Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 30971

Armed Forces: Civil Proceedings

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

Mr Mark Francois

ConservativeRayleigh and Wickford

To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General has recused himself from providing legal advice on matters relating to historical allegations against armed forces personnel.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
By long-standing convention, the fact that the Attorney General may or may not have advised, and the content of his advice, is not disclosed outside government, as is reflected in the Ministerial Code.As I set out to the House on 23 January and 6 February...

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