Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) the purpose was of and (b) matters were discussed at the lunch meeting between Amazon Web Services and the Minister for Implementation held on 12 February 2019.

The event on 12 February 2019 was a roundtable discussion, jointly hosted by the Spectator and Amazon Web Services. The purpose of the event was to have a broad discussion on digital transformation in government and the role of the private sector in supporting this.

It was attended by stakeholders from industry, the media and the public sector. Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders in a range of forums as part of their normal duties.