§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table to show how many finds of (a) firearms, (b) explosives and (c) ammunition were made in (i) Londonderry city, and (ii) the Royal Ulster Constabulary, N division, in each of the years from 1984 to 1988.
§ Mr. Ian Stewart[holding answer 17 January 1989]: The information is as follows:
(i) Weapons, ammunition and explosives1 recovered in areas covered by Londonderry city RUC stations2 (1984–88) Year Weapons Ammunition (rounds) Explosives (lbs) 1984 31 889 1,279.2 1985 11 242 1,414.1 1986 26 774 867.2 1987 32 1,868 487.1 1988 29 2,218 2,476.5
(ii) Weapons, ammunition and explosives1 recovered in the Royal Ulster Constabulary N division (1984–88) Year Weapons Ammunition (rounds) Explosives (lbs) 1984 37 2,444 1,499.7 1985 21 2,234 1,415.2 1986 38 1,660 1,670.6 1987 83 1,894 666.8 1988 41 2,837 3,584.9 1 Figures for explosives do not include recoveries from neutralised devices. 2 Londonderry city RUC stations: Strand road, Shantallow, Rosemount and Waterside—include some rural territory.