§ Mr. BrazierTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many soldiers were convicted during the last 10 years in Northern Ireland(a) charged with and (b) convicted of offences involving firearms;
(2) in what format information relating to the number of soldiers (a) charged with and (b) committed with offences involving firearms in Northern Ireland in the last 10 years is available to him; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir John Wheeler[holding answer 31 January 1995]: The available information is as follows:
1 The above members of the armed forces were charged with firearms offences as well as murder or attempted murder. Members of the armed forces convicted of firearms offences in Northern Ireland 1990 to 1994 Year Scheduled offences Non-scheduled offences Number of persons receiving custodial sentence Regular Army UDR/RIR Regular Army UDR/RIR Regular Army UDR/RIR 1990 1 1 0 0 1 1 1991 1 0 0 7 0 1 1992 0 1 1 0 0 0 1993 0 1 1 0 0 0 1994 0 1 0 2 0 1 Note:
These figures refer to primary offences.