§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland have been(a) arrested and (b) convicted under (i) section 9, (ii) section 10, (iii) section 11, (iv) section 12, (v) section 13, (vi) section 17 and (vii) section 18A of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 since 1989. [22446]
§ Sir John WheelerThe information is as follows:
(a) Arrests for offences under sections 9, 10 and 11 are made under section 14 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989. Data on arrests specifically for offences under 9, 10 and 11 are not available.
There are no powers of arrest under sections 12 and 13.
From the beginning of 1990, there were no arrests made under sections 17 or 18 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1983.
(b) Since the enactment of the Provision of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, up to the end of 1994, there have been 41 convictions under sections 9 to 11 and 16 convictions under section 18.
No convictions under section 17 have been recorded.