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Mr. Maginnis
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the terrorist organisations publicly claiming responsibility for murders in Northern Ireland for each of the years 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 and the numbers of murders thus attributable to each such organisation.
Mr. Scott
As far as it is known the information is as follows:
| 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | |
| Provisional Irish Republican Army | 26 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
| Irish National Liberation Army | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Irish Freedom Fighters | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ulster Freedom Fighters | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Protestant Action Force | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |