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date	22/05/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on legal protections for armed forces personnel and veterans.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	257488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>As a consequence of the long-standing Law Officers’ Convention, the Attorney General does not confirm whether advice has been provided to Ministerial colleagues on any particular issue, or the content of any advice that has been given. Policy responsibility for this matter lies with the Secretary of State for Defence.</p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 05/06/2019 08:32:56 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

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date	03/05/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Official Secrets Act 1989
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the recent alleged disclosure of information from the National Security Council, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Official Secrets Act.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	250769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The policy responsibility for the operation of the Official Secrets Acts is a matter for the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s role in respect of the Official Secrets Act is confined to granting consent to prosecute as defined in that Act.</p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 09/05/2019 15:01:08 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest