§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a list of children, including their ages, who were presumed killed or mutilated by the Irish Republican Army since 1969.
§ Mr. Mates[holding answer 4 May 1993]: A comprehensive list of persons who have been killed as a result of the security situation in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Republic of Ireland and mainland Europe, including name, date of death and a brief report of the incident, is currently being compiled and will be placed in the Library in due course. To 31 March 1993, there have been 42 children aged under 14 years killed in Northern Ireland, by terrorists. Sixty-two per cent. of these attacks are believed to have been carried out by Republican terrorists. Information on children injured is not available.