§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the nationalities and corresponding numbers of all the individuals arrested under the international provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984
§ Mr. HurdBetween 22 March 1984, when the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984
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Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984 Persons detained in connection with international terrorism 22 March 1984 to 30 June 1988 by country or nationality Country l1984 1985 1986 1987 21988 Total Algeria 5 — 1 — — 6 Austria — — — — 1 1 Bahrain — 5 — — — 5 Belgium — — — 1 — 1 Cyprus 1 1 — — — 2 Egypt — — — 1 — 1 France — 2 2 — — 4 Great Britain 2 9 2 5 — 18 India — 18 12 7 — 37 Iran 2 2 2 3 4 13 Iraq — 6 2 3 2 13 Ireland — 2 1 — — 3 Israel 1 — — 4 — 5 Jamaica 1 — — — — 1 Jordan 1 3 6 3 — 13 Kenya — — — 1 — 1 Kuwait — 1 3 1 — 5 Lebanon — — 9 1 — 10 Libya 17 6 1 2 — 26 Mauritius — — — 2 — 2 Morocco 1 2 — 2 — 5 New Zealand — 1 — — — 1 Nigeria 8 1 — — — 9 Norway — — — 2 — 2 Pakistan — 5 2 — —. 7 Saudi Arabia 1 2 — 1 — 4 Seychelles — — — 1 — 1 came into effect, and 30 June 1988, there were 220 detentions under the Act and the Prevention of Terrorism (Supplemental Temporary Provisions) Order 1984 of people suspected of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of international terrorism. The nationality of those detained is believed to be as shown in the following table.
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Country 11984 1985 1986 1987 21988 Total Singapore — — — 1 — 1 South Africa 1 — — — — 1 Sri Lanka — — 1 — — 1 Sudan 1 — — — — 1 Syria — 5 1 — — 6 Turkey — — 5 — — 5 Tunisia 1 1 3 — — 5 United Arab Emirates — — 1 — — 1 United States of America 1 1 — — — 2 West Germany — — 1 — — 1 Total detentions 44 73 55 41 7 220 1 From 22 March. 2 To 30 June.