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Port of Dover

Meetings with ministers

17

In the last 12 months

3

Different ministers

8

Lobbying firms used

2

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
30 June 2026Keir MatherDfTTo discuss resilience plans for EES disruption over the summer
24 March 2026Keir MatherDfTMeeting to discuss EES implementation
29 October 2025Keir MatherDfTMet while on visit to the Portals to discuss potential issues surrounding EU Entry/Exit System
3 June 2025Susan HaymanDefraPersonal Imports/Foot and Mouth Disease roundtable to discuss the potential affects Foot and Mouth Disease will have on the travel sector and potential solutions/ways of moving forward
14 May 2025Lilian GreenwoodDfTA regular meeting to discuss preparations for the upcoming implementation of the EU's Entry/Exit System
12 April 2025Keir MatherDfTRoundtable meeting to discuss Maritime Sector Priorities
9 April 2025Lilian GreenwoodDfTA regular meeting to discuss preparations for the upcoming implementation of the EU's Entry/Exit System
25 February 2025Nick Thomas-SymondsCabinet OfficeVisit to the Port to see the progress of ongoing work with EES implemenation.
25 February 2025Lilian Greenwood MPDfTVisit to the Port alongside the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Minister for Migration and Citizenship, to discuss preparations for the European Entry/Exit System
25 February 2025Seema MalhotraHome OfficeMeeting to discuss EU Entry-Exit System.
28 October 2024Lilian GreenwoodDfTTo discuss Operational readiness & contingency planning
7 October 2024Mike KaneDfTRoundtable meeting with UK port leaders to discuss priority issues, including discussions on port planning and consent; port decarbonisation, electrification and offshore wind; seafarers welfare and wages regulations and the future of freeports/investment zones
16 September 2024Lilian GreenwoodDfTIntroductory meeting between the Secretary of State and Jason Holt (CEO) and Doug Bannister (Chair), from the Port of Dover
16 September 2024Louise HaighDfTTo discuss preperations for EES
10 September 2024Nick Thomas-SymondsCabinet OfficeMet with representatives whilst on an official visit to the Port to see EES preparations firsthand and understand the challenges and wider risks to border fluidity and potential impact on the southeast.
27 August 2024Seema MalhotraHome OfficeRoundtable meeting with key stakeholders, Port of Dover, Home Office, and Department for Transport officials to discuss the EU Entry/Exit System (EES). This meeting sought to understand their perspective and concerns about EES, and to explain the Government's work to mitigate EES impacts.
18 July 2024Lilian GreenwoodDfTWorking lunch on a visit to the Port of Dover with Doug Bannister (CEO) and Kent and Medway Resilience Forum

Consultant lobbying firms

  • New Century Media Limited
    April to June 2026; January to March 2026
  • T&I Communications Ltd
    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.