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Associated British Ports

Meetings with ministers

26

In the last 12 months

4

Different ministers

14

Lobbying firms used

2

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
18 December 2025Keir MatherDfTMeeting with ABP in Hull to discuss plans for growth and skills in the sector
17 December 2025Keir MatherDfTMeeting with Chief Executive to discuss work of ABP and areas of mutual interest
17 December 2025Michael ShanksDESNZTo progress on the draft Grant Offer Letter and discuss next steps
11 December 2025Michael ShanksDESNZTo discuss HMG's commitment to working with Associated British Ports (ABP) on the Future Port Talbot project
17 October 2025Michael ShanksDESNZTo discuss Port Talbot
7 July 2025Sarah JonesDBTBrief drop in to regular meeting of the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council. All attendees attended in their role as Council members, rather than on behalf of their organisations.
21 May 2025Mike KaneDfTRoundtable meeting to discuss investment and growth oppotunites with leading port operators and issues preventing or slowing down abilities to invest
19 May 2025Emma ReynoldsHMTMeeting of the Transition Finance Council to discuss transition finance
30 April 2025Mike KaneDfTRoundtable meeting while on visit to discuss skills development oppotunites in the maritime sector
16 April 2025Sarah JonesDESNZTo discuss investment in Immingham
27 March 2025Poppy GustafssonDBTTo discuss investible projects at ABP's sites
18 March 2025Matthew PennycookMHCLGTo discuss views on consultation requirements for National Significant Infrastructure Projects.
11 March 2025Michael ShanksDESNZTo discuss port strategy, grant procedure, and international connections
4 March 2025Douglas AlexanderDBTTo discuss the current trading environment
25 February 2025Ed MilibandDESNZDESNZ Stakeholder event for the purpose of building relationships with senior business and partner organisations, discussing government priorities, and the Clean Energy Mission
25 February 2025Kerry McCarthyDESNZDESNZ Stakeholder event for the purpose of building relationships with senior business and partner organisations, discussing government priorities, and the Clean Energy Mission
25 February 2025Michael ShanksDESNZDESNZ Stakeholder event for the purpose of building relationships with senior business and partner organisations, discussing government priorities, and the Clean Energy Mission
25 February 2025Miatta FahnbullehDESNZDESNZ Stakeholder event for the purpose of building relationships with senior business and partner organisations, discussing government priorities, and the Clean Energy Mission
23 January 2025Ed MilibandDESNZVisit to open the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF), a major expansion of Associated British Ports� (ABP) Port of Lowestoft, built to service the offshore wind sector
17 December 2024Rachel ReevesHMTA meeting to launch the Industrial Strategy Council to discuss investment, innovation, and breaking down barriers to growth in key sectors as well as some emerging themes in responses to October’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper.
3 December 2024Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss growth agenda and business engagement
26 November 2024Sarah JonesDBTDiscussed Tata Steel UK's transition to an electric arc furnace
7 October 2024Kerry McCarthyDESNZRoundtable to discuss The North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) countries' future in terms of: security of supply and supply chains; skills development; energy affordability; environmental impact and infrastructure
7 October 2024Mike KaneDfTRoundtable meeting with UK port leaders to discuss priority issues, including discussions on port planning and consent; port decarbonisation, electrification and offshore wind; seafarers welfare and wages regulations and the future of freeports/investment zones
24 September 2024Nick Thomas-SymondsCabinet OfficeRoundtable to discuss UK politics at Labour Party Conference.
14 August 2024Sarah JonesDESNZDiscussed the joint ABP- Air Products Immingham opportunity

Consultant lobbying firms

  • TYI Group Ltd
    April to June 2026
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PWC)
    October to December 2024
About these records. Each row is one entry in a minister’s published meetings return, so a meeting with two ministers appears once for each. Dates and purposes are shown as the department published them. Published under these names too: “Associated British Ports (ABP)”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.