Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Attorney General, whether he has had discussions with his Northern Ireland counterparts on the recent case of Pastor James McConnell.

Robert Buckland

The Attorney General and I have not had any discussions on Pastor McConnell’s case with the Attorney General for Northern Ireland or the Public Prosecution Service. The decision to prosecute was a matter for the Public Prosecution Service.