HC Deb 13 May 1980 vol 984 c422W
Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to the number of arrests that have been made at or near the Iranian Embassy since its seizure by terrorists and the nationalities of the persons concerned.

Mr. Whitelaw

The Commissioner tells me that 57 arrests were made during the period of the embassy's seizure. The nationalities of those arrested were:

British 19
German 4
Indian 1
Iranian 15
Iraqi 14
Israeli 1
Japanese 2
Swiss 1