§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons in Northern Ireland are presently serving sentences of detention at the pleasure of the Secretary of State; of these how many are for(a) murder and (b) other serious offences; and of these how many were admitted members of (i) the Ulster Defence Association, (ii) the Ulster Freedom Fighters, (iii) the Ulster Volunteer Force, (iv) the RUC, (v) other loyalist paramilitary groups, (vi) the Official Irish Republican Army, (vii) the Provisional Irish Republican Army, (viii) the Irish National Liberation Army, (ix) other Roman Catholic paramilitary groups, (x) any junior wing by each category of the foregoing and (xi) none of the above, at the time the crime was committed.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 27 February 1990]: The sentence of detention at the pleasure of the Secretary of State can be imposed only in cases of murder. Twenty-five prisoners are currently serving such sentences. At the time of conviction, their paramilitary affiliation was as follows:
Paramilitary affiliation Number convicted Ulster Defence Association 3 Ulster Volunteer Force 1 Provisional Irish Republican Army 16 None 5
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons serving(a) a life sentence for murder, (b) a life sentence for other serious crime and (c) a sentence at the pleasure of the Secretary of State have been released from prison in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years; of these, how many were admitted members of each paramilitary or terrorist group or their junior wing when the crime was committed; if he will indicate the periods served; and if he will set out the information in a table.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 27 February 1990]: The information requested is as follows:
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Indeterminate sentence prisoners released by affiliation and years served (1 January 1980–31 December 1989) Numbers released by years served Less than 10 years Year and affiliation A B C 1980 PIRA — 1 — None — — — 1981 PIRA — 1 1 UVF 1 — — None — 1 — 1982 UVF — — — None 1 — — 1983 UVF — 1 — UDA — — 2 None — — — 1984 UVF 1 — — 1985 UDA — — 3 UVF — — 1 PIRA 1 — — OIRA 1 — 1 1986 UDA — — 3 UVF — — — OIRA — — — PIRA — — 2 None 1 — — 1987 UVF — — 1 UDA — — — PIRA — — — OIRA — — — None — — — 1988 UDA — — — UVF — — 1 PIRA 1 — — OIRA — — — None — — — 1989 UVF — — — UDA — — — PIRA — — — OIRA — — — None — — — Total 7 4 15 A—Murder B—Other C—SOSP 355W
10 years Year and affiliation A B C 1980 PIRA — — — None 1 — — 1981 PIRA — — — UVF — — — None — — —
Year and affiliation A B C 1982 UVF — — — None 1 — 1 1983 UVF — — — UDA — — — None — — — 1984 UVF — — — 1985 UDA — — — UVF 1 — 1 PIRA — — 1 OIRA — — — 1986 UDA — — — UVF — — — OIRA — — 2 PIRA 1 — 1 None 1 — — 1987 UVF — — — UDA — 1 — PIRA 1 1 — OIRA — — — None — — — 1988 UDA — — 1 UVF 1 — — PIRA 1 — — OIRA 1 — — None — — — 1989 UVF — — — UDA — — — PIRA — — — OIRA — — — None 1 — — Total 10 2 7 A—Murder B—Other C—SOSP
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11 years Year and affiliation A B C 1980 PIRA — — — None — — — 1981 PIRA — — — UVF — — — None — — — 1982 UVF — — — None 1 1 — 1983 UVF — — — UDA — — — None — — — 1984 UVF — — — 1985 UDA — — —
Year and affiliation A B C UVF — — — PIRA — — — OIRA — — — 1986 UDA — — — UVF 1 — 1 OIRA — — — PIRA — — — None — — — 1987 UVF 2 — 1 UDA — — 1 PIRA — — 3 OIRA — — — None — 1 — 1988 UDA — — — UVF — — — PIRA — — — OIRA — — — None — — — 1989 UVF 1 — — UDA — — — PIRA 1 — — OIRA — — — None — — — Total 6 2 6 A—Murder B—Other C—SOSP 357W
12 years Year and affiliation A B C 1980 PIRA — — — None — — — 1981 PIRA — — — UVF — — — None — — — 1982 UVF — — — None — — — 1983 UVF — — — UDA — — — None 1 — — 1984 UVF — — — 1985 UDA 1 — — UVF — — — PIRA — — — OIRA — — — 1986 UDA — — — UVF — — — OIRA — — — PIRA — — — None — — — 1987 UVF 2 — 1 UDA 1 — —
Year and affiliation A B C PIRA — — 3 OIRA — — — None 1 — — 1988 UDA — — — UVF — — 2 PIRA 1 — 1 OIRA 2 — — None 1 — — 1989 UVF 1 1 — UDA — — — PIRA — — 1 OIRA — — — None — — — Total 11 1 8 A—Murder B—Other C—SOSP
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13 years Year and affiliation A B C 1980 PIRA — 1 — None — — — 1981 PIRA — — — UVF — — — None — — — 1982 UVF — — — None 1 — — 1983 UVF — — — UDA — — — None — — — 1984 UVF — — — 1985 UDA — — — UVF — — — PIRA — — — OIRA — — — 1986 UDA — — 1 UVF — — — OIRA 1 — — PIRA — — — None — — — 1987 UVF 2 — — UDA — — — PIRA 1 1 1 OIRA 1 — — None — — — 1988 UDA 2 — — UVF 3 — 1 PIRA — — 1 OIRA — — — None 1 — — 1989 UVF 2 1 — UDA — — —
Year and affiliation A B C PIRA 1 — 1 OIRA — — — None 1 — — Total 16 2 5 A—Murder B—Other C—SOSP
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14 years Year and affiliation A B C 1980 PIRA — — — None — — — 1981 PIRA — — — UVF — — — None — — — 1982 UVF — — — None — — — 1983 UVF — — — UDA — — — None — — — 1984 UVF — — — 1985 UDA — — — UVF — — — PIRA — — — OIRA — — — 1986 UDA — — — UVF — — — OIRA — — — PIRA — — — None — — — 1987 UVF — — — UDA — — — PIRA 1 — — OIRA 1 — — None — — — 1988 UDA 3 — — UVF 3 — — PIRA — — 1 OIRA — — — None — — — 1989 UVF 6 — — UDA 4 — — PIRA 1 — 1 OIRA 1 — — None — — — Total 20 — 2 A—Murder B—Other C—SOSP
15 Years plus Year and affiliation A B C 1980 PIRA — — — None — — — 1981 PIRA — — — UVF — — — None — — — 1982 UVF 1 — — None — — — 1983 UVF — — — UDA — — — None — — — 1984 UVF 1 — — 1985 UDA — — — UVF — — — PIRA — — — OIRA — — — 1986 UDA — — — UVF — — — OIRA — — — PIRA — — — None — — — 1987 UVF — — — UDA — — — PIRA — — — OIRA — — — None — — — 1988 UDA — — — UVF 1 — — PIRA — — — OIRA — — — None — — — 1989 UVF 4 — — UDA 5 — — PIRA 3 — 2 OIRA — — — None — — — Total 15 — 2 A—Murder B—Other C—SOSP
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Indeterminate sentence prisoners released by affiliation and years served (1 January 1980–31 December 1989) Year and affiliation Total 1980 PIRA 1 None 1 1981 PIRA 2 UVF 1 None 1
Year and affiliation Total 1982 UVF 1 None 6 1983 UVF 1 UDA 2 None 1 1984 UVF 2 1985 UDA 4 UVF 3 PIRA 2 OIRA 2 1986 UDA 4 UVF 2 OIRA 3 PIRA 4 None 2 1987 UVF 9 UDA 3 PIRA 12 OIRA 2 None 2 1988 UDA 6 UVF 12 PIRA 6 OIRA 3 None 2 1989 UVF 16 UDA 9 PIRA 11 OIRA 1 None 2 Total 141 A—Murder B—Other C—SOSP
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the cost of keeping a prisoner in a prison and other places for the detention of criminals by category of establishment(a) per week and (b) annually in Northern Ireland; and what comparable information is available to him on prisons in (i) Scotland and (ii) England and Wales.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 27 February 1990]: Prison establishments in Northern Ireland are not categorised in the same way as in Great Britain and direct comparisons are therefore not meaningful. This is mainly because of the additional security measures required in Northern Ireland in relation to custody of large numbers of paramilitary-type prisoners. The average cost of keeping a prisoner in Northern Ireland in 1988–89 was £1,046 per week and £54,406 annually.