Lobbying · Public body

Invest Northern Ireland

Meetings with ministers

In the last 12 months

Different ministers

Lobbying firms used

Meetings with ministers

Date	Minister	Purpose, as published
15 June 2026	Blair McDougallDBT	To discuss the government’s backing for women-led businesses and to provide steers for the future direction of the Invest in Women Taskforce
23 April 2025	Gareth ThomasDBT	To discuss access to finance for small businesses

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.