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Meetings with ministers

48

In the last 12 months

5

Different ministers

13

Lobbying firms used

0

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
18 March 2026Minister McCluskeyDESNZConsumer groups roundtable to discuss Middle East conflict and energy prices
18 March 2026Ed MilibandDESNZConsumer groups roundtable to discuss the Middle East conflict and energy prices
3 March 2026Minister McCluskeyDESNZRoundtable to discuss social tariff policy
2 December 2025Pat McFaddenDWPAttended the Disabled Charities Consortium quarterly meeting to introduce himself to various charities.
19 November 2025Pat McFaddenDWPMet as part of early engagement on the independent investigation on Young People and Work.
3 July 2025Stephen TimmsDWPTo discuss Disability employment support
2 July 2025Stephen TimmsDWPTo discuss Universal Credit & PIP� Bill
19 June 2025Stephen TimmsDWPMinister for Social Security and Disability attendance at the Annual Conference for the Business Disability Forum to speak about the range of employment support measures the government is planning to introduce.
19 June 2025Stephen TimmsDfETo attend the Annual Conference for the Business Disability Forum to speak about the range of employment support measrures the government is planning to introduce.
9 June 2025Rushanara AliMHCLGTo discuss accesibility in elections
3 June 2025Stephen TimmsDfETo discuss the £1 billion employment support package, Pathways to Work Green Paper reforms, the PIP Assessment Review, Access to Work and updates on previous meetings regarding the Accessible Information Standard
3 June 2025Stephen TimmsDWPMeeting with the Disability Charities Consortium CEOs to discuss the Government's £1 billion employment support package.
22 May 2025Stephen TimmsDWPEquality Bill Consultation Roundtable, enabled Minister for Social Security and Disability to hear directly from businesses and disability stakeholders on the benefits and challenges of disability pay gap reporting.
22 May 2025Stephen TimmsDfETo attend the Equality Bill Consultation Roundtable arranged in support of the disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting consultation that took place from April until the end of May, and to hear directly from businesses and disability stakeholders on the benefits and challenges of disability pay gap reporting
15 May 2025Stephen TimmsDWPAttendance at the Scope Awards 2025.
7 April 2025Liz KendallDWPAn opportunity to respond to criticism and reassure disability stakeholders on the Pathways to Work Green Paper
26 March 2025Stephen TimmsDWPTo discuss the announcements from Chancellor's Spring Statement and the publication of the Impact Assessment and Equality Analysis regarding the impact of Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper.
24 March 2025Miatta FahnbullehDESNZRoundtable with consumer groups to discuss energy debt, fuel poverty and the Warm Home Discount
17 March 2025Stephen TimmsDWPTo provide stakeholders with advance notice of the upcoming green paper on disability benefits and employment support, and to establish lines of communication ahead of its publication
12 March 2025Alison McGovernDWPMeeting of the Disability Charities Consortium to discuss Get Britain Working and the upcoming Green Paper
12 March 2025Alison McGovernDWPRoundable to discuss the National Health Service 10-Year Plan.
25 February 2025Ed MilibandDESNZDESNZ Stakeholder event for the purpose of building relationships with senior business and partner organisations, discussing government priorities, and the Clean Energy Mission
25 February 2025Kerry McCarthyDESNZDESNZ Stakeholder event for the purpose of building relationships with senior business and partner organisations, discussing government priorities, and the Clean Energy Mission
25 February 2025Michael ShanksDESNZDESNZ Stakeholder event for the purpose of building relationships with senior business and partner organisations, discussing government priorities, and the Clean Energy Mission
25 February 2025Miatta FahnbullehDESNZDESNZ Stakeholder event for the purpose of building relationships with senior business and partner organisations, discussing government priorities, and the Clean Energy Mission
11 February 2025Miatta FahnbullehDESNZRoundtable with frontline consumer support organisations to discuss alleviating fuel poverty in England
28 January 2025Stephen TimmsDWPSecond roundtable with stakeholders to follow up on the case for change for health and disability benfit reform to be included in the Green Paper and discuss broad principals for reform, hearing from stakeholders on disability employment support, and building trust with disabled people and how to engage post-Green Paper.
28 January 2025Stephen TimmsDWPTo discuss health and disability benefit reform.
17 January 2025Stephen TimmsDWPMeeting with Stakeholders to discuss the Judgment of Work Capability Assessment (WCA): Activities and Descriptors consultation Judicial Review
14 January 2025Stephen TimmsDWPTo discuss health and disability benefit reform.
4 December 2024Stephen TimmsDWPParliamentary drop in event where the Minister made a speech outlining the work done so far, policy bill, LMD group and ambitions for future.
3 December 2024Liz KendallDWPMet as part of a Health and Disability Roundtable to discuss jobs, employment support and the benefits system for disabled people and people with health conditions.
3 December 2024Stephen TimmsDWPRoundtable to discuss jobs, employment support and the benefits system for disabled people and people with health conditions as well as early discussions following budget announcement on reforms to health and disability benefits early in 2025
26 November 2024Stephen TimmsDWPMinister spoke to stakeholders to provide further detail on the Get Britain Working White Paper on how the Government will support people into work. To reassure stakeholders we will be engaging with them as we design and develop the reform.
19 November 2024Stephen TimmsDWPTo discuss health and disability benefits and opportunities to get more disabled people into work.
14 November 2024Miatta FahnbullehDESNZRoundtable to discuss ways to tackle fuel poverty and lower bills
5 November 2024Stephen TimmsDWPTo discuss health and disability benefits and opportunities to get more disabled people into work.
30 October 2024Stephen TimmsDWPCalls following the Budget statement to discuss the DWP elements in the statement and any other matters of interest
29 October 2024Minister MaddersDBTTo discuss employment rights and statutory sick pay
29 October 2024Alison McGovernDWPSSP Roundtable to discuss strengthening Statutory Sick Pay and consultation on the percentage rate for those earning below the flat rate of SSP.
22 October 2024Emma HardyDefraBriefing on Government's strategy to transform the water sector
10 October 2024Alison McGovernDWPCall to discuss the Statutory Sick Pay Clauses of the Employment Right's Bill, gauge sentiment and signpost the upcoming consulation publication
11 September 2024Stephen TimmsDWPRoundtable session with members of the Disability Charities Consortium. The Minister discussed and answered questions on disability benefits and employment
11 September 2024Stephen TimmsDWPVisited Scope to meet leadership team, employment advisers and Scope customers
4 September 2024Miatta FahnbullehDESNZRoundtable to discuss how to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy affordability
30 July 2024Justin MaddersDBTTo discuss the plan to Make Work Pay and statutory sick pay
17 July 2024Stephen TimmsDWPTo outline the government's commitment to the principle of working with disabled people
11 July 2024Stephen TimmsDWPTo visit a key stakeholder in the youth and disability space. To greater learn about how these providers help young people and people with disabilities get into and stay in work

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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.