§ Miss Devlinasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has now replied to the letter sent to him on 12th November by Mr. Anthony Smythe, Secretary of the National Council 449W for Civil Liberities, about events in Northern Ireland; and what was the substance of his reply.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsI am sending the hon. Lady a copy of the reply.
§ Miss Devlinasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether, in view of the provision of Section 41(1)(3) of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, which prohibits the legislature of Northern Ireland from dealing with militiary matters and from establishing military forces, he will forthwith dispense with the services of persons other than British Army personnel and will secure the immediate disbandment of all such military forces as have been established by the Northern Ireland Government acting outside the limitations imposed by this Parliament;
(2) by what statutory authority are persons other than British Army personnel empowered to perform military functions in the Northern Ireland area.
Police on Duty Penalties Match Police Injured Arrests Charges Detention Centre Fined 5th November Twickenham … 540 2 4 4 — 2 8th November Leicester … 1017 10 9 9 — 7 12th November Newport … 555 — 5 5 — 1 15th November Swansea … 1000 11 62 62 1 4 19th November Ebbw Vale … 421 — — — — — 22nd November Twickenham … 923 16 22 26 — 7 26th November Manchester … 2300 29 93 101 — 19 10th December Aberavon … 650 — 2 2 — — 13th December Cardiff … 900 — 3 3 — — 16th December Aldcrshot … 648 — — — — —
Match Bound over Penalties Conditionally Discharged Cautioned Charge not proceeded with Dismissed Remanded 5th November Twickenham … 1 — — — — 1 8th November Leicester … 1 — — — 1 — 12th November Newport … — — 2 1 — 1 15th November Swansea … 10 — — 10 4 33 19th November Ebbw Vale … — — — — — — 22nd November Twickenham … — 1 — — 4 14 26th November Manchester … 20 1 — — 18 43 10th December Aberavon … 2 — — — — _ 13th December Cardiff … — — — — — 3 16th December Aldershot … — — — — — —
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been arrested at each
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§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsNo one, other than Service personnel, is performing military functions in Northern Ireland, and no military matters within the meaning of Section 4(1)(3) of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920 are dealt with by the Northern Ireland Government.