§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he intends to implement the recommendation made by the Shackleton report that public assistance should be given to the members of families of persons excluded under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts to the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. BrittanNo. My noble Friend the Viscount Whitelaw, the then Home Secretary, gave careful consideration to this in 1980 and concluded that such a scheme could not be justified.