Public Interest Immunity Certificates (Hansard, 21 March 1994)

§ 34. Mrs. Roche
To ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the use of public interest immunity certificates.

§ The Attorney-General
I shall be giving evidence to Lord Justice Scott on 24 March.

§ 37. Mr. Mackinlay
To ask the Attorney-General if he will publish in a White Paper clarification as to the purpose of public interest immunity certificates and when they should be used along with any proposals for reform of the procedure.

§ Dr. Lynne Jones
To ask the Attorney-General what plans he has to review the procedures on the use of public interest immunity as a reason for the non-publication of documents.

§ The Attorney-General
I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner).

§ 38. Mr. Peter Bottomley
To ask the Attorney-General when judges in court have recently pronounced on the public interest immunity certificate process.

§ The Attorney-General
Decisions of the court are a matter of public record.