§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons excluded from Great Britain under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act have been sent to Northern Ireland; and how many have been subsequently detained or charged with offences in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 31st March 1978, 85 persons excluded from Great Britain had been removed to Northern Ireland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976, 13 of whom were detained on arrival. Of these, 12 were subsequently released after questioning and one was charged with offences committed in Northern Ireland.
§ 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 31st March 1978, 451 persons have been held in Northern Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. 229 of these 237W persons were subsequently charged with the following offences:
Murder 84 Attempted murder 33 Conspiracy to murder 7 Explosives Offences 57 Conspiracy to cause explosion 4 Firearms offences 51 Membership of a proscribed organisation 28 Burglary 1 Robbery 5 Offences against the person 4 Unlawful collection of information 4 Theft 8 Hijacking 3 False imprisonment 5 Malicious damage 1 Taking part in an illegal procession 1 Withholding information 3 Intimidation 1 Arson 1 Some of the 229 were charged with more than one offence.
§ 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 31st March 1978, 25 have been charged. Two persons have been charged under Section 9—failure to comply with an exclusion order; four under Section 10—contributions towards acts of terrorism, and 19 under Section 11—withholding information about acts of terrorism.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many persons have been excluded from Northern Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and how many have been sent to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, respectively;
(2) how many people have been excluded from Northern Ireland under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 31st March 1978, two persons have 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 238W with breaking an exclusion order under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 31st March 1978, no residents of Northern Ireland have 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 excluded from Northern Ireland under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act and subsequently charged with breaking an exclusion order.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 31st March 1978, no person from the Republic of Ireland has been charged in Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding him from Northern Ireland. Three such persons have been charged within Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding them from the United Kingdom.