Westfield Shopping Centre Company (Hansard, 29 April 2002)

§ Mrs. May
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what representations his Department and its predecessor has received from the Westfield shopping centre company since 1997. [50080]

§ Mr. Byers
[holding answer 17 April 2002]: Ministers and civil servants meet many people as part of the process of policy development and analysis. All such contacts are conducted in accordance with the Ministerial Code, the Civil Service Code and Guidance for Civil Servants: Contacts with Lobbyists. Some of these discussions take place on a confidential basis, and in order to preserve confidentiality it is not the normal practice of Governments to release details of specific meetings with private individuals or companies.
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§ Norman Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions whether the Planning Minister was informed of the financial arrangement in place between Lord Levy and Westfield when he agreed to meet the latter. [49884]

§ Ms Keeble
[holding answer 15 April 2002]: I refer to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 15 April 2002, Official Report, column 776W.
Ministers and civil servants meet many people as part of the process of policy development and analysis. All such contacts are conducted in accordance with the Ministerial Code, the Civil Service Code and Guidance for Civil Servants: Contacts with Lobbyists. Some of these discussions take place on a confidential basis, and in order to preserve confidentiality it is not the normal practice of Governments to release details of specific meetings with private individuals or companies.

§ Norman Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the dates since 1 May 1997 when(a) Ministers and (b) officials have met representatives of Westfield. [52163]

§ Ms Keeble
Ministers and civil servants meet many people as part of the process of policy development and analysis. All such contacts are conducted in accordance with the Ministerial Code, the Civil Service Code and Guidance for Civil Servants: Contacts with Lobbyists. Some of these discussions take place on a confidential basis, and in order to preserve confidentiality it is not the normal practice of Governments to release details of specific meetings with private individuals or companies.