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Drax Group

Meetings with ministers

14

In the last 12 months

3

Different ministers

11

Lobbying firms used

2

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
2 February 2026Minister ShanksDESNZTo discuss Drax�s current strategy for AI Data Centre development
14 January 2026Minister McDonaldDESNZTo discuss the Clean Energy Jobs Plan
25 November 2025Jason StockwoodDBTTo discuss the UK investment environment, regulatory barriers, and the Autumn Budget
26 June 2025Sir Keir StarmerPrime MinisterBritish Chamber of Commerce's Business Council Q&A to engage with UK businesses on the Industrial Strategy and the Trade Strategy
19 May 2025Miatta FahnbullehDESNZRoundtable discussion on Government's review of Ofgem
15 May 2025Miatta FahnbullehDESNZRoundtable discussion on Government's review of Ofgem
31 March 2025Justin MaddersDBTTo participate in a panel discussion on Government's plan to Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Bill
27 February 2025Sarah JonesDESNZDiscussed the key greenhouse gas removal opportunities & challenges for deployment, and action government and industry can take to address them
28 October 2024Sarah JonesDESNZTo actions required to develop the Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) sector in the UK
28 October 2024Ed MilibandDESNZMeeting of Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) Council discussing Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), energy infrastructure, Carbon Capture & Storage Association (CCSA) Delivery Plan and Clean Power Mission
23 October 2024Michael ShanksDESNZRoundtable with developed Long Duration Energy Storage Companies (LDES) companies
10 October 2024Minister MaddersDBTTo discuss the Employment Rights Bill and Government's plan to Make Work Pay
18 July 2024James MurrayHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024Keynote speaker at CBI Business Leaders' Roundtable
7 July 2024Ed MilibandDESNZIntroductory call to discuss clean power targets

Consultant lobbying firms

  • 5654 & Company Limited
    April to June 2026; January to March 2026; October to December 2025; July to September 2025; April to June 2025; January to March 2025; October to December 2024; July to September 2024; April to June 2024
  • Grayling Communications Limited
    April to June 2025; January to March 2025; October to December 2024; July to September 2024
    Client named as “Drax”
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: “Drax”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.