HC Deb 18 October 1976 vol 917 cc319-20W
Mr. Rose

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number of sectarian murders and other killings in Northern Ireland since 1st January 1976 up to the latest date for which figures are available; how many British soldiers and police have been killed during the same period; and how these figures compare with the same period during 1968.

Mr. Mason

Up to 30th September 1976, 198 civilians had died as a result of the violence in Northern Ireland this year. Included in this total are 93 deaths due to sectarian and interfactional assassination. In the same period, 18 soldiers, including eight members of the Ulster Defence Regiment, and 18 policemen had been killed. I understand that the hon. Member requires the corresponding figures for 1975, for which I would refer him to the Quarterly Statistics on Security for the third quarter of 1975, which were placed in the Library of the House on 20th November 1975.