§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list and date those occasions over the last two years when Ministers or officials in his Department have met lobbying companies, prior to a decision being made on the subject of the meeting with the lobbying company.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the guidelines issued by his Department to regulate relationships with lobbying companies.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe Department maintains strict rules on conduct and propriety which cover all external organisations. They are set out in a number of documents, notably the "Staff Handbook", "Government Accounting" and in local instructions.