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Diageo

Meetings with ministers

36

In the last 12 months

5

Different ministers

20

Lobbying firms used

1

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
2 June 2026Darren JonesCabinet OfficeTo discuss the economy and the business community.
21 May 2026Chris BryantDBTBusiness broadcast call following the GCC-UK FTA conclusion.
14 May 2026Jason StockwoodDBTTo discuss the UK-Australia economic partnership
17 March 2026Chris BryantDBTRoundtable to discuss UK-France industrial cooperation.
5 February 2026Peter KyleDBTTo discuss growth and trade and investment opportunities
9 October 2025Peter KyleDBTTo discuss business opportunities in India
8 October 2025Peter KyleDBTTo discuss UK business opportunities in Maharashtra linked to the India FTA. Joined by the Secretary of State for Scotland.
23 September 2025Chris BryantDBTTo discuss UK-Brazilian trade
12 June 2025Steve ReedDefraRoundtable to discuss private sector investment in nature recovery
12 June 2025Mary CreaghDefraA roundtable to discuss how the government can encourage business investment in nature
3 June 2025Mary CreaghDefraA discussion on the policy, governance, and infrastructure required to scale high integrity nature markets. With particular regards to the Nature Markets Dialogue
8 May 2025Sir Keir StarmerPrime MinisterVideo meeting with business leaders during visit to discuss the US trade deal
7 May 2025Rachel ReevesHMTVisit to Glenkinchie Distillery as part of signing the India FTA
29 April 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss the potential impact of a UK-India Free Trade Agreement
28 April 2025Minister ShanksDESNZTo discuss the grid, connections reform, barriers faced by industry and the clean energy transition
22 April 2025Patrick VallanceDSITQuarterly AstraZeneca board meeting to discuss the life sciences sector in the UK and the innovation ecosystem.
3 April 2025Sir Keir StarmerPrime MinisterBusiness roundtable to discuss UK-US trade talks with British businesses
2 April 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss the upcoming Trade Strategy with the Chancellor
2 April 2025Douglas AlexanderDBTTo discuss the US Update
2 April 2025Rachel ReevesHMTRoundtable on Trade Strategy
20 March 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss trade policy
18 March 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss UK-US trade priorities
27 February 2025James MurrayHMTTo discuss alcohol duty.
12 February 2025Seema MalhotraHome OfficeRoundtable convened by Change the Race: Ratio to discuss pay gap reporting.
11 February 2025Douglas AlexanderDBTTo discuss UK-Latin American Trade
5 February 2025Sarah JonesDESNZVisited Diageo in Leven to hear about their decarbonisation techniques and challenges the industry are facing
4 February 2025Gareth ThomasDBTn/a
29 January 2025Nick Thomas-SymondsCabinet OfficeRoundtable discussion on ambitions for the UK/EU reset.
28 January 2025Douglas AlexanderDBTTo hold a roundtable on growth and sustainable economic transformation through trade between the UK and South Africa
21 November 2024Poppy GustafssonDBTTo discuss the food and drink industry, and investment into economic growth in this sector
21 November 2024Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss food and drink sector and investment
8 October 2024Mary CreaghDefraTo discuss the Government's priorities for the 16th Convention of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the 29th Convention of the Parties of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
3 October 2024James MurrayHMTTo discuss alcohol duty ahead of the Autumn Budget.
19 September 2024James MurrayHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024To discuss Alcohol Duty
17 September 2024Catherine WestFCDOTo hear perspectives of British businesses in Asia-Pacific.
5 September 2024Stephen DoughtyFCDOBusiness roundtable discussion about key opportunities for Canadian and UK businesses and the governments growth agenda.

Consultant lobbying firms

  • iNHouse Communications Limited
    April to June 2025; July to September 2024; April to June 2024
    Client named as “Diageo Plc”
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: “Diageo plc”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.