§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Attorney-General (1) how many prosecutions have been brought under section 1 and section 2 of the Official Secrets Act in each of the years since 1972;
(2) how many (a) convictions resulting from prosecutions brought under section 1 and section 2 of the Official Secrets Act for each of the years since 1972, and (b) acquittals resulting from prosecutions brought under section 1 and section 2 of the Official Secrets Act there have been in each year since 1972.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe information the hon. Member has requested is given in the following tables.
Proceedings under Sections 1 and 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 in the years 1972 to 1980 Table 1 Section 1 Year Prosecutions Convictions Acquittals 1972 4 3 1 1973 1 0 1 1974 0 0 0 1975 1 1 0 1976 0 0 0 1977 0 0 0 1978 2 0 2 1979 1 0 1 1980 0 0 0
Table 2 Section 2 Year Prosecutions Convictions Acquittals 1972 0 0 0 1973 1 0 1 1974 0 0 0 1975 3 1 2 1976 0 0 0 1977 0 0 0 1978 2 2 0 1979 1 1 0 1980 1 0 1