Transparency data
Defra's ministerial meetings, April to June 2024
Updated 28 November 2024
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| Minister | Date | Name of Individual or Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-04-11 | Anguilla National Trust | To discuss Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs's Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy. |
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-04-12 | Anguilla National Trust | To see the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and Anguilla National Trust Disaster Resilience Project on Sargassum on Sandy Hill Bay. |
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-04-17 | National Farmers' Union; Linking Environment and Farming; John Innes Centre; University of Cambridge; National Institute of Agricultural Botany; National Parks England; Lockerly Estate; Country Land and Business Association; British Association for Shooting and Conservation | To discuss how the Land Use Framework and wider policy can enable farmers to make productivity improvements in agriculture. |
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-04-18 | Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Centre for Policy Studies; Conservative Environment Network; Soil Association; Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit; Nature Positive Innovation Commission; The Crown Estate; The Wildlife Trusts; Royal Society for the Protection of Birds; World Wide Fund for Nature UK; Food, Farming and Countryside Commission; Green Alliance | To discuss the best ways to balance the demands on land use between food production and nature restoration. |
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-04-21 | AJE Group; Circulate Capital; Danone; Decathlon; Gemini Corporation; Mars, Incorporated; Nestlé; Okeanos; PepsiCO, Incorporated; SC Johnson; Terracycle; The Coca Cola Company; Unilever; Walmart; Ellen MacArthur Foundation; World Wide Fund for Nature International; and representatives from foreign governments. | To discuss where governments need support from businesses in the development and implementation of an ambitious, effective and legally binding United Nations Treaty to end plastic pollution. |
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-04-21 | Unilever | To discuss plastic pollution, waste and recycling and negotiations for the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution |
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-04-24 | Joanna Price | To discuss candidacy for the role of Chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-04-24 | John Scanlon | To discuss candidacy for the role of Chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-04-26 | Wildlife and Countryside Link, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, National Farmers' Union, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts, Woodland Trust, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, National Parks England, National Association for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Country Land and Business Association, Green Finance Institute, Local Government Association, Greener UK, Crown Estate, Plantlife, National Trails UK, Church of England, Buglife | To raise awareness of the National Biodiversity Target delivery and invite feedback on plans and progress. |
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-04-30 | Energy and Utilities Skills Partnership, Construction Industry Training Board, British Petroleum, SUEZ UK, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, Green Alliance, Anna Valero, Landex 'Land Based Colleges & Universities Aspiring to Excellence', University of Reading, National Grid | To discuss priorities from Government and Industries about what actions can be taken to advance Green Jobs across the country |
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-05-01 | National Forest Company | To discuss the work of the National Forest Company and future collaboration on trees and forestry policy |
| Rebecca Pow | 2024-05-07 | Royal Horticultural Society | To discuss horticultural peat and Chlesea Flower Show |
| Steve Barclay | 2024-04-17 | Thames Tideway | To discuss progress on the Thames Tideway Tunnel. |
| Steve Barclay | 2024-04-22 | National Farmers Union | General attendance at National Farmers Union Council |