§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) murders, (b) other deaths, (c) muggings, (d) woundings and (e) attacks on the security forces in which firearms were used have occurred in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years where the firearms (i) were being used by the person legally holding them, and (ii) were stolen from civilians.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 9 January 1990]: Statistics are not collated in the form requested, and the information could he provided only at disproportionate cost.