§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Minister of State for Defence on how many occasions during 1972 the army or police have been fired on from the Southern Irish side of the Border.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourBetween 1st January and 15th November, 1972 the army and police have been fired at on 135 occa-230W sions from south of the Border with the Irish Republic.
§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Minister of State for Defence if he will list the total number of guns, ammunition and explosives found by the security forces in each month during 1972.
§ Mr. BlakerThe following items have been found by the army in circumstances indicating an intention to use them unlawfully:
Firearms Ammunition (rounds) Explosives (lb.) 1972 January 98 14,800 1,000 February 102 18,300 600 March 78 15,300 1,100 April 74 12,300 1,400 May 52 10,200 800 June 58 1,700 5,000 July 101 13,900 3,300 August 253 44,200 10,200 September 116 17,300 4,900 October 145 13,000 2,100 The figures given for explosives include amounts recovered from dismantled devices as well as those discovered in searches.