Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Friday, 25 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 March 2005. It was answered by Tony Blair (Labour) on Monday, 7 March 2005 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Prime Minister, whether minutes were made of each meeting his special advisers held with the Attorney General in March 2003 on the preparation of legal advice on the legality of engaging in military action against Iraq. - Inc refs to 28 February 2005, 670 c1WA, and 7 September 2004, 664 c96-7WA.

Answer: Llew Smith: To ask the Prime Minister whether minutes were made of each meeting his special advisers held with the Attorney-General in March 2003 on the preparation of legal advice on the legality of engaging in military action against Iraq. [219448] The Prime Minister: The meeting which the Attorney- General held with Lord Falconer and Baroness Morgan on 13 March 2003 did not discuss the preparation of legal advice on the legality of engaging in military action against Iraq. I refer the hon. Members to the answer given by my noble Friend the Attorney-General (Lord Goldsmith) to Baroness Hanham on 28 February 2005, Official Report, column WA1 and the answer given by my noble Friend the Leader of the House of Lords (Baroness Amos) to Earl Attlee on 7 September 2004, Official Report, columns WA96-97.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 431 c1499W;431 c1493W; 219448
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Armed conflict Attorney General Iraq Legal opinion International law Special advisers Iraq conflict
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk