HC Deb 05 July 1990 vol 175 c667W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons were detained under Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Acts in 1989; and how many of these persons were subsequently charged with(a) scheduled offences, (b) non-scheduled offences.

Mr. Cope

[holding answer 4 July 1990]: Eighty seven people were arrested under the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978 and six were subsequently charged with scheduled offences.