HC Deb 13 January 1989 vol 144 cc749-50W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act since 1 January 1988 have been(a) allowed and (b) refused legal representation during questioning.

Mr. Hurd

This information is not held centrally.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what communications he has had with the European Court of Justice concerning the operation of the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Mr. Hurd

None.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act since 1 December 1988; what areas of the United Kingdom and other countries they were from; for what period they were held before being charged; and how many were subsequently charged.

Mr. Hurd

Information on the operation of the prevention of terrorism legislation is compiled quarterly and published in Home Office statistical bulletins at the end of the month following the quarter covered, or as soon as possible thereafter. I will reply to the hon. Member when the statistics for the fourth quarter of 1988 have been published.