§ Lord Willoughby de Broke asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ Whether the meetings of the Lessons Learned Inquiry and the Royal Society Inquiry into foot and mouth disease are fully minuted by qualified stenographers; and whether the resultant transcripts are made available to the witnesses concerned. [HL4936]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)As indicated in its procedures for inquiry meetings in London, published on its website, the Lessons Learned Inquiry is recording views in writing, though not necessarily verbatim. The procedures make clear that notes of the meetings will be sent to the individual(s) or organisation concerned to ensure the factual accuracy of the recorded views.
Records have been taken of the main points raised during formal evidence sessions of the Royal Society Inquiry into infectious diseases in livestock, and the witnesses have been given the opportunity to comment on these in draft.