§ Mr. Flanneryasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in each of the last 24 months have been detained in Castlereagh police station under the Emergency Provisions Act and the Prevention of Terrorism Act; how many have been charged with a criminal offence; and how many of those have been convicted.
Detained 1978 Charged 1978 Detained 1979 Charged 1979 Detained 1980 Charged 1980 January … … 136 34 127 42 123 40 February … … 167 51 129 57 106 40 March … … 136 52 143 56 April … … 112 37 93 41 May … … 126 54 116 36 June … … 97 42 106 49 July … … 118 47 87 29 August … … 126 46 127 56 September … … 121 50 157 43 October … … 136 49 137 38 November … … 96 32 98 31 December … … 87 34 78 32 Total … 1,458 528 1,398 510
§ Mr. Flanneryasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, of those people detained in Castlereagh police station in each of the previous 24 months, how many have been convicted solely or mainly on an admission of guilt; and of what offences.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information requested is not readily available and could not be obtained except at disproportionate cost.