Terrorism: Death Chris Huhne To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many deaths of (a) civilians and (b) members of the security services and armed forces have been caused by terrorist activity in the UK in each year since 1978. Jacqui Smith [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.| | | | |||||| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------