§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many formal complaints have been made about incidents of police use of plastic baton rounds in the first six months of the current year; in how many cases the complaint has been upheld; and in how many cases disciplinary action has been taken against the officers involved.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many plastic bullets have been fired in Northern Ireland in the first six months of the current year; in what circumstances, and in what locations the bullets were fired; and how many persons were injured as a result of their use.
Males Sentence Offence Type Under 18 18 to 25 25 to 30 30 to 40 40 to 50 50 to 60 60 and over Up to 3 months Scheduled 1 3 2 2 — — — Non-Scheduled 1 11 6 5 — 1 — 3–6 months Scheduled — 3 2 — — — — Non-Scheduled 4 10 2 1 — — — 6–12 months Scheduled 2 18 5 2 — — — Non-Scheduled 14 51 14 15 7 2 1 12–18 months Scheduled — 16 5 1 — — — Non-Scheduled 7 45 19 7 3 1 1 18 months to 4 years Scheduled 10 82 12 13 3 — — Non-Scheduled 12 62 24 23 9 1 — 4–8 years Scheduled 2 67 32 32 9 — — Non-Scheduled — 24 15 19 8 1 1 Over 8 years Scheduled 4 206 85 47 5 1 — Non-Scheduled 1 6 2 1 2 1 — Life Scheduled 13 253 107 68 16 1 1 Non-Scheduled — — — — 1 — — Totals 71 857 332 236 63 9 4 248W
Females Sentence Offence Type Under 18 18 to 25 25 to 30 30 to 40 40 to 50 50 to 60 60 and over Up to 3 months Scheduled — — — — — — — Non-Scheduled — — — — — — — 3–6 months Scheduled — — 1 — — — —
§ Mr. ScottDuring the first six months of this year 351 plastic baton rounds were fired in Northern Ireland. Seventeen people were allegedly injured and one person was killed in that period.
I am writing to the hon. Member with the information he has requested about the circumstances and places in which the baton rounds were fired. A copy of my letter will be placed in the Library.