Lord Falconer of Thoroton – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 2015-10-27.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Attorney General was consulted or notified before the decision was made to remove the reference to the need to comply with international law and treaty obligations from the Ministerial Code.

Lord Bridges of Headley

The Ministerial Code is normally updated and reissued after a General Election. The updated Code makes clear that Ministers must abide by the law. The obligations of Ministers under the law including international law remain unchanged.

Information relating to internal discussions and advice is not disclosed.