Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1207 on Ministers: Media and the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7434 on Political Parties: Donors, whether his Department has issued guidance to Departments on what constitutes a senior media figure for the purposes of publishing that data.

Details of official meetings held in a ministerial capacity with external organisations or individuals are declared quarterly, alongside details of all meetings with senior media figures. Ministers’ Transparency Guidance, which is published on GOV.UK, details what constitutes a senior media figure for the purposes of publishing this data.