§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing the number of terrorist firebomb attacks there have been in each year since 1973 in(a) London and (b) Great Britain; what was the amount of damage caused, the number of persons arrested, charged and convicted, in respect of the attacks; and if he will give the rate of conviction in each year.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe number of terrorist incendiary attacks in each year since 1973 is given in the tables.
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London Great Britain 1973 14 14 1974 18 31 1975 1 — 1976 1 — 1977 6 4 1978 — — 1979 — — 1980 1 — 1981 — — 1982 — — 1983 — — 1984 1 1 1985 — 1 1986 — — 1987 — — 1988 — — 1989 — — 1990 — — 11991 13 35 1 To 18 December 1991. This information relates to Irish and international terrorism; it does not include domestic extremist attacks. The figures given are for the number of locations attacked and not the number of incendiary devices used.
The information requested regarding the amount of damage caused and the convictions of those responsible for carrying out the attacks could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.