Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many meetings he, his Ministers or officials have had with individuals and organisations representing Gypsies, Roma or Travellers since May 2010.

Officials from the Department for Communities and Local Government hold quarterly meetings with organisations representing Gypsies, Travellers and Roma through the DCLG Gyspy, Traveller and Roma Liaison Group. The Group has met nine times since June 2012 and the first meeting was attended by a DCLG Minister. DCLG Ministers have met members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Gypsy Roma Travellers. DCLG officials have also met individuals and organisations representing Gypsies, Travellers and Roma at other meetings, conferences and events, including consultation events, but we do not hold a comprehensive list of these.