§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many stolen vehicles have been reported in each Royal Ulster Constabulary division in 1980 and 1981; how many vehicles have not been recovered to date; and how many vehicles he estimates have been used for terrorist activities in each division.
§ Mr. Alison[pursuant to his reply, 21 July 1981]: The information requested is as follows:
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1980 1 Jan-31 May 81 Royal Ulster Constabulary Division Reported Stolen Not Recovered Reported Stolen Not recovered A 693 48 354 48 B 1,450 97 675 47 C 609 33 251 9 D 432 37 249 29 E 281 18 116 9 F 554 27 334 37 G 231 37 80 9 H 151 46 79 15 J 107 27 52 9 K 67 11 18 1 L 25 6 10 4
1980 1 Jan-31 May 81 Royal Ulster Constabulary Division Reported Stolen Not Recovered Reported Stolen Not recovered M 54 4 17 1 N 110 3 143 7 0 52 5 45 2 P 108 13 49 0 R 417 55 194 19 5,341 467 2,666 246 It is not possible to estimate the number of cars stolen and later used for terrorist activity.