§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts in each of the police areas of Metropolitan London, Dumfries and Galloway and Merseyside were charged with offences under the Acts or under other Acts, separately, in 1986.
§ Mr. HurdThe available information is shown in the table. Information on detentions in the three police force areas specified is published quarterly in Home Office statistical bulletins, copies of which are in the Library (table 3 of issue 2/87 gives figures up to the end of 1986).
§ Mr. MellorThe only information which is readily available relates to prisoners who are now in prison custody in category A and does not cover prisoners who have been released or downgraded.
Five such prisoners were first received in custody in 1986. The case of one of them has now been completed. He spent a total of 186 days on remand; our records show that he did not make any applications for bail.