§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals have a criminal record as a result of convictions for scheduled offences. [30032]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 25 February 1998]: The information requested is not readily available and would incur disproportionate cost to provide. However, from 1980 to the end of the 3rd quarter of 1997, 8,270 persons were found guilty of indictable scheduled offences.