§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the security statistics for 1989 are now available together with details of persons charged with terrorist-type offences and convictions for scheduled offences for the year.
§ Mr. CopeThe statistics for 1989 are as follows (statistics for earlier years can be obtained from the Library):—
Statistics on Security (January—December 1989) Part I—Statistics of terrorist activity Number Shooting incident2 (160) 406 Explosions 224 Bombs neutralised 196 Weight of explosives in lbs1 12,114 Explosions neutralised in lbs1 13,662 Armed robberies 541 Amount stolen £1,079,399 Malicious fires 307