HC Deb 20 March 1980 vol 981 c250W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in (a) January and (b) February; and how many of this number were charged.

Mr. Brittan

In January 1980, 37 persons were detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976 in Great Britain; six of these were charged with offences. In February 1980, 25 persons were detained, three of whom were charged. It is planned to issue a Home Office statistical bulletin giving figures for the first quarter of 1980 in the second half of April.