HC Deb 13 May 1982 vol 23 c297W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been held by the police in Wales in 1982 under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.

Mr. Mayhew

The total number of persons detained in Great Britain under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976 by police force area is published in table 2 of the quarterly Home Office statistical bulletin, "Statistics on the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974 and 1976", copies of which are placed in the Library of the House. In the first quarter of 1982, one person was so detained in Wales.