§ Mr. RandallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings have been requested with his Department's Ministers by(a) Labour and (b) Conservative hon. Members; and how many meetings have been granted in each category. [31289]
§ Mr. Robin CookRecords of the number of requests for meetings with Ministers are not kept. My Ministerial colleagues and I have met approximately 114 Labour Members and 15 Conservative Members since 1 May 1997. This does not include meetings with or addresses to Parliamentary bodies such as All Party Groups.
We are happy to consider requests for meetings from hon. Members of all parties and as a general rule these have been granted.