§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many hijackings there have been in each month of 1972 which have been reported to the authorities; and how many vehicles have still not been returned.
§ Mr. David HowellFigures for the number of vehicles hijacked are not available. Hijacked vehicles are included in the overall figures of stolen vehicles, which are as follows:
1972 Number Stolen Number Unrecovered January 983 179 February 1,089 255 March 760 142 April 717 233 May 782 153 June 958 179 July 945 231 August 639 206 September 672 210 October 681 260 Totals 8,226 2,048 The second column of figures relates to vehicles remaining unrecovered at the present time.