meetings of Rt. Hon. Wes Streeting with Gender Critical campaigning groups
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
I am seeking to receive the following information:
1) a list of all meetings, including the agenda and meeting minutes that have taken place between the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Honorable Wes Streeting (incl.
communication sent on his behalf by his direct staff) and members of the SEEN network (Sex Equity and Equality Network) since 1 July 2024.
2) all meetings, including the agenda and meeting minutes that have taken place since 1July 2024 between the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Honorable Wes Streeting (incl. communication sent on his behalf by his direct staff) and representatives of Sex Matters.
3) all meetings, including the agenda and meeting minutes that have taken place since 1July 2024 between the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Honorable Wes Streeting (incl. communication sent on his behalf by his direct staff) and representatives of LGB Alliance.
4) provide a list of all future meetings to be held between the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Honorable Wes Streeting (incl. communication sent on his behalf by his direct staff) and SEEN or Sex Matters for the period from present day until end of June 2025.
Yours faithfully,
Emilia Beckers
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Dear Ms Beckers,
Please find attached the Department of Health and Social Care's response
to your recent FOI request (our ref: FOI-1591185).
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
Department of Health and Social Care
Dear Department of Health and Social Care,
With regards to your request for clarification, please note the following.
I confirm that I seek the information referring to representatives from SEEN in their capacity as representatives of the network engaging in dialogue with the government regarding their interests and campaigns. I am seeking to establish the frequency of meetings of all campaigning groups referenced in my original request (i.e. Seen network (specifically Civil service staff network of Seen, Seen in Parliament, Seen in Health and Police Seen)
, Sex Matters (including Murray Blackburn Mackenzie and Alice Sullivan, who are trustees of the Charity) and LGB Alliance. If during any of these meetings past and future, members of Policy Exchange were present, then please confirm/deny their presence.
I do not seek information about the individuals in attendance of such meetings, but I do wish to receive confirmation of all the aforementioned organisations should they have had meeting with Rt. Hon Wes Streeting.
Yours faithfully,
Emilia Beckers
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Dear Ms Beckers,
Thank you for your request of 15 April under the Freedom of Information
Act (our ref:FOI-1602912)
We are writing to inform you that the Department's consideration of the
balance of the public interest with regards to your request is not yet
complete and requires further time to complete in line with Section 10(3)
of the FOI Act.
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Section 22.
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June.
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Department of Health and Social Care
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