§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table to show, for each year since 1968 to the latest available date, the number of terrorist explosions which took place in Londonderry city and the number of bombs defused; how many in each were on (1) the west bank, (2) on the east bank of the River Foyle and (3) how many were in commercial or retail premises.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information in the precise form requested is not readily available. However, the following table gives details from 1983 to June 1991 broken down in police sub-divisions in the Londonderry area.
Bomb attacks in Londonderry area 1983 to 30 June 1991 Police sub-divisions Strand road Waterside All incidents1 175 57 Explosions 139 38 Defusings 109 47 Commercial incidents2 17 5 Explosions 14 8 Defusings 3 11 1 One incident may include more than one explosion and/or more than one defusing. 2 Commercial attacks are included in the "all incidents" figure.