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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-14more like thismore than 2022-10-14
answering body
House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept id 18 more like this
answering dept short name House of Commons Commission more like this
answering dept sort name House of Commons Commission more like this
hansard heading Select Committees: Legal Opinion more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what guidance is provided to Select Committees seeking legal advice. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies remove filter
uin 63094 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-11-01more like thismore than 2022-11-01
answer text <p>All Select Committees have access to internal legal advice from the Office of Speaker’s Counsel. In the event that external advice is sought, the Office of Speaker’s Counsel will be consulted before external lawyers are appointed.</p><p>Only certain committees have power to appoint legal advisers, but Committees may appoint legally qualified persons as Specialist Advisers.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Broxbourne more like this
answering member printed Sir Charles Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-11-01T17:58:06.82Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-01T17:58:06.82Z
answering member
1493
label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this