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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Irish Regiment patrols were (a) accompanied by the RUC and (b) unaccompanied in the last month for which figures are available. [101869] Mr. Spellar: The number of Royal Irish Regiment patrols accompanied by a member of the RUC and those unaccompanied for the month of November 1999 are set out in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of patrols Battalion Accompanied by RUC Unaccompanied by RUC 3{rd} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 61 124 4{th} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 305 0 5{th} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 11 0 7{th} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 0 0 8{th} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 73 155 9{th} Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment 0 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A patrol is defined as any foot or mobile patrol in support of the RUC regardless of size of duration. Patrols conducted by the Army for local security around bases are not included.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

341 c220W; 101869

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Army Deployment Northern Ireland Royal Irish Regiment Royal Ulster Constabulary