§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Prime Minister how many meetings(a) he has and (b) his staff have had with representatives of the American Government at which opportunities for inward investment by American companies in the British retail sector were discussed. [89338]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 1 July 1999]: I, Ministers, advisers and other civil servants meet many people in the course of our work. This properly includes meetings with representatives from foreign governments. By convention it is not the practice of governments to make information on such meetings or their content publicly available.
It is the job of the British Prime Minister to promote this country as a place to invest, boosting British jobs and prosperity. I have done this on many occasions and will continue to do so.