§ Mr. Matherasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many
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1973 1974 1975 Prosecution (Number of) Section 30(2) Harassment … … … … … … 206 100 124 Section 30(1) Illegal eviction … … … … … … 172 92 158 Convictions (Number of) Section 30(2) Harassment … … … … … … 132 59 53 Section 30(1) Illegal eviction … … … … … … 109 56 98 Person prosecuted (Number of) Section 30(2) Harassment … … … … … … 89 61 47 Section 30(1) Illegal eviction … … … … … … 133 70 98 Person convicted (Number of) Section 30(2) Harassment … … … … … … 58 46 22 Section 30(1) Illegal eviction … … … … … … 88 48 74 Figures for the years prior to 1973 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. detonators recovered intact from unexploded bombs have been traced to source; and in how many cases the illegal theft of a detonator has been detected;
(2) how many detonators of the following types have been recovered in the United Kingdom since 14th August 1969: (a) marked as destined for use in Northern Ireland, (b) marked as destined for use in the Republic of Ireland, (c) unmarked, (d) British Service pattern, (e) USA origin and (j) other foreign origins.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesRecords of detonators recovered in Great Britain have been kept since 1973. On the basis of these records the details in the period from 1973 to the end of 1976 are (a) nil, (b) 432, (c) 235, (d) nil, (e) 117, (f) 14. Additionally 13 detonators have been found with insufficient detail for identification. It would not be in the interest of security to disclose more detailed information.