§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many persons have been shot, or otherwise seriously injured, as a result of joy-riding in stolen cars in Northern Ireland this year and in the previous three years.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Lyell)Statistics are not maintained on joy-riding incidents. Information is however available about incidents in Northern Ireland in which the security forces used force against stolen vehicles which were being driven in a manner which they believed endangered life. The injuries and fatalities sustained by all parties in such incidents are as follows:
Killed Wounded/Injured Civilians Security Forces Civilians Security-Forces 1981 2 — 6 not known 1982 1 — 4 3 1983 — — 1 1 1984 (Up to 13th November) 1 — 3 5 These figures do not include casualties which were sustained by those who stole and crashed vehicles or any resulting casualties caused to other road users and pedestrians.