§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) soldiers, (b)policemen and (c) civil servants have been killed on duty in Northern Ireland in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Humphrey Atkins[pursuant to his reply, 21 May 1981, c. 179]: Records are not kept in such a way that those soldiers and police officers who were killed whilst on duty can be readily identified: such information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the total number of soldiers killed during the period 1 May 1971 to 31 May 1981 is 449; two of these were also civil servants. During the same period 145 police officers were killed. In addition to the two civil servants mentioned above, 11 others were killed whilst on duly during the same period. The figures do not include persons employed by statutory agencies of the Government in the Province; nor prison officers—none of whom has been killed whilst actually on duty.