§ Mr. McCuskerasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Ulster Defence Regiment have been killed, since its formation, by the Irish Republican Army, listing them by battalion; how many have been wounded; and how many have received serious injuries involving loss of limbs or eyesight.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownSince 1970, deaths of and injuries to members of the Ulster Defence Regiment attributable to the Irish Republican Army have been as follows:
UDR Deaths: Battalion Number of Deaths 1 — 2 13 3 5 4 9 5 20 6 8 7 1 8 15 9 3 10 8 11 4 TOTAL 86 out by her Department into a possible connection between softened water and heart disease.
§ Mrs. Shirley Williams, pursuant to her reply [Official Report, 19 March 1979; 177W Vol. 964, c. 436], gave the following information:
The Medical Research Council has made a long-term grant to Professor A. G. Shaper of the Royal Free Hospital for a study of regional variation in cardiovascular disease in Great Britain in relation to water quality and other environmental factors. This is being carried out in conjunction with the War Research Centre and data have been collected from 250 towns in England, Scotland and Wales. Information has been obtained on the quality and composition of the water supply, including details of type of treatment used, and it is hoped to gather information on the incidence of heart disease, causes of death and morbidity which can be used in subsequent research.