§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) punishment beatings and (b) punishment shootings have taken place in Northern Ireland since 1 January; and how many of these the RUC has attributed to (i) Irish Republican and (ii) Loyalist terrorist organisations. [54761]
§ Mr. IngramFrom 1 January to 30 September 1998 there have been 58 paramilitary style shootings, 27 attributed to Loyalist groups and 31 attributed to Republican groups. There have been 107 paramilitary style assaults, 67 by Loyalists and 40 by Republicans.