Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Stoneham of Droxford (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Thursday, 19 May 2011.

Courts: Super-injunctions

Question: I thank my noble friend for his reply. Does he accept that every taxpayer has a direct public interest in the events leading up to the collapse of the Royal Bank of Scotland? So how can it be right for a super-injunction to hide the alleged relationship between Sir Fred Goodwin and a senior colleague? If true, it would be a serious breach of corporate governance and not even the Financial Services Authority would be allowed to know about it.

Answer: I do not think that it is proper for me from this Dispatch Box to comment on individual cases, some of which are before the courts.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 727 c1490
Session: 2010-12
Oral question type: 1st Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Disclosure of information Conduct Injunctions Public interest Privacy Royal Bank of Scotland Goodwin, Fred
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk