§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many persons were detained under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Acts 1973 to 1978 in the second half of 1986;
(2) how many persons were detained under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978; and,
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Breakdown by sex, age and length of sentence Sentence length Offence type Up to 18 18 up to 25 25 up to 30 30 up to 40 40 up to 50 50 up to 60 Over 60 Males Up to three months Scheduled 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 Non-scheduled 0 18 7 7 5 0 0 Three to six months Scheduled 0 11 2 1 0 0 0 Non-scheduled 3 38 17 2 2 4 0 Six to 12 months Scheduled 1 30 11 3 1 1 0 Non-scheduled 5 69 14 18 5 1 1 of those persons, how many were charged with scheduled offences and how many were charged with non-scheduled offences in 1986.
§ Mr. Scott[pursuant to his reply, 16 February 1987, Official Report, c. 463]: In 1986 there were 903 arrests by the Royal Ulster Constabulary and 71 by members of the armed forces under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 (including 409 and 49 respectively in the second half of the year). Some of those arrested by members of the armed forces would be recorded in the Royal Ulster Constabulary figures if they were subsequently handed over to the police.
Of the arrests carried out by the Royal Ulster Constabulary, 159 were subsequently charged with scheduled offences and 11 with non-scheduled offences.