inn ▁F é in ▁wanted ▁to ▁th wart ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Information ▁requests ▁and ▁meet ings ▁were ▁not ▁min uted ▁so ▁information ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁through ▁these ▁requests . ▁Ster ling ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁" there ▁was ▁a ▁belief ▁among ▁senior ▁civil ▁servants ▁and ▁polit icians ▁that ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁should ▁get ▁as ▁much ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁as ▁possible ". ▁ ▁Ar l ene ▁F oster ' s ▁special ▁advis er ▁Andrew ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁give ▁evidence ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁inqu iry . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁all ▁meet ings ▁were ▁min uted ▁and ▁if ▁meet ings ▁wer en ' t ▁min uted , ▁it ▁" had ▁not ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁minister ". ▁Sir ▁Patrick , ▁the ▁inqu iry ▁head , ▁said ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁who ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁" un aware " ▁that ▁notes ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁produced ▁was ▁C raw ford . ▁C raw ford ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁" inn u endo " ▁that ▁no ▁notes ▁were ▁taken ▁of ▁meet ings . ▁ ▁F oster ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁give ▁evidence ▁to ▁the ▁inqu iry ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁She ▁denied ▁personal ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁scheme ▁and ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" a ▁matter ▁of ▁deep ▁regret ". ▁F oster ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁" allowed ▁herself ▁to ▁be ▁led ▁by ▁officials ▁and ▁by ▁evidence ▁as ▁to ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁way ▁forward ". ▁The ▁inqu iry ▁also ▁heard ▁that ▁she ▁effectively ▁wrote ▁a