§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were(a) arrested or (b) stopped and questioned under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts in 1990.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[holding answer 4 March 1993]: The available information is contained in the Home Office statistical bulletin on the operation of the prevention of terrorism legislation—No. 5/93.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have had their period of detention under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act extended pending the results of forensic tests.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[holding answer 4 March 1993]: In considering each application for an extension of detention under the prevention of Terrorism Act, I have regard to the criteria set out by Lord Colville in paragraph 5.1.6. of his 1987 review of the Act—Cm. 246—which include the need for further forensic work. It is not possible to give statistics of the kind requested based on the specific relevant criteria that applied in each individual case.