§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many public interest immunity certificates he has signed in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. Goodlad[holding answer 15 March 1994]: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has signed two public interest immunity certificates since 1990. The first was dated 26 June 1991 and the second 26 January 1992. Both were signed in connection with the case of Andrew Balfour, who was dismissed from the diplomatic service.