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Written Question
Attorney General: Alcoholic Drinks
Friday 20th December 2024

Asked by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Solicitor General, how many alcohol industry representatives Ministers in her Department have met since July 2024.

Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Details of ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Data for the period of July to September 2024 will be published in due course.

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