§ Dr. StrangTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many times(a) he or his predecessor, (b) his junior ministerial colleagues in his Department and (c) senior civil servants at or above the grade of assistant secretary in his Department, have met food and drink manufacturers, retailers and other food industry trade associations in the last year; and if he will list these meetings and the businesses they represented. [42124]
§ Mr. EggarThere is a wide range of DTI Ministers and senior civil servants who may have had such contracts. However, the information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.