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Written question asked by Tam Dalyell (Labour) on Thursday, 16 January 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 January 1998. It was answered by Henry McLeish (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 January 1998 on behalf of the Scottish Office.


Scottish Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on what basis the Lord Advocate on 15th January claimed that the Professor of Scots Law in the University of Edinburgh, and a Queen's Counsel, had accepted money from Libyan connected sources concerning the Lockerbie case.
Answer

Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on what basis the Lord Advocate on 15 January claimed that the Professor of Scots Law in the University of Edinburgh, and a Queen's Counsel, had accepted money from Libyan connected sources concerning the Lockerbie case. [24486] Mr. McLeish: My noble and learned Friend, the Lord Advocate made no such claim.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
24486; 304 c572W;304 c566W
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Bombings Lord Advocate Universities Teachers Lockerbie Libya University of Edinburgh