Funding Circle

Meetings with ministers

In the last 12 months

Different ministers

Lobbying firms used

Meetings with ministers

Date	Minister	Purpose, as published
16 June 2026	Rachel BlakeHMT	Roundtable to discuss AI and innovation in financial services, and opportunities and challenges posed by AI and other emerging technologies in delivering the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy
28 January 2026	Blair McDougallDBT	Introductory meeting to discuss SME lending
11 December 2025	Lucy RigbyHMT	A roundtable to discuss the financial services growth and competitiveness strategy, regulation, capital markets, and innovation
15 July 2025	Gareth ThomasDBT	Meeting to discuss personal gurantees
6 May 2025	Gareth ThomasDBT	To discuss barriers to both the demand and supply of debt finance
10 October 2024	Tulip SiddiqHMT	Roundtable with the Unicorn Council to discuss fintech investment and the Government's growth mission

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