§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been served with exclusion orders under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; how many have been deported to (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the Republic of Ireland; how many have appealed against exclusion orders; and how many appeals have been successful.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI have made 69 exclusion orders. Notice of the making of an exclusion order has been served on 61 people, 56 of whom have been removed, 39 to Northern Ireland and 17 to the Irish Republic. Sixteen of the 61 made representations objecting to the order. I revoked the order in five of these 16 cases.
In addition, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has made one exclusion order and the person concerned was removed to the Republic of Ireland.
The Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey has made three exclusion orders and the people concerned were removed to Northern Ireland.
§ 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 187 cases. A further 440 persons have been detained for 48 hours or less under Section 7 of the Act. 703 people have been detained pending examination at the ports under the supplemental orders made under the Act.
Sixty-five people have been charged with offences in Great Britain, eight of them with murder, three with attempted 590W murder, eight with conspiracy to cause an explosion, one with causing an explosion, seven with unlawful possession of explosives, six with conspiracy to possess or procure explosives with intent to endanger life, two with contravention of Section 1 of the Firearms Act 1968, five with conspiracy to defraud the Inland Revenue, 11 with theft, one with robbery, two with burglary, one with assisting offenders, one with harbouring a person known to have committeed an arrestable offence, two with causing criminal damage, one with attempting criminal deception, one with handling a stolen motor vehicle, one with handling stolen property, one with possession of drugs, and three with wasting police time.
In addition, two were returned to the Irish Republic and there charged, one with robbery and one with burglary.
§ 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 persons have been charged in Great Britain under Section 1(1)(b) of the Act.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has refused an extension of five days to the police for the holding of a suspect under the Prevention of Terrorism Act; and, if so, how many.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsNo.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any of the charges brought against suspects initially held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act have been dropped before the case was heard; if so, which charges; whether any charges have led to an unsuccessful prosecution; and, if so, which charges; and whether any charges have led to a successful prosecution; if so, in each case, what was the sentence imposed.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI regret that this information could not be made available without disproportionate cost.