§ 40. Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many vehicles have been searched by the security forces 62W in Northern Ireland during the period of the so-called truce; and how many members of the IRA were arrested or captured during the same period.
§ Mr. MasonBetween 23rd December 1974 and 13th January almost 300,000 vehicles were searched by the security forces. In the same period 45 persons were arrested and charged with offences of a security nature. Some of these may have been members of the IRA.