Lobbying · Trade or business body

Independent Networks Association

Meetings with ministers

In the last 12 months

Different ministers

Lobbying firms used

Meetings with ministers

Date	Minister	Purpose, as published
23 June 2026	Michael ShanksDESNZ	To bring together trade unions and industry leaders to review the emerging findings from the Electricity Networks Sector Growth Plan
23 February 2026	Minister ShanksDESNZ	To discuss perspectives and identify actions to continue to deliver good quality jobs in the electricity networks sector
18 November 2025	Michael ShanksDESNZ	To discuss government support for improved connections for Electrical Vehicle (EV) charging
25 June 2025	Miatta FahnbullehDESNZ	Roundtable to discuss Government's review of Ofgem

Consultant lobbying firms

Cavendish Consulting 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

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: “Independent Networks Association (INA)”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.