§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many persons have been detained in Northern Ireland under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and the Emergency Provisions [Northern Ireland] Act in each of the last five years; and how many of those detained were subsequently charged with offences, specifying scheduled and ordinary offences. [HL3693]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Dubs)The table below shows the number of persons arrested under Section 14 of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act and Sections 18 and 19 of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Acts in each of the last five years.
Year PTA Section 14 Arrests EPA Section 18 and 19 Arrests Total persons charged with terrorist/serious public order type offences* 1993 1,641 86 372 1994 1,503 53 349 1995 443 0 440 1996 569 7 595 1997 504 23 405 * Includes persons arrested under PACE.