§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Attorney-General (1) what precise information he gave to the Secretary to the Cabinet about the consequences which would follow if an official inquiry were not established into the circumstances surrounding the leak of the Solicitor General's letter of 6 January concerning the Westland affair; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he was asked, during the course of the internal inquiry into the disclosure of the Solicitor General's letter of 6 January to the then Secretary of State for Defence, to consider granting immunity from prosecution to Mr. Bernard Ingham;
(3) if he will outline the grounds on which he based his statement to the Prime Minister that he was satisfied that the offer of immunity from prosecution to an individual 15W in connection with the disclosure of official information relating to the Westland affair in no way interfered with the course of justice; and if he will make a statement;
(4) whether, in his meeting with the Director of Public Prosecutions and senior Treasury counsel on 23 January, the role of Downing street officials was discussed;
(5) what preparatory action he took and what discussions he had with the Director of Public Prosecutions and his staff concerning the possibility of a police inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the leak of the Solicitor General's letter of 6 January, in the event that an official internal inquiry into the leak were not established; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Attorney-GeneralI have nothing to add to the full account given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and by me to the House and by Sir Robert Armstrong to the Select Committee on Defence.