asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many illegal gambling machines have been seized by the Royal Ulster Constabulary in each of the last four years in Northern Ireland;(2) how much money has been recovered from illegal gambling machines seized by the Royal Ulster Constabulary in each of the last four years.

The information is as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the extent to which paramilitary groups benefit from the income from illegal gambling machines.

I regret that it is not possible to give reliable estimates of the income from this source.