§ Mr. AllasonTo ask the Attorney-General how many public interest immunity certificates have been issued in criminal trials(a) since 1987 and (b) since 1990.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe information requested by the hon. Member is not collected centrally either by Government or individual prosecuting authorities. My answer is therefore confined to the three prosecuting authorities for which I have ministerial responsibility and is based on inquiries made of those officials likely to have the requisite knowledge. The number of cases so identified is as follows:
CPS SFO DPP(NI) 1987 1 — — 1988 — — — 1989 3 1 — 1990 1 1 — 1991 — 1 — 1992 2 — 1