§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many plastic baton rounds have been fired by military personnel in Northern Ireland; and what percentage of the total number of plastic baton round firings this represents. [17751]
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Personnel tested Personnel testing positive Percentage of personnel testing positive Confirmed substances Number of confirmed substances Royal Navy 19971 13,000 14 0.11 Cannabis 13 Amphetamine 1 1998 12,218 14 0.11 Cocaine 2 Ecstasy 1 Cannabis 10 Amphetamine 1 1999 13,039 33 0.24 Cocaine 3 Ecstasy 2 Cannabis 26 Amphetamine 2 2000 13,951 57 0.36 Cocaine 9 Ecstasy 17 Cannabis 27 Amphetamine 2 Benzodiazepine 2 20012 10,814 51 0.47 Cocaine 7 Ecstasy 13 Cannabis 29 Benzodiazepine 2 Army 1995 18,311 178 0.97 Cannabis 126 Ecstasy 10 Cocaine 1 Amphetamine 6 Other 0 1996 53,287 315 0.59 Cannabis 253 Ecstasy 10 Cocaine 5 Amphetamine 25 Other 0 1997 78,865 485 0.61 Cannabis 422 Ecstasy 16 Cocaine 12 Amphetamine 61 Other 3 1998 84,474 428 0.52 Cannabis 339 Ecstasy 9 Cocaine 26 Amphetamine 50 Other 2
§ Mr. IngramI refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to him by the then Minister for the Armed Forces on 13 March 2001,Official Report, column 507W, which lists the number of baton rounds fired by the military since 1991. Up until 22 November, 16 baton rounds have been fired in 2001. Since 1991 the Army have fired 2,110 baton rounds compared with 12,158 by the Royal Ulster Constabulary/ Police Service of Northern Ireland representing 15 per cent. of the total number of baton rounds fired.