Attorney General's Office: Conflict of Interests
2026-06-03 · Attorney General · HL675 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 1 June (HL104), whether the Attorney General has received backdated payments since July 2024 relating to his past legal work as a barrister in Matrix Chambers, including paym
Answer
As has previously been set out to the house both in January 2025 and in June 2025, there is an established rigorous system in place within the Attorney General’s Office to ensure that a Law Officer would not be consulted on any matter that could give rise...