§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what meetings have been held between United States Government officials and his Department in(a) the USA and (b) the UK in the last 12 months, indicating the dates and locations of the meetings and the subjects discussed. [118626]
§ Ms Beverley Hughes[holding answer 11 April 2000]: Ministers and officials of the Department are in regular contact with officials of the United States Government and discuss a wide range of subjects. In addition to bilateral contracts, we often meet them in the margins of other international meetings.
Detailed information of meetings is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.