Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department’s process is for (a) recording and (b) keeping minutes of all meetings relating to Government business.

All Treasury officials are responsible for reliable record keeping, including meetings relating to Government business, and must use the corporate records system to store these items.

Formal meetings are usually minuted, however, not all meetings need to be minuted.

Specific procedures are in place for external meetings involving ministers. These are publicly available and can be found in the Guidance on the management of Private Office Papers.