§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Attorney-General how many convictions there have been for murder of civilians and members of the security forces by terrorists in Northern Ireland in each year since 1969.
§ The Attorney-GeneralRecords are not kept which distinguish murders by terrorists as such or the category of the person murdered, whether a civilian or a member of the security forces.
Records are maintained in relation to results of prosecutions for scheduled offences, including murder. Since 8th August 1973, the date of commencement of the Emergency Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 1973, the numbers of persons convicted of scheduled murder and the numbers of murders in respect of which they were convicted in each year upon indictment for scheduled murder are as follows:
Year Persons convicted Murders in respect of which convictions entered 1973 … 8 11 1974 … 24 33 1975 … 67 77 1976 (to 22nd July) … 36 53 No relevant prior records are available.