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Openreach

Meetings with ministers

17

In the last 12 months

5

Different ministers

9

Lobbying firms used

2

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
30 April 2026Chris McDonaldDBTTo discuss UK EV transition
30 April 2026Keir MatherDfTRoundtable meeting to discuss sustaining momentum in EV uptake and developing infrastructure, investment and industrial capability to deliver in scale
23 March 2026Liz LloydDSITTo discuss fixed telecoms modernisations.
10 December 2025Blair McDougallDBTTo discuss the impact of the Autumn Budget and discuss how government and business can work together to address cost pressures and unlock investment in 2026
19 November 2025Liz LloydDSITTo have an introductory meeting with the CEO to discuss their build progress, and requests of government.
17 October 2025James MurrayHMTBusiness Leader Roundtable on Infrastructure
1 August 2025Chris BryantDSITTo discuss barriers to gigabit rollout.
2 July 2025Chris BryantDSITTo discuss the gigabit rollout and Project Gigabit.
2 July 2025Chris BryantDSITTo discuss the gigabit rollout and Project Gigabit.
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
18 November 2024Chris BryantDSITRoundtable at the PSTN conference, on PSTN migration, held at Tech UK
18 November 2024Chris BryantDSITRoundtable at the PSTN conference on protection for telecare, held at Tech UK
18 November 2024Chris BryantDSITRoundtable at the PSTN conference on telecoms and water industries, held at TechUK
12 September 2024Chris BryantDSITTo give a speech and meet with operators to discuss telegraph poles
11 September 2024Peter KyleDSITIntroductory discussion covering gigabit rollout and investment landscape
4 September 2024Chris BryantDSITRoundtable meeting to discuss PSTN migration
12 July 2024Rachel ReevesHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024Roundtable to discuss the opportunity to unlock growth and housebuilding by addressing the challenges facing infrastructure investment, including planning.

Consultant lobbying firms

  • iNHouse Communications Limited
    April to June 2026; October to December 2025; July to September 2025; October to December 2024; July to September 2024
  • SEC Newgate UK Limited
    April to June 2026; January to March 2026
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: “OpenReach”, “openreach”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.