§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Attorney-General if(a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have used copies of draft sections of Sir Richard Scott's report to prepare the Government's response to Sir Richard Scott's report. [11884]
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo decision about the response to Sir Richard Scott's report will be taken until the report has been received.
In considering issues relating to the Scott's inquiry, all Departments naturally take account of material properly available to them.
§ Mr. CookTo ask the Attorney-General, pursuant to his answer of 18 January,Official Report, columns 705–6, how much of the sum spent by his Department on external advice in relation to the Scott inquiry has been spent on legal advice. [11885]
§ The Attorney-GeneralAll of it.
§ Mr. CookTo ask the Attorney-General if copies of draft sections of Sir Richard Scott's report are in the possession of Ministers or officials in his Department other than those to whom draft sections of the report were sent by Sir Richard Scott. [11883]
§ The Attorney-GeneralIn forwarding draft sections of Sir Richard Scott's report to Ministers and officials, the inquiry expressly stated that individuals could at their discretion make a copy for a legal or other adviser. Whether they did so is entirely a matter for the individuals concerned; the Government do not disclose details of communications, if any, between the inquiry and individual witnesses.