HC Deb 06 December 2001 vol 376 cc488-9W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those persons who have(a) died and (b) been injured in suspicious circumstances since the Belfast Agreement was concluded, indicating which are (i) known to be as a result of terrorist or paramilitary activity and (ii) known not to be as a result of terrorist or paramilitary activity. [11054]

Jane Kennedy

The police do not keep information on people categorised as injured in suspicious circumstances. Listed are the statistics on deaths and injuries as a result of the security situation since 10 April 1998.

There have been 76 deaths and 4,558 injuries as a result of the security situation since 10 April 1998. A breakdown of the injuries is as follows:

Number
RUC 1,836
Army 140
Civilian 2,582
Total 4,558

The causes of the injuries were:

Percentage
Explosions 13
Shootings (mainly paramilitary type) 11
Assaults (paramilitary style beatings) 11
Others (mainly public disorder) 65
Total 100