HC Deb 30 October 2000 vol 355 cc231-3W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) punishment beatings,

Casualties as a result of paramilitary style shootings/assaults for Northern Ireland (by week of occurrence) 1 January–18 October 2000
Shootings Assaults
Date range By Loyalist By Republican By Loyalist By Republican
1 January–7 January 2000 1 — 2 —
8 January–14 January 2000 — — 3 —
15 January–21 January 2000 2 — — —
22 January–28 January 2000 — — 2 1
29 January–4 February 2000 1 — 4 —
5 February–11 February 2000 1 — — 1
12 February–18 February 2000 — — 1 —
19 February–25 February 2000 1 — 1 2
26 February–3 March 2000 4 — 1 —
4 March–10 March 2000 — 1 1 —
11 March–17 March 2000 4 4 1 2
18 March–24 March 2000 2 — 2 1
25 March–31 March 2000 2 1 3 1
1 April–7 April 2000 — 3 — 2
8 April–14 April 2000 — 5 2 2
15 April–21 April 2000 — 1 1 1
22 April–28 April 2000 5 — 2 3
29 April–5 May 2000 3 4 2 —
6 May–12 May 2000 5 — 2 2
13 May–19 May 2000 1 — 2 3
20 May–26 May 2000 1 1 — 3
27 May–2 June 2000 — — 2 —
3 June–9 June 2000 — 1 — 1
10 June–16 June 2000 3 — 4 1
17 June–23 June 2000 2 1 2 2
24 June–30 June 2000 1 1 — —
1 July–7 July 2000 7 1 — 1
8 July–14 July 2000 3 — 1 1
15 July–21 July 2000 1 1 1 —
22 July–28 July 2000 1 — 1 2
29 July–4 August 2000 2 — 3 1
5 August–11 August 2000 1 — 3 —
12 August–18 August 2000 — 2 3 —
19 August–25 August 2000 — — 1 1
26 August–1 September 2000 3 4 1 1
2 September–8 September 2000 — 2 3 —
9 September–15 September 2000 6 — — 2
16 September–22 September 2000 — — 2 2
23 September–29 September 2000 2 3 — 1
30 September–6 October 2000 5 2 — 1
7 October–13 October 2000 2 1 1 1
14 October–18 October 2000 2 — 1 2
Totals 74 39 61 44

Casualties as a result of paramilitary style shootings/assaults for Northern Ireland (by quarter) 1 January–18 October 2000
Shooting Assaults
Date range By Loyalist By Republican By Loyalist By Republican
January-March 18 6 21 8
April-June 21 17 19 20
July-September 26 13 19 13
Totals 65 36 59 41
1–18 October1 9 3 2 3
1Provisional

(b) punishment shootings and (c) murders there were in Northern Ireland in (i) each week and (ii) each quarter (1) from 1 January to 30 September and (2) in October, indicating for each week and quarter how many of those crimes were committed by (x) Republican groups and (y) Loyalist groups. [134296]

Mr. Ingram

The tables show the number of casualties as a result of paramilitary style shootings and attacks, recorded by week and quarter of occurrence during the period 1 January to 18 October 2000, together with the number of deaths recorded as being due to the security situation in Northern Ireland by week of occurrence:

Deaths due to the security situation for Northern Ireland (by week of occurrence) 1 January–18 October 2000
Date range By Loyalist By Republican
8 January–14 January 2000 1 —
19 February–25 February 2000 2 —
20 May–26 May 2000 1 —
27 May–2 June 2000 — 1
8 July–14 July 2000 1 —
19 August–25 August 2000 3 —
23 September–29 September 2000 — 1
7 October–13 October 2000 — 1
Totals 8 3

Note:

Statistics may be subject to some slight amendment