Yes. The question about privilege is for the House. Ultimately, it's only the House itself as a group that decides whether or not the question of privilege is at stake.
It's not for the clerk. As I've said before, it's not for the Speaker, who's only the servant, just like employees of the House are servants of the Speaker, if you wish, but we work under his authority. That decision could not be made by a government institution.
In fact, the only way the House is advised of such a situation is because a request is made of a department. Because the information requested by someone deals somehow with the House of Commons, we are advised as a third party. By looking at the information, we assess that it's privileged. That's what starts the process.