§ Mr. A. Cecil WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many loyalist paramilitaries have been apprehended in each of the last three years;
(2) how many republican paramilitaries have been apprehended in each of the last three years.
§ Sir John WheelerThe number of persons arrested in Northern Ireland under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act and the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act is as follows:
Number 1991 1,788 1992 1,846 1993 11,671 1 Figures for arrests under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions)Act are only available up to 30 June 1993 Information on how many of these individuals were members of loyalist or republican groups is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The number of persons thought to be members of loyalist or republican groups who were charged with terrorist offences during each of these years is as follows: 994W
1991 1992 1993 Loyalist 152 191 230 Republican 239 214 137 Note:
Statistics on charges are kept according to the most serious offence with which an individual has been charged.
It the same individual is arrested or charged on more than one occasion, he/she will be added to the statistics each time.