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Written Question
Department for Exiting the European Union: Legatum Institute
Tuesday 5th December 2017

Asked by: Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North)

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what meetings Ministers of his Department have had with representatives of the Legatum Institute in the last 12 months.

Answered by Steve Baker

Ministers from across Government are speaking with stakeholders from a variety of sectors, to understand their concerns and priorities regarding our exit from the EU. As part of this process, we have engaged with a range of domestic and EU-facing think tanks.

These organisations have contributed to the dialogue around EU withdrawal with a range of insights and opinions on proposed future arrangements, as well as on areas of impact for stakeholders across industry and society.

Details of ministerial meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are publicly available on GOV.UK.

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