§ 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 Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; how many have subsequently been charged with offences; and with what offence, they have been charged.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesTwelve persons have been arrested under Section 7 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974. In six cases I have approved an extension to the period in custody under Section 7 of the Act. Three persons have subsequently been charged, one with an explosives offence, one with attempted murder, and the last with murder.
§ 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 ReesThirty-nine persons excluded from Great Britain have been sent to Northern Ireland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974. Nine of these were 595W held on arrival but all were released after questioning.
§ 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 ReesOne person has been removed from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland in pursuance of an order excluding him from the United Kingdom.