David Davis – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Davis on 2016-03-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Prime Minister’s statement of 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 23, what rank of officer within the RAF chain of command had access to the Attorney General’s advice on the legal basis for the Reyaad Khan drone strike.

Michael Fallon

The Attorney General’s advice informed my decision to target Reyaad Khan. The strike was conducted by the RAF using rules of engagement informed by the Attorney General’s advice.