§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which of the Bennett committee recommendations for the interrogation of suspects in Northern Ireland detained under the Emergency Provisions Act he intends to adopt for similar prisoners in the United Kingdom detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe Bennett committee was set up following allegations made by Amnesty International about interrogations in Northern Ireland of terrorist suspects. No such allegations have been made about the questioning of suspects in Great Britain, and I have at present no plans for adopting any of the Bennett committee's recommendations for persons detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976 in Great Britain.