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Defra's senior officials' meetings, April to June 2025
Updated 25 September 2025
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Name of individual or organisation | Purpose of Meeting | ||
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| Sue Bateman | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Kirsty Wildgoose | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Iain King | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| James Stone | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set |
| Sebastian Catovsky | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set |
| David Hallam | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set |
| Nicola Bettesworth | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set |
| Sarah Homer | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set |
| Colin Dingwall | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set |
| Chris Hobley | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set |
| Vicky Moore | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set |
| James Greenway | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set |
| Kate Smaldon | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set |
| Mark Thompson | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Not set | Not set |
| Christian Cubitt | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Christine Middlemiss | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Gareth Baynham-Hughes | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Einav Ben-Yehuda | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Ceri Morgan | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Anna Caffyn | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Emily Miles | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Sally Randall | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Deboran Hankins | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Andrea Ledward | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Mike Rowe | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Edward Barker | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Toby Nation | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Colin Banno-Thornton | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Campbell | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Rebecca Shrubsole | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Kate Davies | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Joanne Bradshaw | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| David Hill | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Chris Howes | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Edd Parry | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-04-30 | Architects Registration Board; Barclays Bank UK; British Telecom (BT); British Transport Police; Deloitte; Department for Business and Trade; Department for Transport; EU Marguerite Funds; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; Home Office; Intellectual Property Office; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Money and Pensions Service Board; Saxton Bampfylde; Security Industry Authority; Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO); UK Anti-Doping | Discussion on building a diverse workforce to drive inclusive growth under the Chatham House Rule | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-05-07 | Hilary Cottam | Discuss Hilary's work with the Farming and Countryside Programme | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-05-15 | National Farming Conference (NFU) | Discuss the SPS (Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures) agreement | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-06-05 | Heywood Quarterly | Discuss Heywood Quarterly's support for the policy profession and ideas for future features | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-06-13 | King's College London | Podcast recording at School for Government at King's College London on Policy Profession | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-06-23 | University of Cambridge | An interview with Professor Rodney Scott Chief Policy Advisor for the Public Service Commission of New Zealand, on reflections on leading the Government Policy Profession | Not set | Not set |
| Tamara Finkelstein | 2025-06-24 | Institute for Government | Discussion to build external advocacy for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in driving economic growth, demonstrate what the department is doing to drive, protect and enable growth across key sectors, and identify opportunities for collaboration | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-04-02 | Institute for Grocery Distributions | Meeting with Sarah Bradbury, Chief Executive Officer, for joint work on food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-04-03 | Sainsburys | Meeting with Simon Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, to discuss food strategy development | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-04-10 | Institute for Grocery Distributions | Attended meeting with Sarah Bradbury, Chief Executive Officer, to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-04-23 | Institute for Grocery Distributions | Attended meeting with Sarah Bradbury, Chief Executive Officer, to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-04-24 | 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 |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-04-25 | Food Foundation | Meeting with Anna Taylor, Executive Director, to discuss reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-05-02 | Institute for Grocery Distributions | Attended meeting with Sarah Bradbury, Chief Executive Officer, to discuss upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-05-08 | Eating Better, British Retail Consortium, British Apples and Pears, British Berry Growers, British Poultry Council, Citizen, Citizen, Compassion in World Farming, Danone, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, Farm Wight, Food and Drink Federation, Food Ethics Council, Food Farming and Countryside Commission, Food Foundation/FFC, Green Alliance, Guild of Fine Food, Guys and St Thomas Foundation, Higgidy Pies, International Meat Trade Association, KP Snacks., Meat Free Monday, Mondelez, Nestle, NIAB, Pasture for Life, Plant Based Food Alliance, Red Tractor, Riverford, Royal academic, ShareAction, SmartParc, Tesco, The Felix Project, The Food Foundation, Too Good To Go, Unilever, Urban Health, World Animal Protection, Yeo Valley | Attendance at Food Strategy Roadshow in London | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-05-14 | Agricultural & Horticultural Development Board, Agricultural Industries Confederation, Alexandra Rose Charity, Bidfood, Bite Back , Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, Burger King, Carlsberg, Chefs in Schools, Climate Change Committee, Co-op, Deliveroo, Diabetes UK, FareShare, FCC, Federation of Wholesale Distributors, Feedback, First Steps Nutrition Trust, Food and Drink Federation (FDF), Food Foundation, Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, Greggs, Growing Communities, G's Fresh, Hilton Foods Limited, Humane World for Animals UK, Independent Food Aid Network, Jamie Oliver Foundation, M&S, Nesta, National Farmers Union, NFU Livestock Board, Obesity Health Alliance, Ocado Retail, PepsiCo, Premier Foods, RSPCA, Sainsbury's, Seafish, SYSTEMIQ, Wildlife and Countryside Link, World Wide Fund for Nature UK | Attendance at Food Strategy Roadshow in London | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-05-15 | Institute for Grocery Distributions | Attended meeting with Sarah Bradbury, Chief Executive Officer, to discuss joint work on food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-05-16 | Tesco Matthew | Meeting with Matthew Barnes to discuss food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-05-16 | Institute for Grocery Distributions | Attended meeting with Sarah Bradbury, Chief Executive Officer, to discuss joint work on food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-05-16 | Institute for Grocery Distributions | Attended meeting with Sarah Bradbury, Chief Executive Officer, to discuss joint work on food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-05-21 | 2SFG, ABP food group, Apetito , Better Food Traders, Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Food Council CIO, British Nutrition Foundation, Coca Cola, Co-op, CPRE, Dominos. Federated Hermes Limited, Forum for the future, Good Food Institute, Greencore, Horticulture Crop Protection and British Tomato Growers Association, Institute for European Environmental Policy, LEAF: Linking Environment And Farming, Mars, Met Office, Modern Baker, National Beef Association, National Pig Association, Oatley, Organic Growers Alliance, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, RSPB, Samworth Brothers Ltd, Soil Association, Sustainable Soil Alliance, The National Trust, The Vegan Society, Veg Power, Warburtons, Which?, and WRAP: the Waste and Resources Action Programme | Attendance Food strategy roadshow in Birmingham | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-05-22 | Dalziel, Food and Drink Federation, Landex, National Parks England, Kellanova, Lidl, Cranswick, Asda, Community Supported Agriculture Network UK, Incredible Edible, Morrisons, Four Paws, Community Shop CiC, NFU, Associated British Foods, CE & SJ Mills, Salmon Scotland, Nature Friendly Farming Network, National Association of Agricultural Contractors, British Growers' Association, Sustain, Morton Grange Ltd, McCain, General Mills, Nomad Foods, The Compleat Food Group, School Matters, Land Workers' Alliance (LWA), Ferrero, UK Agri-Tech Centre, GB Potatoes, Iceland, Pilgrim's Europe, Haribo, The Wildlife Trusts, The Bread and Butter Thing, FFCC, University of York | Attendance Food strategy roadshow in Leeds | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-05-28 | Food Strategy Advisory Board | Attended meeting with members to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy with a focus on health and economic growth | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-04 | Food Strategy Advisory Board | Attended meeting with members to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy with items on reporting on health and, outcomes framework and Good Food Cycle | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-06 | Food Foundation, Institute for Grocery Distributions (IGD) | Attended meeting with Anna Taylor, Food Foundation Executive Director, Sarah Bradbury, IGD Chief Executive Officer & Susan Jebb, Oxford University to discuss food strategy development | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-12 | Institute for Grocery Distributions (IGD) | Meeting with Sarah Bradbury IGD Chief Executive Officer & Naomi Kissmann, IGD Social Impact Director to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-13 | Institute for Grocery Distributions | Attended meeting with Sarah Bradbury, Chief Executive Officer, to discuss joint work on food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-18 | Food Strategy Advisory Board | Attended meeting with members to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy items included an update on the food strategy and next steps, and the Farming Profitability Review. | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-25 | UK Hospitality, Burger King, McDonalds, Greene King, Nando's, Sodexo, Deliveroo, Aramark, Bidfood, KFC, Ferrero UK, Domino's | Roundtable with the out of home and hospitality sector | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-25 | Sainsbury's | Meeting with Simon Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, Sainsbury's to discuss food system reform plus upcoming food strategy meeting | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-27 | Tesco | Attended meeting to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-27 | Anna Taylor, Food foundation | Attended meeting to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-27 | Lidl | Attended meeting to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-27 | Waitrose | Attended meeting to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-27 | Ocado | Attended meeting to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Tessa Jones | 2025-06-27 | Nesta | Attended meeting to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-04-08 | Jackie Wild, SmartParc | Attended meeting to discuss food system reform and upcoming food strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-04-23 | Aviagen | Site visit to learn more about the hatchery part of the poultry sector and the issues it faces. | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-05-07 | Morrisons | Attended meeting to discuss Food system resilience | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-05-13 | 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 |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-05-21 | 2SFG, ABP food group, Apetito , Better Food Traders, Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Food Council CIO, British Nutrition Foundation, Coca Cola, Co-op, CPRE, Dominos. Federated Hermes Limited, Forum for the future, Good Food Institute, Greencore, Horticulture Crop Protection and British Tomato Growers Association, Institute for European Environmental Policy, LEAF: Linking Environment And Farming, Mars, Met Office, Modern Baker, National Beef Association, National Pig Association, Oatley, Organic Growers Alliance, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, RSPB, Samworth Brothers Ltd, Soil Association, Sustainable Soil Alliance, The National Trust, The Vegan Society, Veg Power, Warburtons, Which?, and WRAP: the Waste and Resources Action Programme | Attendance Food strategy roadshow in Birmingham | Not set | Not set |
| Charlotte Baker | 2025-06-17 | British Meat Processing, Canine and Feline Sector Group, UK Pet Food, British Retail Consortium, Agricultural Industries Confederation, Pets at Home, Dog's Trust | Roundtable to discuss pet food | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-01 | Institute of Grocery Distribution | Attended meeting to discuss packaging reforms | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-01 | Green Alliance | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-02 | Food and Drink Federation | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-02 | O-I Glass | Discussing Recyclability Assessment Methodology | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-03 | Environmental Services Association UK | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-03 | Whitehall and Industry Group Roundtable | Roundtable about Whitehall and Industry Group on cross-sector collaboration | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-07 | Food and Drink Federation | Attended meeting to discuss FoodEx Manufacturing Solutions | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-10 | Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-10 | ReLondon | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-23 | Marks and Spencer | Attended meeting to discuss packaging reforms/circular economy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-30 | Food and Drink Federation | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-04-30 | Curzon Consulting | Chairman’s Masterclass Dinner | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-01 | Lidl | Attended meeting on Extended Producer Responsibility | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-02 | Nestle | Introductory meeting with Alison Bramfitt, Group Packaging Manager | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-02 | L'Oreal | Introductory meeting with Thierry Cheval, Managing Director | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-06 | Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsburys, ADSA, Lidl, Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Waitrose, Morrisons | Attended meeting to discuss extended producer responsibility service, deposit return scheme and circular economy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-08 | Food and Drink Federation | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-12 | Co-op | Attending meeting to discuss Deposit Return Scheme | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-12 | Procter & Gamble Company | Attended meeting to discuss Windsor Framework | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-13 | Green Alliance | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-13 | FoodBev Media | Speaker at UK Soft Drinks Conference | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-16 | Institute of Grocery Distribution | Attended meeting to discuss extended producer responsibility and deposit return scheme | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-19 | Currys, Soenecs, Waste and Resources Action Programme, Fmark, Triton showers, Material focus, Recolight, Sweep, Royal mint, Eco Genesys, Re-use network, Back market, Digital poverty alliance, Tech up, Virgin media 02, n2s, Amazon, Recycle Metals, Relondon, Environmental services association, British retail consortium, Beko, Gap | Roundtable on Electrical and Electronic Equipment | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-20 | Too Good To Go | Engagement with stakeholders on the Circular Economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-22 | Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-05-23 | Environmental Services Association UK | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-02 | Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsburys, ADSA, Lidl, Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Waitrose, Morrisons | Attended meeting to discuss extended producer responsibility service, deposit return scheme and circular economy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-03 | United Resource Management | Engagement with stakeholders on the Circular Economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-03 | Ardagh Glass | Engagement with stakeholders on the Circular Economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-04 | Waste and Resources Action Programme | Regular meetings for circular economy update | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-05 | Birmingham University, Waste and Resources Action Programme, Fareshare, Pepsico, Food and drink federation, Marks and spencer, Biffa, Renewable Energy Association, EFFEM, Tesco, Lets use again, UK Hospitality, Dairy energy, Association of Convenience Stores, Be unpackaged, Too good to go, The felixproject, Ad bio resources | Circular Economy roundtable on Agri-food | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-10 | UK Hospitality, Beer and Pubs Association, McDonalds, Federation of Wholesale Distributors, Budweiser, Food and Drink Federation, Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment, Tesco, Beko, Wicks, Builders Merchants Federation, Colpac, Ab foods, BritGlass, Danone, British Soft Drinks Association, British Retail Consortium, Construction Projects, Wastepack, Wine and Spirit Trade Association, Medicines UK | Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility roundtable on Dual-Use Packaging | Not set | |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-11 | Viridor | Attendance at UK Green Business Awards event | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-12 | Environmental Services Association UK | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-13 | Verallia | Engagement with stakeholders on the Circular Economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-16 | Beatson Clark | Engagement with stakeholders on the Circular Economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-23 | Be Unpackaged | UK Reuse Infrastructure Modelling Launch Event | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-24 | Evessio | Attendance at Sustainable Supply Chain Conference | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-24 | Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-24 | Biffa | Attended meeting for discussion on waste management | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-30 | Environmental Services Association UK | Attended meeting to provide update on circular economy strategy | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-30 | Institute of Grocery Distribution | Attended meeting to discuss extended producer responsibility and deposit return scheme | Not set | Not set |
| Emma Bourne | 2025-06-30 | Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsburys, ADSA, Lidl, Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Waitrose, Morrisons | Attended meeting to discuss extended producer responsibility service, deposit return scheme and circular economy | Not set | Not set |