§ 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 318W have subsequently been detained or charged with offences in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 6 February 1979, 123 persons excluded from Great Britain had been removed to Northern 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 Provisinons) Act; how many have subsequently been charged with offences; and with which offences they have been charged.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 6 February 1979, 583 persons had been held in Northern Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. A total of 288 of these persons were subsequently charged with the following offences:
Murder 104 Attempted murder 38 Conspiracy to murder 7 Explosives offences 63 Conspiracy to cause explosions 8 Firearms offences 59 Membership of a proscribed organisation 49 Burglary 1 Robbery 5 Offences against the person 6 Unlawful collection of information 6 Theft 8 Hi-jacking 8 False imprisonment 8 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 Kidnapping 3 Some of the 288 were charged with more than one offence.
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§ 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. MasonAs at 6 February 1979, 33 persons had been charged. Four persons have been charged under section 9—failure to comply with an exclusion order; four under seection 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 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. MasonAs at 6 February 1979, four persons had 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 charged with breaking an exclusion order under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.
§ Mr. MasonAs at 6 February 1979, no residents of Northern Ireland had 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 6 February 1979, no person from the Republic of Ireland320W had been charged in Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding them from Northern Ireland. Four such persons have been charged within Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding them from the United Kingdom.