§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many homicides involving(a) shotguns and (b) other firearms have taken place in each police force area in each of the last five years; and how many of the victims in each case were women.
§ Sir John Wheeler[holding answer 13 July 1995]: The information is as follows:
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Totals Homicides involving shotguns Male 0 6 11 7 6 30 Female 1 0 3 3 1 8 Total 1 6 14 10 7 38 Homicides involving firearms other than shotguns Male 52 62 55 59 46 274 Female 0 7 5 2 8 22 Total 52 69 60 61 54 296