HC Deb 02 August 1978 vol 955 cc417-8W
Mr. Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the security data for the second quarter of 1978 are yet available.

Mr. Mason

Yes. In addition to the information requested, I am taking this opportunity to publish details of convictions obtained during the period January-June 1978.

Following is the information:

STATISTICS ON SECURITY

Part I—Statistics of Terrorist Activity

Yearly totals for 1971–77.

Quarterly totals for the first two quarters of 1978.

Statistics for terrorist activity comprise the following:

  1. (i) Number of shooting incidents.
  2. (ii) Number of explosions.
  3. (iii) Number of bombs and devices neutralised.

items are not passed over in the course of the visit. I do not think my hon. Friend would be in favour of screens or partitions between prisoners and their visitors in order to rule out entirely the possibility of unauthorised articles being passed.