§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the recorded number of incidents of violence caused by paramilitary groups during 1999; and if he will make a statement. [111428]
§ Mr. IngramThe following tables show the security related incidents in Northern Ireland for the period 1 January to 31 December 1999.
Number of incidents Shooting 125 Bombing 1100 1 Excludes incidents involving incendiaries, petrol bombs or hoax bombs
Casualties as a result of paramilitary style attacks By Loyalist By Republican Deaths 3 4 Shootings 47 26 Assaults 90 44