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DCMS: Ministerial meetings, 1st January to 31st March 2020
Updated 30 July 2020
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
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| John Whittingdale | 18/02/2020 | John McVay, Pact | Introductory chat |
| John Whittingdale | 25/02/2020 | Peter Mensch, Music Manager | Introductory chat |
| John Whittingdale | 27/02/2020 | Philip Jenner, Viacom | Discuss HMG's negotiating mandate published this morning & to raise industry concerns about Creative Europe and European Work |
| John Whittingdale | 27/02/2020 | Gidon Freeman, NBC Universal | Discuss HMG's negotiating mandate published this morning. |
| John Whittingdale | 02/03/2020 | David Austin (Chief Executive) - BBFC | To discuss online harms |
| John Whittingdale | 03/03/2020 | Stephen Lotinga (Chief Executive) - Publishers Association | Discuss future of publishing |
| John Whittingdale | 05/03/2020 | Roundtable with Members of US Chamber of Commerce | Hosting roundtable with US Chamber of Commerce to discuss UK digital and data plans |
| John Whittingdale | 09/03/2020 | Alistair Stewart - Freelance Journalist | Introductory meeting |
| John Whittingdale | 11/03/2020 | Jonathan Heawood, The Public | To discuss public interest journalism |
| John Whittingdale | 11/03/2020 | Jo Adetunji, The Public | To discuss public interest journalism |
| John Whittingdale | 11/03/2020 | Clara Aguirre, The Public | To discuss public interest journalism |
| John Whittingdale | 12/03/2020 | James Purnell, BBC | To discuss radio streams for young audiences |
| John Whittingdale | 16/03/2020 | Caroline Abrahams, Age UK | To discuss the impact of over 75s licences on Age UK |
| John Whittingdale | 16/03/2020 | Lord Faulks, IPSO | Introductory meeting with key stakeholders for the minister's portfolio |
| John Whittingdale | 17/03/2020 | Ashley Tabor-King, Lord Allen, Global Group | To discuss the future of radio |
| John Whittingdale | 18/03/2020 | Peter Clifton, PA Media | COVID-19: how the UK and Ireland's national news agency is coping with the crisis and the plans they have in place |
| John Whittingdale | 20/03/2020 | Gidon Freeman, NBC Universal | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 20/03/2020 | Carolyn McCall, ITV | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 20/03/2020 | George Osborne, Evening Standard, Alex Mahon, Channel 4 | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 20/03/2020 | David Dinsmore, News UK | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 23/03/2020 | Stephen Woodford, Advertising Association | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 24/03/2020 | Adam Minns (Executive Director) - COBA (The Association for Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Services) | Covid-19 cris update |
| John Whittingdale | 24/03/2020 | Ben Roberts (BFI), Adrian Wootton (British Film Commission), Phil Clapp (UK Cinema Association), Andy Leyshon (Film Distributors Association), Andy Lenthall (Production Services Association), Michael French (Games London/London Games Festival), Alan Millar (Night Time Industries Association), Jo Twist (UKie), Caroline Norbury (Creative Industries Federation), Anthony Browne (British Art Market Federation), Caroline Rush (British Fashion Council), Tim Davie (Creative Industries Council), Neil Hatton (UK Screen Alliance), Stephen Woodford (Advertising Association), Allan Vallance (RIBA), Tom Kiehl (UK Music). | Covid-19 crisis roundtable chaired by Victoria MacCallum, attended by Minister of State for Media for Data and Minsiter of State for Digital and Culture |
| John Whittingdale | 25/03/2020 | Gavin Williamson, Tony Hall, DfE and BBC | DfE education proposals |
| John Whittingdale | 25/03/2020 | David Newell, NMA | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 25/03/2020 | Siobhan Kenny, Radiocentre | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 26/03/2020 | Alex Mahon, Channel 4 | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 26/03/2020 | Broadcasting Roundtable, Clare Sumner - BBC; Magnus Brooke - ITV; Helen Jay - C4; Philip Jenner - C5; Anna Mallett - ITN; Adam Minns - COBA; Siobhan Kelly - RadioCentre; Will Harding - Global; Travis Baxter - Bauer; Jimmy Buckland - Wireless; Alistair Law - Sky | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 26/03/2020 | Press Roundtable, David Newell - News Media Association; Andrew Moger - News Media Coalition; Michelle Stanistreet - National Union Journalists; Guy Faulconbridge - Reuters; Henry Faure Walker - Newsquest; David Dinsmore - News UK; Guy Black - Telegraph; Peter Wright - Daily Mail Group; Jeremy Spooner - Baylis; Matt Rogerson - The Guardian | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 27/03/2020 | Owen Evans, S4C | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 27/03/2020 | Carolyn McCall, ITV | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 31/03/2020 | Benjamin King, Netflix | Covid-19 crisis update |
| John Whittingdale | 31/03/2020 | David Dinsmore, News UK | Covid-19 crisis update |
| Diana Barran | 08/01/2020 | Charlie Rigby, The Challenger Trust | To discuss youth provision |
| Diana Barran | 09/01/2020 | Esther Marshall, StandTall | To present Esther with a points of light award |
| Diana Barran | 15/01/2020 | Mark Bullingham, The FA | To discuss racism in football |
| Diana Barran | 21/02/2020 | Tony Armstrong, Locality | Talking about priorities within social action and CS. |
| Diana Barran | 23/01/2020 | Guy Battle, CEO Social Value Portal | Discussion ahead of speech at National Social Value Conference |
| Diana Barran | 24/01/2020 | David Hutchinson, social finance | Get an overview of some of the projects that Social Finance have been working on with DCMS in West Yorkshire and the West Midlands |
| Diana Barran | 30/01/2020 | Hillary Cottam OBE | To Discuss the policy implications of HC's book |
| Diana Barran | 03/02/2020 | Margeret Bolton, Local Trust | To discuss Local Trusts finding's in "Left behind: understanding Communities on the edge" |
| Diana Barran | 05/02/2020 | Sophie Humphreys OBE | To discuss youth provision |
| Diana Barran | 07/02/2020 | Andrew Barnett, CGK | To discuss local place based philanthropy and the opportunities for attracting philanthropists to this idea |
| Diana Barran | 07/02/2020 | Anna Dixon: Centre for Ageing better | AD gave an overview of the Centre's work. |
| Diana Barran | 07/02/2020 | Elly DeDecker, NLCF | To discuss loneliness micro-grants fund |
| Diana Barran | 10/02/2020 | Roger Taylor, CDEI | To get an overview of the work of the CDEI |
| Diana Barran | 10/02/2020 | Call with Marc Warner, CEO of Faculty AI | To discuss AI |
| Diana Barran | 11/02/2020 | Kate Shurety, Campaign to end loneliness | To get an update on the campaigns work and discuss measurements of impact |
| Diana Barran | 11/02/2020 | Matthew Bowcock, Beacon Collaborative | To listen to proposal on place-based philanthropy |
| Diana Barran | 24/02/2020 | Dr Lynne Gurton, John Lyon's CEO | To get an introduction to the work of the organsation |
| Diana Barran | 24/02/2020 | Fabian French, CEO UK Community Foundations , Rosemary MacDonald (incoming CEO of UK CF) | To discuss the work of the UKCF and meet Rosemary MacDonald |
| Diana Barran | 26/02/2020 | Dan Davies & Tom Chapman, Lions Barber Collective | To understand their work to reduce isolation/talk about mental health. |
| Diana Barran | 26/02/2020 | Cliff Prior, Big Society Capital | CP talked through BSC announcement |
| Diana Barran | 05/03/2020 | Castleford Tigers Visit | Viewing the work the womens rugby team has done in their community with a grant from the Tampon Tax Fund |
| Diana Barran | 06/03/2020 | Kim Leadbeater, Jo Cox Foundation | To discuss recent loneliness conference as part of Ministerial Visit to Huddersfield |
| Diana Barran | 06/03/2020 | Paul Jones, Denby Dale Centre | Participating in a local event aiming to reduce social isolation in the rural community |
| Diana Barran | 06/03/2020 | Kirklees Social Impact Bonds | Alongside DCMS officials, MCS chaired a meeting with local civil society groups to discuss their work |
| Diana Barran | 09/03/2020 | Mike Adamson, British Red Cross | To discuss COVID-19 response |
| Diana Barran | 09/03/2020 | Elizabeth Corely/Sarah Gordon, Impact Investing Institue | To discuss the Impact Investing Institute’s shared priorities and opportunities for collaboration with Government on levelling up, pensions and SITR |
| Diana Barran | 09/03/2020 | Jon Herriman, CEO of National Emergencies Trust | Discuss initial COVID response |
| Diana Barran | 09/03/2020 | John Drew, Churches Trust | Hear about work around how churches can be utilised to best serve their communities |
| Diana Barran | 09/03/2020 | Mark Lever & Sir Thomas Hughe Hallet, Helpforce | Intial discussions regarding volunteers and CV-19 |
| Diana Barran | 10/03/2020 | Seb Elsworth, Access Foundation | SE ran through the models and methods used by Access Foundation |
| Diana Barran | 10/03/2020 | IEP Debt recovery roundtable: Co-chair: Sacha Romanovitch, CEO, Fair 4 All Finance Co-chair: Mark Norbury, CEO, UnLtd Olly Benzecry, CEO, Accenture UK&I Dawn Austwick, CEO, National Lottery Community Fund John Pettigrew, CEO, National Grid Joe Garner, CEO, Nationwide Sebastian Munden, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Unilever UK&I Steve Murrells, CEO The Co-op Dame Julia Cleverdon DCVO CBE Deb Oxley, CEO, Employee Ownership Association Immy Kaur, Co-founder, CIVIC SQUARE Mark Barnett, President UK, Ireland, Nordics & Baltics, Mastercard | Not set |
| Diana Barran | 13/03/2020 | Mike Kenney, Bennett Institute | To discuss the research the Bennett institute are undertaking into regional loneliness and poverty |
| Diana Barran | 13/03/2020 | Zoe Abrams, Red Cross, Anna Smee, UK Youth, Ndidi Okezie, UK Youth, Carol Mack, ACF, Mike Adamson, Red Cross, Vicki Sellick, NESTA, Seamus Mcaleavey, NICVA, Leigh Middleton, NYA, Jo Hobbs, BYC, Karl Wilding, NCVO, Tony Armstrong, Locality, Nick Gardham, coorganisers, Anna Fowlie, SCVO, John Lowe, CAF, Vicky Browning, ACEVO, Matt Hyde, Scouts, Adrian Clee, Salvation Army, John H, Jennie Price, Kate Shurety, Campaign to end loneliness, Harriet Crabtree, interfaith, Jane Ide, NAVCA, Nick Parker, Step up to serve, Rita Chadha, Small Charities, Jenhangir Malik, Muslim Aid, Dawn Austwick, TNLCF, Cliff Prior, BSC, Hannah Tankard, Princes Responsible Business Network, Caron Bradshaw, CFG, Peter Lewis, Institute of Fundraising, Peter Holbrook, SEUK, Nicky, Helen Stephenson, Charity Commission, Fabian French, UKCF, Andrew O'Brien, SEUK, Neil Martin, Jewish Lads & Girls Brigade, Daniel Singleton, Faith Action, Brendan Mccarthy, CoE, Jasvir Singh, City Sikhs, Nicky Goldman, Jewish Volunteering Network | Not set |
| Diana Barran | 17/03/2020 | Vicky Browning, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations | Funding for Charities during COVID-19 |
| Diana Barran | 18/03/2020 | Alex Fox, Shared Lives | COVID: use of technology and volunteering efforts |
| Diana Barran | 19/03/2020 | Matt Hyde, Scouts | Funding for Charities during COVID-19 |
| Diana Barran | 19/03/2020 | Mike Adamson, British Red Cross | To discuss COVID-19 response |
| Diana Barran | 19/03/2020 | Nick Parker, Team Rubicon | Volunteering response to COVID-19 |
| Diana Barran | 19/03/2020 | Call with Catherine & Iona Lawrence, Jo Cox foundation | Spoke about loneliness with regard to social isolation |
| Diana Barran | 19/03/2020 | Call with Martin, St Johns Ambulance | Concerning St Johns Ambulances' role in COVID response and funding |
| Diana Barran | 20/03/2020 | Call with Jane Ide, National Association for Voluntary and Community Action | Funding for Charities during COVID-19 |
| Diana Barran | 20/03/2020 | Call with Sir Nick Parker | Team Rubicon proposal |
| Diana Barran | 20/03/2020 | Call with Lord O'Shaugnessy and Will Tanner | Dicsussing a proposal for post-covid social stimulus |
| Diana Barran | 23/03/2020 | Call with Ian Wilson, Alzheimers Research | Funding for Charities during COVID-19 |
| Diana Barran | 23/03/2020 | Peter Holbrook, Social Enterprise UK | Funding for Social Enterprises during COVID-19 |
| Diana Barran | 23/03/2020 | Daniel Korski, PUBLIC | Accesible Banking Solutions during COVID |
| Diana Barran | 23/03/2020 | Rita Chadha, Small Charities Coalition | COVID Funding Package |
| Diana Barran | 24/03/2020 | Mark Gifford, National Citizens Service | Discuss role of NCS in COVID |
| Diana Barran | 25/03/2020 | Julia Hawkins, Local Globe | Tech solutions to problems during COVID response |
| Diana Barran | 25/03/2020 | Mike Adamson, British Red Cross | Funding for Charities during COVID-19 |
| Diana Barran | 26/03/2020 | Cliff Prior, Big Society Capital | Discuss funding of SE in COVID |
| Diana Barran | 27/03/2020 | Mike Adamson, British Red Cross | Volunteering during COVID-19 |
| Diana Barran | 30/03/2020 | Juliet Dearden | Funding for Charities during COVID-19 |
| Helen Whately | 07/01/2020 | British Art Market Federation | To meet the main representative of the UK art market and discuss the sector's top priorities including import VAT and EU Exit |
| Helen Whately | 08/01/2020 | People's Postcode Lottery | To discuss the proposed changes to society lotteries and action being taken to tackle gambling related harms |
| Helen Whately | 14/01/2020 | Gambling Commission; National Problem Gambling Clinic | To visit a National Problem Gambling Clinic and discuss gambling related harms |
| Helen Whately | 15/01/2020 | Football Association | To discuss the FA's relationship with gambling firms, racism in sport, and the World Cup 2030 bid (joint meeting with Minister for Sport) |
| Helen Whately | 16/01/2020 | Peter and Steph Shilton | To discuss gambling related harms (joint with Minister for Sport) |
| Helen Whately | 21/01/2020 | Camelot; National Lottery Promotions; Arts Council England | To discuss objectives and ideas for the National Lottery 25th birthday celebrations |
| Helen Whately | 22/01/2020 | The Health Lottery | To discuss caps on prizes and reforms to society lotteries |
| Helen Whately | 27/01/2020 | James Forsyth, Political Editor, The Spectator | To attend a social coffee in political capacity |
| Helen Whately | 30/01/2020 | Betting and Gaming Council | To discuss the work of the Betting and Gaming Council, advertising and use of data |
| Helen Whately | 05/02/2020 | Events Industry Board | To discuss the contribution of business events to the economy |
| Helen Whately | 05/02/2020 | Royal Shakespeare Company | To discuss arts premium, engagement with schools and equal opportunity in the arts |
| Helen Whately | 05/02/2020 | ABTA | To discuss EU Exit, Thomas Cook and be updated on the impact of Covid-19 |
| Helen Whately | 06/02/2020 | Christie's | To discuss the global art market, import VAT and artists resale right |
| Helen Whately | 06/02/2020 | Laura Kuenssberg, Political Editor, BBC | To attend a social coffee in political capacity |
| Helen Whately | 12/02/2020 | Social Market Foundation | To discuss the Social Market Foundation's pre-review report on the Gambling Act (joint with SoS) |
| Caroline Dinenage | 02/03/2020 | Amazon | To meet a major tech stakeholder and discuss their operations |
| Caroline Dinenage | 05/03/2020 | BEIS; BBC; RIBA; Channel 4; Arts Humanities and Research Council; Publicis UK; BFI; Creative Nation; British Fashion Council; Team17; Goldsmiths; BPI; NESTA; Institute of Practitioners in Adveritising; Digital Catapult; UK Interactive Entertainment; PACT; Production Park; Google; Design Council; Advertising Association; UK Music | To co-chair the Creative Industries Council on behalf of DCMS with focus on barriers to growth facing the sector |
| Caroline Dinenage | 05/03/2020 | Birmingham School of Code | To visit a digital skills enterprise and learn about their model |
| Caroline Dinenage | 05/03/2020 | Innovation Birmingham | To visit a major regional tech enterprise and learn about the tech scene in the area |
| Caroline Dinenage | 09/03/2020 | Entrepreneur First; University of Oxford; Edinburgh Centre for Robotics; Queen's University Belfast; Faculty; UKRI; Luminate; University of Cambridge; Alan Turing Institute; Imperial College; Centre for Data Ethics; Ocado; Cardiff University; CENTURY Tech; CognitionX; University of Southampton; Mastercard; NHS Digital Academy | To attend the AI Council on behalf of DCMS focussing on next steps from the AI Sector Deal |
| Caroline Dinenage | 10/03/2020 | Twitter; Snap; Coadec; Match Group; NSPCC; Childnet; Microsoft; Global Partners Digital; UK Safer Internet Council; Internet Watch Foundation; Open Rights Group; The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment; Google; HO; Ofcom | To chair the third session of Online Harms Transparency Working Group, focussing on meaningful information, next steps and transparency reporting |
| Caroline Dinenage | 11/03/2020 | Department for International Trade; Home Office; National Crime Agency; NSPCC; Internet Watch Foundation; Public.IO; Cyan Forensics; Crisp Thinking; SafeToNet; Superawesome; Trust Elevate | To host a roundtable on safety techonology focussing on potential for sector growth and the role HMG can play |
| Caroline Dinenage | 18/03/2020 | British Film Institute; British Film Commission; UK Cinema Association; Film Distributors Association; UKMusic; Musicians Union; Concert Promoters Association; Association of Independent Festivals; Production Services Association; Association of Independent Music; Music Publishers Association; Kilimanjaro; Music Venue Trust; BPI; Games London/London Games Festival; Night Time Industries Association; Ukie; Creative Industries Federation; Pact; British Art Market Federation; British Fashion Council Creative Industries Council UK Screen Alliance Advertising Association Publishers Association Professional Publishers Association Independent Publishers Guild | To chair a roundtable with Creative Industries stakeholders on ongoing government Covid-19 response |
| Caroline Dinenage | 18/03/2020 | Association of British Orchestras; Arts Council England; UK Theatre; OneDanceUK; What Next?; Southbank Centre; ATG; Museums Association; Association of Independent Museums; National Museum Directors Council | To chair a roundtable with Arts and Museums stakeholders on ongoing government Covid-19 response |
| Caroline Dinenage | 19/03/2020 | TechUK; Digital Catapult; IBM; Cisco; Surrey Technology Centre; HP; CBI; Dell; Sage; Samsung; Tech Nation; Salesforce; Google; Amazon; Facebook; Microsoft; Apple; Coadec; Accenture; Intel; ARM; Passion Capital; Index Ventures; LocalGlobe; DEAG; Deliveroo; ScaleUp Institute; Monzo; Tramshed; HPE | To attend a roundtable hosted by Secretary of State for Tech stakeholders on ongoing government Covid-19 response |
| Caroline Dinenage | 23/03/2020 | Libraries Connected; CILIP; CLOA (Chief Leisure Officers Association); Arts Council England; Community Managed Libraries Peer network; Local Government Association | To chair a roundtable with Libraries stakeholders on ongoing government Covid-19 response |
| Caroline Dinenage | 24/03/2020 | BFI; British Film Commission; UK Cinema Association; Film Distributors Association; Production Services Association; Games London/London Games Festival; Night Time Industries Association; Ukie; Creative Industries Federation; British Art Market Federation; British Fashion Council; Creative Industries Council; UK Screen Alliance; Advertising Association; RIBA; UK Music | To chair a roundtable with Creative Industries stakeholders on ongoing government Covid-19 response |
| Caroline Dinenage | 25/03/2020 | Tech UK; Digital Catapult; IBM; Surrey Technology Centre; Cisco; HPE; CBI; HP; Dell; Sage; Samsung; Tech Nation; Salesforce; Google; Amazon; Facebook; Microsoft; Apple; Coadec; Accenture; Intel; ARM; Passion Capital; Index Ventures; Local Globe; Sunderland Software City; ScaleUp Institute; Monzo; Tramshed Tech; Catalyst; Oracle; Soctland IS | To chair a roundtable with Tech stakeholders on ongoing government Covid-19 response |
| Caroline Dinenage | 26/03/2020 | Association of British Orchestras; ACE; UK Theatre; One Dance UK, What Next; Museums Association; Association of Independent Museums; National Museum Directors’ Council and English Civic Museums Network; Derby Museums Trust; Bristol Council/Bristol Museums; York Museums Trust; Birmingham Hippodrome; National Theatre; Cabinet Office Disability Champion for Culture; Delfont Mackintosh; Local Government Association | To chair a roundtable with Arts and Museums stakeholders on ongoing government Covid-19 response |
| Caroline Dinenage | 31/03/2020 | Libraries Connected; CILIP; CLOA (Chief Leisure Officers Association); Arts Council England; Community Managed Libraries Peer network; Local Government Association | To chair a roundtable with Libraries stakeholders on ongoing government Covid-19 response |
| Matt Warman | 16/01/2020 | BT; Openreach; Virgin Media; Hyperoptic; Gigaclear; Talk Talk; CityFibre; Sky UK; Kcom | Roundtable to discuss rollout of full fibre broadband |
| Matt Warman | 16/01/2020 | Powys Council: Councillor Rosemarie Harris; Councillor James Evans | To discuss local broadband connectivity |
| Matt Warman | 21/01/2020 | Tech UK | To discuss digital infrastrucuture; ongoing online harms policy, and EU Exit |
| Matt Warman | 21/01/2020 | Sage | Introductory meeting to the work of Sage and how Government and Sage can continue to work together |
| Matt Warman | 22/01/2020 | To discuss digital & tech policy, and ongoing online harms policy work | |
| Matt Warman | 23/01/2020 | BMBF; DFKI/Forum Digital Technologies; Telekom Innovation Labaratories; Digital Catapult; Digital Trust Analytics; Department for International Trade; Vodafon; UK Science Innovation Network Europe | Roundtable discussion on German Digital & AI Landscape |
| Matt Warman | 23/01/2020 | Einstein Centre Digital Future Foundation | Visit to understand the work of the Einstein Foundation |
| Matt Warman | 23/01/2020 | German Digital Council | To discuss the UK-Germany position on digital & tech policy |
| Matt Warman | 28/01/2020 | Think Broadband | To discuss gigabit capable, and full fibre broadband |
| Matt Warman | 29/01/2020 | Digital Economy Council | Regular meeting of the council. Agenda included discussions on tech adoption and strategic communications |
| Matt Warman | 29/01/2020 | Guy Opperman MP; Corbridge County Council: Councillor Nick Oliver | To discuss broadband rollout |
| Matt Warman | 30/01/2020 | Youtube; Google | To discuss ongoing online harms policy work |
| Matt Warman | 30/01/2020 | Lord McNally; Carnegie Trust | To discuss ongoing online harms policy work |
| Matt Warman | 04/02/2020 | Tech Nation | To discuss upcoming fiscal events and regional growth. Also visited to see start ups on Tech Nations applied AI Cohorts programme |
| Matt Warman | 05/02/2020 | Oracle | Introduction to the work of Oracle's UK business and discussion as to how Government and Oracle can continue to work together |
| Matt Warman | 06/02/2020 | Birmingham University of Computer Science Centre for Cyber Security and Privacy | Visit to discuss the work of the centre |
| Matt Warman | 06/02/2020 | West Midlands Combined Authority Digital Skills Partnership; Netcom Training | To discuss digital skills |
| Matt Warman | 06/02/2020 | West Midlands 5G Project | To discuss the rollout of 5G |
| Matt Warman | 06/02/2020 | Innovation Birmingham | Tour of the facility, and discussed digital innovation and tech start ups |
| Matt Warman | 12/02/2020 | TaskRabbit; Treatwell; Dropbox; Booking.com; eBay; Deliveroo; Ocado; JustEat; Hoxton Ventures; Hambro Perks | Growth and digital business models roundtable joint with HM Treasury |
| Matt Warman | 12/02/2020 | Lord McNally; Children's Commissioner; Information Comissioners Office; British Board of Film Classification; Fourth Group; TechUK; Alliance for Intellectual Property; National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; Tik Tok; Westminster University; Ofcom; Google; UK Interactive Entertainment; Hacked Off; Fair Vote; 5Rights; Big Brother Watch; Liberty; The Coalition for the Digital Economy; Internet Services Providers' Association; Avaaz; Sky; Advertising Association; Internet Watch Foundation; Age Verification Providers Association; Institute for Strategic Dialogue; Which; Glitch; Yoti; Baroness Benjamin; Baroness Bonham-Carter; Baroness Grender; Lord Clement-Jones; Lord Storey; Lord Foster; Lord Addington; Patrick Glasgow; Daisy Cooper MP; Melissa Gordon; Baroness Howe; Lord Anderson; Lord Lipsey; Rob Cocks; Simon Cross | Gave a speech at roundtable event regarding ongoing online harms policy work |
| Matt Warman | 20/02/2020 | Councillor Ken Pollock; Worcestershire 5G; Worcestershire Bosch; Worcestershire County Council; Advalus Limited; Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership; Airband; Three; Herefordshire & Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Groups; West Midlands Academic Health Science Network; University of Worcester | Roundtable to discuss importance of rural connectvity and 5G solutions |
| Matt Warman | 24/02/2020 | Apple; Baker Mckenzie; CBI; Deliveroo; eBay; Facebook; Go Compare; Google; Just Eat; Kainos; Motorola Solutions; Oracle; REPL Group; TechUK; Uber; Virgin Media | Attended meeting of CBI tech group to outline digital infrastructure and cyber security priorities |
| Matt Warman | 24/02/2020 | Sky; BT | To discuss full fibre rollout |
| Matt Warman | 26/02/2020 | CBI; Federation of Small Businesses; Car & Away; KYND; Thoughtworks; UK Finance; Winsland; Vodafone; Emerging Payments Association; Patchwork; Sophos; Lidl; Farnborough College of Technology; Recruitment and Employment Confederation | Roundtable to discuss digital resilience |
| Matt Warman | 26/02/2020 | Which? | To discuss secure by design, mobile coverage and broadband rollout |
| Matt Warman | 26/02/2020 | Broadband for Rural Devoand Somerset; Blackdown Hills Parish Network | To discuss broadband rollout |
| Matt Warman | 27/02/2020 | Tees Valley Mayor | To discuss gigabit broadband rollout |
| Matt Warman | 04/03/2020 | BT | To discuss broadband rollout and mobile connectivity |
| Matt Warman | 04/03/2020 | O2 Telefonica | To discuss mobile connectivity and the rollout of 5G |
| Matt Warman | 04/03/2020 | Openreach | To discuss broadband rollout |
| Matt Warman | 05/03/2020 | TalkTalk | To discuss broadband rollout |
| Matt Warman | 05/03/2020 | Darktrace | Visit to discuss Darktrace's work, in addition to cyber resilience and skills |
| Matt Warman | 05/03/2020 | Community Fibre | Visit to community fibre site, also discussed broadband rollout |
| Matt Warman | 09/03/2020 | BT; Openreach; Sky; TalkTalk; Hyperoptic; Virgin Media; KCOM; CityFibre; Gigaclear; Ofcom | Fixed telecoms roundtable to discuss broadband rollout |
| Matt Warman | 09/03/2020 | Vodafone; O2 Telefonica; Three; Digital Mobile & Spectrum; BT; EE | To discuss the Shared Rural Network |
| Matt Warman | 11/03/2020 | MoD; NCSC; Simon Blagden; Parliamentary Digital Services; ONS; British Council; Aspire Education; UCL; University of Bath; London School of Economics; Indisol Ltd; Larkspur International; CityFibre; Raytheon; Akamai Technologies | Attended roundtable on digitalisation to discuss digital infrastructure and cyber security |
| Matt Warman | 16/03/2020 | Spectrum Internet | Visit to a Spectrum Internet site, and discussed digital infrastructure rollout |
| Matt Warman | 16/03/2020 | Cardiff Capital Regional City Deal; Councillor Jane Mudd | To discuss broadband rollout and mobile connectivity in the devolved region |
| Matt Warman | 17/03/2020 | BT; Openreach | To discuss telecoms network resilience during COVID-19 |
| Matt Warman | 18/03/2020 | Local Globe; Deliveroo | To discuss the tech sector response to mobilising volunteers during COVID-19 |
| Matt Warman | 18/03/2020 | Local Globe | To discuss the tech sector response to mobilising volunteers during COVID-19 |
| Matt Warman | 19/03/2020 | National Council of Voluntary Organisations; Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations; Rubicon; National Emergency Trust; St John's Ambulance; Social Enterprise UK; Interfaith Network; National Lottery Communties Fund; Charities Aid Foundation; National Association of Voluntary and Community Associations; British Red Cross | To discuss the charities sector response to COVID-19 |
| Matt Warman | 20/03/2020 | Ofcom; BT; Openreach; Virgin Media; Sky; TalkTalk; Vodafone; O2 Telefonica; Three | To discuss telecoms network resilience during COVID-19 |
| Matt Warman | 20/03/2020 | Ofcom; BBC; Netflix; Amazon; Google; Facebook; Microsoft | To discuss telecoms network resilience during COVID-19 |
| Matt Warman | 20/03/2020 | To discuss the tech sector response to mobilising volunteers during COVID-19 | |
| Matt Warman | 24/03/2020 | Mobile UK; Vodafone; O2; Three; BT; Virgin Media; Sky; Openreach; Hyperoptic; Gigaclear; Talktalk; Ofcom | To discuss the sector response to COVID-19 |
| Matt Warman | 26/03/2020 | O2 Telefonica | To discuss the sector response to COVID-19 |
| Matt Warman | 26/03/2020 | Three | To discuss the sector response to COVID-19 |
| Matt Warman | 26/03/2020 | Openreach | To discuss the response to COVID-19 and network resilience |
| Matt Warman | 31/03/2020 | NSHX; BT; Virgin Media; Openreach; Sky; TalkTalk; Vodafone; Three; O2 Telefonica; Ofcom | To discuss the sector response to COVID-19 and network resilience |
| Matt Warman | 31/03/2020 | Cisco | To discuss the response to COVID-19, cyber security and digital infrastructure |
| Nigel Huddleston | 24/02/2020 | Tourism Industry Council | Launch event |
| Nigel Huddleston | 26/02/2020 | Tower of London | Heritage event |
| Nigel Huddleston | 26/02/2020 | Gambling with Lives | Policy event |
| Nigel Huddleston | 27/02/2020 | Commonwealth Games Federation | Opening of Sandwell Aquatic Centre |
| Nigel Huddleston | 27/02/2020 | Youth Sport Trust | Annual Conference and speech |
| Nigel Huddleston | 02/03/2020 | English Football League | Community Awards - gave speech |
| Nigel Huddleston | 11/03/2020 | Sir Hugh Robertson British Olympic Association | Intro meeting |
| Nigel Huddleston | 12/03/2020 | Devolved Administration Ministers | Devolved Tourism Meeting/Visit to Edinburgh heritage site |
| Nigel Huddleston | 12/03/2020 | Tim Vine Premier League | Call to discuss Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 13/03/2020 | Mark Tanzer Association of British Travel Agents; Richard Calvert Specialist Leisure Group | Call to discuss Covid-19 support package |
| Nigel Huddleston | 16/03/2020 | Mark Bullingham The Football Association | Intro call, coronavirus update, gambling act women's football, discrimination in football |
| Nigel Huddleston | 16/03/2020 | Touristik Union InternationaI; Andrew Flintham, Kenton Jarvis, David Burling | Call to discuss Covid-19 business support |
| Nigel Huddleston | 17/03/2020 | Intercontinental Hotels Group | Call to discuss Covid-19 business support |
| Nigel Huddleston | 17/03/2020 | Premier Inn | Call to discuss Covid-19 business support |
| Nigel Huddleston | 17/03/2020 | Historic England | Intro meeting |
| Nigel Huddleston | 17/03/2020 | VisitBritain | Intro meeting |
| Nigel Huddleston | 18/03/2020 | Marriott | Call to discuss Covid-19 business support |
| Nigel Huddleston | 18/03/2020 | Best Western | Call to discuss Covid-19 business support |
| Nigel Huddleston | 18/03/2020 | Covid Sport Teleconference | Interview |
| Nigel Huddleston | 19/03/2020 | Hilton Hotel | Call to discuss Covid-19 business support |
| Nigel Huddleston | 19/03/2020 | Jet2holidays | Call to discuss Covid-19 business support |
| Nigel Huddleston | 19/03/2020 | Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group | Stakeholder engagement roundtable with Tourism sector to discuss Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 19/03/2020 | Hotel Industry Roundtable | Meeting to discuss hotel accomodation offer |
| Nigel Huddleston | 20/03/2020 | Seasonal Businesses in Travel; Mark Warner Ltd, Hotel Plan and Ski World | Call to discuss impact of Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 23/03/2020 | Devolved Administrations; Cabinet Office | Call to discuss holiday makers/2nd homes and self isolation |
| Nigel Huddleston | 24/03/2020 | Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group | Stakeholder engagement roundtable with Tourism sector to discuss Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 24/03/2020 | British Holiday & Home Parks Association Ltd. | Call to discuss impact of Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 24/03/2020 | Lawn Tennis Association | Intro call |
| Nigel Huddleston | 24/03/2020 | Specialist Leisure Group | Update call re Covid-19 business support packages |
| Nigel Huddleston | 25/03/2020 | Betting Gaming and Council Call | Update call re Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 25/03/2020 | Devolved Administration Ministers | To discuss four nations response to Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 25/03/2020 | Tourism Industry Council | Stakeholder engagement roundtable with Tourism sector to discuss Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 26/03/2020 | Heritage Stakeholders Roundtable | Stakeholder engagement roundtable with Heritage sector to discuss Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 26/03/2020 | Sport Stakeholders Roundtable | Stakeholder engagement roundtable with Sport sector to discuss Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 27/03/2020 | Premier League | Call to discuss impact of Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 27/03/2020 | Hotel Industry Roundtable | Follow up call |
| Nigel Huddleston | 27/03/2020 | All England Lawn Tennis Club | Call to discuss impact of Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 27/03/2020 | Rugby League | Call to discuss impact of Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 30/03/2020 | Events Industry Board | Call to discuss impact of Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 30/03/2020 | UKHospitality | Daily update call on hospitality sector |
| Nigel Huddleston | 30/03/2020 | Commonwealth Games Federation | To discuss logistics for Birmingham 2022 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 30/03/2020 | UK Sport | Intro call and to discuss Covid-19 |
| Nigel Huddleston | 31/03/2020 | Sport England | Update call to discuss impact of Covid-19 on sport sector |
| Nigel Huddleston | 31/03/2020 | UKHospitality | Daily update call on hospitality sector |
| Nigel Huddleston | 31/03/2020 | Events Industry Senior Leaders | Advisory panel |
| Nigel Huddleston | 31/03/2020 | ITV | Interview with James Dunham impact of Covid-19 |
| Nicky Morgan | 16/01/2020 | BBC - Lord Hall, Director-General | Regular meeting with the BBC to discuss a range of areas including decriminalisation consultation |
| Nicky Morgan | 16/01/2020 | Meeting with UK telecoms - BT; Openreach; Virgin Media; Hyperoptic; Gigaclear; TalkTalk; Cityfibre; Sky; Kcom; Ofcom | Roundtable to discuss government's ambition for better nationwide connectivity |
| Nicky Morgan | 20/01/2020 | BBC - Sir David Clementi, Chairman and Lord Hall, Director-General | To discuss BBC ahead of Secretary of State speech |
| Nicky Morgan | 20/01/2020 | Arts and Humanities Research Council - Creative Industries Advisory Group | To discuss the Creative Industries sector deal |
| Nicky Morgan | 21/01/2020 | Meeting to discuss Facebook's recent jobs announcement, digital regulation and the UK tech sector | |
| Nicky Morgan | 22/01/2020 | CityAM | To discuss DCMS sectors |
| Nicky Morgan | 22/01/2020 | Sir John Kingman, National Gallery | To discuss appointments |
| Nicky Morgan | 22/01/2020 | News Media Association; News UK; The Telegraph; Newsquest; Reach | To discuss the recommendations of the Cairncross Review |
| Nicky Morgan | 29/01/2020 | Digital Economy Council | To discuss digital priorities, tech adoption and strategic communications |
| Nicky Morgan | 30/01/2020 | Meeting with Back Youth Group - The Scouts; Step Up To Serve; Girlguiding; Youth United Foundation; British Youth Council; NCS; UK Youth; National Youth Agency; Duke of Edinburgh Award; Step Up To Serve; The Prince’s Trust; Youth Leads; Gabrielle Mathews, #iwill ambassador | To discuss the government's offer to young people |
| Nicky Morgan | 03/02/2020 | CED; University Roma 3; University Parthenope; Open Fiber; I-com Institute; Sapienza; Leonardo. Rome, Italy | To discuss Italy's digital sector |
| Nicky Morgan | 05/02/2020 | Sky News | To discuss DCMS sectors |
| Nicky Morgan | 05/02/2020 | Politico - Nicholas Vinocur, Political Editor | To discuss DCMS sectors |
| Nicky Morgan | 06/02/2020 | The Telegraph - Gordon Rayner, Political Editor, and BBC - Laura Kuenssberg, Political Editor | To discuss DCMS sectors |
| Nicky Morgan | 12/02/2020 | Natural History Museum and Arts and Humanities Research Council | To view the collection and discuss AHRC research on digital culture |
| Nicky Morgan | 12/02/2020 | Social Market Foundation | To discuss gambling and the inclusive economy |
| Oliver Dowden | 19/02/2020 | BBC - Sir David Clementi, Chairman, and Lord Hall, Director-General | To discuss the BBC and media landscape |
| Oliver Dowden | 04/03/2020 | BT | To discuss broadband delivery and barriers |
| Oliver Dowden | 04/03/2020 | Openreach | To discuss broadband delivery and barriers |
| Oliver Dowden | 05/03/2020 | Creative Industries Council | Introductory meeting of quarterly council to discuss the UK's creative industries sectors |
| Oliver Dowden | 09/03/2020 | Meeting with UK telecoms - BT; Openreach; Virgin Media; Hyperoptic; Gigaclear; TalkTalk; Cityfibre; Sky; Kcom; Ofcom | Introductory meeting to discuss broadband rollout |
| Oliver Dowden | 09/03/2020 | Vodafone; Telefonica O2; Three; BT/ EE; Digital Mobile and Spectrum Ltd | To discuss the Shared Rural Network |
| Oliver Dowden | 16/03/2020 | Meeting with UK Charities - Team Rubicon; National Council of Voluntary Organisations; British Red Cross; Local Globe | To discuss the the role of charities in Covid-19 response |
| Oliver Dowden | 17/03/2020 | Meeting with arts and culture organisations - British Library; National Museums Liverpool; National Portrait Gallery; Royal Museums Greenwich; Wallace Collection; Arts Council England; British Film Institute; Historic Royal Palaces; Heritage Alliance; National Trust; British Art Market Federation; Association of British Orchestras; UK Theatre; Southbank Centre; Creative Industries Federation; British Film Commission; Pact; Live Nation; Association of Independent Festivals | Introductory meeting and discussion around Covid-19 issues |
| Oliver Dowden | 17/03/2020 | Meeting with tourism representatives - People First; Country Land and Business; ALVA; UK Inbound; Rabbies; Events Industry Board; Warner Brothers Studio; Art School Restaurant; Airlines UK; UK Hospitality | Introductory meeting and discussion around Covid-19 issues |
| Oliver Dowden | 18/03/2020 | Meeting with sports organisations - UK Sport; Sport England; Sports Ground Safety Authority; UK Anti-Doping; FA; Premier League; Rugby Union; Rugby League; Premiership Rugby; ECB; British Horseracing Authority; Wimbledon; Badminton England; British Cycling; Silverstone; Goodwood; Motorsport UK; The Boat Race; London Marathon; UK Active; Sport and Recreation Alliance | Introductory meeting and discussion around Covid-19 issues |
| Oliver Dowden | 18/03/2020 | National Lottery Community Fund | Introductory meeting and discussion around Covid-19 issues |
| Oliver Dowden | 19/03/2020 | Meeting with UK charities - National Council of Voluntary Organisations; Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations; Rubicon; National Emergency Trust; St John's Ambulance; Social Enterprise UK; Interfaith Network; National Lottery Communties Fund; Charities Aid Foundation; National Association of Voluntary and Community Associations; British Red Cross | Introductory meeting and discussion around Covid-19 issues |
| Oliver Dowden | 19/03/2020 | TechUK; Digital Catapult; Cisco; CBI; HP Inc; Samsung; Salesforce; Google; Amazon; Facebook; Microsoft; Acenture; Local Globe; Deliveroo; Tramshed | Engagement call with tech sector to discuss covid-19 |
| Oliver Dowden | 24/03/2020 | BBC - Lord Hall, Director-General | Discussion on BBC licence fee |
| Oliver Dowden | 24/03/2020 | Meeting with UK telecoms - Mobile UK; Vodafone; O2; Three; BT/EE; Virgin Media; Sky; Openreach; Hyperoptic; Gigaclear; TalkTalk; Ofcom | To discuss covid-19, network resilience and vulnerable consumers. |
| Oliver Dowden | 30/03/2020 | ITV - Dame Carolyn McCall, CEO | Introductory meeting and discussion around Covid-19 issues |
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