asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons excluded from Great Britain under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act have been sent to Northern Ireland; and how many have been subsequently detained or charged with offences in Northern Ireland.
As at 1st August 1978 100 persons excluded from Great Britain have been removed to Northern Ireland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976, 13 of whom were detained on arrival. Of these, 12 were subsequently released after questioning and one was charged with offences committed in Northern Ireland.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons have been detained in Northern Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; how many have subsequently been charged with offences; and with what offences they have been charged.
As at 1st August 1978 496 persons have been held in Northern Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. 262 of these persons were subsequently charged with the following offences:
| Murder | 96 |
| Attempted murder | 35 |
| Conspiracy to murder | 7 |
| Explosives Offences | 60 |
| Conspiracy to cause explosions | 6 |
| Firearms offences | 55 |
| Membership of a proscribed organisation | 41 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Offences against the person | 4 |
| Unlawful collection of information | 6 |
| Theft | 8 |
| Hi-jacking | 5 |
| False Imprisonment | 5 |
| Malicious damage | 1 |
| Taking part in an illegal procession | 1 |
| Withholding information | 5 |
| Intimidation | 1 |
| Arson | 1 |
| Conspiracy to pervert and obstruct the course of justice | 10 |
Some of the 262 were charged with more than one offence.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons have been charged under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act in Northern Ireland and under which section of the Act.
As at 1st August 1978 31 have been charged. Three persons have been charged under section 9—failure to comply with an exclusion order; four under section 10—contributions towards acts of terrorism and 24 under section 11—withholding information about acts of terrorism.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many persons have been excluded from Northern Ireland under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and how many have been sent to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, respectively;(2) how many people have been excluded from Northern Ireland under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.
As at 1st August 1978, three persons have been removed from Northern Ireland. All were sent to the Republic of Ireland in pursuance of orders excluding them from the United Kingdom.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people from Northern Ireland have been excluded and subsequently been charged with breaking an exclusion order under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.
As at 1st August 1978, no residents of Northern Ireland have been charged in Northern Ireland with breaking an exclusion order either from Northern Ireland or the United Kingdom.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people from the Republic of Ireland have been excluded from Northern Ireland under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act and subsequently charged with breaking an exclusion order.
As at 1st August 1978, no persons from the Republic of Ireland have been charged in Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding them from Northern Ireland. Three such persons have been charged within Northern Ireland with breaking an order excluding them from the United Kingdom.