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Defra's ministerial meetings, January to March 2020

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Minister Date Name of organisation or individual Purpose of meeting
Theresa Villiers 2020-01-15 Nadim Ednan-Laperouse, Tanya Ednan-Laperouse Meeting with the parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse to discuss allergens
Theresa Villiers 2020-01-20 Global Resource Initiative Meeting with the Chair to discuss greening supply chains
Theresa Villiers 2020-02-03 British Retail Consortium, National Farmers Union Phonecalls to speak with key stakeholders following the PM’s speech on trade
Theresa Villiers 2020-02-05 British Association for Shooting and Conservation, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP , Victoria Prentis MP, Caroline Johnson MP Meeting about game birds, general licenses and trophy hunting
Theresa Villiers 2020-02-06 Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Businesses, Country Land and Business Association, Home Builders Federation, Water UK, Aldersgate Group, The Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment, Broadway Initiative Engagement roundtable with business groups on the Environment Bill
George Eustice 2020-02-14 World Wide Fund for Nature, Greener UK, Country Land and Business Association, Wildlife and Countryside Link Introductory call following appointment to Secretary of State
George Eustice 2020-02-18 National Farmers Union, Food and Drink Federation, British Retail Consortium, UK Hospitality Regular forum with the food and drink sector to discuss EU transition and other sector matters
George Eustice 2020-02-24 Sprat fishermen Meeting on sprat fish quota
George Eustice 2020-03-04 National Trust, Greener UK, Wildlife and Countryside Link, Aldersgate Group, RSPB, WWF, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace Introductory roundtable with environmental stakeholders
George Eustice 2020-03-06 Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, Morrison’s, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, British Retail Consortium, Food and Drinks Federation, Association of Convenience Stores COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders and retailers
George Eustice 2020-03-09 Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, Morrison’s, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, British Retail Consortium, Food and Drinks Federation, Association of Convenience Stores COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders and retailers
George Eustice 2020-03-10 National Farmers Union COVID-19 update with National Farmers Union
George Eustice 2020-03-11 British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Association of Convenience Stores, UK Hospitality, Institute of Grocery Distribution, National Farmers Union COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders
George Eustice 2020-03-12 British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Association of Convenience Stores, Federation of Wholesale Distributors, UK Hospitality, Institute of Grocery Distribution, National Farmers Union COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders
George Eustice 2020-03-16 Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, Morrison’s, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, British Retail Consortium, Food and Drinks Federation, Association of Convenience Stores COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders and retailers
George Eustice 2020-03-17 British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Association of Convenience Stores, Federation of Wholesale Distributors, UK Hospitality, Institute of Grocery Distribution, National Farmers Union COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders
George Eustice 2020-03-17 Lidl COVID-19 update call with Lidl
George Eustice 2020-03-18 Food and Drink Federation COVID-19 update call with the Food and Drink Federation
George Eustice 2020-03-18 National Farmers Union COVID-19 update call with the National Farmers Union
George Eustice 2020-03-18 Associated British Foods, Mondelez, Nestle UK, Coca-Cola European Partners, Diageo, PepsiCo UK, Pernod Ricard, Arla Foods, Kraft Heinz, P&G, Premier Foods, Unilever, Warbutons, Pladis, Food and Drink Federation Engagement with food manufacturers to discuss live issues related to COVID-19
George Eustice 2020-03-19 Ofwat Introductory meeting with the Chair
George Eustice 2020-03-19 British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Association of Convenience Stores, Federation of Wholesale Distributors, UK Hospitality, Institute of Grocery Distribution, National Farmers Union COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders
George Eustice 2020-03-19 Aldi, Asda, Co-op Iceland, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, Morrison’s, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, British Retail Consortium COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders and retailers
George Eustice 2020-03-20 Water UK, Ofwat, South Staffs/Cambridge Water Wholesale Director, United Utilities, Anglian Water, SES Water, Yorkshire Water, Portsmouth Water, Wessex Water, Thames Water, Affinity Water, Southern Water, Pennon Group, Bristol Water, Severn Trent Water, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Northampton Water, South East Water COVID-19 update conference call with the water industry
George Eustice 2020-03-24 Asda, Iceland, Lidl, M&S, Morrison’s, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Booths, Tesco, Aldi, Coop COVID-19 update conference call with retailers
George Eustice 2020-03-24 British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Association of Convenience Stores, Federation of Wholesale Distributors, UK Hospitality, Institute of Grocery Distribution, National Farmers Union COVID-19 update conference with stakeholders
George Eustice 2020-03-26 British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Association of Convenience Stores, UK Hospitality, Institute of Grocery Distribution, National Farmers Union COVID-19 update conference call with food processors
George Eustice 2020-03-26 British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Association of Convenience Stores, Federation of Wholesale Distributors, UK Hospitality, Institute of Grocery Distribution, National Farmers Union COVID-19 update conference call with stakeholders
George Eustice 2020-03-27 NFU Farming Organisations call: Soil Association, British Poultry, Country Land and Business Association, Costow Farms, Sustainable Food Trust, National Sheep, Scottish Land Estates, National Farmers Union, Leaf UK, National Bees Association, National Federation of Young Farmers Club, Tenant Farmers Association, National Beef Association COVID-19 update conference call with farming organisations
George Eustice 2020-03-30 British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Association of Convenience Stores, Federation of Wholesale Distributors, UK Hospitality, Institute of Grocery Distribution, National Farmers Union COVID-19 update conference with stakeholders
George Eustice 2020-03-30 Aldi, Asda, Booths, Coop, Iceland, Lidl; M&S, Morrison’s, Ocado, Ocado Retail, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose. COVID-19 update conference call with retailers
George Eustice 2020-03-30 Tulip Ltd Tulip Ltd call to discuss COVID-19
Zac Goldsmith 2020-01-08 Tom Kaplan Meeting to discuss Panthera and Cross border conservation
Zac Goldsmith 2020-01-09 National Forest Company To discuss tree planting manifesto
Zac Goldsmith 2020-01-15 African Mountain Research Water table management in Southern Africa
Zac Goldsmith 2020-01-20 James Cameron To discuss COP26 Priorities
Zac Goldsmith 2020-01-20 Sir Ian Cheshire To discuss Green Supply Chains
Zac Goldsmith 2020-01-22 Eppel Sustainability Limited To discuss convention on biological diversity zero draft
Zac Goldsmith 2020-01-22 Durrels Wildlife Conservation To discuss conservation programmes
Zac Goldsmith 2020-01-27 Wildlife Conservation Society The Northern Congo Landscape
Zac Goldsmith 2020-01-28 Children Investment Fund Foundation To discuss COP26 Priorities
Zac Goldsmith 2020-01-29 Natural History Museum To discuss biodiversity, climate change and our understanding of how to protect the environment
Zac Goldsmith 2020-01-29 The Tree Council To discuss tree planting manifesto from umbrella stakeholder group
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-03 Stanley Johnson To discuss Stanley's meeting with the Chinese Ambassador
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-03 Royal Botanic Gardens To discuss Kew
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-03 Kevin Pietersen To discuss Trophy Hunting in South Africa
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-04 Atlas Partners To discuss their Fur Free Campaign
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-05 Cool Earth and Frank Field MP To hear about Forestry Conservation work
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-05 Confer Introduction meeting to hear about UK nursery sector
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-05 Wildlife Justice To disucss illegal wildlife trade
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-05 Chief Roani To understand the context in which indigenous people in the Amazon are living in
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-10 Attended the Roundtable hosted by Malasian Minister To discuss palm oil with Malasia and African representatives
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-11 National Geographic Society To discuss 30x30
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-12 McKinsey and Company To discuss agriculte and environment in Pakistan
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-13 United Nations, The Varda Group, World Wildlife Fund, Blue Marine, Pew UK, Greenpeace UK, World Resource Institute, Whale and Dolphine Conservation, Wildlife and Countryside Link, Gulbenkian Foundation, Marine Conservation Society UK, Royal Society for the Portection of Birds, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development A roundtable to discuss ambitions for the year in ocean policy
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-13 Natural England, Knepp Wildland, Woodland Trust, Forest Policy Group, Forestry Commission, The Rivers Trust, National Trust, Beaver Trust, Lord Gardiner, Jonathan Spencer, Chris Baines, George Monbiot (Guardian columnist) To inform the development of our forestry strategy
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-25 COP Presidency Event in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office To discuss how to raise global climate ambition in advance of COP26
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-26 Rewilding Britain To update the Minister on the recent surge in interest in rewilding
Zac Goldsmith 2020-02-27 Aldersgate Group To discuss the environment bill and sustainable business
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-03 Grown in Britain To discuss trade
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-03 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds To discuss COP26 initiatives
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-04 World Resources Institute To discuss oceans, biodiversity and climate change
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-04 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the UK Overseas Territories Association Parliamentary Event To discuss how the UK can help support the environments of the Overseas Territories
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-05 Hylton Murray-Philipson, Niki Mardas and Antonio Nobre To discuss deforestation in the Amazon
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-09 Meeting with League Against Cruel Sports To discuss wildlife crime and deer hunting
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-11 Brazil office of World Wide Fund for Nature To share his views on the deforestation situation in the Amazon
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-11 National Farmers Union To discuss their rally at the QE2 centre, COP26 and climate change
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-11 West India Committee To discuss COP26 and whaling
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-16 African Parks To discuss illegal wildlife trade
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-16 Lews Pugh To discuss opportunities for COP26 and 30x30 priorities
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-17 Wildlife Conservation Society To discuss forest interventions globally
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-17 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds To discuss COP26 priorities
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-18 Ben Caldecott To discuss COP26 priorities
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-19 Nicholas Saphir To discuss animal welfare in trade
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-19 Cr Leslie Jacques To discuss conservation efforts in Pitcairn
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-25 To speak at the Accelerating Woodland Creation Event A telephone conference with key forestry sector stakeholders, to gather momentum for the tree planting manifesto commitment
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-26 International Union for Conservation of Nature A meeting to discuss IUCN's Global Standard and opportunities for further collaboration with HMG
Zac Goldsmith 2020-03-31 World Economic Forum, Wildlife Conservation Society A meeting to discuss working with producer countries to green supply chains
John Gardiner 2020-01-20 Action with Communities in Rural England Village Halls Week event in the House of Commons
John Gardiner 2020-01-22 Rural Coalitio Catch-up
John Gardiner 2020-02-25 The Ramblers Catch-up
John Gardiner 2020-02-25 National Parks England Catch-up
John Gardiner 2020-03-10 National Association of Local Councils Reshuffle priorities and how the National Association of Local Councils can help
John Gardiner 2020-03-11 British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Association of Convenience Stores, UK Hospitality, Institute of Grocery Distribution, National Farmers Union COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders
John Gardiner 2020-03-16 Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, Morrison’s, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, British Retail Consortium, Food and Drinks Federation, Association of Convenience Stores COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders and retailers
John Gardiner 2020-03-16 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds COVID-19 discussion and Gough Island
John Gardiner 2020-03-19 British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Association of Convenience Stores, Federation of Wholesale Distributors, UK Hospitality, Institute of Grocery Distribution, National Farmers Union COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders
John Gardiner 2020-03-19 Aldi, Asda, Co-op Iceland, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, Morrison’s, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, British Retail Consortium COVID-19 update conference call with food stakeholders and retailers
John Gardiner 2020-03-23 Kew Gardens COVID-19 discussion with Kew Gardens
John Gardiner 2020-03-24 Asda, Iceland, Lidl, M&S, Morrison’s, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Booths, Tesco, Aldi, Coop COVID-19 update conference call with retailers
John Gardiner 2020-03-24 British Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, Association of Convenience Stores, Federation of Wholesale Distributors, UK Hospitality, Institute of Grocery Distribution, National Farmers Union COVID-19 update conference with stakeholders
John Gardiner 2020-03-25 National Parks England COVID-19 discussion and update with National Parks England
John Gardiner 2020-03-25 National Assocation of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty COVID-19 discussion and update with National Assocation of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
John Gardiner 2020-03-26 Action with Communities in Rural England COVID-19 discussion and update with Action with Communities in Rural England
John Gardiner 2020-03-26 National Farmers Union COVID-19 discussion and update with the National Farmers Union
Rebecca Pow 2020-01-20 Somerset Catchment Partnership To discuss Catchment Partnerships
Rebecca Pow 2020-01-22 Flood Re Introductory meeting
Rebecca Pow 2020-01-27 International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association To discuss the role and benefits of biocontrol in agriculture and the environment
Rebecca Pow 2020-01-28 Essex County Council, Basildon Borough Council, Stephen Metcalfe MP, John Baron MP, Mark Francois MP, Essex Highways To discuss air quality
Rebecca Pow 2020-01-29 Association of Drainage Authorities Introductory meeting and to discuss drainage
Rebecca Pow 2020-01-30 Country Land and Business Association Call to discuss the Environment Bill
Rebecca Pow 2020-01-30 National Farmers Union Call to discuss the Environment Bill
Rebecca Pow 2020-01-30 Greener UK Call to discuss the Environment Bill
Rebecca Pow 2020-01-30 Aldersgate Group Call to discuss the Environment Bill
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-03 Clear Public Space To discuss Clear Public Space ideas and project
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-03 Wildlife and Countryside Link Stakeholder engagement call following PMs speech
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-03 Greener UK Stakeholder engagement call following PMs speech
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-03 Aldersgate Group Stakeholder engagement call following PMs speech
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-04 Chair of the Independent review on Highly Protected Marine Areas To discuss the Highly Protected Marine Areas review
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-05 The British Association for Shooting and Conservation, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, Victoria Prentis MP, Caroline Johnson MP To discuss game birds, general licenses and trophy hunting
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-05 Chair of the Landscapes review: National Parks and AONBs Introductory meeting to discuss Julian’s recommendations and links to nature recovery network
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-06 Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Businesses, Country Land and Business Association, Home Builders Federation, Water UK, Aldersgate Group, The Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment, Broadway Initiative Roundtable with business groups on the Environment Bill
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-13 Lincolnshire and Rutland farmers/landowners To discuss farming
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-13 Blankney Estates Ltd, Environment Agency To discuss bio-energy
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-13 Association of British Insurers To discuss flood insurance and flood insurance review
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-13 Wildlife and Countryside Link, Greener UK, The Woodland Trust, The National Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Friends of the Earth, WWF, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, National Farmers Union (NFU), Soil Association, UK Green Building Council Roundtable to discuss the Environment Bill
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-13 Natural England, Knepp Wildland, Woodland Trust, Forest Policy Group, Forestry Commission, The Rivers Trust, National Trust, Beaver Trust, Lord Goldsmith, Jonathan Spencer, Chris Baines, George Monbiot (Guardian columnist) Roundtable on forestry
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-13 Chris Baines To discuss environmental issues
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-24 Somerset Rivers Authority To discuss the future of the Somerset Rivers Authority and flood risk
Rebecca Pow 2020-02-26 Rivers Trust, Philip Dunne MP To discuss the Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill
Rebecca Pow 2020-03-03 Essex County Council, Basildon Council, Stephen Metcalfe MP, John Baron MP, Mark Francois MP To discuss air quality
Rebecca Pow 2020-03-04 Heritage Railway Association, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Nigel Huddleston MP, Rt Hon Liz Saville Roberts, Kevin Hollinrake MP, To discuss heritage rail
Rebecca Pow 2020-03-11 David Wooding (Sun on Sunday Political Editor To discuss potential media opportunities
Rebecca Pow 2020-03-11 National Flood Forum Introductory meeting
Rebecca Pow 2020-03-11 Covent Garden Market Authority Introductory meeting
Rebecca Pow 2020-03-12 Duke of Wellington To discuss the Environment Bill
Rebecca Pow 2020-03-20 Water UK, Ofwat, South Staffs/Cambridge Water Wholesale Director, United Utilities, Anglian Water, SES Water, Yorkshire Water, Portsmouth Water, Wessex Water, Thames Water, Affinity Water, Southern Water, Pennon Group, Bristol Water, Severn Trent Water, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Northampton Water, South East Water COVID-19 update conference call with the water industry
George Eustice 2020-01-14 National Farmers' Union, Country Land and Business Association, Tenant Farmers Association To discuss the Agriculture Bill on a stakeholder call
George Eustice 2020-01-15 Hayle Harbour To discuss introduction to the Fish Bill into the House of Lords
George Eustice 2020-01-20 Famers' Union of Wales To discuss the Market Access and exports of animal products to Third Countries and the EU
George Eustice 2020-01-21 Michael Seals To discuss Future Farming, animal health, animal plant health and welfare funding, and tuberculosis
George Eustice 2020-01-23 Scottish White Fish Producers Organisation, Scottish Fisherman's Federation To discuss next phase of the Brexit negotiations in relation to fishing, and in particular the Fisheries Bill, the Fisheries Agreement between the EU and UK
George Eustice 2020-01-27 International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association To discuss the role and benefits of biocontrol in agriculture and the environment
George Eustice 2020-01-28 Angling Trust To discuss the Fisheries Bill and the Agriculture Bill
George Eustice 2020-01-30 Judicial Review meeting with Lawyers Bovine tuberculosis judical review discussion
George Eustice 2020-01-30 Seafood Industry Leadership Group: Seafood 2040 Seafish, Cornish Fish Producers Organisation, Falfish, Nomad Foods, Hilton Food Group, Sainsbury’s, Sea Farms, Fowey Shellfish To discuss how the Seafood 2040 Seafood Industry Leadership Group (SILG) has been progressing the Seafood 2040 recommendations over the last 16 months
George Eustice 2020-02-04 Banking, Agriculture Roundtable: Barclays Bank, Clydesdale Banking Group, Lloyds Bank, NatWest, HSBC, RBS, British Business Bank, UK Finance, Santander Meeting with major banks to discussion agriculture
George Eustice 2020-02-10 Crop Protection Association and National Farmers Union To discuss crop protection products
George Eustice 2020-02-10 Ornamental Horticulture Roundtable: Royal Horticultural Society, Horticultural Trades Association, National Farmers Union, Landex, Arboricultural Association, Chartered Institute of Horticulture, British Association of Landscape Industries, The Landscape Show, Meeting with key horticultural stakeholders
George Eustice 2020-02-10 Sustainable Food Trust To discuss small abattoirs
George Eustice 2020-02-12 Associated British Foods PLC To discuss agricultural innovation, GM and gene editing
Victoria Prentis 2020-03-03 Phd student at Oxford University To discuss Beat's campaign for eating disorders awareness week
Victoria Prentis 2020-03-16 Greener UK Roundtable: Green Alliance, Marine Conservation Society, WWF, Client Earth, Oceana, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts, To discuss fisheries and Agriculture Bill
Victoria Prentis 2020-03-25 Tenant Farmers' Association To discuss clause 82 of c-19 bill and the extent it covered agricultural tenants
Victoria Prentis 2020-03-26 Natural England To discuss general licences
Victoria Prentis 2020-03-27 NFU Farming Organisations call: Soil Association, British Poultry, Country Land and Business Association, Costow Farms, Sustainable Food Trust, National Sheep, Scottish Land Estates, National Farmers Union, Leaf UK, National Bees Association, National Federation of Young Farmers Club, Tenant Farmers Association, National Beef Association COVID-19 update conference call with farming organisations
Victoria Prentis 2020-03-30 British Poultry Council Meeting To discuss general introduction to the organisation, key concerns and trade standards
Not set Not set Not set *Meetings were conducted in line with Government requirements during the COVID-19 emergency. For larger meetings, a collective description may be applied.