§ 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 offences they have been charged.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 25th April, 285 persons had been held in Northern Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. 148 of these persons were subsequently charged with the following offences:
Offence No. of Charges Murder 43 Attempted murder 15 Conspiracy to murder 5 Explosives offences 42 Conspiracy to cause explosion 2 Firearms offences 42 Membership of a proscribed organisation 15 Burglary 1 Robbery 4 Offences against the person 3 Unlawful collection of information 2 Theft 4 Hi-jacking 2 False imprisonment 5 Malicious damage 1 Taking part in an illegal procession 1 Some of the 148 persons were charged with more than one offence. The corresponding figure at 3rd March should have been 143, and not 153 as stated in the Official Report for 7th March, Vol. 927, c. 422.
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§ 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. MasonAs at 25th April 1977, two. One person had been charged under Section 9 (failure to comply with an exclusion order) and another under Section 11 (withholding information about acts of terrorism).