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MOD's senior officials' and permanent secretaries' meetings, August to October 2011
Updated 26 September 2014
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| Name | Rank | Job Title | Date | Detail | Journalist/Organisation | Hospitality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursula Brennan | SCS Band 4 | Permanent Secretary | 13-Sep-11 | Attended DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Ursula Brennan | SCS Band 4 | Permanent Secretary | 13-Sep-11 | Lunch with journalist | Francis Tusa, Defence Journalist | Lunch |
| Ursula Brennan | SCS Band 4 | Permanent Secretary | 21-Sep-11 | Lunch with journalist | James Blitz - Financial Times | Lunch at the Avenue, St James’s |
| Sir David Richards | General | Chief of the Defence Staff | 28-Sep-11 | Official social | Lyse Doucet, BBC and Zeinab Badawi, BBC | Hosted by CDS |
| Sir David Richards | General | Chief of the Defence Staff | 06-Oct-11 | Interview with TV presenter | Ross Kemp - Sky | Nil |
| Sir David Richards | General | Chief of the Defence Staff | 06-Oct-11 | Meeting with journalist | Mark Austin - ITN | Nil |
| Sir David Richards | General | Chief of the Defence Staff | 06-Oct-11 | Official social – some 100+ guests | Kemal Ahmed, Sunday Telegraph; Tom Bradbury, ITN; James Blitz, FT; and Lucy Kellaway, FT | Roland Rudd, Army Board NED hosted opera evening |
| Sir David Richards | General | Chief of the Defence Staff | 08-Oct-11 | Private dinner | Kate Silverton, BBC | Kate Silverton hosted |
| Sir David Richards | General | Chief of the Defence Staff | 18-Oct-11 | Private speech to RCDS students and invited others | Caroline Wyatt, BBC | Nil |
| Sir David Richards | General | Chief of the Defence Staff | 27-Oct-11 | Official social | Allan Little Special Correspondent, BBC News and Sheena McDonald, Teachers’ TV | Hosted by CDS |
| Sir Mark Stanhope | Admiral | First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff | 30 Aug – 3 Sep | Russia In Visit – Op Dervish 70th Anniversary Arctic Convoys | Steve Rosenburg - BBC Russia Correspondent; Defence Journal | Nil |
| Sir Mark Stanhope | Admiral | First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff | 14-Sep-11 | DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Mark Stanhope | Admiral | First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff | 22-25 Sep 11 | CNO Change of Command Ceremony US | Defence News | Nil |
| Sir Peter Wall | General | Chief of the General Staff | 08-Sep-11 | Baha Mousa Inquiry Announcement | Glen Oglaza, Sky News | Nil |
| Sir Peter Wall | General | Chief of the General Staff | 14-Sep-11 | Attended DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Peter Wall | General | Chief of the General Staff | 07-Oct-11 | Working lunch with journalist | Matthew Symonds, The Economist | Lunch |
| Sir Peter Wall | General | Chief of the General Staff | 10-Oct-11 | Working dinner with The Sun journalists as follow up to The Sun Military Awards | Dominic Mohan / Tom Newton Dunn / Virginia Wheeler / John Kay | Dinner |
| Sir Stephen Dalton | Air Chief Marshal | Chief of the Air Staff | 22 to 23 Aug 11 | Operational visit to Gioia del Colle (Journalist accompanied) | Jonathan Marcus, BBC World Affairs | Nil |
| Sir Stephen Dalton | Air Chief Marshal | Chief of the Air Staff | 10-Sep-11 | Local and regional media interviews at RAF Leuchars Airshow | Local and regional Scottish media | Nil |
| Sir Stephen Dalton | Air Chief Marshal | Chief of the Air Staff | 10-Sep-11 | Attended BBC Last Night of the Proms | Guest of Director General BBC | Pre drinks and ticket |
| Sir Stephen Dalton | Air Chief Marshal | Chief of the Air Staff | 14-Sep-11 | DSEi Interview with Defense News TV for CBS | Vago Muradian - Defense News | Nil |
| Sir Stephen Dalton | Air Chief Marshal | Chief of the Air Staff | 15-Sep-11 | Attended Air Force Board Dinner | Sir David Frost and Martha Kearney, World at One | AFB Hospitality |
| Sir Stephen Dalton | Air Chief Marshal | Chief of the Air Staff | 27-Sep-11 | Speech at the RAF Engagement Day at RAF Waddington | Andrew Preston - Mail on Sunday, Tim Ripley - Jane's Defence Weekly, Y Headington - Defence News Analysis, Michael Gething - HIS Janes, Gordon Jones - Fast Air Photography, G Parsons - Air Forces Monthly - Key Publishing | Nil |
| Sir Stephen Dalton | Air Chief Marshal | Chief of the Air Staff | 05-Oct-11 | Attended the Altantic Council | US Press in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Stephen Dalton | Air Chief Marshal | Chief of the Air Staff | 20-Oct-11 | Local and regional media interviews at French Air Force Memorial Dedication | Local and regional media | Nil |
| Sir Stephen Dalton | Air Chief Marshal | Chief of the Air Staff | 25-Oct-11 | Attended Hornton Street Dinner Party | Bridget Kendall, BBC Correspondant | Nil |
| Sir Nicholas Houghton | General | Vice Chief of the Defence Staff | 09-Sep-11 | Lunch with journalist | Editor of Times (James Harding) | VCDS hosted lunch |
| Sir Trevor Soar | Admiral | Commander-in-Chief Fleet | 04-Oct-11 | Interview with the International Review – magazine of the NZ Institute of International Affairs | Scott Thomson - International Review | Nil |
| Sir Trevor Soar | Admiral | Commander-in-Chief Fleet | 29-Sep-11 | Phone interview with Janes Defence International | Janes Defence International | Nil |
| Sir Nick Parker | General | Commander-in-Chief Land Forces | 03-Aug-11 | Opening of new Accommodation at Catterick Garrison Parade | Local media possibly in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Nick Parker | General | Commander-in-Chief Land Forces | 12-Aug-11 | Sovereigns Parade-RMAS | Local media possibly in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Nick Parker | General | Commander-in-Chief Land Forces | 22-Sep-11 | Monthly Dinner at Bulford Manor | Mr Con Coughlin & Mrs Coughlin- Executive Foreign Editor- Daily Telegraph | Nil |
| Sir Nick Parker | General | Commander-in-Chief Land Forces | 25-Sep-11 | Opening of Holcombe Moore Training Centre | Local media possibly in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Nick Parker | General | Commander-in-Chief Land Forces | 29-Sep-11 | Operational Honours & Awards List – CinC LF Snr Offr attending | National media in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Nick Parker | General | Commander-in-Chief Land Forces | 02-Oct-11 | DecAID Charity Event – Salisbury – Q&A and speech in the Cathedral | Local media in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Nick Parker | General | Commander-in-Chief Land Forces | 10-Oct-11 | Address NE Chamber of Commerce - Sitrep on Current Army and why Employer Support is so important | Local media possibly in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Nick Parker | General | Commander-in-Chief Land Forces | 31 Oct - 04 Nov-11 | Spanish Bilateral Army Visit/Rifles Regimental Recce for Peninsula War 200 | Local media interest only with reference to the Rifles link with Salamanca and a mtg with mayor of salamanca in CinC's Colonel Comandant of the Rifles Capacity | Nil |
| Sir Simon Bryant | Air Chief Marshal | Commander-in-Chief Air Command | 03-Sep-11 | Chartwell Concert | Media presence unknown, nil encountered | Nil |
| Sir Simon Bryant | Air Chief Marshal | Commander-in-Chief Air Command | 04-Sep-11 | Attended Duxford Air Show. | Media presence unknown, nil encountered | Nil |
| Sir Simon Bryant | Air Chief Marshal | Commander-in-Chief Air Command | 10-Sep-11 | Attended Leuchers Air Show. | Media presence unknown, nil encountered | Nil |
| Sir Simon Bryant | Air Chief Marshal | Commander-in-Chief Air Command | 14-Sep-11 | DSEi Attendance | Media presence unknown, nil encountered | Nil |
| Sir Simon Bryant | Air Chief Marshal | Commander-in-Chief Air Command | 15-Sep-11 | AFB Dinner | Sir David Frost, Martha Kearney BBC - World@One | AFB Hospitality |
| Sir Simon Bryant | Air Chief Marshal | Commander-in-Chief Air Command | 18-Sep-11 | Battle of Britain Thanksgiving Service | Believed that media were present - nil encountered | Nil |
| Sir Simon Bryant | Air Chief Marshal | Commander-in-Chief Air Command | 27-Sep-11 | RAF Engagement Day | Andrew Preston - Mail on Sunday, Tim Ripley - Jane's Defence Weekly, Y Headington - Defence News Analysis, Michael Gething - HIS Janes, Gordon Jones - Fast Air Photography, G Parsons - Air Forces Monthly - Key Publishing | Nil |
| Sir Simon Bryant | Air Chief Marshal | Commander-in-Chief Air Command | 08-Oct-11 | RAFAT End of Season Dinner | Carol Vorderman, Mr D Savage BBC in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Simon Bryant | Air Chief Marshal | Commander-in-Chief Air Command | 24-Oct-11 | SSAFA Industry Dinner | Caroline Wyatt (BBC) in attendance | Nil |
| Bernard Grey | 4* | Chief Defence Material | 13-Oct-11 | Working Lunch | Mr Peter Smith, Editor & Co MD Spend Matters UK | Nil |
| George Zambellas | Vice Admiral | Deputy Commander in Chief Fleet | 24-Aug-11 | A&P Tyne Reception to Commemorate Completion of QEC Hangar Section. Speech (cleared by DMC) and interviews with Media | BBC Radio Newcastle, BBC Look North Newcastle, Tyne Tees TV | Nil |
| Paul Lambert | Vice Admiral | DCDS(Cap) | 20-Aug-11 | Guest of Honour, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo | Various local media and aviation publications | Nil |
| Paul Lambert | Vice Admiral | DCDS(Cap) | 14-Sep-11 | Attended DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Paul Lambert | Vice Admiral | DCDS(Cap) | 24-Oct-11 | Witness, Public Accounts Committee Hearing on Armoured Fighting Vehicles | Recorded for Parliament TV & streamed online | Nil |
| Charles Montgomery | Vice Admiral | Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command | 20-Oct-11 | Maritime Component Training System Opening, HMS COLLINGWOOD – short television interview | BFBS | Nil |
| Charles Montgomery | Vice Admiral | Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command | 21-Oct-11 | Trafalgar Day Ceremony – HMS VICTORY. 2 short television interviews. | ITV Meridian, BBC South, BFBS. | Nil |
| Philip Raffaelli | Vice Admiral | Surgeon General | 13-Sep-11 | Interview BFBS/SSAFA for inclusion in SSAFA conference | James Banks BFBS | Nil |
| Philip Raffaelli | Vice Admiral | Surgeon General | 30-Sep-11 | MMA Turf Cutting Ceremony DMS Whittington | Local media in attendance | Surgeon General hosted lunch |
| Sir William Rollo | Lieutenant General | DCDS(Pers&Trg) | 29-Sep-11 | Interview for an article on the Military Covenant for RUSI. | Mr Padraig Belton. Researcher & Journalist at the University of Oxford | Nil |
| Gary Coward | Lieutenant General | Chief of Materiel - Land | 10-Aug-11 | Regional Media Briefing | Editor Bristol Evening Post – Mike Norton, Western Daily Press-Eleanor McGillie, Glos Gazette – Alexander Womack | Nil |
| Gary Coward | Lieutenant General | Chief of Materiel - Land | 14-Sep-11 | Attended DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Mark Mans | Lieutenant General | Adjutant General | 13-Sep-11 | Speech delivered as Inspecting Officer at 8FEB Search Badge Parade at Wimbish | Local media possibly in attendance | Nil |
| Mark Mans | Lieutenant General | Adjutant General | 23-Sep-11 | Speech delivered as Inspecting Officer at Gurkha Recruit Pass Off Parade at Catterick | Local media possibly in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Stuart Peach | Air Marshal | Chief Joint Operations (CJO) | 30-Sep-11 | RUSI Trenchard Memorial Lecture | Various national and regional media in attendance | Nil |
| Sir Stuart Peach | Air Marshal | Chief Joint Operations | 11-13 Oct 11 | Attendance at talks in Australia at Australian Defence College and Australian Joint Warfare Conference | Australian media possibly in attendance. | Nil |
| Sir Stuart Peach | Air Marshal | Chief Joint Operations | 27-Oct-11 | End of ELLAMY press conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Andrew Pulford | Air Marshal | Air Member for Personnel and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Personnel | 15-Sep-11 | Attended Air Force Board Dinner | Sir David Frost and Martha Kearney, World at One | AFB Hospitality |
| Kevin Leeson | Air Marshal | Chief of Materiel (Air) | 02-Sep-11 | Speech and interviews for the opening of the Cobham Voyager conversion facility | Various local media and aviation publications | Buffet lunch |
| Kevin Leeson | Air Marshal | Chief of Materiel (Air) | 14-Sep-11 | Attended DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Timothy Anderson | Air Marshal | Director General Military Aviation Authority | 14-Sep-11 | Attended DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Paul Newton | Lieutenant General | Commander Force Development and Training | 14-Sep-11 | Attended DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Tom McKane | SCS Band 3 | Director General Security Policy | 9-11 Sep-11 | Attended IISS Conference, Geneva | Elizabeth Pond, Independent Author and Journalist; Philip Stephens Associate Editor, Financial Times; and Nick Cumming-Bruce, Journalist were present | Nil |
| Peter Watkins | SCS Band 3 | Director General Defence Academy | 14-Sep-11 | Attended DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Andrew Manley | SCS Band 3 | CEO Defence Infrastructure Organisation | 14-Sep-11 | Attended DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Dr Frances Saunders | SCS Band 3 | Chief Executive, DSTL | 14-Sep-11 | Attended DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |
| Pete Worrall | SCS Band 3 | Chief of Materiel Joint Enablers | 14-Sep-11 | Attended DSEI Conference | Various journalists in attendance | Nil |