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Crausby, David
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To ask the Solicitor General, what role the Attorney-General plays in relation to the firefighters' dispute.
To ask the Solicitor General, what role the Attorney-General plays in relation to the firefighters' dispute.
Asked by
David Crausby
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Answering body
Solicitor General
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 November 2002
For answer on
19 December 2002
Answered on
19 December 2002
Mr. Crausby: To ask the Solicitor General what role the Attorney-General plays in relation to the firefighters' dispute. [83558]
The Solicitor-General: The Attorney General has the power to apply to the Court for an injunction to prevent threatened breaches of
the criminal law. This power is to be exercised in the public interest, which is exercised in independent judgment in the role as
Attorney General rather than as a member of Government. Such an application is always exceptional and is only instituted where there
is the prospect of genuine, serious and irreparable harm and is judged that it is in the public interest to make the application.
It is the Attorney General's duty to keep under constant review the question whether to exercise this power. In order to determine
where the public interest lies he may consult as he has been doing with ministerial colleagues to ensure that he is properly
informed as to the public interest consultations arising. The Attorney has been informed also of the views of fire authority
representatives in relation to the potential threat to public safety. But the power to apply for an injunction is one for the
Attorney General to exercise in the public interest and the decision is for him alone.
Subjects
Industrial disputes; Fire and rescue services; Injunctions; Ministerial powers; Public interest
Date
19 December 2002
Reference
83558; 396 c944W;396 c942W
House
House of Commons