§ Sir Anthony Kershawasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in how many criminal and civil proceedings other than for traffic offences diplomatic immunity has been successfully pleaded in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. RifkindWe have no means of knowing how many times successful pleas of diplomatic immunity have been entered. It is for a court to decide whether an individual is entitled to immunity in any particular case; but if entitlement to immunity were beyond doubt, it is unlikely that proceedings would be instituted.