§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been detained under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; how many have been subsequently charged with offences; and with what offences they have been charged.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsAn extension of the period of detention under Section 7 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act has been approved in 120 cases. A further 334 have been detained for 48 hours or less under Section 7 of the Act. Four-hundred and ninety-two people have been detained pending examination at the ports under the supplemental orders made under the Act.
Forty-four people have been charged with offences in Great Britain, eight of them with murder, three with attempted murder, one with conspiracy to cause an explosion, six with unlawful possession of explosives, six with conspiracy to possess or procure explosives with intent to endanger life, 10 with theft, one with robbery, two with burglary, one with assisting offenders, one with causing criminal damage, one with attempted criminal deception, one with handling a stolen motor vehicle and three with wasting police time.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been charged with offences under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and under which sections of the Act the charges have been brought.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThree in Great Britain under Section 1(1)(b) of the Act.