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DCMS: ministerial meetings, April to June 2018
Updated 18 October 2018
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ashton | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Margot James | 11/04/2018 | Cathy Newman, Channel 4 News | General catch up |
| Margot James | 11/04/2018 | Carolyn Quinn, Radio 4 | General catch up |
| Margot James | 16/04/2018 | Michelle Muntefering, German Government | Opposite number bilateral |
| Margot James | 17/04/2018 | Citizens Advice | Discussion on consumer rights in telecoms industry |
| Margot James | 18/04/2018 | BT | UK telecoms and broadband connectivity |
| Margot James | 18/04/2018 | BBC Panorama Interview | Secure by design report and vulnerable tech |
| Margot James | 24/04/2018 | TAC Cymru | Introductory meeting with Welsh Broadcasting Union |
| Margot James | 24/04/2018 | Coadec | Post Brexit data flow discussion |
| Margot James | 25/04/2018 | CISCO | Introductory meeting |
| Margot James | 01/05/2018 | BFI | Introductory meeting |
| Margot James | 01/05/2018 | ISBA | Introductory meeting and discussion on digital adverstising |
| Margot James | 02/05/2018 | Baroness Benjamin | Childrens Contestable fund discussion |
| Margot James | 02/05/2018 | NSPCC | Online Safety Discussion |
| Margot James | 02/05/2018 | ITU | Introductory meeting with Secretary General |
| Margot James | 15/05/2018 | Andy Street, West Midlands Mayor | General catch up |
| Margot James | 16/05/2018 | UK Cloud | Introductory meeting |
| Margot James | 16/05/2018 | BBC Victoria Derbyshire Show | Interview on tech start ups supporting vulnerable people |
| Margot James | 16/05/2018 | Henry Mance, Financial Times | General catch up |
| Margot James | 16/05/2018 | Annabelle Dickinson, POLITICO | General catch up |
| Margot James | 18/05/2018 | BBC Sunday Politics | General interview |
| Margot James | 21/05/2018 | BPI | General catch up |
| Margot James | 23/05/2018 | ASA | Introductory and discussion on high fat, sugar & spice |
| Margot James | 23/05/2018 | Financial Times interview | On 5G and connectivity |
| Margot James | 29/05/2018 | Childrens Commissioner for England | General catch up |
| Margot James | 31/05/2018 | Paul Brand, ITN | Introductory meeting |
| Margot James | 04/06/2018 | Gravity Sketch, REWIND, Factory 42, Figment Productions, Dream Reality Interactive, Kazendi, Holiton, British Business Bank, London Stock Exchange, Digital Economy Innovate | Immersive Technology Roundtable |
| Margot James | 05/06/2018 | Musicians Union | Introductory meeting |
| Margot James | 05/06/2018 | UK Games Investors | Introductory meeting |
| Margot James | 05/06/2018 | Barnados | Introductory meeting |
| Margot James | 06/06/2018 | Ayoob Kara, Israeli Government | Opposite number bilateral |
| Margot James | 11/06/2018 | StubHub | Introductory meeting and secondary ticketing discussion |
| Margot James | 12/06/2018 | S4C | Introductory meeting |
| Margot James | 13/06/2018 | Vice-Minsiter Roh, South Korean Government | Opposite number bilateral |
| Margot James | 13/06/2018 | Charlotte Edwardes, Evening Standard | Profile Interview |
| Margot James | 14/06/2018 | WebSummit | Introductory meeting and London's bid to host in 2019 |
| Margot James | 20/06/2018 | Apple | Introductory meeting |
| Margot James | 20/06/2018 | Citizens Advice, Which?, Communications Consumer Panel, Thinkbroadband, Ofcom, Ombudsman Services, DecisionTech, Comparethemarket, CISAS, Institute of Customer Service, uSwitch, MoneySupermarket | Telecoms Consumer Roundtable |
| Margot James | 26/06/2018 | UK Cinema Association | Introductory meeting |
| Margot James | 26/06/2018 | Carolyn McCall, ITV | Introductory meeting |
| Matt Hancock | 11/04/2018 | Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Rosemary Leith | To discuss UK tech sector |
| Matt Hancock | 11/04/2018 | To discuss internet safety | |
| Matt Hancock | 16/04/2018 | Commonwealth Tech Forum: Dgen, Wipro, Zenith Bank, Code First: Girls, Yardhope Ltd, Royal Dutch Shell | To discuss technology |
| Matt Hancock | 17/04/2018 | The FA | To discuss sports governance |
| Matt Hancock | 18/04/2018 | Mayor of the West Midlands | To discuss the West Midlands |
| Matt Hancock | 18/04/2018 | Underbelly | To discuss UK culture |
| Matt Hancock | 18/04/2018 | Truro College, Cornwall Council, SportEngland, Derek Thomas MP, Steve Double MP, Sarah Newton MP | To discuss proposals for Cornwall Stadium |
| Matt Hancock | 18/04/2018 | Nasscom | To discuss UK-India opportunities for the tech sector |
| Matt Hancock | 20/04/2018 | Aidan Barclay & Lord Black, The Telegraph | To discuss the charity sector and press sustainability |
| Matt Hancock | 24/04/2018 | BT, Openreach, Virgin Media, Vodafone, TalkTalk, CityFibre, Three, O2, Hyperoptic, Gigaclear, Sky | To discuss the UK telecoms sector |
| Matt Hancock | 25/04/2018 | National Citizenship Service | To discuss the organisation's future plans |
| Matt Hancock | 26/04/2018 | Google, Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud | To discuss social media |
| Matt Hancock | 30/04/2018 | Digital Economy Council | To discuss the UK's Digital Economy |
| Matt Hancock | 01/05/2018 | Openreach | To discuss the UK telecoms sector |
| Matt Hancock | 02/05/2018 | NSPCC | To discuss internet safety |
| Matt Hancock | 03/05/2018 | Internet Association, Washington USA | To discuss US and UK tech sector |
| Matt Hancock | 03/05/2018 | Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), Washington USA | To discuss future of tech |
| Matt Hancock | 04/05/2018 | Pew Research, CNN, Snapchat, Politifact, Washington Post, The Hill, Axios Media, Washington USA | To discuss media and politics |
| Matt Hancock | 04/05/2018 | American Enterprise Institute, Washington USA | To discuss the Digital Economy |
| Matt Hancock | 07/05/2018 | Aday, ComplyAdvantage, Conversocial, FuboTV, Glossier, Hero, Knotel, Octopus Ventures, Taylor Wessing, Unidays, Via, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, New York USA | To discuss UK-US relations in the tech sector |
| Matt Hancock | 07/05/2018 | Joanna Coles, Hearst Magazines, New York USA | To discuss press sustainability review |
| Matt Hancock | 07/05/2018 | Jigsaw inc, New York USA | To discuss technology |
| Matt Hancock | 07/05/2018 | Gerard Baker, Will Lewis, Wall Street Journal, New York USA | To discuss press sustainability review |
| Matt Hancock | 09/05/2018 | Laserlight, Mark Garnier MP | To discuss Telecoms |
| Matt Hancock | 10/09/2018 | Digital Catapult | To discuss emerging technology |
| Matt Hancock | 10/05/2018 | Safetonet | To discuss internet safety |
| Matt Hancock | 11/05/2018 | Wipro, TCS, Infosys, HCL, Mindtree, Hexaware, Cognizant, Accenture, WNS, New Delhi India | To discuss technology |
| Matt Hancock | 12/05/2018 | BAE Systems, BT India | To discuss cyber |
| Matt Hancock | 12/05/2018 | Tata Sons Ltd, Aavor, Electronic Payments and Services, Enam Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mahindra Group, PayMate India Pvt. Ltd., Tata Capital Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Infinite Analytics, NRB Bearings Limited, TECH MAHINDRA LTD, Hinduja Group, Mumbai India | To discuss emerging technology |
| Matt Hancock | 16/05/2018 | Creative Industries Federation | To discuss Creative Industries priorities |
| Matt Hancock | 16/05/2018 | Sir Peter Bazalgette, ITV | To discuss broadcasting |
| Matt Hancock | 17/05/2018 | Open Data Institute | To discuss data |
| Matt Hancock | 21/05/2018 | Michael Tobin | To discuss technology |
| Matt Hancock | 22/05/2018 | To discuss social media | |
| Matt Hancock | 22/05/2018 | Samsung | To discuss the launch of their new AI centre in Cambridge |
| Matt Hancock | 23/05/2018 | The Rain Gods, Mind Moose, Citymapper, ASI Data Science, CyLon, Kraydel, The Future Fox, Forward Health, PUBLIC | To discuss technology |
| Matt Hancock | 23/05/2018 | APPG for General Aviation, Aviation Heritage UK, Grant Shapps MP, Robert Courts MP | To discuss heritage aviation |
| Matt Hancock | 24/05/2018 | Navya, Keolis, Paris France | To discuss emerging technology |
| Matt Hancock | 24/05/2018 | Uber, Paris France | To discuss emerging technology |
| Matt Hancock | 24/05/2018 | Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook | To discuss social media |
| Matt Hancock | 29/05/2018 | Ian Hogarth | To discuss emerging technology |
| Matt Hancock | 30/05/2018 | Will Tanner | To discuss technology |
| Matt Hancock | 04/06/2018 | Lea Valley Heritage Association, Iain Duncan Smith MP | To discuss heritage in the Lea Valley area |
| Matt Hancock | 05/06/2018 | Money Saving Expert | Introductory meeting |
| Matt Hancock | 06/06/2018 | MediaCom | To discuss creative industries |
| Matt Hancock | 07/06/2018 | Zinc | To discuss future of internet |
| Matt Hancock | 07/06/2018 | Bob Stephenson | To discuss future of internet and impact on children |
| Matt Hancock | 07/06/2018 | Academy of Ideas | To discuss future of internet |
| Matt Hancock | 07/06/2018 | James Williams | To discuss future of internet and wellbeing |
| Matt Hancock | 07/06/2018 | The Times | To discuss future of internet |
| Matt Hancock | 11/06/2018 | NJF Capital | To discuss emerging technology |
| Matt Hancock | 11/06/2018 | Creative Industries Council | To discuss UK Creative Industries |
| Matt Hancock | 12/06/2018 | Youth & Civil Society Strategy Sessions with (1) Big Society Capital, A Blueprint for Better Business (2) Lloyds TSB Foundation, P3, Catch22 (3) Generation Change, vInspired, Step Up to Serve | To discuss plans for the Civil Society Strategy |
| Matt Hancock | 12/06/2018 | Samsung NEXT | To discuss emerging technology |
| Matt Hancock | 12/06/2018 | BT | To discuss telecoms |
| Matt Hancock | 14/06/2018 | X-fund, Cubic Transport Systems, Funding Circle, Deep Mind, Founders' Forum, Mubadala, Salesforce, World Wide Generation, Didi Chuxing, Softbank, NTT Data, Atomico, Square, British Business Bank, Globant, JVP | To discuss technology |
| Matt Hancock | 14/06/2018 | Andiamo, Neurofenix, How Do I?, Optikey, Kraydel, Microsoft, Royal National Institute for the Blind, Scope, Action on Hearing Loss, AbilityNet, Leonard Cheshire, Civil Service Capability Action Network | To discuss technology |
| Matt Hancock | 14/06/2018 | NJF Capital | To discuss emerging technology |
| Matt Hancock | 14/06/2018 | Liberty Global | To discuss telecoms |
| Matt Hancock | 15/06/2018 | Dealroom | To discuss technology |
| Matt Hancock | 18/06/2018 | Huawei | To discuss technology |
| Matt Hancock | 20/06/2018 | To discuss social media | |
| Matt Hancock | 20/06/2018 | Newsquest, Henry Faure Walker | To discuss media |
| Matt Hancock | 20/06/2018 | Pippa Crerar, The Guardian | Introductory meeting |
| Matt Hancock | 26/06/2018 | Microsoft | To discuss technology |
| Matt Hancock | 26/06/2018 | Deepmind and Tabitha Goldstaub | To discuss emerging technology |
| Matt Hancock | 28/06/2018 | Openreach | To discuss telecoms |
| Michael Ellis | 17/04/2018 | Museums Association | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 17/04/2018 | Looted Art Commission | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 17/04/2018 | Local Government Association | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 18/04/2018 | Dame Vivien Duffield | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 18/04/2018 | The Library and Information Association | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 18/04/2018 | Merrill Lynch | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 19/04/2018 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 24/04/2018 | Theatre's Trust | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 24/04/2018 | Royal Institute of British Architects | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 24/04/2018 | UK Power networks | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 24/04/2018 | John Moore Painting Prize | Visit |
| Michael Ellis | 25/04/2018 | National Theatre | Introductory meeting and visit |
| Michael Ellis | 25/04/2018 | City of London | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 25/04/2018 | London First | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 26/04/2018 | Great North Museum, Newcastle | Introductory meeting and visit |
| Michael Ellis | 01/05/2018 | UK Theatre | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 01/05/2018 | Church of England | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 01/05/2018 | World Tourism Organisation | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 08/05/2018 | Southbank Centre | Introductory meeting and visit |
| Michael Ellis | 09/05/2018 | Museum of London | Introductory meeting and visit |
| Michael Ellis | 10/05/2018 | Somerset House | Introductory meeting and visit |
| Michael Ellis | 11/05/2018 | Alexandra Palace | Introductory meeting and visit |
| Michael Ellis | 14/05/2018 | Holocaust Centre and Museum | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 15/05/2018 | University of Roehampton | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 16/05/2018 | Children & The Arts | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 16/05/2018 | Hull City of Culture 2017 | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 16/05/2018 | Mayflower 400 | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 21/05/2018 | Jodrell Bank | Visit |
| Michael Ellis | 23/05/2018 | National Youth Arts Trust | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 23/05/2018 | Cisco UKI | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 24/05/2018 | Mayor of Birmingham, Birmingham Museums Trust and Birmingham City Council | Birmingham Museums Trust |
| Michael Ellis | 30/05/2018 | Salisbury Playhouse | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 31/05/2018 | VisitKent | Visit to Kent (National Tourism Week) |
| Michael Ellis | 05/06/2018 | World Heritage UK | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 05/06/2018 | Air BnB | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 06/06/2018 | UK National Commission for UNESCO | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 13/06/2018 | Canal and River Trust | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 19/06/2018 | Wevat | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 20/06/2018 | Institute of Archaeologists | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 27/06/2018 | Authors Collecting and Licensing Society | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 27/06/2018 | The Bed and Breakfast Association | Introductory meeting |
| Michael Ellis | 28/06/2018 | Ashmolean Museum | Introductory meeting and visit |
| Tracey Crouch | 16/04/2018 | Sports Business Council | Fourth meeting of the Sports Business Council |
| Tracey Crouch | 17/04/2018 | Football Association | To discuss sports governance |
| Tracey Crouch | 18/04/2018 | Jo Cox Foundation, British Red Cross, Age UK, Independent Age, Campaign to End Loneliness, Community Wellbeing Board - Kent County Council, RCGP, Big Lottery Fund, Nesta, Relate, NSPCC, MIND, Carers UK, Co-operative Group, Sainsbury's | Roundtable with key stakeholders working to combat loneliness and social isolation |
| Tracey Crouch | 24/04/2018 | David Cameron | To discuss National Citizen Service. |
| Tracey Crouch | 25/04/2018 | The Fore | To learn about their work as grant-making organisation opening up access to funding and business expertise for grassroots charities and social enterprises. |
| Tracey Crouch | 25/04/2018 | Dame Esther Rantzen | Update on ChildLine and Silverline - a helpline specifically targeted at lonely, elderly people |
| Tracey Crouch | 25/04/2018 | Youth Sports Trust | Introductory meeting with new Chair to discuss YST, youth sport and wider sports landscape |
| Tracey Crouch | 25/04/2018 | National Citizens Service | Regular update meeting on the scheme |
| Tracey Crouch | 25/04/2018 | Tom Levitt | To discuss charities and business |
| Tracey Crouch | 25/04/2018 | National Citizens Service | To discuss the organisation's future plans |
| Tracey Crouch | 01/05/2018 | Major Events Organising Association | Discussion on major sporting events |
| Tracey Crouch | 01/05/2018 | Miles Jacobson, SI Games & WarChild | To discuss football policy |
| Tracey Crouch | 09/05/2018 | Social Enterprise UK | Regarding social enterprise UK report on the Social Value Act |
| Tracey Crouch | 10/05/2018 | NFL | To discuss ongoing work / manifesto commitment to bring more NFL to the UK |
| Tracey Crouch | 16/05/2018 | Premier League | Catch up meeting to discuss work and latest events in work of Premier League |
| Tracey Crouch | 16/05/2018 | UK Athletics | Catch up meeting to discuss work and latest events in work of UK Athletics |
| Tracey Crouch | 16/05/2018 | Gambling with Lives | Introductory meeting with the founders to learn about their work on preventing gambling harms |
| Tracey Crouch | 16/05/2018 | Society Lotteries Forum | To discuss her new role in tackling loneliness and social isolation and the work of society lotteries in this area. |
| Tracey Crouch | 16/05/2018 | Large Charities Chairs | To discuss the civil society strategy consultation |
| Tracey Crouch | 23/05/2018 | Large Charities Group | Regular meeting of the large charities group to discuss issues facing large charities |
| Tracey Crouch | 04/06/2018 | Football Association | To discuss Wembley Stadium |
| Tracey Crouch | 05/06/2018 | Sainsbury's, Royal Mail, Co-Operative Group, Marks & Spencer's, Costa, Centrica, E.ON, Nationwide, Association of Convenience Stores, Zurich Insurance plc, British Red Cross, Campaign to End Loneliness | Roundtable to discuss the work of businesses in addressing loneliness and social isolation |
| Tracey Crouch | 06/06/2018 | Barry McGuigan | To discuss some of the initiatives he's undertaking to tackle loneliness through sport. |
| Tracey Crouch | 06/06/2018 | Mush - mum social network | Introductory meeting to hear about their work as local social network for making mum friends as part of the tackling loneliness work |
| Tracey Crouch | 11/06/2018 | UK Youth | Catch up with all things related to the work of UK Youth |
| Tracey Crouch | 12/06/2018 | Youth Sports Trust | To provide a briefing on the new Youth Sport Trust Strategy, 'Believing in Every Child's Future' |
| Tracey Crouch | 12/06/2018 | Hazel Blears, Social Investment Business | To discuss mutuals and social investment. |
| Tracey Crouch | 12/06/2018 | Supporters Direct | To discuss standing in football |
| Tracey Crouch | 12/06/2018 | Football Association Inclusion Advisory Board | Introductory meeting and for an update on FA Inclusion Plan |
| Tracey Crouch | 13/06/2018 | Domestic Charity CEOs | Meeting with the charity CEOs leading on the domestic charity safeguarding work |
| Tracey Crouch | 13/06/2018 | Steve Harman, British Horseracing Authority and Help for Heroes | To discuss the work of Help for Heroes and potential ministerial visits |
| Tracey Crouch | 13/06/2018 | Maria Eagles MP and Hillsborough Family Support Group | To discuss standing in football |
| Tracey Crouch | 18/06/2018 | Foundations Forum | To give a speech and Q&A to discuss the value of philanthropy |
| Tracey Crouch | 18/06/2018 | Social Enterprise UK, Tamil Community Housing Association, The Big Issue Group, London Early Years Foundation, HCT Group, Big Society Capital, Adapt (North East), Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, CDS Co-operatives, Co-operatives UK | Prime Ministerial Roundtable on Social Enterprise and how they can help address housing for vulnerable people |
| Tracey Crouch | 19/06/2018 | Premier League | To discuss standing in football |
| Tracey Crouch | 20/06/2018 | Dr Mike Loosemore, ISEH for British boxing and Team GB (Winter Olympics) and Peter Savage | To discuss reducing obesity in school children. |
| Tracey Crouch | 20/06/2018 | Beyond Sport | Update on Sport Industry / Beyond Sport and Duty of Care |
| Tracey Crouch | 20/06/2018 | British Canoeing | To discuss access to the waterways and four year strategy 'Stronger together' |
| Tracey Crouch | 20/06/2018 | Skateboarding England | Introductory meeting to discuss newly formed governing body status and future plans |
| Tracey Crouch | 21/06/2018 | British Paralympic Association | Update on PyeongChang 2018 and to discuss BPA's plans (incl. Tokyo 2020) |
| Tracey Crouch | 21/06/2018 | London's Air Ambulance | Introductory meeting to discuss civil society and fundraising |
| Tracey Crouch | 26/06/2018 | Commonwealth Games 2022 Board | Inaugural strategy board for Commonwealth Games 2022 |
| Tracey Crouch | 26/06/2018 | Big Society Capital | To discuss their dormant asset allocation to feed into wider HMG homelessness work. |
| Tracey Crouch | 26/06/2018 | Ben Bradley MP, John Mann MP, Mark Spencer MP, Lee Rowley MP and constituents | Regarding miner's welfare and community sports equipment funding for grassroots |
| Tracey Crouch | 27/06/2018 | Social Enterprise UK | Regular update meeting on the work on social enterprises |
| Tracey Crouch | 27/06/2018 | Jacksonville Jaguars | To discuss NFL in the UK |