Lobbying · Public body

Connected Places Catapult

Meetings with ministers

In the last 12 months

Different ministers

Lobbying firms used

Meetings with ministers

Date	Minister	Purpose, as published
19 June 2025	Darren JonesHMT	A roundtable with stakeholders ahead of the launch of National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA)
3 March 2025	Georgia GouldCabinet Office	A meeting to discuss the Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre and and potential learnings for future policy for being more innovative in this space
6 February 2025	Sarah JonesDBT	Discussed the catapults' role in growth and investment and the developing Industrial Strategy
28 November 2024	Gareth ThomasDBT	To discuss infrastructure exports opportunities with board members, through a ?Team UK? approach, focusing on large and complex infrastructure projects overseas.
7 November 2024	Georgia GouldCabinet Office	Meeting with a range of stakeholders to discuss intentions and hear feedback for the National Procurement Policy Statement
9 October 2024	Patrick VallanceDSIT	Discussion about the Catapult network in the UK and the R&D landscape.

Consultant lobbying firms

Not named as a client of a consultant lobbying firm on the Register of Consultant Lobbyists in the quarters we hold. Lobbying done by an organisation's own staff does not have to be registered.

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: “Connected Places: Catapult”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.