HC Deb 08 April 1976 vol 909 cc253-4W
Mr. Stonehouse

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in the Official Report the deaths and casualties, respectively, from terrorism in Northern Ireland in each of the last eight years and for 1976 to date for the categories Army, police and civilians, respectively.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The information requested is shown in the tables below. Figures on persons injured are not available for the whole period.

1. PERSONS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE SECURITY SITUATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Army/UDR RUC/RUC 'R' Civilian
1968 Nil Nil Nil
1969 Nil 1 12
1970 Nil 2 23
1971 48 11 115
1972 129 17 322
1973 66 13 171
1974 35 15 166
1975 20 11 216
1st January to 7th April 1976 11 6 83

2. PERSONS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE SECURITY SITUATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Army/UDR RUC/RUC 'R' Civilian
1968 N.A. N.A. N.A.
1969 N.A. 711 N.A.
1970 620 191 245†
1971 390 317 1,800
1972 578 466 3,813
1973 548 291 1,812
1974 483 235 1,680
1975 167 263 2,044
1st January to 7th April 1976 60 39* 565*
*Provisional figures only
† From June.