To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of prisoners on custodial remand for (i) scheduled and (ii) non-scheduled offences were (a) given a non-custodial sentence, (b) given a custodial sentence and (c) found not guilty or not proceeded against in 1989.
[holding answer 4 July 1990]: The information requested is as follows:
Per cent.
| ||
1989
| (i) Scheduled
| (ii) Non-scheduled
|
(a) Non-custodial | 14·3 | 17·5 |
(b) Custodial | 75·4 | 72·2 |
(c) not guilty etc· | 10·3 | 10·3 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prisoners were remanded in custody prior to trial for (a) scheduled and (b) non-scheduled offences in 1989.
[holding answer 4 July 1990]: In 1989, 928 individuals were remanded in custody for scheduled offences and 697 individuals were remanded in custody for non-scheduled offences.