§ Lord Mason of Barnsleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many murders have been committed in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years, specifying separately terrorist and sectarian killings.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (The Earl of Arran)Available 35WA information on murders committed in Northern Ireland, including those believed to have been carried out by terrorist factions, are set out in the table:
Murders in Northern Ireland of which Suspected to be terrorist related1 Others 1988 111 84 27 1989 67 57 10 1990 71 65 6 1991 114 87 27 1992 108 75 33 1 This includes "sectarian" murders.