§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing how many acts of intimidation have been reported against members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve full-time and the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve part-time, while they were off duty, detailing specifically (a) whether these aspects involved petrol bombs, stonings, shootings, (b) if property was damaged and to what extent, (c) whether people were injured, and how severe those injuries were, (d) where the incidents took place and (e) whether they were during the day or the night, since 1 March.
§ Mr. Scott[pursuant to his reply, 6 May 1986, c. 37]: Information in the precise form requested is not readily available from existing records and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Such information as is available however indicates that during the period 1 March to 7 May 1985 there were 368 incidents of intimidation involving officers of the Royal Ulster Constabularly, ex-members and police families. Of these, 284 were attacks on or intimidation at homes; 116 involved regular members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, 115 involved members of the full-time Reserve and the remaining 53 involved members of the part-time Reserve. The attacks included 39 petrol bombings, 140 stonings and 11 shootings. Fortunately few injuries, none serious, have resulted from these despicable acts.