§ 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. Mason:As at 12th December 1978, 120 persons excluded from Great Britain have been removed to Northern 441W Ireland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976, 15 of whom were detained on arrival. Of these, 14 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. Mason:As at 12th December 1978, 558 persons have been held in Northern Ireland under provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. 277 of these persons were subsequently charged with the following offences:
Murder 101 Attempted murder 35 Conspiracy to murder 7 Explosives offences 61 Conspiracy to cause explosions 8 Firearms offences 56 Membership of proscribed organization 48 Burglary 1 Robbery 5 Offences against the person 4 Unlawful collection of information 6 Theft 8 Hi-jacking 7 False imprisonment 6 Malicious damage 1 Taking part in an illegal procession 1 Withholding information 5 Intimidation 1 Arson 1 Conspiracy to pervert and obstruct the course of justice 14 Some of the 277 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. Mason:As at 12th December 1978, 33 have been charged. Four persons have been charged under section 9—failure to comply with an exclusion order; four under section 10—contributions towards acts of terrorism, and 25 under section 11—withholding information about acts of terrorism.
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§ 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;
(2) how many people have been excluded from Northern Ireland under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.
§ Mr. Mason:As at 12th December 1978, four persons have been removed from Northern Ireland. All were sent to the Republic of Ireland in pursuance of orders excluding them from the United Kingdom.