HC Deb 26 July 1978 vol 954 cc729-30W
Mr. Loyden

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests there have been since 1974 under the Prevention of Terrorism (Supplemental Temporary Provisions) Order 1976 at Holyhead and Liverpool, broken down into monthly figures for 1977 and yearly figures for the other years.

Dr. Sumerskill

I am informed that the number of people detained at Holyhead and Liverpool under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Supplemental Temporary Provisions) Orders 1974 and 1976 are as follows:

Liverpool:
1974 (from 29th November) 4
1975 144
1976 346
1977 253
1978 (up to 20th July) 115
Holyhead:
1974 (from 29th November) 0
1975 2
1976 28
1977 8
1978 (up to 20th July) 9

The monthly statistics for each port in 1977 are as follows:

Liverpool:
January 27
February 43
March 25
April 11
May 11
June 15
July 16
August 25
September 22
October 26
November 14
December 18
Holyhead:
January 1
February 2
March 0
April 1
May 0
June 0
July 3
August 0
September 0
October 1
November 0
December 0

Mr. Loyden

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been examined under article 5 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Supplemental Temporary Provisions) Order 1976; and how many people have been detained under article 10 of the order.

Dr. Summerskill

All persons arriving in or leaving Great Britain by ship or aircraft are liable to examination under article 5 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Supplemental Temporary Provisions) Order 1976. No records are kept of the numbers of persons examined.

The police tell me that the total number of persons who had been detained at ports in Great Britain under article 9 and article 10 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Supplemental Temporary Provisions) Order 1974 and 1976 respectively was 2,384 up to 20th July 1978.