Law of Contempt (Hansard, 13 January 1981)

HC Deb 13 January 1981 vol 996 c506W 506W

§ Q8. Mr. Whitehead
asked the Prime Minister if she will review the criteria used by Ministers in authorising prosecutions under the law of contempt.

§ The Prime Minister
No. Any ministerial advice on this subject is for the Attorney-General to give and I would refer the hon. Member to the answer to a similar question given to him by the Attorney-General on 19 December 1980.—[Vol. 996, c. 513.]