§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list the number of terrorist-related murders in Northern Ireland(a) since the most recent IRA ceasefire and (b) in each of the last 20 years. [25272]
§ Mr. IngramSince the most recent IRA ceasefire, from 1200 hours on 20 July 1997 to 25 January 1998, there have been 14 murders connected to the security situation.
The tables provide the number of murders in Northern Ireland due to the security situation in each of the last 20 years.
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Year Number of deaths 1978 70 1979 108 1980 65 1981 83 1982 85 1983 67 1984 49 1985 48 1986 55 1987 82 1988 84 1989 57 1990 68 1991 88 1992 79
Year Number of deaths 1993 82 1994 61 1995 9 1996 14 1997 20 1998 (until 25 January) 6