Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members of the RUC, the RUCR, the UDR, the Army and civilians have been killed in County Londonderry and Londonderry City, respectively, during the current troubles; how many of the civilians were believed to be members of the various IRA factions; how many civilians were believed to be members of the Protestant para-military groups; how many of those killed were killed by the security forces in the course of their duty; and how many murders in each category or grouping remain unsolved.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesSecurity statistics are not kept on a county or county borough basis and it would take disproportionate time and effort to provide such figures. The following figures relate to police Divisions N and O which include the whole of County Londonderry and parts of Counties Tyrone and Antrim.
Number of deaths arising from the security situation since August 1969 Number of these deaths where charges have not yet been preferred RUC … 8 7 RUC(R) … 1 1 UDR … 7 7 Regular Army … 47 39 Civilians … 80 42 It is often not possible to establish with certainty whether a person is a member of a particular faction.
Figures for the number of persons killed by the Army are not kept by area; no civilians have been killed by the police in these Divisions.