asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been detained under the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorim (Temporary Provisions) Act; how many have been subsequently charged with offences; and with what offences they have been charged.

3,371 people have been detained in Great Britain under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. An extension of detention under section 7 of the 1974 Act or section 12 of the 1976 Act has been approved in 279 cases; a further 694 people were detained for 48 hours or less. 2,398 people have been detained pending further examination at ports under the supplemental orders made under the Acts.145 people detained under the Acts have been charged with offences in Great Britain. 20 of them have been charged with offences under the Acts. Four of the remainder have been charged with murder, three with attempted murder, 18 with conspiracy to cause explosions, 11 with unlawful possession of explosives, one with conspiracy to possess or procure explosives with intent to endanger life, 12 with offences under the Firearms Act 1968, one with causing an explosion, five with conspiracy to defraud the Inland Revenue, 22 with theft, eight with burglary, one with causing criminal damage, one with threatening to cause criminal damage, one with attempting criminal deception, one with taking a motor vehicle, one with handling a stolen vehicle, five with handling stolen property. one with unlawful wounding, two with possession of drugs, three with wasting police time, one with harbouring a person known to have committed an arrestable offence, four with assault on police, one with being found on enclosed premises, one with possessing an offensive weapon, four with offences under the Road Traffic Act 1972, five with criminal deception, one with obtaining a passport by deception, one with arson and six with nonpayment of fines.In addition, five people have been removed to the Irish Republic, and there charged, three with burglary, one with robbery, and one with theft.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons have been charged with offences under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, and under which sections of the Act the charges have been brought

24 people have been charged in Great Britain with offences under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976: three under section 10(1)(a), two under sections 10(1)(a) and 10(2), two under section 10(1), eight under section 10(1)(b), three under section 1(1)(b), two under section 9(1), two under section 9(2)(a), and two under section 11(1). Four people were charged in Great Britain under section 1(1)(b) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974. Not all these people were initially detained under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been served with exclusion orders under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; how many have been deported: (a) to Northern Ireland and (b) to the Republic of Ireland; how many have appealed against exclusion orders; and how many appeals have been successful.

140 exclusion orders have been made under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. Notice of the making of an exclusion order has been served on 132 people, 125 of whom have been removed, 100 to Northern Ireland and 25 to the Irish Republic. 22 of the 132 made representations objecting to the order. The order has been revoked in seven of these cases.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has refused an extension of five days to the police for the holding of a suspect under the Prevention of Terrorism Act; and, if so, how many.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department of the charges brought against suspects initially held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, whether any have been dropped before the case was heard and, if so, which charges; whether any charges have led to an unsuccessful prosecution and, if so, which charges; and whether any charges have led to a successful prosecution and, if so, in each case, what was the sentence imposed.

Details of the outcome of the more serious charges made in Great Britain are as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the Official Report the number of arrests and detentions by each regional police force of persons within its area under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.

The total numbers of persons detained in England and Wales under the revention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976 for each police force are as follows: