Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 54258

Government Departments: Mediation

Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using mediation in disputes in which the Government is a party in a (a) private and (b) public law capacity.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
The Government conducts litigation in accordance with the relevant court rules and considers the individual circumstances of a dispute before deciding on an appropriate course of action, which may include mediation and other forms of alternative dispute r...

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