Departmental Correspondence John Bercow To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the (a) meetings and (b) correspondence between him and (i) defence manufacturers and (ii) defence industry lobbyists in the last 12 months. Mr. Ingram The Defence Ministers have held the following meetings with defence manufacturers, defence industry lobby groups and trades unions over the period 1 December 2005 to 1 December 2006. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Date | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Secretary of State for Defence | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |26 July 2006 |Meeting with representatives from CSEU, Amicus, T and G and GMB trades unions | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |19 July 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Amicus | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |18 July 2006 |Meeting with a representative from SBAC | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |28 June 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Rolls-Royce | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |18 January 2006 |Meeting with local trade union representatives Amicus, GMB and Prospect | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |11 January 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Amicus | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Minister for the Armed Forces | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |28 November 2006 |Defence Aircraft Repair Agency Management Advisory Board | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |21 November 2006 |Army Base Repair Organisation Owners Council Meeting | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |4 July 2006 |Army Base Repair Organisation Owners Council Meeting | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 March 2006 |Meeting with representatives from the Army Base Repair Organisation and from Amicus and GMB unions| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Minister for Defence Procurement | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |27 November 2006 |Meeting with a representative from QinetiQ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |24 November 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Agusta Westland | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |23 November 2006 |Meeting with representatives from General Dynamics UK | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |22 November 2006 |Meeting with a representative from EADS | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |16 November 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Atkins | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |9 November 2006 |Meeting with a representative from VT Group | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |9 November 2006 |Meeting with representatives from BAE Systems | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |6 November 2006 |Meeting with industry representatives at Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) Alliance Board | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 November 2006 |Meeting with industry representatives at the National Defence Industries Council | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 November 2006 |Meeting with representatives from MBDA | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |31 October 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Amicus | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |25 October 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Lockheed Martin | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |23 October 2006 |Ministerial meeting with representatives from EADS | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |29 September 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Thales | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |28 September 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Boeing | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |20 September 2006 |Meeting with a representative from VT Group | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |19 September 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Lockheed Martin | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |26 July 2006 |Meeting with the Secretary of State and representatives from AMICUS | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |24 July 2006 |Meeting with trade union delegation from BAE Systems Barrow | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |21 July 2006 |Meeting with representative from Thales | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |19 July 2006 |Meeting with Secretary of State and representatives from AMICUS | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |13 July 2006 |Meeting with representatives from BAE Systems | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |11 July 2006 |Meeting with representatives from KBR | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |6 July 2006 |Meeting with representatives from MBDA | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |28 June 2006 |Secretary of State’s meeting with a representative from Rolls-Royce plc | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |28 June 2006 |Meeting with representatives from EADS | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |26 June 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Lockheed Martin | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |21 June 2006 |Meeting with a representative from Surrey Satellites | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |20 June 2006 |Two meetings with representatives from BAE Systems | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |15 June 2006 |Meeting with trade union representatives from Swan Hunter | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |8 June 2006 |Meeting with a representative from Babcock | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |8 June 2006 |Meeting with trade union representatives from MBDA | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |7 June 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Rothschild | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |6 June 2006 |Meeting with representatives from KBR and DML | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |18 May 2006 |Meeting with representatives from the BAE Systems Borough trade unions, CSEU and GMB | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |18 May 2006 |Meeting with a representative from BAE Systems | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |17 May 2006 |Meeting with two representatives from Rolls Royce | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |10 May 2006 |Meeting with representatives from MBDA | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |9 May 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Lockheed Martin | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |4 May 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Thales | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |4 May 2006 |Meeting with a representative from Agusta Westland | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |3 May 2006 |Meeting with a representative from BAE Systems | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |3 May 2006 |Meeting with a representative from Agusta Westland | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |3 May 2006 |Meeting with trade union representatives from Agusta Westland | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |27 Apr 2006 |Meeting with representative from GKN | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |20 Apr 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Ultra Electronics | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |20 Apr 2006 |Meeting with representatives from KBR | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |30 March 2006 |Meeting with representative from P and O and Transco | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |30 March 2006 |Two meetings with representatives from BAE Systems | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |27 March 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Thales | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |22 March 2006 |Meeting with representatives from the VT Group | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |9 March 2006 |Meeting with a representative from General Dynamics | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |7 March 2006 |Meeting with a representative from BAE Systems | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2 March 2006 |Meeting with a representative from Thales | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |9 February 2006 |Meeting with a representative from EADS | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |8 February 2006 |Meeting with a representative from MBDA | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |30 January 2006 |Meeting with a representative from Northrop Grumman | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |24 January 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Thales | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |24 January 2006 |Meeting with representatives from EADS | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |13 January 2006 |Meeting with a representative from VTOL Technologies Ltd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |12 December 2005 |Meeting with representatives from Chemring | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 December 2005 |Meetings with representatives from BAE Systems | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 December 2005 |Meeting with representatives from Raytheon | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Under Secretary of State for Defence| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 November 2006 |Meeting with representatives from EDS Defence Ltd | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |29 June 2006 |Meeting with a representative from the National Employer Advisory Board | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |19 Apr 2006 |Meeting with representatives from Sodexho Defence Services | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A list of all correspondence between the Defence Ministers and defence manufacturers and defence industry lobby groups is not held by the MOD and could be collated only at disproportionate cost.