HL Deb 22 July 2002 vol 638 c30WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many illegal guns have been captured in Northern Ireland in each of the last seven years. [HL5124]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The information requested is contained in the table below:

Year Number of weapons recovered
1995 118
1996 97
1997 105
1998 88
1999 113
2000 134
2001 97
2002 (to 30 June) 62

Note

2002 statistics are provisional and may be subject to minor amendment.