§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many informal meetings at which Government business was discussed he has had with(a) the Ford Motor Company, (b) Thames Water, (c) GEC, (d) British Telecom, (e) Tesco, (f) BSkyB and (g) Manpower since becoming Secretary of State. [61985]
§ Mr. Mandelson[holding answer 1 December 1998]: I had a meeting with BT on 30 October, and met representatives from BT and BSkyB when they attended a meeting of the Information Age Partnerships on 19 November along with representatives of around 30 other companies involved in the Partnership. I have had no meetings with any of the other companies since becoming Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.