Lobbying · Public body

Small Business Commissioner

Meetings with ministers

In the last 12 months

Different ministers

Lobbying firms used

Meetings with ministers

Date	Minister	Purpose, as published
13 March 2026	Jacqui SmithDfE	Pre-briefing stakeholders ahead of the Youth Guarantee and Growth and Skills Levy announcements on 16 March
3 February 2026	Blair McDougallDBT	Roundtable to discuss digital adoption
4 October 2025	Chris WardCabinet Office	Discussion considered steps to improve public procurement system for SMEs, how the system can be reformed to reduce burdens on SMEs and deliver better outcomes for Government. Discussion considered both legislative and non- legislative proposals

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. Published under these names too: “the Small Business Commissioner”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.