§ 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 751W been sent to Northern Ireland; and how many have been detained subsequently or charged with offences in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 22nd May 1978, 92 persons excluded from Great Britain have 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 been charged subsequently with offences; and with what offences they have been charged.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 22nd May 1978, 484 persons have been held in Northern Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974 and 1976. 225 of those persons were subsequently charged with the following offences:
Murder 94 Attempted murder 33 Conspiracy to murder 7 Explosives offences 58 Conspiracy to cause explosions 4 Firearms offences 54 Membership of a prescribed organisation 40 Burglary 1 Robbery 5 Offences against the person 4 Unlawful collection of information 6 Theft 8 Hijacking 4 Intimidation 1 Arson 1 Conspiracy to pervert and obstruct the course of justice 10 False imprisonment 5 Malicious damage 1 Taking part in an illegal procession 1 Withholding information 5 Some of the 255 were charged 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.
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§ Mr. MasonAs at 22nd May 1978, 31 have been charged. Three persons have been charged under Section 9—failure to comply with an exclusion order, four under Section 10—contributions towards acts of terrorism and 24 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. MasonAt 22nd May 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 with breaking an exclusion order under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 22nd May 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 22nd May 1978 no persons from the Republic of Ireland have been charged in Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding them from Northern Ireland. Three such persons have been charged within Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding them from the United Kingdom.