§ Lord Spensasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many public interest certificates were issued by the Department of the Environment in each of the past 10 years; and how many were issued in connection with criminal proceedings.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment (The Earl of Arran)The Secretary of State for the Environment has not produced a public interest immunity certificate in any criminal proceedings in any of the past 10 years nor, so far as our records show, in any other legal proceedings.