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UKHospitality

Meetings with ministers

55

In the last 12 months

14

Different ministers

23

Lobbying firms used

2

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
29 June 2026Sir Keir StarmerPrime MinisterRoundtable to discuss youth unemployment and how business can help to improve opportunities for young people
23 June 2026Kate DeardenDBTA meeting of the routine Hospitality Sector Council focusing on discussion of the Miburn Review and High Streets.
9 June 2026Kate DeardenDBTA Discussion with the Hospaitlity and Tourism sectors hosted by Government ministers' Dearden, Fleet and Peacock alongside the Victims' Commissioner and Domestic Abuse Commissioner. This discussion centred on best practice following the Travelodge attack.
20 May 2026Kate DeardenDBTTo discuss Hospitality sectors' reaction to the Spring Statement
13 May 2026Peter KyleDBTTo discuss what businesses can do to combat anti-semitism in the workplace
24 March 2026Peter KyleDBTTo discuss Middle East-related trade and resilience
23 March 2026Sharon HodgsonDHSCTo discuss the upcoming announcements on obesity
11 March 2026Steve ReedMHCLGTo discuss the High Streets strategy and funding.
4 March 2026Sharon HodgsonDHSCTo discuss the updated nutrient profilling model
23 February 2026Kate DeardenDBTTo discuss Council’s priorities for 2026 focusing on five ‘growth levers’: jobs and skills; tax burden; high streets; sustainability and productivity/innovation
15 December 2025Dan TomlinsonHMTMeeting to discuss business rates
10 December 2025Angela EagleDefraF4 meeting to discuss food industry
2 December 2025Dan TomlinsonHMTMeeting to discuss business rates
20 October 2025Kate DeardenDBTTo discuss support for the hospitality sector, apprenticeship programmes, labour and skills
29 September 2025Diana JohnsonDWPRoundtable on the topic of Getting Britain Working- Supporting People into Work and Tackling Economic Inactivity
23 July 2025Justin MaddersDBTTo discuss the statutory review and post implementation review of the Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator
30 June 2025Justin MaddersDBTTo discuss the Employment Rights Bill Implementation Roadmap
26 June 2025Gareth ThomasDBTDiscussion post the launch of the Industrial Trade Strategy
25 June 2025Daniel ZeichnerDefraHospitality roundtable for discussion on food strategy
18 June 2025Alison McGovernDWPMeeting to discuss the Sector Based Work Academy Programme, covering successes and challenges associated with employers and partners.
11 June 2025Daniel ZeichnerDefraAttended meeting for discussions on Food Distribution
4 June 2025Mary CreaghDefraA roundtable to discuss the agri-food sector's opinions on directions for the Circular Economy Strategy and their input to the Circular Economy Taskforce
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
19 May 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss the Industrial Strategy
13 May 2025Daniel ZeichnerDefraAttended meeting for discussions on Food Distribution
6 May 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo discuss the licensing taskforce reccomendations
29 April 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo dicuss the Hospitality Scheme with members of the sector council
29 April 2025Stephen TimmsDWPDisability and Accessibility Ambassador's Meeting. Minister for Social Security and Disability attended and provided updates on priorities and reinforced the government commitment to supporting disabled people.
29 April 2025Stephen TimmsDfETo attend the Disability and Accessibility Ambassador's Meeting. To provide updates on priorities and reinforced the government commitment to supporting disabled people and to receive updates from Ambassadors on their work since January
29 April 2025Alex NorrisMHCLGTo discuss High Street growth
7 April 2025Justin MaddersDBTTo discuss reforms to reduce the burden of regulation, tackle complexity, reduce uncertainty and challenge excessive risk aversion in the regulatory system
20 March 2025Liz KendallDWPMet as a roundtable as part of the Keep Britain Working Review to discuss interim findings and hear from disabled employees about the support they�ve received
13 March 2025Justin MaddersDBTTo discuss the Pubs Code Statutory Review, market rent only and hybrid operating models
10 March 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss the industrial strategy
10 March 2025Sarah JonesDBTTo discuss the Industrial Strategy
26 February 2025Alison McGovernDWPKey note speaker at Workforce and Skills Event 2025
6 January 2025Sarah JonesDBTTo discuss the Industrial Strategy
6 January 2025Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss the industrial strategy
9 December 2024Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss progress on the Industrial Strategy
4 December 2024Alison McGovernDWPMeeting to discuss progress on Hospitality SWAPS and DfE's plans for the apprenticeship levy and Skills Growth fund
3 December 2024Gareth ThomasDBTMeeting to discuss opportunities and challenges in the hospitality sector.
3 December 2024James MurrayHMTTo discuss the impact of the Budget announcements on business rates on the hospitality sector
3 December 2024Rachel ReevesHMTTo discuss the UK's hospitality sector.
25 November 2024Keir StarmerPrime MinisterViolence against Women and Girls Roundtable to discuss how to stop women and girls being targeted for crime, including drink spiking and general safety on nights out
21 November 2024Alison McGovernDWPVirtual Roundtable to provide further detail on how the White Paper will support employers with recruitment and growth and ask for stakeholder support on it's publication.
20 November 2024Jess PhillipsHome OfficeRoundtable to discuss Spiking
12 November 2024Alison McGovernDWPTo listen to stakeholder feedback on DWP related measures announced in the Budget
4 November 2024James MurrayHMTTo discuss the impact of the Budget on various business stakeholders including representative groups from multiple sectors
10 October 2024Sarah JonesDBTDiscussed the development of the HMG Industrial Strategy and the Green Paper launch
1 October 2024Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss Make Work Play including zero hours contract and unfair dismal
1 October 2024Angela RaynerMHCLGTo discuss unfair dismissal and the Employment Rights Bill
18 September 2024Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Bill
18 September 2024Justin MaddersDBTTo discuss the Government’s objectives relating to zero hours contracts, reaffirming the commitment to the plan to Make Work Pay
9 September 2024Gareth ThomasDBTMeeting of the Hospitality Council to build understanding and support of the make work pay proposals, begin the process of collaborating with the council on key policies to drive the growth mission

Consultant lobbying firms

  • SME4Labour Limited
    October to December 2024; July to September 2024
    Client named as “UK Hospitality”
  • Fleishman-Hillard Group Limited
    July to September 2024; April to June 2024
    Client named as “UK Hospitality”
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: “UK Hospitality”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.