§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons excluded from Great Britain under 119W 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. ConcannonAs al. 2nd November 1978, 116 persons excluded from Great Britain have been removed to Northern Ireland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974 and 1976, 14 of whom were detained on arrival. Of these, 13 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 which offences they have been charged.
§ Mr. ConcannonAs at 2nd November 1978, 537 persons have been held in Northern Ireland under provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. 270 of these persons were subsequently charged with the following offences:
Murder 100 Attempted murder 35 Conspiracy to murder 7 Explosives offences 61 Conspiracy to cause explosions 7 Firearms offences 55 Membership of a proscribed organisation 44 Burglary 1 Robbery 5 Offences against the person 4 Unlawful collection of information 6 Theft 8 Hi-jacking 5 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 11 Some of the 270 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.
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§ Mr. ConcannonAs at 2nd November 1978, 32 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 25 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 provision 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. Concannon; As at 2nd November 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.
§ 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. ConcannonAs at 2nd November 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. ConcamionAs at 2nd November 1978 no person from the Republic of Ireland has 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 121W excluding them from the United Kingdom.