To ask the Solicitor-General what advice (a) his Department and (b) other Departments gave the Director of the Serious Fraud Office with regard to his investigation into the Al Yamamah deal with Saudi Arabia; and when the advice was given. (119161)

I refer to my previous explanations of the views which were conveyed to the Director of the Serious Fraud Office about the national security implications of the investigation, 14 December 2006, Official Report, column 1120; 7 February 2007, Official Report, columns 875-76.