Plastic Baton Rounds

HC Deb 24 January 2001 vol 361 cc646-7W

Mr. Maginnis

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) deaths and (b) injuries have arisen as a result of the use of plastic baton rounds for each year since 1983. [144688]

Mr. Ingram

The following table provides the information requested.

Alleged PBR death/injuries
	Deaths	Injuries
1983	—	8
1984	1	41
1985	—	12
1986	1	59
1987	—	40
1988	—	22
1989	1	25
1990	—	12
1991	—	10
1992	—	8
1993	—	14
1994	—	13

Alleged PBR death injuries
	Deaths	Injuries
1995	—	7
1996	—	73
1997	—	25
1998	—	26
1999	—	—
2000	—	3
Total	3	398