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BBC

Meetings with ministers

37

In the last 12 months

12

Different ministers

22

Lobbying firms used

2

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
22 June 2026Peter KyleDBTTo discuss how the government can continue to support creative industries
8 June 2026Nick Thomas-SymondsCabinet OfficeLunch to discuss the government's priorities
4 June 2026Susan HaymanDefraBaroness Hayman participated in a media interview to discuss Government policy on access to nature, green spaces and environmental improvement.
18 March 2026Bridget PhillipsonDfETo discuss opportunities to collaborate on education priorities
3 March 2026Heidi AlexanderDfTTo discuss the work of the department
25 February 2026Nick Thomas-SymondsCabinet OfficeA meeting to discuss the government's priorities
4 February 2026Mary CreaghDefraTo raise profile about IPBES12 and its business & biodiversity assessment
16 December 2025Peter KyleDBTTo discuss the UK's support for the creative industries and wider business environemtn
18 November 2025James TimpsonMOJInterview on Female Offenders
17 November 2025Miatta FahnbullehMHCLGRoundtable to discuss issues facing Sikh communities
13 November 2025Jonathan ReynoldsLeader of the House of Commons and WhipsMeeting to discuss Parliamentary business
10 November 2025Rachel ReevesHMTRoutine media engagement ahead of Autumn Budget
13 October 2025Jacqui SmithDfET Level Week employer roundtable, to engage with large employers to encourage them to offer T Level industry placements
27 September 2025Rachel ReevesHMTRegular engagement with Media Representatives at Labour Party Conference
16 September 2025Liz KendallDSITThird of three plenary sessions with AI and creative industry stakeholders on the issue of AI and copyright. This was jointly hosted with DCMS SoS
1 September 2025Sarah JonesDBTDiscussed the implementation of the Industrial Strategy
1 July 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfEMeeting to discuss suicide prevention education as part of the amended relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum
28 April 2025Jennifer ChapmanFCDOTo discuss international development strategy
1 April 2025Seema MalhotraHome OfficeInterview to discuss Windrush.
18 March 2025Rachel ReevesHMTMedia engagement in the run-up to the Spring Statement
6 March 2025Kerry McCarthyDESNZTo discuss the BBC�s first Climate Transition Plan and commitment to building a sustainable media industry
6 March 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo share brief remarks on the importance of the sector and how the sector feeds into the government’s wider missions.
26 February 2025Miatta FahnbullehDESNZTo discuss the Radio Teleswitch Service switch-off
28 January 2025Rachel ReevesHMTMedia engagement following Growth Moment
16 January 2025Rachel ReevesHMTMedia engagement to discuss the economy
27 November 2024Pat McFaddenCabinet OfficeA briefing to CNI owners and operators
14 November 2024Steve ReedDefraInterview
5 November 2024Stephen KinnockDHSCTo discuss adult social care.
30 October 2024Rachel ReevesHMTMedia engagement ahead of the Autumn Budget.
28 October 2024Yvette CooperHome OfficeMinisterial Journalist Reception hosted at the Home Office.
24 October 2024Steve ReedDefraTook part in the BBC Question Time live show in Plymouth.
8 October 2024Maggie JonesDSITTo discuss the National Data Library.
3 October 2024Rachel ReevesHMTRegular engagement with Media Representatives to discuss the CCUS announcement.
3 October 2024Pat McFaddenCabinet OfficeTo discuss the government's priorities.
16 September 2024Rachel ReevesHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024Regular engagement with Media Representatives to discuss the UK economy.
30 July 2024Peter KyleDSITMeeting to discuss SoS' priorities for the Department.
7 July 2024Rachel ReevesHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024Regular engagement with Media Representatives to discuss the UK economy.

Consultant lobbying firms

  • Lodestone Oxford Limited
    October to December 2025; July to September 2025
  • Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
    April to June 2025
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: “BBC (Sima Kotecha)”, “BBC (Chris Mason, Zoe Kleinman)”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.