§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland have been arrested under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973 and the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.
§ Mr. ScottI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Oxford, West and Abingdon (Mr. Patten) to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull, North (Mr. McNamara) on 11 April 1983 — [Vol. 40, c. 346–8.] —about arrests under the 613W Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act. During 1982, a total of 3,189 arrests were made by the security forces under that Act; and in the first six months of 1983, there were 991 arrests. Where a person was arrested initially by the Army and was then rearrested by the Royal Ulster Constabulary, both arrests are shown in the figures.
A total of 2,871 arrests have been made in Northern Ireland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts of 1974 and 1976 up to the end of June 1983.
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons arrested in Northern Ireland under (i) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1970 and (ii) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act were eventually charged and sentenced.
§ Mr. ScottInformation on the number of persons arrested under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act and subsequently charged was provided by my hon. Friend the Member for Oxford, West and Abingdon (Mr. Patten) in his answer of 11 April 1983 [Vol. 40, c. 346]—to the hon. Member for Kingston-upon-Hull, North (Mr. McNamara). Further details on charges are not yet available.
As at 30 June 1983, a total of 1,136 people arrested in Northern Ireland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976 were subsequently charged.
Statistics on sentences are not available in the form requested. However, records show that during the period 1 January 1975 to 30 June 1983 there were 7,146 convictions on indictment for terrorist-type offences in Northern Ireland.
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons arrested in Northern Ireland under section 12 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act have been held for more than 48 hours; in how many cases a request for such an extension has been refused; and how many of those held for more than 48 hours have eventually been charged and convicted.
§ Mr. ScottUp to 30 June there have been 2,187 occasions on which persons arrested in Northern Ireland under section 12 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976 have been held for more than 48 hours. Three requests for such extensions have been refused. Charges have resulted on 986 of the occasions when extensions were granted. Figures on convictions are not held in the form requested.
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what period of time those people arrested under the Northern Ireland (Emergency
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Statistics on security—Part I (Yearly figures) 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Jan/June 1983 Shooting Incidents* 1,756 10,628 5,018 3,206 1,803 1,908 1,081 755 728 642 815 (327) 382 (165) 136 (59) Explosions 1,022 1,382 978 685 399 766 366 455 422 280 398 219 116 Bombs neutralised 493 471 542 428 236 426 169 178 142 120 131 113 53 Weight of Explosives in lbs† Explosions 10,972 47,462 47,472 46,435 13,753 17,596 2,839 5,343 11,181 9,059 9,621 11,199 3,275 Neutralised 3,001 19,978 32,450 27,094 11,159 16,252 2,188 5,861 4,530 6,405 9,168 7,300 5,125 Armed Robberies 437 1,931 1,215 1,231 1,201 813 591 442 434 412 587 580 162 Amount stolen 303,787 790,687 612,015 572,951 572,105 545,497 446,988 232,650 568,359 496,829 854,929 1,392,202 416,367 Malicious Fires‡ || — — 587 636 248 453 432 269 315 275 536 499 231 Provisions) Act or the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act can be denied access to a solicitor, doctor and family.
§ Mr. ScottAny person arrested by the Royal Ulster Constabulary under the provisions of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 or the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976 is, if he so wishes, allowed a visit from a qualified solicitor after 48 hours in police custody, and a further such visit after each subsequent period of 48 hours. These visits may be delayed by such short periods as are considered reasonably necessary to enable the arrested person to complete his statement to the police.
The arrested person will be medically examined by a doctor as soon as possible after being taken into police custody, and may, if he so requests, be examined in each subsequent period of 24 hours. He will also, on request, be allowed visits by relatives — and to exchange telephone calls with them—except where this is likely to hinder or delay police investigations or the administration of justice.