Written question asked by Lord Tyrie (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 March 2005. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 March 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the occasions between 31st March 2003 and 31st March 2004 when special advisers attended meetings with external representatives at which ministers were not present; if he will list the speeches his special advisers made in an official capacity between 31st March 2003 and 31st March 2004, broken down by date.

Answer: Mr. Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list the occasions between 31 March 2003 and 31 March 2004 when special advisers attended meetings with external representatives at which Ministers were not present; [210539] (2) if he will list the speeches his special advisers made in an official capacity between 31 March 2003 and 31 March 2004, broken down by date. [210566] Mr. Caplin: Ministry of Defence special advisers have many regular meetings with a wide variety of external bodies as a routine part of their duties. All meetings held by departmental special advisers are conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers. All speeches given by special advisers are conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c188W;432 c186W; 210539;210566
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Government departments Special advisers Meetings Ministry of Defence Speeches
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