To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of his responses to Questions 116019 on Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad and 113243 on British Nationals Abroad: Afghanistan; and what his Department's policy is on answering on behalf of hon. Members from outside his Department.
Answered on
10 February 2022
I refer the Hon. Member to my previous answer, which was in line with the Ministerial Code; 'Ministers have a duty to Parliament to account, and be held to account, for the policies, decisions and actions of their departments and agencies.'
Therefore, as Operation Pitting was under MOD command, I have provided a response.
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Ministry of Defence