Question follow-through · 27046

Sandeels: Conservation

To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment she has made of the likely outcome of the arbitration on the sandeel fishing ban; and what steps she is taking to prepare for an unfavourable outcome.

answeredAttorney General

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Answering body
Attorney General
Tabled
28 Jan 2025
Target answer date
30 Jan 2025
Answer
5 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment she has made of the likely outcome of the arbitration on the sandeel fishing ban; and what steps she is taking to prepare for an unfavourable outcome.

  2. 30 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Paragraph 21.27 of Erskine May states:“By long-standing convention, observed by successive Governments, the fact of, and substance of advice from, the law officers of the Crown is not disclosed outside government. This convention is referred to in paragra...

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