To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what meetings Ministers in his Department have had at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with groups of British Muslims on events in Gaza since 27 December 2008; and what the names were of the individuals who attended each meeting. (252091)

[holding answer 27 January 2009]: Since 27 December 2008 the following meetings have been held:

On 6 January 2009 my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (PUSS) at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and I met with representatives and individuals from a number of organisations including the Quilliam Foundation, Muslim Council of Britain, British Muslim Forum, the Sufi Muslim Council, the Al Khoei Foundation, the UK Ismaili Council and the Ithna Asheri Khoja Shia World Federation.

On 8 January 2009 we met with members of the Muslim Women’s Advisory Group.

On 12 January 2009 my right hon. Friends the Foreign Secretary and Communities Secretary met with representatives and individuals from a number of organisations including the Quilliam Foundation, Muslim Council of Britain, British Muslim Forum, the City Circle, British Muslims for a Secular Democracy, the Sufi Muslim Council, the Al Khoei Foundation, the UK Ismaili Council and the Ithna Asheri Khoja Shia World Federation.

On 13 January 2009 my hon. Friend the PUSS at DCLG and I met with members of the Young Muslims Advisory Group.