HL Deb 18 December 1991 vol 533 cc71-2WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many persons have been convicted in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years, on the sole basis of contested confessions; and whether they will give separate figures for scheduled and non-scheduled offences.

The Lord Chancellor

I regret that this information could not be made available except at disproportionate cost.