HC Deb 27 June 1972 vol 839 cc324-5W
Mr. Stratton Mills

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing the number of deaths and injuries, respectively, due to civil violence, shooting incidents and bomb explosions in Belfast and in Northern Ireland as a whole, respectively, in January, 1972, and May, 1972.

Mr. David Howell

The following is the information; it includes persons killed or injured while engaged in actions against the security forces.

DEATHS
Belfast Elsewhere in Northern Ireland
Jan., 1972 May 1972 Jan., 1972 May, 1972
Deaths due to:
(a) Civil violence — 1 — —
(b) Shooting incidents 8 19 16 8
(c) Bomb explosions — 11 2 1

INJURIES (NECESSITATING HOSPITAL TREATMENT)

The following are the only figures available. To analyse them further would involve disproportionate effort.

Jan., 1972 May, 1972
Injuries due to:
(a) Shooting incidents 60 125
(b) Bomb explosions and civil violence 230 562