Labour Party: Conferences
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions Ministers in her Department had on government business at Labour Party Conference; whether such meetings and engagement will be recorded in government transparency returns; and whether these discussions were reported back to civil servants.
Answered by James Murray
All Ministers' meetings in an official capacity are recorded and published on gov.uk as part of the department’s quarterly transparency return.
The guidance acknowledges that meetings with external organisations at party conferences will generally be in a political capacity. As a result, they do not expect these meetings to be declared, unless a senior media figure was also present.
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