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Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 16798

Law Officers: Emergencies

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

David Reed

Conservative — Exmouth and Exeter East

To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions the Law Officers have been consulted by government departments on the lawful use of emergency powers in the context of civil emergency planning in the last 12 months.

Answer

Ellie Reeves
The Law Officers’ Convention applies to advice which may or may not have been given by the Law Officers, or requested of the Law Officers, and the Convention applies to your question.The Law Officers’ Convention can be found at paragraph 21.27 of Erskine ...
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