§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many terrorists have been killed by the security forces since 1969; and, of these, how many could be classed as members of either the Irish Republican Army or the Irish Nationalist Liberation Army.
§ Mr. ScottBetween August 1969 and December 1983 171 persons believed to be connected with terrorist organisations were killed in incidents involving the security forces. Whilst accurate information as to the particular organisation to which they belonged is not available, it is believed that 160 of those killed were connected with Republican terrorist organisations.
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many deaths in Northern Ireland have been directly caused by the actions of terrorists since 1969.
§ Mr. ScottBetween August 1969 and December 1983, terrorist action resulted in 2,094 deaths in Northern Ireland.
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many killings in Northern Ireland since 1969 can be attributed to each of the following groups (a) the Irish Republican Army, (b) the Irish Nationalist Liberation Army, (c) the Ulster Volunteer Force, (d) the Catholic Reaction Force, (e) the Ulster Freedom Fighters, (f) Red Hand Commandos and (g) the Protestant Action Force.
§ Mr. ScottInformation in the form requested is not available from police records. However, information on the number of persons believed to have been killed by Republican and Loyalist organisations has been given in the annual reports of the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary since 1980. Copies of these reports have been placed in the Library of the House.