Lobbying · Company
Santander
Meetings with ministers
76
In the last 12 months
19
Different ministers
29
Lobbying firms used
6
Meetings with ministers
| Date | Minister | Purpose, as published |
|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2026 | Baroness TaylorMHCLG | Roundtable to discuss home buying and selling |
| 3 June 2026 | Natalie FleetHome Office | To discuss the Government�s priorities in relation to economic abuse |
| 21 May 2026 | Chris BryantDBT | Business broadcast call following the GCC-UK FTA conclusion. |
| 12 May 2026 | Baroness TaylorMHCLG | Roundtable to discuss home buying and selling |
| 21 April 2026 | Wes StreetingDHSC | To discuss the role of business to support people living with cancer |
| 10 March 2026 | Matthew PennycookMHCLG | To discuss investment in housing at a meeting of the British Infrastructure Taskforce |
| 2 March 2026 | Baroness TaylorMHCLG | To discuss the First Time Buyers market, and how government can improve the home buying and selling process. |
| 5 February 2026 | Baroness TaylorMHCLG | A roundtable with the property sector and other stakeholders to discuss home buying and selling. |
| 4 February 2026 | Baroness MerronDHSC | to discuss suicide prevention and the role of financial services |
| 26 January 2026 | Peter KyleDBT | To discuss an £11bn lending package from five high street banks to support UK exporters. |
| 21 January 2026 | Blair McDougallDBT | Roundtable to discuss collaboration between the Post Office and the banking sector in regards to the provision of cash and banking services |
| 14 January 2026 | Blair McDougallDBT | To discuss access to finance for SMEs and delivery of the Small Business Plan |
| 13 January 2026 | Minister WhiteDESNZ | To discuss green and transition finance |
| 6 January 2026 | Chris BryantDBT | To discuss the Industrial Sector. |
| 11 December 2025 | Lucy RigbyHMT | A roundtable to discuss the financial services growth and competitiveness strategy, regulation, capital markets, and innovation |
| 10 December 2025 | Darren JonesCabinet Office | To discuss the Digital ID consultation and programme |
| 10 December 2025 | Josh SimonsCabinet Office | To discuss digital ID and the banking sector. |
| 27 November 2025 | Lucy RigbyHMT | To discuss the Autumn Budget |
| 25 November 2025 | Jason StockwoodDBT | To discuss the UK investment environment, regulatory barriers, and the Autumn Budget |
| 13 October 2025 | Lucy RigbyHMT | Meeting to discuss issues facing the financial services sector |
| 13 October 2025 | Rachel ReevesHMT | Meeting to discuss opportunities and barriers in the financial services sector |
| 9 October 2025 | Lucy RigbyHMT | To discuss financial services regulation |
| 7 October 2025 | Chris McDonaldDBT | Meeting with banks to discuss JLR cyber attack |
| 22 September 2025 | Lucy RigbyHMT | Roundtable to discuss views on global and UK economic prospects |
| 22 September 2025 | Rachel ReevesHMT | Roundtable to discuss views on global and UK economic prospects |
| 17 September 2025 | Lucy RigbyHMT | Discussion of EU-UK financial services relationship |
| 10 September 2025 | Lucy RigbyHMT | Roundtable to discuss mortgages policy |
| 13 August 2025 | Miatta FahnbullehDESNZ | Roundtable discussion on the Warm Homes Plan |
| 23 July 2025 | Rachel ReevesHMT | Meeting of the British Infrastructure Taskforce to support investment in UK infrastructure |
| 15 July 2025 | Rachel ReevesHMT | Roundtable to launch 'Leeds Reforms' as part of the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy |
| 15 July 2025 | Emma ReynoldsHMT | Roundtable to launch 'Leeds Reforms' as part of the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy |
| 15 July 2025 | Gareth ThomasDBT | Meeting to discuss personal gurantees |
| 2 July 2025 | Emma ReynoldsHMT | Roundtable to discuss financial services and the Growth Mission |
| 2 July 2025 | Rachel ReevesHMT | Roundtable to discuss financial services and the Growth Mission |
| 1 July 2025 | Rachel ReevesHMT | Meeting to discuss the UK as an investment destination |
| 23 June 2025 | Emma ReynoldsHMT | Meeting of the London Coalition to discuss sustainable international debt |
| 4 June 2025 | Emma ReynoldsHMT | Meeting of TheCityUK Leadership Council to discuss with financial services firms trade agreements, growth and the Financial Services Growth & Competitiveness Strategy |
| 9 May 2025 | Emma ReynoldsHMT | Call to update on international financial developments |
| 7 May 2025 | Emma ReynoldsHMT | Meeting to discuss regulatory reform |
| 30 April 2025 | Miatta FahnbullehDESNZ | Roundtable discussion on spray foam insulation mortgage policies and consumer protection |
| 30 April 2025 | Rachel ReevesHMT | Meeting of the British Infrastructure Taskforce to discuss investible opportunities and financing mechanisms in the infrastructure sector. |
| 29 April 2025 | Alex NorrisMHCLG | To discuss mortgage lenders data |
| 24 April 2025 | Miatta FahnbullehDESNZ | Roundtable discussion on green finance and delivery of the Warm Homes Plan |
| 3 April 2025 | Douglas AlexanderDBT | To discuss the financial services industry and US investment into Scotland |
| 2 April 2025 | Emma ReynoldsHMT | Discussion to support the development of the Financial Services Growth & Competitiveness Strategy on key barriers to investing in the UK economy and growing businesses in the UK |
| 18 March 2025 | Poppy GustafssonDBT | To discuss the UK investment environment |
| 13 March 2025 | Gareth ThomasDBT | To discuss the Ukraine Donor Platform and how to mobilise private finance and accelerate economic growth in Ukraine. |
| 6 March 2025 | Rachel ReevesHMT | To discuss views on global and UK economic prospects |
| 6 March 2025 | Gareth ThomasDBT | To share brief remarks on the importance of the sector and how the sector feeds into the government’s wider missions. |
| 5 March 2025 | Patrick VallanceDSIT | Milton Keynes/ Cranfield visit - Breakfast Roundtable to discuss shared vision for Milton Keynes/ Cranfield |
| 4 March 2025 | Michael ShanksDESNZ | To discuss clean power, Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) and the future of gas |
| 24 February 2025 | Ed MilibandDESNZ | Meeting of the Financial Investors Roundtable to discuss investment to support the government's Clean Energy Mission and net zero |
| 12 February 2025 | Jonathan ReynoldsDBT | To discuss the UK business environment for the financial services and professional and business services sectors |
| 12 February 2025 | Georgia GouldCabinet Office | Engagement roundtable meeting, hosted by the Department for Work & Pensions, with financial services to discuss measures within the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error & Recovery) Bill. |
| 12 February 2025 | Maeve SherlockDWP | Meeting with Financial service to discuss the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill |
| 12 February 2025 | Andrew WesternDWP | Meeting with Banks as part of ongoing engagement on the measures in the forthcoming Public Authorities Fraud, Error and Recovery Bill |
| 12 February 2025 | Emma ReynoldsHMT | To discuss access to skills in UK financial and professional services |
| 12 February 2025 | Emma ReynoldsHMT | Roundtable with UK Retail Banks to discuss the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy |
| 12 February 2025 | Gareth ThomasDBT | To discuss the financial services (FS), and professional and business services (PBS) industrial strategies, |
| 12 February 2025 | Rachel ReevesHMT | Roundtable with UK Retail Banks to discuss the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy |
| 5 February 2025 | Rachel ReevesHMT | Meeting of the British Infrastructure Taskforce to discuss investible opportunities and financing mechanisms in the infrastructure sector. |
| 28 January 2025 | Emma ReynoldsHMT | Call to discuss the UK government's growth mission and how the financial services sector can support it |
| 20 January 2025 | Emma ReynoldsHMT | Debt Management Office Annual Consultation meeting. |
| 20 November 2024 | Poppy GustafssonDBT | To discuss investment links between the UK and Spain |
| 22 October 2024 | Andrew WesternDWP | Roundtable with key stakeholders in the financial services sphere to discuss the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill. |
| 18 October 2024 | Rachel ReevesHMT | Meeting of the British Infrastructure Taskforce to discuss investible opportunities and financing mechanisms in the infrastructure sector. |
| 9 October 2024 | Rachel ReevesHMT | Roundtable with retail banks to discuss investment and the UK's regulatory environment. |
| 9 October 2024 | Tulip SiddiqHMT | Roundtable with retail banks to discuss investment and the UK's regulatory environment |
| 12 September 2024 | Tulip SiddiqHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024 | Roundtable to discuss prudential regulation and its relation to growth |
| 12 September 2024 | Tulip SiddiqHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024 | Roundtable to discuss the rollout of banking hubs across the UK |
| 12 September 2024 | Rachel ReevesHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024 | Roundtable to discuss financial services priorities including financial services regulation and contribution to UK growth. |
| 11 September 2024 | Gareth ThomasDBT | Keynote speech at the launch of a report Santander have worked on with Public First |
| 9 September 2024 | Tulip SiddiqHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024 | Meeting to discuss stability and growth in the financial services sector |
| 27 August 2024 | Rachel ReevesHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024 | Meeting to discuss the government's vision for the financial services sector. |
| 16 July 2024 | Rachel ReevesHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024 | Meeting to set out the government's priorities and to hear from Santander on priorities for the financial services sector and its competitiveness. |
| 11 July 2024 | Tulip SiddiqHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024 | Call to introduce the new Minister, discuss the Government's approach to financial services and UK growth |
Consultant lobbying firms
- 56 Degrees North LtdApril to June 2026; January to March 2026; October to December 2025; July to September 2025; April to June 2025; January to March 2025
- Teneo Strategy LimitedOctober to December 2025
- Lansons Communications Holdings LimitedJuly to September 2025; April to June 2025; January to March 2025; October to December 2024; July to September 2024
- MHP CommunicationsJuly to September 2025; July to September 2024Client named as “Santander UK”
- Public First LimitedOctober to December 2024
- Global Counsel LtdJuly to September 2024Client named as “Santander UK”
