Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many members of the Ulster Defence Regiment have been murdered in each police division in Northern Ireland in each year since the formation of the force; how many of these persons were on duty at the time of the attack which resulted in their death; and in how many cases persons have been apprehended and convicted in respect of these deaths in each police division;
(2) how many members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve have been murdered in each police division in Northern Ireland in each year since 1970; how many such members were on duty at the time of the attack which resulted in their death; and in how many cases in each division persons have been apprehended and convicted in respect of these deaths;
(3) how many members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary have been murdered in each police division in Northern Ireland in each year since 1970; how many such members were on duty at the time of the attack which resulted in their death; and in how many cases in each division persons have been apprehended and convicted in respect of these deaths;
(4) how many members of the Regular Army have been murdered in each police division in Northern Ireland in each year since 1970; how many such members were on duty at the time of the attack which resulted in their death; and in how many cases in each division persons have been apprehended and convicted in respect of these deaths.
§ Mr. MasonThe number of members of the security forces killed in each police division in each year from 1970 to 1976 were as follows:
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Police Division A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R Totals 1970— UDR … … … … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — RUC(R) … … … … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — RUC … … … … … — — — — — — — 2 — — — — — — — — 2 Regular Army … … … … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971— UDR … … … … … — 1 — — — — — — — 1 1 2 — — — — 5 RUC(R) … … … … … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — RUC … … … … … — 2 6 1 — — — — — — — — 1 — 1 — 11 Regular Army … … … … … 1 8 11 2 1 3 — 3 2 1 1 — 9 — — 1 43 1972— UDR … … … … … 1 1 1 1 1 1 — 2 3 3 4 1 6 1 — — 26 RUC(R) … … … … … 1 1 — — — — — — — — 1 — — — — — 3 RUC … … … … … 3 — 1 3 — — — 2 1 1 1 — 2 — — — 14 Regular Army … … … … … 5 34 9 3 1 3 — 8 5 6 5 — 24 — — — 103 1973— UDR … … … … … 1 — — 1 — — — 1 — 1 1 1 2 — — — 8 RUC(R) … … … … … — — — 1 — — — — — 1 1 — — — — — 3 RUC … … … … … — — 1 — — — — 1 1 1 1 — 3 — — 2 10 Regular Army … … … … … — 17 1 5 2 — — 12 1 2 1 7 10 — — — 58 1974— UDR … … … … … — — — — — — — 1 — 1 — 4 1 — — — 7 RUC(R) … … … … … — — — 1 — — — — — — — 1 1 — — — 3 RUC … … … … … — — 2 1 — 2 — 2 3 — — 1 — — — 1 12 Regular Army … … … … … 1 1 1 2 — — — 11 1 1 2 2 5 1 — — 28 1975— UDR … … … … … — — — — — — — 3 — 2 — — 1 — — — 6 RUC(R) … … … … … — — — — — — 1 — 1 1 — 1 — — — — 4 RUC … … … … … — — — — — — — — 1 2 — — 1 3 — — 7 Regular Army … … … … … — 1 — — — — — 9 — — 1 — 3 — — — 14 1976— UDR … … … … … — — — — — — — 2 1 3 — 1 2 5 1 — 15 RUC(R) … … … … … — — — — — — — 1 — 2 2 — 2 3 — — 10 RUC … … … … … 2 3 2 — — — — 1 3 1 1 — — — — — 13 Regular Army … … … … … — 1 2 — — — — 5 1 — — — 4 1 — — 14 The remainder of the information requested could not be provided.