HC Deb 24 January 2001 vol 361 c643W
29. Mr. Laurence Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the level of paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland. [145502]

Mr. Ingram

We believe that the main ceasefires are holding. However, there remains a threat from dissident republicans as evidenced by the recent attack on the security forces at Cookstown and the explosives find in South Armagh. Paramilitary organisations on both sides continue to carry out assaults, shootings and acts of intimidation. So far this year there have been 15 such attacks: eight attributed to Loyalists and seven attributed to Republicans.