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Mrs. Dunwoody
asked the Prime Minister if she will make a statement about co-ordination between the Department of Health and Social Security and the Home Office of Her Majesty's Government's policy on provision for homeless children.
The Prime Minister
Local authority social service departments have a range of statutory provisions available to them to help meet the needs of homeless children. Department of Health and Social Security and Home Office officials meet from time to time to discuss matters of common concern.
| 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | |
| Deaths | ||||||||||
| Civilian | 12 | 23 | 115 | 322 | 171 | 166 | 216 | 245 | 69 | 50 |
| Army/UDR | — | — | 48 | 129 | 66 | 35 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 21 |
| RUC/RUC 'R'. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 10 |
| Total | 13 | 25 | 174 | 468 | 250 | 216 | 247 | 297 | 112 | 81 |
| Injuries | ||||||||||
| Civilian | — | 245 | 1,838 | 3,813 | 1,812 | 1,680 | 2,044 | 2,162 | 1,027 | 548 |
| Army/UDR | 54 | 620 | 390 | 578 | 548 | 483 | 167 | 264 | 188 | 135 |
| RUC/RUC 'R' | 711 | 191 | 315 | 485 | 291 | 235 | 263 | 303 | 183 | 302 |
| Total | 765 | 1,056 | 2,543 | 4,876 | 2,651 | 2,398 | 2,474 | 2,729 | 1,398 | 985 |
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | ||
| Deaths | ||||||||||
| Civilian | 51 | 50 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 36 | 25 | 37 | 3 | |
| Army/UDR | 48 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | |
| RUC/RUC 'R' | 14 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 113 | 75 | 101 | 97 | 77 | 64 | 54 | 61 | 15 | |
| Injuries | ||||||||||
| Civilian | 557 | 530 | 878 | 328 | 280 | 513 | 468 | 773 | 43 | |
| Army/UDR | 153 | 77 | 140 | 98 | 88 | 86 | 33 | 55 | 6 | |
| RUC/RUC 'R' | 165 | 194 | 332 | 99 | 142 | 267 | 415 | 622 | 9 | |
| Total | 875 | 801 | 1,350 | 525 | 510 | 866 | 916 | 1,450 | 258 | |
| 1 Deaths up to 24 February 1987 | ||||||||||
| 2 Injuries up to 31 January 1987 | ||||||||||