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Enterprise Nation

Meetings with ministers

34

In the last 12 months

14

Different ministers

16

Lobbying firms used

1

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
16 June 2026Blair McDougallDBTTo discuss progressing measures in the Small Business Plan and boost economic growth.
11 June 2026Blair McDougallDBTSmall Business Taskforce to discuss how to deliver effective change in the regulatory environment for small and medium enterprises
21 May 2026Chris BryantDBTBusiness broadcast call following the GCC-UK FTA conclusion.
13 May 2026Blair McDougallDBTTo discuss business confidence and align senior business leaders behind a shared agenda of stability, pragmatic reform and growth, following the King’s Speech
15 April 2026Blair McDougallDBTTo improve members’ knowledge and understanding of UK Government support for businesses
17 March 2026Blair McDougallDBTSmall Business Growth Forum roundtable to discuss Make Work Pay measures and the Small Business Plan
13 March 2026Jacqui SmithDfEPre-briefing stakeholders ahead of the Youth Guarantee and Growth and Skills Levy announcements on 16 March
10 March 2026James FrithCabinet OfficeRoundtable meeting with businesses and employer groups to discuss digital ID consultation launch
6 January 2026Chris McDonaldDBTRoundtable to discuss the British Industrial Cost Competitiveness scheme
27 November 2025Blair McDougallDBTTo discuss small business growth
17 November 2025Peter KyleDBTTo discuss skills around the industrial strategy
13 November 2025Kate DeardenDBTTo discuss implementation of the Employment Rights Bill and how the Government can help raise awareness on consultations and implementation.
30 October 2025Darren JonesCabinet OfficeRoundtable with business representative groups to discuss economic policy
23 October 2025Blair McDougallDBTTo discuss the impact of business mentoring through the real-life experiences of mentors and mentees on Help to Grow: Management
16 October 2025Blair McDougallDBTIntroductory meeting and to discuss SME growth
4 October 2025Chris WardCabinet OfficeDiscussion considered steps to improve public procurement system for SMEs, how the system can be reformed to reduce burdens on SMEs and deliver better outcomes for Government. Discussion considered both legislative and non- legislative proposals
31 July 2025Sir Keir StarmerPrime MinisterTo discuss the Government's Small Business Plan with small business representative organisations
15 July 2025Gareth ThomasDBTMeeting to discuss personal gurantees
3 June 2025Sarah JonesDBTDiscussed the Industrial Strategy and economic growth in the UK
20 May 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo discussthe Business Growth Service platform
23 April 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo discuss digital technologies for SMEs
8 April 2025Feryal ClarkDSITRoundtable with industry leaders, small business owners and parliamentarians to discuss driving SME growth through the adoption of AI.
3 April 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo discuss key pillars underpinning the Small Business Strategy
19 March 2025Georgia GouldCabinet OfficePanel discussion as part of the GovTech Summit 2025 on the future of procurement and the wider context of procurement reform.
29 January 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo gather insight on the areas of Entrepreneurship and the Business Growth Service
28 January 2025Gareth ThomasDBTSME Digital Adoption Taskforce Meeting to discuss the interim report
14 January 2025Gareth ThomasDBTWebinar Q&A discussion followed by a few questions from the audience on topics relating to small business growth.
9 January 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss UK business environment for small businesses
4 December 2024Minister MaddersDBTTo discuss the Government?s plans to Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Bill
13 November 2024Georgia GouldCabinet OfficeMeeting with a range of stakeholders to discuss intentions and hear feedback for the National Procurement Policy Statement
13 November 2024Gareth ThomasDBTMeeting to discuss insights from key industry players on digital adoption
6 November 2024Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss small business and the industrial strategy
5 November 2024Gareth ThomasDBTTo outline the aims of the new Forum
11 September 2024Gareth ThomasDBTMeeting to discuss key priorities within small business' and areas of collaboration between Enterprise Nation and the new Government.

Consultant lobbying firms

  • SME4Labour Limited
    July to September 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. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.