HC Deb 05 March 1999 vol 326 c927W
Mr. Moss

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many punishment beatings took place in each year since 1994; and how many have taken place since the Good Friday Agreement. [70108]

Mr. Ingram

The following table illustrates the number of casualties as a result of paramilitary style attacks in Northern Ireland since 1994:

Year Shootings Assaults Total
1994 122 70 192
1995 3 217 220
1996 24 302 326
1997 72 156 228
1998 72 144 216
10 April 1998 to 28 February 1999 65 150 215