UDA AND UVF BEATINGS AND SHOOTINGS IN 2000 TO DATE

Early day motion 984, tabled 17 July 2000 by Harry Barnes (Labour). Signed by 26 members.

That this House notes the following loyalist attacks, January 17th, two shot in Newtownabbey, February 3rd, youth beaten with hammers, Lisburn, 5th, man (24) shot twice, 5th , man (20) beaten with pickaxes, Antrim, Belfast, 9th, man (25) beaten, Ballymena, 27th, man (33) shot three times, Portadown, 29th, man (31) beaten and shot, Coleraine, March, 2nd, man (33) shot and arms broken, Antrim, man (41) shot in ankle, Belfast, 4th, youth shot in knee, Belfast, 13th, man (47) shot in leg and body, Belfast, man (25) shot in leg, Belfast, 14th, man (26) shot in both legs, north Belfast, 20th, man (33) shot in leg, Belfast, 21st, man (21) shot in legs, Belfast, 22nd, man (24) beaten, Newtownabbey, 27th, man (29) beaten, Bangor, 28th, man (21) beaten Ballyclare, April 1st, man (34) shot five times, Antrim, man (24) shot in leg, east Antrim, 25th, man (37) shot, Downpatrick, 25th, man (28) shot in leg, Antrim, 26th, youth (15) beaten and shot, Belfast, youth beaten and shot twice, Belfast, May 7th, man (29) shot, Antrim, 8th, man (28) shot in leg, Antrim, man (21) shot in leg, 11th, man (54) shot four times, Belfast, 20th, man (39) beaten, Bangor, 20th, man (37) shot, Larne, woman (35) beaten, Dromore, 21st, man (33) shot in leg, Belfast, May 27th, man (28) beaten, Coleraine, May 28th, man (24) beaten Belfast, May 30th, man (38) shot twice, Ballynahinch, June 1st, youth, man (20) beaten and covered in paint and feathers, Belfast, 3rd, man (38) shot twice, Belfast.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Liberal Democrat 6, UUP 3, Conservative 2, Labour/Co-operative 1.