asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many licensed firearms have been used for assassination or attempted assassination in Northern Ireland;(2) how many licensed firearms have been stolen in Northern Ireland since January 1973;(3) how many licensed firearms have been used for armed robbery in Northern Ireland since January 1973.
This information is not immediately available. I shall write to the hon. Member.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many hand guns have been stolen in Northern Ireland in each year since 1964;(2) how many rifles of larger calibre than ·22 have been stolen in Northern Ireland in each year since 1964;(3) how many ·22 rifles have been stolen in Northern Ireland in each year since 1964;(4) how many air rifles, gas rifles and air pistols have been stolen in each year since 1964;(5) how many shotguns have been stolen in Northern Ireland in each year since 1964;(6) how many firearms have been stolen from the police in Northern Ireland in each year since 1964.
| Licences for: | ||||||||
| Full year 1st August to 31st July | Part year 1st November to 31st July | Part year 1st August to 31st October (same year) | Part year Any continuous period of 14 days | |||||
| 1964 | … | … | … | … | 2,840 | 165 | 110 | 445 |
| 1965 | … | … | … | … | 2,825 | 180 | 135 | 430 |
| 1966 | … | … | … | … | 3,060 | 1,315 | 140 | 390 |
| 1967 | … | … | … | … | 2,115 | 390 | 90 | 375 |
| 1968 | … | … | … | … | 3,685 | 1,645 | 1,505 | 1,925 |
| 1969 | … | … | … | … | 1,245 | 330 | 310 | 500 |
| 1970 | … | … | … | … | 920 | 135 | 35 | 305 |
| 1971 | … | … | … | … | 970 | 60 | 30 | 240 |
| 1972 | … | … | … | … | 810 | 85 | 15 | 75 |
| 1973 | … | … | … | … | 720 | 110 | Nil | 50 |
| 1974 | … | … | … | … | 950 | 100 | 15 | 80 |
This information is not immediately available. I shall write to the hon. Member.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many firearms have been stolen from the Army in Northern Ireland in each year since 1964.
The information is as follows:
| 1969 | 12 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 18 |
| 1972 | 148 |
| 1973 | 55 |
| 1974 | 25 |