HC Deb 12 January 2000 vol 342 c178W
6. Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the number of punishment beatings in the last six months. [103418]

Mr. Ingram

During the period 1 July to 22 December 1999, there were a total of 76 paramilitary style attacks. There were 24 shootings and 33 assaults attributed to Loyalist groups and five shootings and 14 assaults attributed to Republican groups.