HC Deb 07 February 1985 vol 72 cc649-50W
26. Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the need for fuller hospital facilities in Bangor; if he will institute a public inquiry to examine the case for a new acute hospital in Bangor; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Chris Patten

None. Any such assessment would be a matter in the first instance for the Eastern Health and

Statistics on security—Part I (yearly figures)
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Shooting incidents║ 1,756 10,628 5,018 3,206 1,803 1,908 1,081 755 728 642 815 (327) 382(165 290(134) 230(100)
Explosions 1,022 1,382 978 685 399 766 366 455 422 280 398 319 266 193
Bombs neutralised 493 471 542 428 236 426 169 178 142 120 131 113 101 55
Weight of explosives in lbs.*
Explosions 10,972 47,462 47,472 46,435 13,753 17,596 2,839 5,343 11,181 9,059 9,621 11,199 6,923 8,545
Neutralised 3,001 19,978 32,450 27,094 11,159 16,252 2,188 5,8605 4,430 6,405 9,168 7,300 7,503 6,114
Armed robberies 437 1,931 1,215 1,231 1,201 813 591 442 434 412 587 580 622 627
Amount stolen 303,787 790,687 612,015 572,951 572,105 545,497 446,988 232,650 568,359 496,825 854,929 1,392,202 830,258 701,903
Malicious fires†‡ 587 636 248 453 432 269 315 275 536 499 528 840
Deaths
Civilian 115 322 171 166 216 245 69 50 51 50 57 57 44 36
Army/UDR 48 129 66 35 20 29 29 21 48 16 23 28 15 19
RUC/RUC'R' 11 17 13 15 11 23 14 10 14 9 21 12 18 9
Injuries
Civilian 1,838 3,813 1,812 1,680 2,044 2,162 1,027 548 557 530 878 328 280 513
Army/UDR 390 578 548 483 167 264 188 135 153 77 140 98 88 86
RUC/RUC'R' 315 485 291 235 263 303 183 302 165 194 332 99 142 267
*Estimated weight only.
† Consolidated figures not available for earlier years.
‡ No figure for April to June 1981.
║ Figures in ( ) refer to shots heard only and not included in the total

Statistics on security—Part II (yearly figures)
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Houses searched* 17,262 36,617 74,556 71,914 30,092 34,939 20,724 15,462 6,452 4,106 4,104 4,045 1,497 1,282
Finds
Firearms 717 1,264 1,595 1,260 825 837 590 400 301 203 409 317 200 197
Ammunition (rounds) 157,944 183,410 187,399 147,202 73,604 70,306 52,091 43,512 46,280 28,078 47,127 41,452 32,451 27,211
Explosives 2,748 41,488 38,418 26,120 11,565 21,714 3,809 2,108 1,996 1,810 7,536 5,066 3,762 8,534
* Includes occupied and unoccupied houses searched.

Persons charged with terrorist type offences*
†1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Murder 13 71 77 138 120 131 60 45 63 48 50 75 41
Attempted murder 16 85 76 88 121 135 79 39 59 72 96 60 68
Firearms offences 242 631 545 460 353 301 225 177 112 155 173 150 155
Explosives offences 86 236 161 100 215 146 79 40 39 39 41 48 21
Theft act 111 186 239 314 188 203 151 159 128 158 130 119 94
Other 63 205 276 97 279 392 249 210 149 446 196 161 149
Total 531 1,414 1,374 1,197 1,276 1,308 843 670 550 918 686 613 528
*These figures are not available in consolidated form for earlier years.
†31 July to 31 December.

Convictions—for scheduled offences—July-December 1984
Offence Number convicted Non-custodial sentence Young offenders centre training schools Less than 5 years 5 years and less than 7 years 7 years and less than 10 years 10 years and less than 15 years 15 years and less than 20 years 20 years and over Life
Murder 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Attempted murder 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
Conspiracy to murder 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Causing grievous bodily harm 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Causing explosion 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Possessing explosives with intent 15 5 1 1 0 3 5 0 0 0
Possessing a firearm with intent 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

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