§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many exclusion orders under the prevention of terrorism Acts are still in force. [20313]
§ Mr. HowardThere are currently 33 people subject to exclusion orders, 29 from Great Britain and four from the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been released without charge after being(a) arrested and (b) detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Acts for each calendar year since 1974. [20315]
§ Mr. HowardThe figures relate to persons arrested and/or detained under section 14 or schedule 5 to the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act. The table additionally shows numbers for those detainees who, although not charged, were subsequently made the subject of exclusion orders, were deported, or removed under the Immigration Act 1971.
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Great Britain Year Detained Not charged Excluded, deported or removed 1974 (from 29 November) 59 51 12 1975 1,067 1,004 46 1976 1,066 1,009 23 1977 853 806 17 1978 622 603 49 1979 857 749 48 1980 537 495 45 1981 274 235 10 1982 220 198 11 1983 191 160 13 1984 203 172 14 1985 266 205 12 1986 202 166 16 1987 225 200 24
Great Britain Year Detained Not charged Excluded, deported or removed 1988 186 165 16 1989 181 160 12 1990 193 165 16 1991 153 146 11 1992 160 120 1 1993 152 120 4 1994 61 52 4 1995 34 21 0
Northern Ireland Year Detained Not charged 1989 1,583 1,223 1990 1,549 1,179 1991 1,680 1,294 1992 1,795 1,335 1993 1,641 1,259 1994 1,503 11,136 1995 443 335 Figures for Northern Ireland are readily available only from 1989: those prior to then could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been subject to exclusion orders under the prevention of terrorism Acts for each calendar year since 1974. [20312]
§ Mr. HowardFigures for exclusion orders are set out in the lists.
- Great Britain
- 1974: 191
- 1975: 50
- 1976: 24
- 1977: 18
- 1978: 53
- 1979: 53
- 1980: 49
- 1981: 11
- 1982: 15
- 1983: 15
- 1984: 3
- 1985: 7
- 1986: 9
- 1987: 19
- 1988: 20
- 1989: 9
- 1990: 16
- 1991: 11
- 1992: 2
- 1993: 7
- 1994: 4
- 1995: 0
- 1From 29 November
- Northern Ireland
- 1974: 01
- 1975: 1
- 1976: 1
- 1977: 0
447 - 1978: 2
- 1979: 4
- 1980: 3
- 1981: 11
- 1982: 2
- 1983: 4
- 1984: 2
- 1985: 0
- 1986: 0
- 1987: 1
- 1988: 1
- 1989: 1
- 1990: 0
- 1991: 0
- 1992: 0
- 1993: 0
- 1994: 1
- 1995: 0
- 1From 29 November.
§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been(a) arrested and (b) detained under the prevention of terrorism Acts for each calendar year since 1974; and if he will give a breakdown of the lengths of detention. [20314]
§ Mr. HowardThe figures relate to persons arrested and/or detained under section 14 or schedule 5 to the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act. Detentions under 48 hours can be authorised by the police. Those over 48 hours must be authorised by the Secretary of State.
In Great Britain Under 48 hours Over 48 hours 1974 (from 29 November) 13 46 1975 930 137 1976 1,006 60 1977 824 29 1978 599 23 1979 617 240 1980 411 126 1981 216 58 1982 183 37 1983 146 45 1984 163 40 1985 172 94 1986 145 57 1987 174 51 1988 161 25 1989 145 36 1990 158 35 1991 123 30 1992 143 17 1993 113 39 1994 57 4 1995 16 18 448W
In Northern Ireland Under 48 hours Over 48 hours 1974 (from 29 November) 0 0 1975 3 5
In Northern Ireland Under 48 hours Over 48 hours 1976 44 202 1977 39 123 1978 7 144 1979 36 126 1980 36 186 1981 94 401 1982 189 639 1983 447 728 1984 375 533 1985 381 557 1986 825 484 1987 1,008 451 1988 1,175 542 1989 1,053 530 1990 1,089 460 1991 1,109 571 1992 1,354 441 1993 1,186 455 1994 1,119 384 1995 431 12
§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes have taken place in the terms of reference of the Lloyd review of the prevention of terrorism acts since the resumption of violence connected with the affairs of Northern Ireland. [20316]
§ Mr. HowardNone.