§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Ulster Defence Regiment have been killed or injured (a) on duty and (b) off duty to date.
§ Mr. WigginTwenty-four members of the Ulster Defence Regiment have been killed on duty and 99 whilst off duty, since the formation of the regiment. A further 252 members of the regiment have been injured by terrorist action: 134 of them on duty and 118 whilst they were off duty.
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the net increase or decrease in the numbers serving in the Ulster Defence Regiment in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively.
§ Mr. WigginThe total strength of the Ulster Defence Regiment, excluding Regular Army personnel serving with the regiment, at 1 January each year was as follows:344W
Year Number 1978 7,843 1979 7,744 1980 7,414 1981 7,431 1982 7,294 The corresponding net variation in each year is as follows:
Minus Plus 1 January 1978—1 January 1979 99 — 1 January 1979—1 January 1980 330 — 1 January 1980—1 January 1981 — 17 1 January 1981—1 January 1982 137 —