What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 16 March 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Answer

I am advised that, to the best of my office’s records, no events or meetings were declined during the week beginning 16 March 2026. Note: • While my office keeps records of invitations to ‘events’, it is administratively difficult to accurately identify all ‘meetings’ and whether they are declined or accepted, as generally meetings do not have a specific date. Requests for a ‘meeting’ may take some weeks or even months to progress from invitation to actually taking place, depending on a range of factors such as scheduling.