§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give(a) the number of incidents where security forces in Northern Ireland opened fire on vehicles taken without their owner's consent and (b) the number of (i) persons injured and (ii) persons killed, in such incidents separately, for 1987, 1988 and 1989.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 4 July 1990]: The following table details the number of incidents where the security forces in Northern Ireland opened fire at either stolen, hijacked or suspect vehicles, and the number of injuries arising from such incidents.
Year Number of incidents Injuries 1987 8 2 1988 15 3 1989 26 19 No deaths have occurred as a result of these incidents.