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Written question asked by Ian Jnr Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) on Friday, 3 September 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 September 2010. It was answered by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 13 September 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times Army technical officers have been called out to deal with (a) suspected and (b) actual explosive devices in Northern Ireland in (i) 2010, (ii) 2009, (iii) 2008, (iv) 2007 and (v) 2006.
Answer

The following table details the number of Explosive Ordinance Disposal tasks attended in Northern Ireland and the number of these that involved an explosive device. A complete and reliable set of data for 2006 is not held.The data for 2010 is for tasks up to 31 August 2010.

2006 2007 2008 2009 ¹2010
Total Tasks attended ²— 246 334 505 329
Incidents involving an explosive device ²— 26 38 44 63
¹ To date
² Not known

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13797; 515 c729-30W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Bomb disposal Northern Ireland
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk