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Small Business Britain

Meetings with ministers

35

In the last 12 months

12

Different ministers

12

Lobbying firms used

1

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
11 June 2026Blair McDougallDBTSmall Business Taskforce to discuss how to deliver effective change in the regulatory environment for small and medium enterprises
13 May 2026Blair McDougallDBTTo discuss business confidence and align senior business leaders behind a shared agenda of stability, pragmatic reform and growth, following the King’s Speech
12 May 2026Blair McDougallDBTRoundtable to discuss the Maple Review Final Report
24 March 2026Blair McDougallDBTMaple review steering board meeting to discuss recommendations and potential areas for collaboration
17 March 2026Kate DeardenDBTTo speak about the Employment Rights Act 2025 and moderate a discussion with SMEs about implementation readiness and support needed from the Government
17 March 2026Blair McDougallDBTSmall Business Growth Forum roundtable to discuss Make Work Pay measures and the Small Business Plan
13 March 2026Jacqui SmithDfEPre-briefing stakeholders ahead of the Youth Guarantee and Growth and Skills Levy announcements on 16 March
20 January 2026Blair McDougallDBTTo discuss policy implications and potential areas for collaboration.
27 November 2025Blair McDougallDBTTo discuss small business growth
25 November 2025Kate DeardenDBTTo discuss implementation of the Employment Rights Bill
24 November 2025Kate DeardenDBTTo discuss implementation of the Employment Rights Bill
13 November 2025Kate DeardenDBTTo discuss implementation of the Employment Rights Bill and how the Government can help raise awareness on consultations and implementation.
8 October 2025Sir Keir StarmerPrime MinisterSmall Business roundtable during visit to India to discuss how the Government's international trade deals help support small businesses to trade in new markets.
25 September 2025Sonny LeongLeader of the House of Lords and WhipsSpoke at Round table on Side Hustles & Growing Entrepreneurship in the UK
24 September 2025Blair McDougallDBTMeeting to discuss the work of Small Business Britain.
4 September 2025Gareth ThomasDBTMeeting discuss businesses' commitment to the Disability Finance Code for Entrepreneurship.
31 July 2025Sir Keir StarmerPrime MinisterTo discuss the Government's Small Business Plan with small business representative organisations
21 July 2025Sarah JonesDBTDiscussed the HMG Industrial Strategy
21 July 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss Industrial Strategy implementation
15 July 2025Gareth ThomasDBTMeeting to discuss personal gurantees
20 May 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo discussthe Business Growth Service platform
14 May 2025Ed MilibandDESNZMeeting of the Net Zero Council discussing public benefits and participation, the Net Zero Council sector roadmaps, and support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
14 May 2025Kerry McCarthyDESNZMeeting of the Net Zero Council discussing public benefits and participation, the Net Zero Council sector roadmaps, and support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
7 May 2025Sarah JonesDESNZTo discuss support for the ceramics sector
28 April 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo discuss the willow review report
22 April 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo discuss barriers to demand for debt finance
7 April 2025Justin MaddersDBTTo discuss progress of the Employment Rights Bill and implementation planning for SMEs
19 March 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo discuss updates from the Lilac Review’s quantitative research survey
29 January 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo gather insight on the areas of Entrepreneurship and the Business Growth Service
21 January 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo discuss the Lilac Review with disabled entrepreneurs
8 January 2025Gareth ThomasDBTA joint review aiming to underline the financial benefits of sustainability for small businesses
4 December 2024Minister MaddersDBTTo discuss the Government?s plans to Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Bill
7 October 2024Minister MaddersDBTTo discuss consumer protection , future resourcing and the implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act
9 September 2024Gareth ThomasDBTRoundtable to reaffirm the Government’s strategy on net zero, including better commercial opportunities for SMEs and delivering security cutting energy bills for small businesses, with a "cheaper, zero-carbon electricity system" by 2030
4 September 2024Gareth ThomasDBTMeeting with Small Business Britain to discuss policy initiatives aimed at supporting the growth and sustainability of small businesses in the UK

Consultant lobbying firms

  • Arden Strategies Limited
    July to September 2025; October to December 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.