Government: Law Officers

Question

Asked by

Lord Lester of Herne Hill
To ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the Written Answers by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 22 February (WA 227–28) and 22 March (WA 246), whether Ministers of the Crown are entitled to seek to influence the advice given by or conduct of Law Officers of the Crown on matters of law or the public interest. [HL3100]

The Attorney-General (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)
The form and content of advice given by the Law Officers is a matter for the Law Officers to decide.