§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will publish in the Official Report the number of arrests and detentions by each regional police force of persons within their area under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; in how many cases applications were made for detention to be extended by a further five days; and in how many cases such applications were refused.
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§ Mr. Harry Ewing:Between 29th November 1974 and 13th December 1978 the number of persons arrested and detained in each region under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976 were:
Strathclyde 89 Tayside 2 Lothian and Borders 8 Dumfries and Galloway 601 Grampian 3 Northern 1 Other regions nil During that period applications were made for detention to be extended for a further five days in four cases, and none of these applications was refused.
1974 1975 1976 1977 1978(30th June) Involving slight injury … … … 1 5 4 4 1 Involving serious injury … … … 1 3 0 2 1 There have been no fatal accidents in this period.
Statistics are available only for accidents involving personal injury.