§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many homicides involving(a) shotguns and (b) other firearms have taken place as a result of domestic incidents in each police force area in each of the last 10 years; and how many of the victims in each case were women.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information held on homicides gives details of the relationship between the victim and the accused but does not separately identify incidents involving shotguns from those involving other firearms.
The available information is given in the table: 341W
Total victims of homicide where the method of killing was shooting and the victim was a sibling, parent, spouse, whether separated or otherwise, cohabitee, lover or boyfriend etc., 1983–921 Police force area 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Northern — 1 — — 1 — — — — — Grampian — — — — — — — — — 2 Tayside — — — 1 — — 2 — 1 — Fife — — — — — — 1 — — — Lothians and Borders — — 1 — 1 — 1 — — — Central — — — — — — — — — — Strathclyde 2 — — — — — 1 — 1 — Dumfries and Galloway — — — — — — — — — — Total 2 1 1 1 2 — 5 — 2 2 1 Information as at 4 February 1994. The number of incidents identified as homicides may change as a result of subsequent court proceedings.
Female victims of homicide where the method of killing was shooting and the victim was a sibling, parent, spouse, whether separated or otherwise, cohabitee, lover or boyfriend etc., 1983–921 Police force area 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Northern — 1 — — — — — — — — Grampian — — — — — — — — — — Tayside — — — 1 — — 1 — 1 — Fife — — — — — — — — — — Lothians and Borders — — 1 — — — 1 — — — Central — — — — — — — — — — Strathclyde 2 — — — — — 1 — 1 — Dumfries and Galloway — — — — — — — — — — Total 2 1 1 1 — — 3 — 2 — 1 Information as at 4 February 1994. The number of incidents identified as homicides may change as a result of subsequent court proceedings.