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Written Question · S3W-27403 · Session 3

On what subjects counsel’s opinion has been obtained by (a) it and (b) its agencies since May 2007; which advocates have provided the advic…

Answered Asked by George Foulkes Lab Lodged 16 Sep 2009

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive on what subjects counsel’s opinion has been obtained by (a) it and (b) its agencies since May 2007; which advocates have provided the advice or opinion, and at what cost.

The answer

Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 24 Sep 2009 · 8 days after it was lodged, on time

In accordance with the Scottish Ministerial Code, the Scottish Government does not reveal the sources or content of the legal advice which it obtains.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-27403 by reference.