HC Deb 26 October 1977 vol 936 cc675-7W
Mr. McNamara

asked 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.

Mr. McNamara

asked 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. McNamara

asked 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. McNamara

asked 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. McNamara

asked 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 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. McNamara

asked 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