§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Northern Ireland Secretaries in the last 20 years have been provided with a Jaguar. [148195]
§ Dr. ReidThe answer is four.
498Wparamilitary grouping. There may be other incidents recorded under the heading of a criminal offence, for example, robbery, where a paramilitary group may have been involved, but this cannot be confirmed.
There are no figures available which indicate the number of persons who may have been forced to leave the province through paramilitary/terrorist intimidation. Attribution for shootings and bombings cannot be given after 31 March 1999 (these details are no longer held centrally and therefore are not readily available), and figures for 2001 are provisional and may be subject to minor adjustment.
Security statistics 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999 By Loyalist By Republican Deaths 10 32 Bombings: Incidents 95 22 Explosions 90 16 Defused 106 11 Shootings 88 51 Casualties as a result of Paramilitary Style Shootings 39 30 Casualties as a result of Paramilitary Style Assaults 111 60
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how much it cost to buy and adapt the Jaguar for the right hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr. Mandelson) as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; [148193]
(2) how much it cost to buy and adapt the official car for the right hon. Member for Redcar (Marjorie Mowlam) as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. [148194]
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what use is made of the official car which was used by the right hon. Member for Redcar (Marjorie Mowlam), when she was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. [148191]
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many former Northern Ireland Secretaries have chauffeur-driven Jaguars provided for their current use.
§ Dr. ReidOne. My right hon. Friend the Member for Hartlepool (Mr. Mandelson) has retained a relief Jaguar for security reasons.