§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what number 241W of arrests have been made in the South Armagh area during the past three months; and what charges have been preferred.
§ Mr. Merlyn Rees,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 30th October 1975, Vol. 898, c. 616–17], gave the following information:
During this period some 540 people have been arrested. All have been questioned, and so far 14 people have been charged with offences of a terrorist nature. Inquiries into terrorist crime in the area are continuing.