§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions ministerial conference and meeting rooms in the parliamentary estate have been booked in his name, or that of other Ministers in his Department, for meetings with Conservative Members immediately preceding questions to his Department in the current parliamentary Session. [39519]
§ Mr. PortilloSo far as I am aware, no bookings have been made in my name or those of my departmental ministerial colleagues. But it is my practice to meet Conservative Members who have an interest in defence430W matters, on the day of defence questions, usually in a ministerial conference room.