§ Mr. McCuskerasked the Secretary of State for Defence in how many cases during the last 12 months compensation has been paid by his Department to residents of the Irish Republic for damage admitted by the Army due to operations along the border in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownAs I said in a reply to a similar Question on 17th May—[Vol. 911, c.355]—this information could not be obtained without disproportionate effort. However, if the hon. Member has any particular problem
Liverpool St. Helens Birkenhead Kirkby Southport Bootle 1975 April … 39 9 13 7 10 13 May … 30 6 9 4 6 5 June … 26 5 10 4 2 9 July … 50 18 21 8 7 9 August … 82 11 30 5 6 18 September … 51 7 13 5 4 8 October … 51 7 14 2 5 7 November … 25 Nil 10 2 5 4 December … 29 7 8 1 2 7 1976 January … 26 6 4 2 2 6 February … 29 7 9 2 2 3 March … 43 7 13 Nil 4 3 481 90 154 42 55 92 Statistics were not maintained for the previous 12 months on the same basis, but the total number of persons recruited during April 1974 to March 1975 inclusive on Merseyside was 773 compared with a total of 914 for the period April 1975 to March 1976 inclusive.
732Win mind and would let me have details I should be happy to investigate the matter.