§ 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 285W or charged with offences in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 15th June 1977, 60 persons excluded from Great Britain had been removed to Northern Ireland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976, 12 of whom were held on arrival; 11 were subsequently released after questioning and one was charged with offences committed in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many persons have been excluded from Northern Ireland under the provision of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and how many have been sent to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, respectively;
(2) how many people have been excluded from Northern Ireland under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 15th June 1977, two persons had been removed from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland in pursuance of orders excluding them from the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people from Northern Ireland have been excluded and subsequently been charged with breaking an exclusion order under
Social Security Office Week ending 30th April 1977 New claims during Week ending 7th May 1977 Week ending 14th May 1977 Antrim … … … 115 141 317 Ballymena … … … 53 105 176 Carrickfergus … … … 38 55 115 Larne … … … 74 59 193 Coleraine … … … 86 114 151 Bally money … … … 23 165 147 Total … … … 389 639 1,099 All claims have to be fully assessed before any decisions are made on payments.