Diana Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who within her Department authorised the passing of information about forthcoming proscription orders to The Sun newspaper; and whether that authorisation was agreed by a Minister or special adviser in her Department.

James Brokenshire

No Minister or Special Adviser at the Home Office authorised the release of information about the forthcoming proscription to The Sun newspaper.

I have written in response to the point of order reiterating that we take Parliamentary business very seriously and always seek to follow Mr Speaker’s preference that the House is informed first of the Home Secretary’s intention to proscribe terrorist groups. This was our intent on this occasion.