HC Deb 02 February 1995 vol 253 c834W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions in the last four months he or any of his Ministers have been approached by commercial lobbying organisations on behalf of their clients at informal or unofficial engagements.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 25 January 1995]: Ministers receive numerous representations about a wide variety of matters at informal or unofficial engagements but the information requested is not collected.

Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions in the last four months of which he has knowledge any civil servants in his Department have been approached by commercial lobbying organisations on behalf of their clients at informal or unofficial engagements.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 25 January 1995]: Officials may receive representations about a variety of matters at informal or unofficial engagements, but the information requested is not collected.