[holding answer 26 March 2008]: The term ‘security services’ is interpreted as the police and intelligence agencies. We are not prepared to release the information requested with regard to the intelligence agencies due to the sensitive nature of their work.
The following table details the numbers of deaths recorded as being caused by terrorist activity in the UK since 1978. The table is broken down by year and into the categories of civilians and police and armed forces.
England and Wales Northern Ireland Scotland Total Civilians Police and armed forces Civilians Police and armed forces Civilians Police and armed forces Civilians Police and armed forces Total 1978 4 — 50 31 — — 54 31 85 1979 1 — 51 62 — — 52 62 114 1980 10 — 50 26 — — 60 26 86 1981 2 1 57 44 — — 60 44 104 1982 — 11 57 40 — — 68 40 108 1983 3 3 44 33 — — 47 36 83 1984 8 — 36 28 — — 44 28 72 1985 1 — 26 29 — — 27 29 56 1986 2 — 37 24 — — 39 24 63 1987 6 — 68 27 — — 74 27 101 1988 1 1 55 39 1270 — 326 40 366 1989 — 11 39 23 — — 39 34 73 1990 2 1 49 27 — — 51 28 79 1991 3 — 75 19 — — 78 19 97 1992 4 1 76 9 — — 80 10 90 1993 3 — 70 14 — — 73 14 87 1994 — — 56 6 — — 56 6 62 1995 — — 8 1 — — 8 1 9 1996 3 — 14 1 — — 17 1 18 1997 — — 17 5 — — 17 5 22 1998 — — 53 2 — — 53 2 55 1999 3 — 7 — — — 10 — 10 2000 — — 18 — — — 18 — 18 2001 — — 17 — — — 17 — 17 2002 — — 13 — — — 13 — 13 2003 — 1 11 — — — 11 — 11 2004 — — 5 — — — 5 — 5 2005 152 — 5 — — — 61 — 61 2006 — — 3 — — — 3 — 3 2007 — — 3 — 1 — 4 — 4 Total 112 30 1070 490 271 — 1465 507 1973 1Notes: 1988—the 270 civilian deaths in Scotland in this year were caused by the Lockerbie bombing. 2005—the 52 civilian deaths in the UK in this year excludes the four suicide bombers who perpetrated the 7 July London bombings.