Written question asked by Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour) on Monday, 20 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 March 2017 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 23 March 2017. A substantive answer was provided by Ben Gummer (Conservative) on Friday, 24 March 2017 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

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George Osborne

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether future meetings between Ministers and the right hon. Member for Tatton will be required to be published in the Departments' transparency data concerning meetings with proprietors, editors and media executives after his appointment as editor of the London Evening Standard; and whether any such meetings will be exempt from declaration in such transparency data.

Answer

All meetings between Ministers and newspapers and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives held in an official, social and political capacity are (and will continue to be) published on a quarterly basis.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

68588

Session

2016-17

Subjects

Disclosure of information Government departments Meetings Evening Standard Osborne, George

Link

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