§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list the police stations which have needed rebuilding or major repairs after bomb damage in each year since 1979, indicating the cost, when work began and when it was completed or ceased due to Irish Republican Army threats, and which stations which were damaged do not at present have work in hand to repair them;
(2) on which new police stations in Northern Ireland work was brought to a halt by Irish Republican Army threats during each year since 1979; if he will indicate when work (a) ceased, and (b) restarted; what was the contract price for each station; what were the sums paid for work actually carried out; and when he now expects the work to be completed, together with the completion cost.
§ Mr. Stanley[holding answer 12 April 1988]: The information is as follows:
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RUC stations seriously damaged by bomb and mortar explosions and whether reinstated Year and Stations seriously damaged Whether reinstated 1979 Kinawley Yes Newtonhamilton Yes 1980 Plumbridge Yes Clogher Yes Warrenpoint Yes 1981 Clogher Yes Newtonhamilton Yes Rosslea Yes 1982 Woodbourne Yes 1983 Andersontown Yes Carrickmore Yes 1984 Kinawley Yes 1985 Newry Yes Plumbridge Yes Enniskillen Yes Ballinamallard Yes Toomebridge Yes Ballygawley Yes Castlederg Yes Carrickmore Yes Shantallow Yes Tynan No 1986 Coalisland Yes Cloughmills Yes Birches No Lisburn Road No 1987 Newtonstewart Yes Kinawley Yes
Year and Stations seriously damaged Whether reinstated Loughgall Yes 1988 Dunmurry Yes The Police Authority has not yet taken a final decision on the reinstatement of Tynan, Birches and Lisburn road. It would not be in the public interest to disclose the cost of reinstating individual stations, details of future plans for specific sites or the estent to which work has or has not been interrupted by IRA threats.