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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 5 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 July 2018. It was answered by Andrew Griffiths (Conservative) on Friday, 13 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

British Chambers of Commerce

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times Ministers of his Department have met with representatives of the British Chamber of Commerce since the 23 June 2016.

Answer

Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations are published quarterly on the Gov.UK website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy&publication_type=transparency-data

Information from April to June 2018 will be published in due course.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is a key stakeholder for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and meet frequently with the Secretary of State and the other ministers. He holds weekly meetings with five major stakeholders – the BCC, the CBI, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), EEF and the Institute of Directors (IoD) to discuss issues that are affecting their members and businesses more generally. The BCC is also a member of the SME Advisory Board.

Other ministers and officials at all levels from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have had numerous meetings with the British Chambers of Commerce and continue to do so.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
161055
Session
2017-19
Subjects
British Chambers of Commerce Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk