§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pieces of pornographic and obscene literature were seized by the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1978 and 1979; how 470W many were subsequently destroyed; and how many persons were prosecuted as a result.
§ Mr. AlisonRecords are maintained only of these pieces of pornographic and obscene literature which are destroyed by court order. During 1978, 220 pieces were destroyed and in 1979 the number was 230. A total of six prosecutions have been directed by the Director of Public Prosecutions as a result; three in 1978 and three in 1979.