§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been detained under the provisions of the Prevention of Terorrism (Temporary Provisions) Act; how many have been subsequently charged with offences; and with what offences they have been charged.
§ Mr. Merlyn Rees3,167 people have been detained in Great Britain under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. An extension of detention under Section 7 of the 1974 Act or Section 12 of the 1976 Act has been approved in 277 cases; a further 668 people were detained for 48 hours or less. 2,222 people have been detained pending further examination at ports under the supplemental orders made under the Acts.
142 people detained under the Acts have been charged with offences in Great Britain. 20 of them have been charged with offences under the Acts. Four of the remainder have been charged with murder, three with attempted murder, 16 with conspiracy to cause explosions, 11 with unlawful possession of explosives, one with conspiracy to possess or procure explosives with intent to endanger life, 12 with offences under the Firearms Act 1968, one with causing an explosion, five with conspiracy to defraud the Inland Revenue, 22 with theft, eight with burglary, one with causing criminal damage, one with threatening to cause criminal damage, one with attempting criminal deception, one with taking a motor vehicle, one with handling a stolen vehicle, five with handling stolen property, one with unlawful wounding, two with possession of drugs, three with wasting police time, one with harbouring a person known to have committed an 228W arrestable offence, four with assault on police, one with being found on enclosed premises, one with possession of an offensive weapon, three with offences under the Road Traffic Act 1972, five with criminal deception, one with obtaining a passport by deception, one with arson and six with non-payment of fines.
In addition, five people have been removed to the Irish Republic, and there charged, three with burglary, one with robbery, and one with theft.
30 people have been returned to Northern Ireland, and there charged, seven with murder, three with robbery, five with firearms offences, four with unlawful possession of explosives, five with causing an explosion, one with the unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, three with burglary, and two with arson.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been charged with offences under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and under which sections of the Act the charges have been brought.
§ Mr. Merlyn Rees17 people have been charged in Great Britain with offences under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976: three under Section 10(1)(a), two under Sections 10(1)(a) and 10(2), two under Section 10(1), one under Section 10(1)(b)—who was not initially detained under the Act—three under Section 1(1)(b), two under Section 9(1), two under Section 9(2)(a) and two under Section 11(1). Four people were charged in Great Britain under Section 1(1)(b) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been served with exclusion orders under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; how many have been deported to (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the Republic of Ireland; how many have appealed against exclusion orders; and how many appeals have been successful.
§ Mr. Merlyn Rees125 exclusion orders have been made under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. Notice of 229W the making of an exclusion order has been served on 117 people, 109 of whom have been removed, 84 to Northern Ireland and 25 to the Irish Republic. 22 of the 117 made representations objecting to the order. The order has been revoked in six of these cases. One case is still under consideration.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has refused an extension of five days to the police for the holding of a suspect under the Prevention of Terrorism Act; if so, how many.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesNo.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department of the charges brought against suspects initially held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, if any have been dropped before the case was heard; if so, which charges; if any charges have led to an unsuccessful prosecution, and, if so, which charges; and if any charges led to a successful prosecution, if so, in each case, what was the sentence imposed.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesDetails of the outcome of the more serious charges made in Great Britain are as follows:
Charges for offences under the prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974 (4)
Four persons were charged under Section 1(1)(b). Three were acquitted, and one was convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and fined £400.Charges for offences under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976 (16)
Three people have been charged under Section 1(1)(b). One was convicted and sentenced to one day's imprisonment and the other two await trial.Two persons have been charged and convicted under Section 9(1); one was fined £50; the other was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Two persons have been charged and convicted under Section 9(2)(a); one was fined £100; the other was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.Two persons have been charged under Sections 10(1)(a) and 10(2). They were convicted and sentenced to eight years' and two years' imprisonment respectively. Two persons have been charged under Section 10(1). One was convicted and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment; the other was acquitted.Three persons have been charged under Section 10(1)(a) and are awaiting trial.Two persons have been charged under Section 11(1). One was acquitted but sentenced 230W to two years' imprisonment on another charge; the other was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.Murder (4)
Four persons have been charged; three have been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment; in the other case, the charge was not proceeded with.Attempted Murder (3)
Three persons have been charged, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.Conspiracy to cause explosions (16)
Sixteen persons have been charged and 14 have been convicted. Two have been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment; one to 15 years' imprisonment; one to 14 years' imprisonment, one to 12 years', six to 10 years', one to seven years', one to five years' and one to four years'. The remaining two cases were not proceeded with.Unlawful possession of explosives (11)
Eleven persons have been charged; one has been acquitted and eight have been convicted. Two were sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment, two to 12 years' imprisonment, one to 10 years', one to five years' and two to four years'. Two persons are still awaiting trial.Conspiracy to possess or procure explosives with intent to endanger life (1)
One person has been charged and acquitted.Offences under the Firearms Act 1968 (12)
Twelve persons have been charged and 10 convicted. Two were sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment (suspended) and fined £100; one was fined £150, one £105, one £100, one £60, one £25 and one £20; one was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. In one case the person concerned was admonished and ordered to forfeit his firearms and ammunition. Two persons are still awaiting trial.Causing and explosion (1)
One person has been charged, convicted and sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment.Persons returned to Northern Ireland and there charged (30)
Murder (7)
Seven persons have been charged; one was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, and six are awaiting trial.Robbery (3)
Three persons have been charged; one was convicted and sentenced to five years' imprisonment, one was sentenced to a term of Borstal Training and one person is awaiting trial.Firearms Offences (5)
Five persons have been charged and three convicted. One was sentenced to four years' imprisonment (suspended), one to two years' imprisonment (suspended) and one to three months' imprisonment (suspended). Two are awaiting trial.Unlawful possession of explosives (4)
Four persons have been charged; in one case, the charge was not proceeded with, and one is awaiting trial. One person has been 231W convicted and sentenced to five years' imprisonment and one person has been sentenced to nine months' detention.Causing an explosion (5)
Five persons have been charged. One case is awaiting trial. Two persons were convicted; one was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, and the other to two years' imprisonment (suspended). Two cases were not proceeded with.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the Official Report the number of arrests and detentions by each of the regional police force of persons
Police Force Number of Detentions Number of Applications for extensions of Detention Metropolitan Police … … 739 100 Avon and Somerset Constabulary … … 39 3 Bedfordshire Police … … 42 0 Cambridgeshire Constabulary … … 0 0 Cheshire Constabulary … … 6 0 City of London Police … … 24 8 Cleveland Constabulary … … 7 1 Cumbria Constabulary … … 2 2 Derbyshire Constabulary … … 1 0 Devon and Cornwall Constabulary … … 27 4 Dorset Police … … 16 0 Durham Constabulary … … 0 0 Essex Police … … 33 6 Gloucestershire Constabulary … … 10 0 Greater Manchester Police … … 54 3 Hampshire Constabulary … … 144 67 Hertfordshire Constabulary … … 0 0 Humberside Constabulary* … … 5 0 Kent Constabulary … … 40 8 Lancashire Constabulary … … 57 4 Leicestershire Constabulary … … 7 0 Lincolshire Constabulary … … 3 0 Merseyside Police … … 801 16 Norfolk Constabulary … … 0 0 Northamptonshire Police … … 20 1 Northumbria Police … … 5 0 North Yorkshire Police … … 1 0 Nottinghamshire Constabulary … … 3 0 South Yorkshire Police … … 0 0 Staffordshire Police … … 0 0 Suffolk Police … … 8 0 Surrey Constabulary … … 82 25 Sussex Police … … 18 0 Thames Valley Police … … 15 5 Warwickshire Constabulary … … 0 0 West Mercia Constabulary … … 2 1 West Midlands Policet … … 97 8 West Yorkshire (Meropolitan) Police … … 104 7 Wiltshire Constabulary … … 3 0 Dyfed Powys Police … … 57 0 Gwent Constabulary … … 2 2 North Wales Police … … 37 0 South Wales Constabulary … … 58 2 2,568 273 In addition, 599 people have been detained under the legislation in Scotland, in respect of four of whom extensions of detention were granted.
232Wwithin its area under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; in how many cases were applications made for detention to be extended by a further five days; and in how many cases was it refused.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe total number of persons detained in England and Wales under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976 and the total number of applications for extensions of detentions, none of which were refused, for each police force are as follows:
* The number of people detained by Humberside Police had previously been misrecorded by the police as 7.