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Startup Coalition

Meetings with ministers

42

In the last 12 months

14

Different ministers

19

Lobbying firms used

2

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
21 May 2026Chris BryantDBTBusiness broadcast call following the GCC-UK FTA conclusion.
19 March 2026Dr Zubir AhmedDHSCRoundtable to discuss medtech
11 March 2026Liz KendallDSITMeeting of the Women in Tech Taskforce.
10 March 2026Kanishka NayaranDSITTo discuss AI and Copyright
12 February 2026Liz KendallDSITInformal discussion to discuss growth and AI
10 February 2026Blair McDougallDBTRoundtable to discuss government’s scale-up agenda
27 January 2026Liz LloydDBTTo discuss how the Startup Coalition can support the Regulatory Innovation Office's RIO work.
15 January 2026Liz LloydDSITTo launch Lord Willetts' new Policy Institute paper examining Britain's regulatory regime.
6 January 2026Chris McDonaldDBTRoundtable to discuss the British Industrial Cost Competitiveness scheme
15 December 2025Liz KendallDSITWomen In Tech Taskforce Launch Event
26 November 2025Liz KendallDSITDiscuss industry reaction post Budget announcement
24 November 2025Blair McDougallDBTTo discuss the growth and productivity opportunity of small business digitalisation
17 November 2025Peter KyleDBTTo discuss skills around the industrial strategy
31 October 2025Maggie JonesDSITTo discuss the Data (Use and Access) Bill.
16 September 2025Liz KendallDSITThird of three plenary sessions with AI and creative industry stakeholders on the issue of AI and copyright. This was jointly hosted with DCMS SoS
21 July 2025Sarah JonesDBTDiscussed the HMG Industrial Strategy
21 July 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss Industrial Strategy implementation
8 July 2025Peter KyleDSITA fireside chat and audience Q&A at the Progressive Tech Summit
26 June 2025Patrick VallanceDSITTo identify opportunities for future feedback on implementation of the Industrial Strategy and potential opportunities for collaboration.
11 June 2025Maggie JonesDSITTo discuss the spending review
3 June 2025Sarah JonesDBTDiscussed the Industrial Strategy and economic growth in the UK
19 May 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss the Industrial Strategy
9 April 2025James MurrayHMTTo discuss fraud, error and administration of HMRC's R&D tax reliefs.
10 March 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss the industrial strategy
10 March 2025Sarah JonesDBTTo discuss the Industrial Strategy
19 February 2025James MurrayHMTTo discuss R&D tax reliefs advance assurances as part of the Corporate Tax Roadmap.
5 February 2025Justin MaddersDBTPanel discussion on the UK's Open Finance sector and prioritising Open Finance as a priority scheme under the new Smart Data powers
5 February 2025Feryal ClarkDSITTo discuss the issue of Copyright and AI
15 January 2025Rachel ReevesHMTRoundtable with Entrepreneurs and Businesses to discuss investment and growth in the UK
9 January 2025Feryal ClarkDSITTo discuss AI Opportunities Action Plan
17 December 2024Feryal ClarkDSITTo discuss the issue of Copyright and AI.
10 December 2024Kerry McCarthyDESNZTo discuss the Net Zero Investment Portfolio and role of UK startup and innovators in achieving clean power
4 November 2024Minister MaddersDBTShowcase of UK Startups using data portability to deliver value to customers and businesses
31 October 2024Maggie JonesDSITTo discuss tech in context of the budget.
17 September 2024Chris BryantDSITA roundtable to discuss AI regulation covering AI and Copyright
17 September 2024Feryal ClarkDSITA roundtable to discuss AI regulation covering AI and Copyright
10 September 2024Spencer LivermoreHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024Roundtable to discuss investment in high growth tech businesses and UK economic growth.
28 August 2024Maggie JonesDSITTo discuss issues affecting startups in the UK such as: access to talent, access to finance and regulation.
14 August 2024Peter KyleDSITRoundtable to discuss AI Regulation
14 August 2024Feryal ClarkDSITTo engage with key stakeholders on the Government�s plans for AI regulation.
31 July 2024Rachel ReevesHMT ministerial meetings July to September 2024Roundtable to discuss the opportunities for technology and AI in the UK, including the barriers to investment and adoption.
31 July 2024Peter KyleDSITHMT AI/Tech Breakfast - Roundtable on building the tech ecosystem in the UK

Consultant lobbying firms

  • Charlesbye Limited
    April to June 2026
  • Milltown Partners GBR Limited
    April to June 2025
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: “StartUp Coalition”, “StartUp Coalition”, “the Startup Coalition”, “The Startup Coalition”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.