HC Deb 23 February 1990 vol 167 c932W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what quantities of explosives have been recovered by the security forces in Northern Ireland in each year since 1968.

Mr. Cope

[holding answer 21 February 1990]: Readily available information on explosives found is as follows:

Year Explosives
(tons)
1969 0.1
1970 0.3
1971 1.2
1972 18.5
1973 17.2
1974 11.7
1975 4.9
1976 9.7
1977 1.7
1978 0.9
1979 0.9
1980 0.8
1981 3.4
1982 2.3
1983 1.7
1984 3.8
1985 3.3
1986 2.4
1987 5.8
1988 14.7
1989 1.4