HC Deb 05 May 1981 vol 4 cc28-9W
Mr. Russell Johnston

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list by name those persons whose deaths have been attributed to the Provisional Irish Republican Army or related illegal organisations in England and Wales in each of the years since 1970 to the present, giving their age, sex, marital status, children, occupation and cause of death;

(2) if he will list by name those persons whose deaths have been attributed to illegal Loyalist organisations from Northern Ireland in England and Wales in each of the years since 1970 to the present, giving their age, sex, marital status, children, occupation and cause of death.

Victims of offences currently recorded as homicide attributed to acts of terrorism connected with Northern Ireland, by year of recording, sex, age and occupation.
England and Wales 1970–79 Number of persons
Year Sex Age Total* Occupation
Armed forces† Police Officer Other
1972 Male 30–49 1 1
50+ 1 1
Female 16–29 1 1
30–49 4 4
1973 Male 30–49 1 1
1974 Male 0–15 2 2
16–29 20 11 9
30–49 6 1 5
50+ 3 3
Female 16–29 10 3 7
30–49 1 1
1975 Male 16–29 3 1‡ 2
30–49 4 1 3‡
50+ 2 2
Female 30–49 2 2
1976 Male 30–49 1 1†
Female 50+ 1 1
1979 Male 50+ 1 1
* All deaths caused by explosion except where noted.
† Including civilians employed by the Armed Forces and families of Armed Forces personnel.
‡ Including one person killed by shooting.