§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many punishment beatings have been reported in the past two months, broken down by constituency; and how many there were in the same period in 2003. [158636]
§ Jane KennedyThe information requested is as follows.
Security situation statistics for Northern Ireland by District
Command Unit number of casualties as a result of Paramilitary
Style Assaults
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DCU January 2004
February 2004
January 2003
February 2003
North Belfast — — 1 — South Belfast 2 1 — — East Belfast — 1 1 — West Belfast 1 1 1 1 Newtownabbey 1 — 1 3 Carrickfergus 2 — 1 — North Down 4 — — — Castlereagh — — — 1 Lisburn 1 1 1 1 Antrim 1 1 1 — Ards — — 1 — Lame — — — 1 Ballymena — — — — Coleraine — — — — Ballymoney — — — — Moyle — — 1 — Fermanagh 1 — — — Strabane — 1 — — Limavady — — — — Security situation statistics for Northern Ireland by District
Command Unit number of casualties as result of Paramilitary
Style Assaults
DCU January 2004
February 2004
January 2003
February 2003
Omagh — — — — Magherafelt — — — — Foyle 1 1 — 1 Banbridge 1 — — — Craigavon — — — — Downpatrick — — — — Newry and Mourne — — — — Cookstown — — — — Armagh — — — — Dungannon and South Tyrone — 1 — — Total for Northern Ireland 15 8 9 8 Note: 2004 statistics are provisional and may be subject to minor amendment.