Mr. A. Cecil Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the number of bomb plantings, the number of shooting incidents and the
Bomb incidents* Shootings Attacks on the RUC Attacks on the regular army UDR† 1 June to 14 November 1985 128 85 394 60 15 November to 30 April 1985 79 126 681 40 * Includes explosions and devices neutralised. † Includes all attacks involving firearms or explosives and other incidents which resulted in death or injury or in which plastic baton rounds were discharged.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of persons charged under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act and the Prevention of Terrorism Act in 1984 and 1985 in Northern Ireland; and what was the total number of persons charged under other Acts with terrorist-type offences in Northern Ireland for 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. Scott[pursuant to his reply, 14 May 1986, c. 463–4]: The information is as follows:
1984 1985 Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 *14 *2 Prevention of terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984 — 5 Persons charged with other terrorist-type offences‡ 524 516 * Ten of these were also charged under other legislation. † One of these was also charged under legislation. ‡ To identify separately persons charged with statutory offences and persons charged with common law offences would involve disproportionate cost.