Government: Minutes of Meetings

Questions

Asked by

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 29 September 2008 (WA 337-38), what protocols or guidance are in place concerning the taking of minutes in meetings between (a) Ministers and private sector organisations, and (b) civil servants and private sector organisations. [HL724]

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether minutes are routinely taken in meetings between civil servants and private sector organisations concerning matters of commercial interest. [HL725]

To ask Her Majesty's Government what records are kept of meetings of (a) Ministers and private sector organisations, and (b) civil servants and private sector organisations. [HL726]

Lord Patel of Bradford
All such meetings are conducted in accordance with the Ministerial Code and Civil Service Code.

Guidance on record-keeping is set out in the Records Management Code and Managing Private Office Records, which can be accessed online at www.national archives.gov.uk/recordsmanagement/code/default. htm and www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/popaper sguidance-full.pdf.

Copies are also available in the Library of the House.