§ David BurnsideTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by month since April the shooting incidents attributed to the Provisional IRA in Northern Ireland. [81103]
§ Jane KennedyIt is not possible to provide the statistics in the format requested. The table provides details of the number of shooting incidents attributed to republican, loyalist and other groups.
Number of shooting incidents by month-1 April to 15 November 20021 Month By loyalists By republicans Other/Not know April 12 5 3 May 10 8 1 June 23 18 3 July 26 9 1 August 24 12 1 September 19 7 — October 22 1 3 November2 10 1 1 Total 146 61 13 1 2002 statistics are provisional and may be subject to minor amendment. 2 To 15 November