HC Deb 17 March 1983 vol 39 cc258-9W
Mr. William Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many baton rounds have teen fired in each Royal Ulster Constabulary division in Northern Ireland in each of the last 12 months by the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve, respectively.

Mr. John Patten

The available information is set out in the following table. Records are not kept in such a way

1982 1983
Division Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Total
A 4 4
B 1 1 45 52
C 2 5 1 7
D 1 84 1 85
E 13 13
F 0
G 0
H 2 2
J 1 77 78
K 5 5
L 0
M 0
N 4 11 9 29 4 1 1 59
O 24 24
P 0
R 0
Total 29 18 12 0 0 259 4 5 1 0 1 0 329