§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health on what dates Ministers in his Department have held meetings with members and officials of the United States Administration since 1 January 2002; where each598W meeting was held; which Ministers were involved in each meeting; which United States Administration Department attended each meeting; and which members and officials from the United States Administration attended each of these meetings. [142391]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonMy right hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) met the American Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson, on 22 October 2002 while attending the Commonwealth Fund International Health Symposium in Washington.
They met again on the 24 October 2002, when Mr. Thompson was present at a Ministerial Round Table discussion at the same Commonwealth Fund International Health Symposium in Washington.
They met once more at the World Health Assembly in Geneva on 19 May 2003.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health met Mr. Thompson while attending the Commonwealth Fund International Health Symposium in Washington on 22 October 2003.
The Minister of State, Department of Health, my right hon. Friend the Member for Barrow and Furness (Mr. Hutton) attended the Global Health Security conference in March 2002, which was attended by a number of United States officials from the Health, State and Defence Departments.
In May 2002, he also attended a dinner during the World Health Assembly on Global Health Security at which Mr. Thompson was present.
In November 2003, he met Mr. Thompson at the Berlin meeting on Global Health Security.