§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of shootings, bombing incidents 125W and killings in the past four months; and what estimate he has made of the extent to which Roman Catholic and Protestant militancy, respectively, was responsible.
§ Mr. David HowellThe information requested in the first part of the Question is as follows:
Shootings Explosions Deaths 1972 October … 812 98 40 November … 634 82 20 December … 729 57 34 1973 January … 678 57 17 It is impossible to give a meaningful estimate of the extent to which Protestant or Catholic militancy was responsible for these crimes.