§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons have been charged under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act in Northern Ireland; and under which section of the Act.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesNone.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons have been detained in Northern
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Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; how many have subseqeuntly been charged with offences; and with what offences they have been charged.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesNone.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons excluded from Great Britain under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act have been sent to Northern Ireland; and how many have been subsequently detained or charged with offences in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesEight persons excluded from Great Britain under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974 have been sent to Northern Ireland. Of these, seven were arrested on arrival but all were released after questioning. One further person will arrive in Northern Ireland this afternoon.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons have been excluded from Northern Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and how many have been sent to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, respectively.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesNo persons in or attempting to enter Northern Ireland have yet been excluded from the United Kingdom. There is no power to send to Great Britain persons excluded from Northern Ireland.