§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many times defendants charged with murder in Northern Ireland have been released on bail in each year since 2000. [166440]
§ Mr. Leslie[pursuant to his reply, 20 April 2004, Official Report, column 441 W]: I have been asked to reply.
The information contained in my previous answer was inaccurate. I apologise for this error, which was due to related charges, of attempted murder and manslaughter being included in the annualised totals.
In 2001, 10 defendants on murder charges were released on bail.
In 2002, 11 defendants on murder charges were released on bail.
In 2003, 10 defendants on murder charges were released on bail.