§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who have been empowered to issue public interest immunity certificates in Northern Ireland in relation to Court cases and coroners' inquests in each year since 1972.
§ Sir Patrick MayhewWhere public interest immunity has been claimed by the Crown in legal proceedings in Northern Ireland by way of a certificate, the certificate has been signed by a Minister in a position to assess the public interest asserted.