§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) men, (b) women, (c) girls and (d) boys were reported missing in Northern Ireland in eah of the last five years; and how many subsequently were traced.
§ Mr. ScottThe total number of missing persons in each of the last five years is set out in the following table, together with those persons subsequently traced.
Year Missing Traced Not yet traced 1979 952 919 33 1980 1,355 1,327 28 1981 1,584 1,536 48 1982 1,284 1,258 26 1983 1,537 1,476 61 A detailed breakdown of these statistics in the manner requested by the hon. Gentleman could only be provided at disproportionate cost.