HC Deb 10 January 1989 vol 144 cc561-2W
Ms. Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide a breakdown of those people arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act for each year since 1974(a) at ports, (b) at airports, (c) in their homes, (d) in other places; and if he will provide a breakdown of these figures between men and women detainees.

Mr. Ian Stewart

[holding answer 8 December 1988]: The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost since it would involve the examination of nearly 10,000 individual records. The number of persons arrested in Northern Ireland each year under the Prevention of Terrorism Acts since 1974 is as follows:

Persons arrested
11974 Nil
1975 8
1976 246

Persons arrested
1977 162
1978 155
1979 162
1980 222
1981 495
1982 828
1983 1,175
1984 908
1985 938
1986 1,309
1987 1,459
21988 1,609
1From 29 November.
2 Up to 30 November.