§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what(a) number and (b) type of British Army weapons and of what description have been lost, stolen or otherwise unaccounted for in Northern Ireland in each of the past 10 years; how many of these weapons are believed to have fallen into the hands of (a) Republican and (b) Loyalist paramilitaries; and how many have been recovered subsequently. [19496]
§ Dr. ReidThe figures currently available relating to the numbers and types of British Army weapons lost, stolen or otherwise unaccounted for in each of the past 10 years is set out in the table below. These include the number of weapons believed to have fallen in the hands of(a) Republican and (b) Loyalist paramilitaries and the number of weapons recovered subsequently.
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1988 Serial Weapon Loyalist Republican Not Known Total Recovered (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 1 Handgun — 2 2 4 3 2 Rifle — 1 1 2 1 3 Sub Machine Gun — — — — — 4 Light Machine Gun — — — — — 5 Medium Machine Gun — — — — —
1989 Serial Weapon Loyalist Republican Not known Total Recovered (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 1 Handgun 3 1 4 8 5 2 Rifle 1 — 1 2 1 3 Sub Machine Gun — — 1 1 1 4 Light Machine Gun — — — — — 5 Medium Machine Gun — — — — —
1990 Serial Weapon Loyalist Republican Not Known Total Recovered (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 1 Handgun 1 — 6 7 3 2 Rifle — — — — — 3 Sub Machine Gun — — — — — 4 Light Machine Gun — — — — — 5 Medium Machine Gun — — — — —
1991 Serial Weapon Loyalist Republican Not known Total Recovered (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 1 Handgun — 2 3 5 4 2 Rifle — — — — — 3 Sub Machine Gun — — — — — 4 Light Machine Gun — — — — — 5 Medium Machine Gun — — — — —
1992 Serial Weapon Loyalist Republican Not known Total Recovered (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 1 Handgun 1 — 4 5 2 2 Rifle — — — — — 3 Sub Machine Gun — — — — — 4 Light Machine Gun — — — — — 5 Medium Machine Gun — 1 — 1 1
556W557W
1993 Serial Weapon Loyalist Republican Not known Total Recovered (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 1 Handgun — — 1 1 — 2 Rifle — — — — — 3 Sub Machine Gun — — — — — 4 Light Machine Gun — — — — — 5 Medium Machine Gun — — — — —
1994 Serial Weapon Loyalist Republican Not Known Total Recovered (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 1 Handgun — 1 4 5 3 2 Rifle — — — — — 3 Sub Machine Gun — — — — — 4 Light Machine Gun — — — — — 5 Medium Machine Gun — — — — —
1995 Serial Weapon Loyalist Republican Not Known Total Recovered (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 1 Handgun — — 2 2 2 2 Rifle — — — — — 3 Sub Machine Gun — — — — — 4 Light Machine Gun — — — — — 5 Medium Machine Gun — — — — —
1996 Serial Weapon Loyalist Republican Not known Total Recovered (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 1 Handgun — — 3 3 2 2 Rifle — — — — — 3 Sub Machine Gun — — — — — 4 Light Machine Gun — — — — — 5 Medium Machine Gun — — — — —
1997 Serial Weapon Loyalist Republican Not Known Total Recovered (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 1 Handgun — — 1 1 1 2 Rifle — — — — — 3 Sub Machine Gun — — — — — 4 Light Machine Gun — — — — — 5 Medium Machine Gun — — — — —