HC Deb 01 February 1974 vol 868 cc186-9W
Mr. Wiggin

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the number of fatalities each month since the emergency in Ulster began, divided between the British Army, the Ulster Defence Regiment and civilians.

Year Army UDR RUC Civilians* Total
1969:
August … — — — — 0
September … — — — 8 8
October … — — 1 — 1
November … — — — 2 2
December … — — — — 0
TOTAL 1969 … — — 1 10 11
1970:
January … — — — — 0
February … — — — — 0
March … — — — — 0
April … — — — — 0
May … — — — — 0
June … — — — 7 7
July … — — — 2 2
August … — — 2 — 2
September … — — — 1 1
October … — — — — 0
November … — — — 2 2
December … — — — 1 1
TOTAL 1970 … — — 2 13 15
1971:
January … — — — 1 1
February … 2 — 2 6 10
March … 4 — — — 4
April … — — — — 0
May … 2 — — 1 3
June … — — — — 0
July … 2 — — — 2
August … 6 1 — 10 17
September … 6 1 3 6 16
October … 11 — 4 7 22
November … 7 — 4 10 21
December … 3 3 — 27 33
TOTAL 1971 … 43 5 13 68 129
1972:
January … 3 1 4 3 11
February … 5 2 0 6 13
March … 5 4 4 15 28
April … 7 1 0 9 17
May … 8 1 0 24 33
June … 16 2 1 15 34
July … 17 2 2 65 86
August … 17 3 0 26 46
September … 11 2 0 25 38
October … 4 3 2 25 34
November … 5 2 2 6 15
December … 4 3 2 23 32
TOTAL 1972 … 102 26 17 242 387
1973:
January … 0 2 3 11 16
February … 8 0 2 16 26
March … 13 2 1 11 27
April … 7 0 0 5 12
May … 12 1 0 12 25
June … 3 0 1 22 26
July … 5 1 0 8 14
August … 1 1 1 14 17
September … 1 1 0 6 8

Mr. Peter Mills

The information is as follows:

Year Army UDR RUC Civilians* Total
1973:
October … 1 1 2 4 8
November … 4 0 0 12 16
December … 2 0 3 6 11
TOTAL 1973 … 57 9 13 127 206
1974:
January … 2 2 2 11 17
TOTAL AUGUST 1969—
JANUARY 1974 … 204 42 48 471 765
*The figures for civilians exclude those who were killed in circumstances which suggested that they were taking part in terrorist activities.