§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were(a) the number and length of detentions in Britain under the Prevention of Terrorism Acts since 1 January and (b) the number and length of detentions in Greater Manchester since 1 January.
§ Mr. JackStatistics on the number of people detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 in Great Britain during the first quarter of 1992 are published in "Home Office Statistical Bulletin 9/92". A copy of this bulletin is in the Library. Details of the length of detentions for all detainees from 1 January to 9 June are given in the table:
Persons detained under the Prevention of Terrorism legislation by length of detention Great Britain, 1 January-9 June 1992 Number of Persons Less than 2 hours 2 2 hours and less than 4 4 4 hours and less than 8 20 8 hours and less than 12 7 12 hours and less than 24 18 24 hours and less than 36 9 36 hours and less than 48 7 Total under 48 hours 67 2 days and less than 3 3
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Population of Nottingham closed training prison on 31 March 1979–1992 Adult sentenced males Year Up to and including 18 months Over 18 months and up to 4 years Over 4 years Total as at 31 March Sentence length 1979 4 188 64 256 1980 1 168 89 258 1981 4 170 81 255 1982 7 159 84 250 1983 10 159 89 258 1984 5 185 108 298 1985 3 151 124 278 1986 2 133 157 292 1987 1 111 179 291 1988 3 100 191 294
Great Britain, 1 January-9 June 1992 Number of persons 3 days and less than 4 5 4 days and less than 5 — 5 days and less than 6 — 6 days and less than 7 — 7 days — Total 48 hours or more 8 Total detained 75 One person has been detained in Greater Manchester under the Act since 1 January. The detention in this case was for nine hours.