§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if Welsh United Kingdom citizens suspected of acts of terrorism unconnected with Northern Ireland affairs have been subject to arrest without warrant by a constable under section 12(1)(b) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts of 1974 and 1976.
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§ Mr. BrittanInformation on those detained under the prevention of terrorism legislation is not kept in such a way as to permit distinctions to be drawn between Welsh and other United Kingdom citizens.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any people were arrested under section 12(1)(b) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act in Operation Fire, which occurred in Wales in March.
Mr. BrittonI understand that one man was arrested under section 12(1)(b) of this Act in the police operation on 30 and 31 March this year in connection with arson and attempted arson in Wales. He was subsequently charged at Luton with conspiracy to cause explosions.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act has been invoked in any case in the United Kingdom which has been unrelated to Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. BrittanOnly section 12 (1) (b) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976 and article 10 (1) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Supplemental Temporary Provisions) Order 1976, as amended, contain powers not specifically restricted to terrorism connected with Northern Irish affairs. Arrest is a matter for the chief officer of the force concerned, but an extension of detention under these provisions is granted only where a connection with terrorism related to Northern Irish affairs is established or suspected.