HC Deb 27 June 1991 vol 193 c527W
Mr. Trimble

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of(a) policemen, (b) prison officers, (c) regular Army soldiers and (d) the Ulster Defence

Prisoners released on licence from indeterminate sentences imposed for murder of members of the Security Forces and the Northern Ireland Prison Service
Number released by years served
Year Victim 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Total released
1981–84 — — — — — — — — — — Nil
1985 Army 2 — — — — — — — — — 2
Ruc — 1 — — — — — — — — 1
1986 Army — 1 — — — — — — — — 1
RUC — 1 — — — 1 — — — — 2
1987 Army — — 1 — 2 — — — — — 3
RUC — — — 1 — 2 1 — — — 4
UDR — — — — — — 1 — — — 1
1988 Army — — 1 — — — — — — — 1
RUC — — — — 1 1 5 — — — 7
1989 Army — — — — 1 — 1 — 1 — 3
RUC — — — 1 — — — 3 — 1 5
UDR — — — — — — 2 1 — — 3
1990 Army — — — — — 1 — 2 1 — 4
RUC — — 1 — 1 1 — — 4 — 7
UDR — — — — 2 2 — 1 — — 5
1991 (to NIPS1 1 — — — — — — — — — 1
26 June) RUC — — — 1 — — — — — — 1
TOTAL 3 3 3 3 7 8 10 7 6 1 51
1 Northern Ireland Prison Service.

Note: These figures include prisoners sentenced to detention during the pleasure of the Secretary of State.