questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have informed the Law Officers that they are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their per
answerText: We are unable to confirm these details as, under of the Law Officers' Convention, the fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority. 
heading: Ministry of Defence: Defamation