Lord Morris of Aberavon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Morris of Aberavon on 2016-10-21.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the response by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 17 October (HL Deb, col 2164), what is meant by the word formally, what other concerns were raised, what exactly the Home Secretary and Permanent Secretary of the Home Office were told, and whether they will publish the full record of their exchange with officials at the level of Assistant Secretary or equivalent and above.

Baroness Williams of Trafford

The Home Secretary and the Permanent Secretary set out the position on the floor of the House and to the Home Affairs Select Committee on 17 and 18 October respectively.