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Retail Sector Council

Meetings with ministers

10

In the last 12 months

4

Different ministers

5

Lobbying firms used

0

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
16 March 2026Kate DeardenDBTMeeting with co-chair ahead of RSC session on 18 March to discuss agenda, potential improvements to ways of working with the Council and membership changes
2 December 2025Dan TomlinsonHMTMeeting to discuss Budget announcements
2 December 2025Kate DeardenDBTTo discuss retail, the Budget, the cost of living, business rates and retail envoy recruitment
25 November 2025Kate DeardenDBTTo discuss tackling retail crime and cybercrime
2 April 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo discuss employment within retail sectors
2 April 2025Justin MaddersDBTTo discuss employment within retail sectors
26 November 2024Gareth ThomasDBTMeeting to discuss the retail sector and the impact of the budget, retail crime and future council priorities.
23 October 2024Minister MaddersDBTIntroductory conversation to understand the broad challenges and opportunities for retail growth.
22 October 2024Gareth ThomasDBTIntroductory meeting to discuss the opportunities and challenges affecting the UK grocery retail sector.
8 October 2024Gareth ThomasDBTIntroductory call to discuss the role fo the Retail Sector Council

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.