§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list all areas within(a) his Department, (b) agencies under his Department's control and (c) organisations for which he has ministerial responsibility to which Crown immunity applies; what consideration he has given to removing this; and if he will make a statement. [28652]
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 15 June 1995]: The Employment Department group consists of the Employment Department, the Employment Service, the Health and Safety Commission and Executive and the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
Certain legislation is expressly applied to the Crown. In most legislation, however, particularly older legislation, there is no such express provision. In those circumstances whether legislation applies to the Crown will depend on the implications to be drawn from the drafting and context of the legislation.
The Government's general policy on Crown immunity is set out in the "Citizen's Charter—Raising the Standard", Cm 1599.