HC Deb 25 March 1985 vol 76 cc32-3W
Mr. Maginnis

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list the number of murders, attempted murders and explosions believed to be attributable to Republican terrorist groups for each of the years 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984;

(2) if he will list the number of murders, attempted murders and explosions believed to be attributable to Loyalist terrorist group for each of the years 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984.

Mr. Scott

The information available suggests that responsibility for these crimes can be attributed as follows:

Year Murder Attempted Murder Explosions
Republican Loyalist Republican Loyalist Republican Loyalist
1980 53 13 188 15 260 20
1981 69 12 461 26 159 3
1982 71 13 401 12 212 7
1983 54 7 286 13 178 6
1984 40 7 185 22 189 3