§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been detained under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; how many have been subsequently charged with offences; and with what offences they have been charged.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI have approved an extension of the period of detention under Section 7 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act in 100 cases. A further 286 have been detained for 48 hours or less under Section 7 of the Act. 338 people have been detained pending examination at the ports under the supplemental order made under the Act.
Twenty-seven people have been charged with offences in Great Britain, eight of them with murder, one with conspiracy to cause an explosion, six with unlawful possession of explosives, four with conspiracy to possess explosives with intent to endanger life, four with theft, one with robbery, one with burglary, one with assisting offenders and one with causing criminal damage. In addition, one has been returned to the Irish Republic and there charged with robbery.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been charged with offences under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and under which 42W sections of the Act have the charges been brought.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThree in Great Britain, under Section 1(1)(b) of the Act. One was convicted and two were acquitted.