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Water UK

Meetings with ministers

37

In the last 12 months

11

Different ministers

15

Lobbying firms used

3

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
4 March 2026Emma HardyDefraHosting the Water Delivery Taskforce with key industry stakeholders
9 February 2026Emma ReynoldsDefraMeeting on Water UK
27 January 2026Emma HardyDefraHosting the roundtable 'Addressing Water Pollution from Agriculture'
27 January 2026Angela EagleDefraRoundtable with Minister Eagle and Minister Hardy on addressing water pollution from agriculture
27 January 2026Emma HardyDefraTo discuss the publication of the water white paper
26 January 2026Steve ReedMHCLGRoundtable discussion on planning policy changes
26 January 2026Matthew PennycookMHCLGRoundtable discussion on planning policy changes following recent reforms.
19 January 2026Emma HardyDefraTo discuss the publication of the water white paper
13 January 2026Emma ReynoldsDefraMeeting on Water UK
20 November 2025Andrew WesternDWPTo discuss improvements to the department's approach to data sharing with Water Companies
28 October 2025Emma HardyDefraPFAS roundtable hosted by Minister Hardy
24 September 2025Emma ReynoldsDefraIntroductory call
8 September 2025Emma ReynoldsDefraIntroductory call
15 July 2025Steve ReedDefraSkill Summit
10 July 2025Peter KyleDSITTo discuss the role of water supply for the Government's AI strategy
19 June 2025Darren JonesHMTA roundtable with stakeholders ahead of the launch of National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA)
18 June 2025Emma HardyDefraMeeting to discuss farming pollution regulation
3 June 2025Mary CreaghDefraA discussion on the policy, governance, and infrastructure required to scale high integrity nature markets. With particular regards to the Nature Markets Dialogue
6 May 2025Emma HardyDefraMeeting to discuss river basin management plans
31 March 2025Justin MaddersDBTTo participate in a panel discussion on Government's plan to Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Bill
27 March 2025Emma HardyDefraAttended meeting to discuss water policy including workforce skills and affordability
22 January 2025Pat McFaddenCabinet OfficeTo discuss resilience in the water sector.
17 December 2024Emma HardyDefraTo discuss the governments policy on water management
3 December 2024Steve ReedDefraChristmas Stakeholder Reception
18 November 2024Chris BryantDSITRoundtable at the PSTN conference on telecoms and water industries, held at TechUK
13 November 2024Steve ReedDefraMeeting with Chief Executive Offcier to discuss Secretary of State's priorities in the water sector. This included the price review 2024.
11 November 2024Emma HardyDefraTo discuss Government consultation on bathing waters
24 October 2024Emma HardyDefraTo discuss the Government's strategy to transform the water sector
23 October 2024Liz KendallDWPMet as part of October's Child Poverty Taskforce External Experts roundtable to discuss the key drivers and priority areas around Child Poverty and how reducing essential costs can help.
23 October 2024Alison McGovernDWPChild Poverty Taskforce External Experts to discuss the key drivers and priority areas around Child Poverty and how reducing essential costs can help.
23 October 2024Miatta FahnbullehDESNZTo discuss the cost of food and utilities for low-income families, as part of the work of the Child Poverty Taskforce to develop a child poverty strategy
9 October 2024Steve ReedDefraMeeting with Chief Executive Offcier to discuss Secretary of State's priorities in the water sector. This included the price review 2024.
27 September 2024Emma HardyDefraRoundtable to discuss the Government's Independent Commission on the Water Sector
10 September 2024Emma HardyDefraInvestor Roundtable to discuss water sector and longer term reforms
11 July 2024Emma HardyDefraRoundtable with water companies to discuss water sector and longer term reforms
11 July 2024Steve ReedDefraIntroductory roundtable with Water Chief Executive Officers to discuss priorities for water, reset relationships with the water sector and invite views on reform.
8 July 2024Steve ReedDefraMeeting to discuss Secretary of State's five key priorities for Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs: cleaning up rivers, lakes and seas, creating a roadmap to transition Britian into a zero-waste economy, support farmers, to boost Britain's food security, protect Britain's landscapes and wildlife and protect communities from dangers of flooding.

Consultant lobbying firms

  • Lowick Hedry
    April to June 2026
  • Lowick Group Ltd
    July to September 2025; April to June 2025; October to December 2024; July to September 2024
  • Global Counsel Ltd
    July to September 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. Published under these names too: “Water UK (Ruth Kelly)”, “water uk”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.