HC Deb 17 March 1982 vol 20 c117W
Mr. Freeson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the reply to the right hon. Member for Brent, East on 4 March, Official Report, c. 214, what were the grounds for refusing legal liability in claims for damages for alleged injury by plastic bullets and rubber bullets.

Mr. John Patten

[pursuant to his reply, 15 March 1982, c. 30]: In civil claims the onus lies with the plaintiff

1960 1970 1980 1981
Lecturers and Teachers *12,576 18,054 24,894 25,431
Non-teaching staff † not available † not available ‡25,371 ‡25,149
* Figures for colleges of education not available for 1960.
† Information on the eight local education authorities before reorganisation in 1973 is not available.
‡ Excludes figures for Queen's University, Belfast, which are not readily available.

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