Oral Question·Northern Ireland Office
“What discussions he has had with groups supporting victims of domestic violence in Northern Ireland during the covid-19 outbreak.”
Tabled: 25 August 2020Answered: 2 September 2020
Asked by
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool Riverside
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Answer from Hansard
The Solicitor General
The hon. Member will appreciate that as a Law Officer I cannot talk about the specifics of legal advice to Government. However, he will be aware of paragraph 1.6 of the ministerial code that acknowledges the overarching duty on all Ministers to comply with the law. That obligation is inherent in all the advice that the Law Officers give to Government.