§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the number of persons entering Great Britain for each year since 1974 who have been asked to fill in information cards authorised under anti-terrorist legislation; how and where this information is stored; and who has access to it.
§ Mr. HurdThese figures are not available. The storage of the information referred to is a matter for the chief officer of police in each area, and access to it is confined to persons authorised by him.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the average period between remand and trial for prisoners refused bail and charged with terrorist-type offences in Great Britain in each year since 1973; and how many persons were charged with such offences in each year.