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Further to the statement by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 17 March 2003 (646 c117) that "the Attorney-General has been more open-handed than any of his predecesors in publishing his advice in the way that he has", when and how the Attorney-General has published his advice on the...

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 March 2005
Reference
670 c109WA; HL 1612
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 25 March 2004, 659 c106WA, whether it would be open to the Butler inquiry within its terms of reference to have regard to the instruction given by the Government to the Attorney-General, and the Attorney-General's advice on the legality of...

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
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Written questions
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Answered
Date
21 April 2004
Reference
660 c39WA; HL 2221
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 25 March 2004, 659 c222WA, whether since they have made public the fact that the Attorney-General has given legal advice to them on the legality of an invasion of Iraq the practice of not disclosing whether particular...

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
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Written questions
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Date
6 April 2004
Reference
HL 2220; 659 c222WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Filkin on 15 March 2004, 659 c21WA, what "actual damage" would be caused if the advice given by the Attorney-General and other legal advisers about the legality of the invasion of Iraq were now to be published. [HL 1952].

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 April 2004
Reference
HL 1952; 659 c177WA
House
House of Lords

Whether responsibility for deciding whether to publish the opinion given to the Government by the Attorney-General on the legality of the invasion of Iraq is that of the Attorney-General or that of government. [HL 1619].

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
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Written questions
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Answered
Date
25 March 2004
Reference
HL 1619; 659 c105WA
House
House of Lords

Whether they consider that the public disclosure of the opinions given to them by the Attorney-General about the legality of the invasion of Iraq would harm the public interest; and, if so, what harm they consider would arise. [HL 1621].

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 March 2004
Reference
HL 1621; 659 c105WA
House
House of Lords

Whether the publication of an excerpt from the advice given by the Attorney General on the legality of the invasion of Iraq was in accordance with constitutional convention. [HL 1690].

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
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Written questions
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Answered
Date
9 March 2004
Reference
HL 1690; 658 c152WA
House
House of Lords

Which Minister was responsible for deciding to authorise publication of the Attorney-General's view of the legal basis for the use of force against Iraq while refusing to authorise public disclosure of the detailed consideration of the legal issues upon which that view was based. [HL 5482].

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
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Written questions
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Answered
Date
20 November 2003
Reference
654 c359WA; HL 5482
House
House of Lords

How it is possible to obtain an accurate account of the basis upon which they decided that the use of armed force against Iraq was lawful from a summary of the Attorney-General's view of the legal position, while access to the detailed consideration of the legal issues upon which that...

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 November 2003
Reference
HL 5523; 654 c359WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Answers by the Attorney-General on 6 November 2003 (654 c128-9WA), what is the justification in terms of the public interest in publishing a summary of the Attorney-General's view of the legal basis for the use of force against Iraq while withholding from public disclosure the detailed...

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
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Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 November 2003
Reference
HL 5481; 654 c330WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the answer by the Lord President on 13 October 2003 653 c601WA, what is the difference between the "views" of the Attorney-General on the legality of the use of armed force against Iraq and his "advice" on this subject. [HL 4895].

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 2003
Reference
HL 4895; 654 c129WA
House
House of Lords