§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) Catholic and (b) Protestant churches have been attacked in each month since January 1996. [50195]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 14 July 1998]: The table shows the number of attacks on churches during the period in question. The records do not distinguish between Protestant and Catholic (or other) churches.
Month 1996 1997 1998 January 1 1 3 February 0 1 2 March 1 1 0 April 2 13 0 May 0 3 4 June 3 2 3 July 24 10 111 August 6 3 — September 2 3 — October 1 1 — November 7 2 — December 5 1 — Totals 52 41 23 1 to 3 July