§ Mr. Brittanasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether any IRA road blocks have been discovered in South Armagh since 1969; and, if so, how many, when and where.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI shall reply to the hon. Member's Question as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Brittanasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will now permit the security forces to place antipersonnel devices in the craters on the roads in Northern Ireland that are cratered in order to limit cross-border traffic.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesA number of measures to improve security in border areas were announced by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in the House on 12th January 1976.—[Vol. 903, c. 28–29.] The position of border roads is kept under continuous review, but the use of274W mines and similar devices is not at present contemplated.