To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the figures given in Table 16 of
the Northern Ireland Terrorism Legislation: Annual Statistics 2015–16 on the number
of examinations under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 and the number of resultant
detentions, how many times those powers were used in each of the last five years (1)
by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, immigration officers, customs officers
respectively, (2) in airports, seaports or the border area; and how many (a) referrals
to immigration, HMRC or other agencies, and (b) detentions for immigration, customs
or other purposes, resulted.
<p>In each of the past five years the powers in Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000
were used by the Police Service of Northern Ireland the following number of occasions:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Persons</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unaccompanied
freight</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Detentions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td
colspan="4"><p>Figures for 2017-2018 are not yet available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>1,915</p></td><td><p>1,576</p></td><td><p>3,491</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>2,801</p></td><td><p>1,604</p></td><td><p>4,405</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>3,917</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>4,157</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>These powers have not been used in Northern Ireland by HMRC or Border Force
in the past five years.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p>
