§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which Minister was responsible for deciding to authorise publication of the Attorney-General's view of the legal basis for the use of force against Iraq while refusing to authorise public disclosure of the detailed consideration of the legal issues upon which that view was based. [HL5482]
§ Baroness AmosThe Attorney-General agreed with the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary to make a written statement setting out his view of the legal basis for the use of force against Iraq.
§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
How it is possible to obtain an accurate account of the basis upon which they decided that the use of armed force against Iraq was lawful from a summary of the Attorney-General's view of the legal position, while access to the detailed consideration of the legal issues upon which that view was based is denied. [HL5523]
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)I will write to you shortly and place a copy of the letter in the Library of the House.