Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions a request for a meeting by an hon. Member was not agreed to by (a) a Minister and (b) their office on behalf of a Minister in the last 12 months.

Ministers regularly engage hon. Members on a wide range of issues, whether on their request or proactively. The department does not keep a central record of meetings that are declined.