HC Deb 16 February 2000 vol 344 cc560-1W
Mr. Paterson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many armed robberies there have been in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement. [110052]

Mr. Ingram

[holding answer 14 February 2000]: There have been 729 armed robberies in Northern Ireland during the period from 10 April 1998 to 10 February 2000.

Mr. Paterson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the number of people who have been held at gunpoint in armed robberies in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement. [110316]

Mr. Ingram

The number of persons held at gunpoint during the 729 armed robberies recorded since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.

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