§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons arrested under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act were detained for the most recent full calendar year and for 1984 to date for the following periods: (a) up to 12 hours, (b) 12 to 24 hours, (c) 24 to 36 hours, (d) 36 to 48 hours, (e) 48 to 60 hours and (f) 60 to 72 hours, indicating those numbers (i) not ultimately charged under the Act, (ii) charged under the Act and (iii) charged with an offence but not under the Act, indicating which offences.
§ Mr. Scott[pursuant to his reply, 10 July 19841]: Statistics on the periods of detention in custody under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 are not available at present, but I am considering the recommendation on this matter made by Sir George Baker in his review of the operation of this Act.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of. State for Northern Ireland how many people were (a) detained in the calendar year to 30 June and in the most recent full calendar year for which figures are available under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978, (b) charged with scheduled offences under the Act. (c) charged under other Acts and (d) released without charge, separately.
§ Mr. Scott[pursuant to his reply, 10 July 1984]: Information is not kept in the precise form requested but the following details are available:
Arrests under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 1983 *1984 Number of persons arrested by Her Majesty's Forces† 476 114 Number of persons arrested by Royal Ulster Constabulary 1,222 716 Number of persons subsequently charged: Scheduled offences 147 101 Non-scheduled offences 42 11 * Up to 30 June. † Persons initially arrested by members of Her Majesty's Forces and handed over to the Royal Ulster Constabulary may be subsequently rearrested by the police, and would in such cases appear in both sets of figures.