§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will detail the number of arms found in 1986 under the headings of (a) machine guns, (b) rifles, (c) shotguns, (d) pistols-revolvers and (e) others.
§ Mr. Scott[pursuant to his reply, 16 February 1987, c. 464]: The information is as follows:
Number Machine guns 11 Rifles 57 Shotguns 45 Pistols-revolvers 61 Others 41 Note: "Others" refers to rocket launchers and mortar tubes.
1 January 1986 to 31 December 1986 Pistols-revolvers Rifles Machine guns, sub-machine guns Shotguns Terrorist firearms recovered by the security forces in Northern Ireland 48 47 11 28 Legally held firearms stolen in Northern Ireland Stolen from: Army — — — — Ulster Defence Regiment 3 1 — — Royal Ulster Constabulary/RUC Reserve 4 — — — Civilians 1 1 — 20 Note: Ulster Special Constabulary were disbanded in 1970.