§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportions of British soldiers serving in Northern Ireland since 1969 have been killed, maimed or injured.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe following table shows the number of soldiers who have 791W been killed, injured or medically discharged as a result of terrorist action in Northern Ireland, expressed as a rate per thousand of the force level in Northern Ireland for each year from 1969to 1978.No comparable figures are yet available for 1979.
Year Deaths Injuries Medical discharge 1969 — 5.9 — 1970 — 8.4 0.1 1971 4.0 20.0 0.3 1972 6.2 29.4 0.6 1973 3.5 18.1 2.4 1974 1.6 14.1 3.3 1975 1.0 5.0 1.8 1976 1.0 9.2 1.3 1977 1.0 8.5 1.2 1978 0.9 5.0 0.9
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers from Wales have been injured, maimed or killed in Northern Ireland since 1969.
§ Mr. HayhoeI cannot add to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Caernarvon (Mr. Wigley) on 19 November—[Vol. 974, c. 52.]