asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the incident in Belfast on Monday, 17th April at 8.45 p.m. when a crowd assembled at Broadway and a burst of gunfire was aimed at the rear of the Royal Victoria Hospital.

We have no knowledge of a crowd gathering in the Broadway area at the time in question but there was an unconfirmed report of gunfire at the rear of the Royal Victoria Hospital, which is nearby. The Army also reported four shots fired at an Army observation post in Broadway from Iveagh Street at 8.51 p.m.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the incident in Belfast on Monday, 17th April at 9.05 p.m. when shots were fired at police headquarters, Knock.

Police on duty at police headquarters, Knock, reported hearing a number of shots believed to have been fired from the direction of an old railway embankment nearby. A search of the immediate area was carried out by police using tracker dogs but nothing was found to indicate from where the shots were fired. No damage was caused to the police headquarters.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the incident in Belfast on Monday, 17th April, at 9.20 p.m., when shots were fired in Oldpark Road.

We have no knowledge of shots having been fired there at this time.