§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons excluded from Great Britain under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act have been sent to Northern Ireland; and how many have been subsequently detained or charged with offences in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Mason:As at 18th October 1977 67 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.
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§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons have been excluded from Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act; Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and how many have been sent to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, respectively.
§ Mr. Mason:As at 18th October 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 the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.
§ Mr. Mason:As at 18th October 1977 no residents of Northern Ireland had been charged in Northern Ireland with breaking an exclusion order either from Northern Ireland or the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people from the Republic of Ireland have been charged in Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding them from Northern Ireland; and how many such persons have been charged in Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding them from the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Mason:As at 18th October 1977 no person from the Republic of Ireland had been charged in Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding him from Northern Ireland. Two such persons had been charged in Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding them from the United Kingdom.
§ 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. Mason:As at 18th October 1977 392 persons have been held in Northern 677W Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. 207 of these persons were subsequently charged with the following offences:
Offence No. of charges Murder 74 Attempted murder 31 Conspiracy to murder 5 Explosives offences 52 Conspiracy to cause explosion 4 Firearms offences 48 Membership of a proscribed organisation 20 Burglary 1 Robbery 5 Offences against the person 4 Unlawful collection of information 2 Theft 8 Hijacking 2 False imprisonment 5 Malicious damage 1 Taking part in an illegal procession 1 Withholding information 3 Intimidation 1 Arson 1 Some of the 207 persons were charged with more than one offence.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many per-
£ million £ million European Regional Development Fund Amount allocated against Northern Ireland projects 22.02 Industrial … … … 10.83 Infrastructure … … … 11.19 Amount received to date … … … 11.84 Industrial … … … 6.86 Infrastructure … … … 4.98 Amount spent … … … 10.42 Industrial … … … 6.86 Infrastructure … … … 3.56 Balance due to be received … … … 10.18 Industrial … … … 3.96 Infrastructure … … … 6.22 European Social Fund Amount allocated against Northern Ireland projects 33.48 Amount received to date … … … 10.53 Amount spent … … … 10.53 Government Training Schemes … 10.27 Private Training Schemes … 0.26 Further amount expected to be received in 1977?–78 9.80
EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND £ million Amount allocated against Northern Ireland projects 9.71 Amount received to date 3.98 Amount spent 3.98 Balance due to be received 5.73