Clause 30 - Public Prosecution Service
Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill
6:00 pm
Mr Des Browne (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Northern Ireland Office; Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Labour)
Before the hon. Gentleman goes more deeply into his argument, I should say from the outset that the Government agree entirely. The clauses were drafted in a form that was applicable before
devolution—it would then have been constitutionally appropriate for the Secretary of State to exercise those functions—but post devolution, they do not apply.