To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been arrested for membership of proscribed organisations since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; how many were arrested for this offence in each year since 1969; and if she will make a statement. [78912]
[holding answer 26 March 1999]: We do not have figures on arrests. We do, however, have figures for the number charged with membership of a proscribed organisation as a primary offence. These figures do not
| (a) | (b) | (c) | |
| Task force/Policy reveiew | sub-groups | working parties | Other subsidiary committees |
| Task forces | |||
| Working Group to plan for a single NI Equality Commission | Yes | — | — |
| New Deal In NI Task Force | Yes | — | — |
| Policy review groups | |||
| Economic Development Strategy Review | — | Yes | Yes |
| Youth Service Policy Review Group | — | Yes | — |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list for all task forces and policy reviews with external members established by her Department since May 1997 (a) their dates of establishment, (b) those which have issued final reports and their dates of publication, (c) those which have been
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | ||
| For those still in existence | |||||
| Task forces/Policy review | Date of establishment | Date of publication of final report | Date of termination | Expected date of final report | Expected termination date |
| Task forces | |||||
| Working Group to plan for a single NI Equality Commission | November 1998 | Anticipated mid-April 1999 | Final meeting 26 March 1999 | — | — |
| New Deal in NI Task Force | September 1997 | — | — | Not known | Not known |
| NI Skills Task Force | February 1999 | — | — | Not known | Not known |
| Policy review groups | |||||
| Northern Ireland Drugs Strategy Review | 27 May 1997 | — | — | Spring/Summer 1999 | Spring/Summer 1999 |
| Criminal Injuries Compensation Review | 30 September 1998 | — | — | June 1999 | June 1999 |
include cases of people charged with membership alongside more serious offences. The figures go back only to 1990.
Year
| Total number of persons charged with membership of a proscribed organisation as a primary offence
|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 14 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 10 April 1998-23 March 1999 | 4 |