§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many buses have been robbed, hijacked and destroyed by terrorists during 1980–81; what has been the total cost of the damage and losses; how many convictions have followed; and what penalties have been imposed.
§ Mr. AlisonAs at 20 July 60 buses have been destroyed by terrorists during 1981 at a total cost of £393,000. The comparable figures for 1980 were given in my reply of 23 July 1981 to the hon. Gentleman, in which I also explained that the additional information is not available in the form requested.