§ Lord Burtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many (a) target pistols and (b) target revolvers belonging to members of licensed gun clubs have been used in terrorist incidents in each of the past 30 years in Northern Ireland. [HL1645]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Dubs)The information sought is not available and to obtain it would incur disproportionate cost. I would, however, refer to my previous reply which I gave on 27 March 1998 (Official Report, col. 262).