§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many incidents have occurred in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great Britain, which they consider are the responsibility of (i) the Real IRA; (ii) the Continuity IRA; (iii) the Provisional IRA; and (iv) other republican groups in each of the years since 1993.[HL364]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe table details the number of incidents occurring in Great Britain since 1993 that are considered the responsibility of republican groups. Incidents include bomb attacks (including letter bombs), finds of improvised explosive devices, arrests, shooting incidents and hoaxes. Incidents in Ireland are matter for the Northern Ireland Office.
Great Britain Year Irish Republican Incidents 1993 44 1994 24 1995 2 1996 9 1997 8 1998 1 1999 0 2000 5 2001 4 2002 0 2003 1