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Defra's senior officials' meetings, January to March 2025
Updated 26 June 2025
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Name of individual or organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |||
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| Christian Cubitt | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sebastian Catovsky | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| David Hallam | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Donnelly | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| David Hill | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Anna Caffyn | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mark Thompson | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sue Bateman | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| James Stone | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Kirsty Wildgoose | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| James Greenway | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Nicola Bettesworth | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sarah Homer | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Colin Dingwall | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Vicky Moore | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Gideon Henderson | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Ceri Morgan | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Kate Smaldon | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Chris Hobley | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Joanne Bradshaw | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mark Thompson | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Christine Middlemiss | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Campbell | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sally Randall | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Deborah Hankins | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mike Rowe | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Edward Barker | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Andrea Ledward | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Gareth Baynham-Hughes | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Colin Banno-Thornton | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Janet Hughes | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Toby Nation | 2025-01-07 | The Food Foundation | Attended meeting with Executive Director to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Toby Nation | 2025-01-08 | National Farmers Union | Attended meeting with Terry Jone, NFU Director General to discuss food related farming issues | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-01-21 | Farm Tenancy Forum | Attended a Joint industry and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Group meeting to explore all issues relating to the tenant farming sector in England; provide ongoing engagement and feedback between Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the tenanted sector | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-01-28 | Food & Drink Sector Council (FDSC) | Roundtable, FDSC is a formal industry between government partnership, bringing together senior leaders representing the whole of the agri-food chain and government to address the strategic issues and seize opportunities facing the agri-food chain. While members do belong to organisations, they have been invited for their expertise in the sector and take up posts on 2 yr basis. Appointments are made by open and fair competition | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-02-18 | Little Moons | Attended meeting with Flor Healy, non-executive chairman to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-02-19 | Bidfood | Attended meeting with Andrew Selley, Chief Executive Officer to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-02-19 | Cranswick | Attended meeting with Tim Smith, Chair of Cranswick to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-03-03 | Lord Toby Harris and Professor Tim Lang | Food resilience and preparedness | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-03-26 | Food & Drink Federation (FDF) | Attended FDF President's Committee to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-01-23 | Institute for Grocery Distributions (IGD) | Attended meeting to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-01-30 | Institute for Grocery Distributions (IGD) | Meeting with Sarah Bradbury, Chief Executive Officer to IGD to disuss work on food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-07 | National Farmers Union | Attended meeting with Terry Jone, NFU Director General to discuss food related farming issues | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-10 | Institute for Grocery Distributions (IGD) | Meeting with Sarah Bradbury, IGD Chief Executive Officer to disuss work on food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-14 | Institute for Grocery Distributions (IGD) | Meeting with Sarah Bradbury, IGD Chief Executive Officer to disuss work on food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-27 | Institute for Grocery Distributions (IGD) | Meeting with Sarah Bradbury, IGD Chief Executive Officer to disuss work on food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-03-07 | Institute for Grocery Distributions (IGD) | Meeting with Sarah Bradbury, IGD Chief Executive Officer to disuss work on food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-03-14 | Institute for Grocery Distributions (IGD) | Meeting with Sarah Bradbury, IGD Chief Executive Officer to disuss work on food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-06 | Sainsbury | Attended meeting with Simon Roberts, Sainsbury's Chief Executive Officer to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-26 | Sainsbury | Attended meeting with Simon Roberts, Sainsbury's Chief Executive Officer to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-07 | Food & Drink Federation | Attended meeting with Karen Betts, Food & Drink Federation Chief Executive Officer to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-07 | Sofina Foods | Attended meeting with Ash Amirahmadi, Sofina Foods Chief Execitve Office to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-26 | Nesta | Attended meeting with Ravi Gurumurthy, Nesta Chief Executive Officer to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-27 | Sam Godfrey | Attended meeting with farmer to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-27 | Institute for Grocery Distribution | Attended Chief Executive Forum to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-02-28 | Obesity Health Alliance | Meeting to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-03-07 | Jamie Oliver Group | Meeting to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-03-13 | National Farmers Union (NFU), Food and Drink Federation (FDF), British Retail Consortium (BRC), UK Hospitality (UKH) | To engage with the four key food and drink trade associations that best represent the food chain in a small, trusted group, at CEO/Director level. The meetings serve as bi-monthly forum to share intelligence and test thinking on key issues including the food strategy, trade and food resilience and can act as a forum to speedily resolve issues | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-03-14 | Open Kitchen | Attended meeting with Corin Bell, Open Kitchen Executive Director to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-03-14 | Greencore | Attended meeting with Dalton Phillips, Greencore Chief Executive Officer to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-03-14 | National Farmers Union | Attended meeting with Terry Jone, NFU Director General to discuss food related farming issues | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-03-19 | Brambles Partners | Attended meeting with Henry Dimbley to discuss food related farming issues | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-03-20 | Institute for Grocery Distributions (IGD) | Meeting with Sarah Bradbury, IGD Chief Executive Officer & Naomi Kissmann, IGD Social Impact Director to disuss work on food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-03-26 | Food Strategy Advisory Board | Attended meeting with members to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Gabrielle Edwards | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Chris Howes | 2025-01-03 | Finyx | Attended meeting to discuss Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs' Artifical Intelligence policy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Chris Howes | 2025-01-03 | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Follow-up meeting to discuss an Amazon Web Services event attended by Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs staff | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Chris Howes | 2025-01-08 | Equal Experts | Introductory call to discuss farming/trade/sustainability and geospatial | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Chris Howes | 2025-03-19 | Bank of England | Meeting to discuss National Audit Office Digitalisation Study at Bank of England | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Edd Parry | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emily Miles | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Einav Ben-Yehuda | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Rebecca Shrubsole | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Iain King | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-08 | Food and Drink Federation | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-09 | Environmental Services Association UK | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-10 | Industry Council for Packaging and the Envrionment | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-14 | Waste and Resources Action Programme | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-14 | SUEZ UK | Looking into 2025 and Beyond Webinar - virtual attendance to give presentation on circular economy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-21 | Green Alliance | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-22 | Food and Drink Federation | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-23 | UK Alliance for Sustainable Chemicals & Materials | Attended meeting to discuss the culture and ecosystem that will deliver the UK's net-zero future | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-25 | ReUse Network | Virtual attendance at AGM to give presentation on circular economy & question and answer session | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-27 | ReLondon | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-27 | Industry Council for Packaging and the Envrionment | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-28 | Too Good To Go | Attended meeting to discuss food waste | Not set | Not set | |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-29 | Food and Drink Federation | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-29 | The Royal Society | Attended meeting to discuss plastic polution/defossilising the chemical industry & circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-30 | Waste and Resources Action Programme | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-30 | McKinsey | Circular economy workshop | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-31 | East London Waste & West London Waste | Circular economy & spending review | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-01-31 | FCC Environment (UK) Limited | Attended meting to discuss circular economy stragegy including work on investment and infrastructure development | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-02-11 | ReLondon | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-02-13 | Environmental Services Association UK | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-02-13 | Veolia | Expanding UK emissions trading scheme to waste | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-02-13 | Charity Retail Association | Attended meeting to discuss Simpler Recycling | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-05 | Co-op Food | Attended meeting to discuss deposit return scheme for drinks containers | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-05 | The Recycling Association | Attended meeting to disucss circular econommy objectives & overall reform | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-05 | Sancroft | Attended meeting to discuss utilising waste products from water | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-05 | Marks and Spencer | Attended meeting to discuss packaging reforms & circular economy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-07 | Kent County Council | Attended meeting to discuss waste crime in Kent | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-12 | Food and Drink Federation | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-12 | Industry Council for Packaging and the Envrionment | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-14 | Headland Consultancy | Attended meeting to discuss circular economy/residual waste intrastructure | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-14 | Waste and Resources Action Programme | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-17 | Hazel Bee Consultancy | Attended meeting to discuss extended producer responsibility scheme | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-17 | Haribo | Attended meeting to discuss extended producer responsibility scheme | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-18 | Waste and Resources Action Programme | Virtual attendance at Waste and Resources Action Programme Board/update on circular economy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-20 | Institute of Positive Fashion | Attended circular economy 2025 Forum | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-24 | Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsburys, ASDA, Lidl, Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Waitrose, Morrisons | Meeting with multiple retailers to discuss extended producer responsibility service, deposit return scheme and circular economy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-26 | Food and Drink Federation (FDF) | Attended FDF President's Committee to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-03-31 | Waste and Resources Action Programme | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-01-10 | Oxford Real Farming Conference | Given speech and attendance at Farming Roadmap Sessions at the Oxford Real Farming Conference | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-01-14 | Naz Legacy Foundation, Patchwork Foundation | Discusison on Honours Committees | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-01-20 | Association of Plastic Recycle Indonesia (ADUPI/Asosiasi Daur Ulang Plastik Indonesia), Bank Sampah Bersinar, Diet Plastik, Duitin, National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP), Unilever, Waste-4-Change | Discussion to learn about challenges, opportunities and innovations around tackling plastic waste issues in Indonesia | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-01-22 | Global Fund for Coral Reefs, Indonesian Local Government, Indonesian National Government, Konservasi Indonesia | Visit to Bird’s Head Seascape, Raja Ampat, West Papua, which presented an opportunity to understand how one Defra-supported programme, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs, helps support mobilisation of additional finance for nature. | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-02-03 | Institute for Government (IfG) | Pre-brief meeting ahead of a speaking event hosted by IfG on 'The future of the civil service policy profession: the end of the generalist?' | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-02-04 | Country Land and Business Association (CLA) | Introductory meeting with the newly appointed DG to discuss their relationships between different parts of government, and their response and adaptation in support of Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and wider government agendas | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-02-06 | Blavatnik School of Government, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Institute for Government (IfG) | Speaking event hosted by IfG, titled 'The future of the civil service policy profession: the end of the generalist?' | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-02-21 | Durham University, HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), Holme Farm, Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA), Lord’s Plain Farm, Lovingly Artisan, Low Foulshaw Farm, Lynster Farmers' Group, Wilson House Farm | Visit to Lynster Farmers' Group to explore cooperation and collaboration between Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, local farmers, and agencies on food and farming | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-02-25 | National Farmers Union | Atttended annual conference and visited stalls and attended the Political session at the conference (no participation) | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-03-17 | National Farmers Union (NFU) | Discussion on NFU's direction and stakeholder management | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-03-21 | Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) | Introductory meeting with Chief Executive Officer on CISL's pioneering work in nature finance and external stakeholder influencing | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-03-27 | Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) | Briefing on CISL Chief Executives Officer's Lindsay Hooper attedance to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Group Leaders Summit as a guest speaker | Not set | Not set | Not set |