§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Prime Minister what discussions he has had in the last 12 months with the(a) Department for Constitutional Affairs and (b) Attorney-General on the Katharine Gun case. [158095]
§ The Prime MinisterI had no discussions with the Department for Constitutional Affairs on this matter.
I had no discussions with the Attorney-General. However, I was copied in on the "Shawcross Exercise", the process of which the Solicitor-General has already outlined to the House on 26 February 2004, Official Report, column 428.
After the decision to discontinue the case had been made, the Attorney-General confirmed this to me.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Prime Minister what discussions he has had in the last 12 months with the Secretary of State for Defence on the Katharine Gun case. [158780]
§ The Prime MinisterNone.