol 145 c27W
Mr. Sean Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British Army of the Rhine personnel were convicted by courts martial of drunkenness offences in each year from 1979 to 1987.

Mr. Neubert

The numbers of British Army of the Rhine personnel convicted by courts martial of drunkenness offences in the period specified were as follows:

Total Officers Servicemen/women
1979 24 1 23
1980 19 1 18
1981 14 14
1982 22 22
1983 18 18
1984 9 9
1985 5 5
1986 5 5
1987 6 6