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Terrorism Prevention

Volume 958: debated on Monday 13 November 1978

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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 al. 2nd November 1978, 116 persons excluded from Great Britain have been removed to Northern Ireland under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1974 and 1976, 14 of whom were detained on arrival. Of these, 13 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 which offences they have been charged.

As at 2nd November 1978, 537 persons have been held in Northern Ireland under provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974 and 1976. 270 of these persons were subsequently charged with the following offences:

Murder100
Attempted murder35
Conspiracy to murder7
Explosives offences61
Conspiracy to cause explosions7
Firearms offences55
Membership of a proscribed organisation44
Burglary1
Robbery5
Offences against the person4
Unlawful collection of information6
Theft8
Hi-jacking5
False imprisonment6
Malicious damage1
Taking part in an illegal procession1
Withholding information5
Intimidation1
Arson1
Conspiracy to pervert and obstruct the course of justice11
Some of the 270 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 2nd November 1978, 32 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 25 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 provision of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act; and how many have been sent to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland;(2) how many people have been excluded from Northern Ireland under the terms of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act.

; As at 2nd November 1978, four 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 2nd November 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 2nd November 1978 no person from the Republic of Ireland has 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.