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Katharine Birbalsingh

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 24 March 2025UIN 39574

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date the minutes of her meeting with Katharine Birbalsingh were (a) written and (b) edited.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

All Ministerial meetings related to government business have a private secretary present to take a readout of the conversation.

In line with the Cabinet Office guidance on taking minutes, published under the previous administration, a readout is drafted during the meeting and edited in the following days, before a final note is shared for the record. The meeting with Katharine Birbalsingh followed this approach.

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