Question follow-through · 97011

Smoking: Northern Ireland

To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General has had recent discussions with his Cabinet colleagues on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill’s legal compatibility with the Windsor Framework in relation to Northern Ireland.

answeredAttorney General

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Attorney General
Tabled
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
12 Dec 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General has had recent discussions with his Cabinet colleagues on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill’s legal compatibility with the Windsor Framework in relation to Northern Ireland.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Attorney sits on the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee. As part of the process of approving a government Bill for introduction, as set out in the published Guide to Making Legislation, a legal issues memorandum is prepared for this Comm...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

USA: Venezuela

6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment he has made of the legality of the US military operation to capture President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prisons and Young Offender Institutions: Unmanned Air Systems

5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Solicitor General,?how many people have been prosecuted for flying a drone in a Restricted Fly Zone around (a) closed prisons and (b) young offender institutions since January 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions did the Attorney General meet with Philippe Sands KC in discussions on the Chagos Islands.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Iran: USA

23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Solicitor General, whether the Attorney General has provided legal advice on granting permission to the United States to launch offensive military action against Iran from (a) Diego Garcia and (b) RAF Fairford.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Sovereignty: Chagos Islands

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions the Attorney General held discussions with Dapo Akande on the Chagos Islands.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Local Government: Elections

25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Solicitor General, if the Attorney General whether he provided advice to (a) the Prime Minister and (b) the Secretary of State for Local Government on the original decision to cancel local elections in May 2026.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Sovereignty: Chagos Islands

2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 115462 on Sovereignty: Chagos Islands, how many times has the Attorney General met with Dapo Akande.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Islamic State: Syria

16 Jun 2026 · To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 6957 on Repatriation: Syria, how many people have been prosecuted upon return to the UK for crimes committed overseas as a foreign fighter under the Terrorism Acts.