HC Deb 19 May 1980 vol 985 c38W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many bombs and other devices have been defused by the Army in each of the past 10 years; what bas been the total amount of explosives involved in each year; and how many bomb disposal officers have been killed or injured in the course of duty.

Mr. Hayhoe

The information requested on Army bomb disposal activities in Northern Ireland is shown in the following table:

recruiting in the previous four years are given in table 4.6 of Volume II of the Statement on the Defence Estimates.