§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of persons suspected of being loyalist paramilitary members and those 447W suspected of being republican paramilitary members who were arrested in the Ards area between January and July 1993; how many in each category were subsequently charged; and what were the figures in each case for the period July 1993 to May 1994.
§ Sir John WheelerThe available information is for the Newtownards RUC sub-division, and is as follows:
1 January 1993 to 31 July 1993 1 August 1993 to 31 May 1994 Number of suspect loyalists arrested 34 30 Suspect loyalists charged 13 5 Number of suspect republicans arrested 1 3 Suspect republicans charged — —
By Loyalists By Republicans Number Percentage Number Percentage 1987 15 19 65 81 1988 22 26 62 74 1989 18 32 39 68 1990 19 29 46 71 1991 40 46 47 54 1992 39 52 36 48 1993 47 57 35 43 For the whole period 1969 to 1993, the approximate breakdown is 32 per cent. by Loyalists and 68 per cent. by Republicans.