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DCMS ministerial meetings, 1 October to 31 December 2025
Updated 24 March 2026
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| Minister | Date | Name of Individual or Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-10-06 | Betfred | To discuss gambling policy, preventing illegal gambling and player protection measures |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-10-14 | The National Literacy Trust | To discuss the National Year of Reading |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-10-21 | Gambling operators Roundtable | Gambling operators Roundtable |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-10-24 | National Museums Liverpool | Introductory meeting to hear about the work of the organisation |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-10-28 | Science Museum Group | Introductory meeting with the Director |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-10-28 | AHF | Meeting to discuss heritage policy |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-10-28 | Friends of Durham Miners’ Gala | Meeting to discuss Durham Miners Hall and UNESCO world heritage status |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-04 | Tate | Introductory meeting and to be updated on matters relating to governance |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-05 | V&A | Introductory meeting and tour of Marie Antoinette exhibition |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-05 | Baroness Morgan of Coates | Meeting in preparation to the Launch of Government's Response for Covid Commemoration |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-06 | The British Library | To discuss the work of the British Library and be updated on matters of governance |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-10 | Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru | Meeting in preparation to the Launch of Government's Response for Covid Commemoration |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-10 | COVID-19 families UK | Meeting in preparation to the Launch of Government's Response for Covid Commemoration |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-11 | Yellow Hearts to Remember | Meeting in preparation to the Launch of Government's Response for Covid Commemoration |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-11 | Friends of the Wall | Meeting in preparation to the Launch of Government's Response for Covid Commemoration |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-12 | Memory Stones of Love | Meeting in preparation to the Launch of Government's Response for Covid Commemoration |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-12 | The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art | Introductory meeting to hear about the work of the Committee |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-17 | The British Library | To be updated on matters relating to governance of the British Library |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-18 | The Art Fund | Introductory meeting to hear about the work of the organisation |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-25 | Allwyn | General Meeting to discuss Gambling policy. |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-27 | Betting and Gaming Council, Betfred, Bet365, Flutter, Evoke, Ballys, Entain | To discuss the impact of the Budget on the Gambling Sector |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-11-28 | Roundtable with Chi Onwurah MP, Port of Tyne Authority, Newcastle City Council, Hardesty and Hanover, Historic England, Tyne & Wear Building Preservation Trust | Meeting to discuss the Newcastle Swing Bridge |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-12-01 | The British Museum | Introductory meeting to hear about the work of the organisation |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-12-01 | The English Civic Museums Network | Introductory meeting to hear about the work of the organisation |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-12-03 | The British Art Market Federation | Introductory meeting to hear about the work of the BAMF |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-12-08 | BGC | General Meeting to discuss Gambling policy. |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-12-09 | Historic England | Introductory Meeting with Historic England's new CEOs |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-12-09 | The Greater London Authority | To discuss Heritage Skills with Deputy Mayor for Culture |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-12-11 | The Science Museum Group | Introductory meeting with the Chair of the Board |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-12-15 | The Libraries Alliance | Introductory meeting to hear about the priorities of the Alliance |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-12-16 | National Churches Trust | Meeting to discuss Listed Places of Worship Scheme |
| Fiona Twycross | 2025-12-16 | Church of England | Meeting to discuss Listed Places of Worship Scheme |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-10-13 | Lifstan Boys Club, Southend Amatuer Boxing Club and Bayo Alaba MP | To discuss the challenges that Lifstan Boys Club is facing. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-10-14 | Women in Sport | To discuss women's sport. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-10-14 | Chair of the Independent Football Regulator | Following the announcement of his appointment as Chair of the Independent Football Regulator. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-10-14 | National Council for Voluntary Organisations | Meeting and discussions around the Civil Society Covenant. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-10-15 | UKHospitality | Introductory meeting, a discussion around UKHospitality priorities and to seek their input and solutions for the sector. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-10-20 | Lisa Nandy MP and Aston Villa FC | To discuss Maccabi Tel Aviv against Aston Villa fixture on 6 November |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-10-21 | Beat the Street | Follow up meeting from a visit to discuss the impact of their work |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-10-22 | Jewish Leadership Council, Maccabi GB, Community Security Trust (CTS) and JW3 | To discuss challenges facing Jewish people in the UK in sports, arts and civil society. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-11-12 | Euro 2028 Tournament Ministerial and Stakeholder Roundtable | To discuss Government priorities for the tournament. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-11-12 | Naz Shah MP and Mumtaz Khan, MP’s constituent | To discuss Sport England. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-11-18 | Lost Boys Taskforce | To discuss tackling isolation in boys and young men. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-11-18 | Chris Bloore MP and the Diabetes Football Community | To discuss diabetes in sport. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-11-18 | Peter Lamb MP and representatives from the boxing sector | To discuss support for grassroots boxing. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-11-19 | Youth Endowment Fund | To discuss youth policy. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-12-03 | Co-Chair of the Visitor Economy Advisory Council | As a pre-brief ahead of the Visitor Economy Advisory Council meeting |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-12-03 | Visitor Economy Advisory Council | To hear the sector’s views of the Autumn Budget measures, with HMT and MHCLG Ministers. |
| Stephanie Peacock | 2025-12-17 | Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 Ministerial and Stakeholder Roundtable | To discuss the latest progress of the Games. |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-10-07 | Yash Raj Films | To discuss Yash Raj's commitment to film production in the UK |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-10-14 | Sir Phil Redmond | To discuss priorities for Town of Culture, and upcoming plans for UK City of Culture 2029 Competition |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-10-16 | Dame Julia Unwin | To discuss the role of Charity Commission chair |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-10-20 | Maccabi GB; Jewish Leadership Council | To discuss Maccabi Tel Aviv against Aston Villa fixture on 6 November |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-10-20 | The Football Supporters' Association | To discuss Maccabi Tel Aviv against Aston Villa fixture on 6 November |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-10-20 | Stephanie Peacock MP; Aston Villa FC | To discuss Maccabi Tel Aviv against Aston Villa fixture on 6 November |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-10-21 | Nebulastar; Mayor of West Midlands Combined Authority | To discuss funding for film and TV in the UK and local career pathways in Creative Industries |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-10-21 | Microsoft | To discuss the UK media landscape |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-10-29 | Reporters Without Borders; The Foreign Press Association; Index on Censorship | To discuss the issues facing journalists seeking to report on Gaza |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-10-30 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-03 | Mayor of East Midlands | To discuss East Midlands Combined County Authority's cultural offer and visitor economy, Nottingham's Sporting Quarter, and the Gaming industry and related skills provision |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-04 | Musicians' Union; Equity; Bectu | To discuss issues facing independent musicians |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-04 | Lord Birt | To discuss the BBC Charter Review |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-05 | Kitty Donaldson, Chief Political Commentator, The i Paper | To discuss SoS's priorities across arts & culture, civil society & youth, creative industries, heritage, media and sport |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-05 | Mayor of Salford; Rebecca Long Bailey MP; Michael Wheeler MP | To understand the views of local representatives regarding the future of Salford Red Devils |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-07 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-10 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-12 | Ailbhe Rea, Political Editor, New Statesman | To discuss SoS's priorities across arts & culture, civil society & youth, creative industries, heritage, media and sport |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-12 | The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP; UEFA | To discuss UK commitment to UEFA EURO 2028 and key areas of interest |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-12 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-13 | Wigan Warriors Foundation; Wakefield Trinity Community Foundation; Castleford Tigers Foundation; Featherstone Rovers Foundation | To discuss Rugby Leagues Cares pilots |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-13 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-14 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-17 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-18 | Lost Boys Taskforce | To discuss progress on tackling isolation in boys and young men and opportunities to increase the number of trusted adults |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-18 | Board of Deputies of British Jews; Lord Mann; Dame Penelope Mordaunt | To discuss DCMS’s next steps to strengthen action on antisemitism in the cultural and creative sectors |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-18 | BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-18 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-19 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-21 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-25 | Ofcom | To discuss Ofcom's recent consultation and regulation around politicians as presenters |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-25 | Reach | To discuss policy priorities ahead of publication of the Local Media Strategy |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-25 | The Rugby Football League | To discuss the actions the Rugby Football League are taking to address governance concerns |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-11-25 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-12-01 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-12-02 | Geoff Cooper, Chair, and Jonathan Allan, Interim CEO, Channel 4 | Introductory meeting to discuss further engagement with senior leadership and actions to tackle any upcoming issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-12-03 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-12-04 | Gareth Southgate; Jimmy Worrall | To discuss the launch of the National Youth Strategy |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-12-09 | Lord Hall | To discuss the BBC Charter Review |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-12-16 | Youtube | To discuss the Creative Industries Council relaunch |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-12-16 | Creative Industries Council | First meeting of the new membership of the Creative Industries Council to reset the relationship with the Government |
| Lisa Nandy | 2025-12-16 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Ian Murray | 2025-10-08 | Roundtable with Film/TV organisations with representatives from Public Service Broadcasters, US Film studios and streaming platforms, UK studios, regional screen agencies, producers, unions, and sector umbrella organisations. | Roundtable to discuss the sector’s latest views on potential tariffs on films produced outside of the US and understand sector engagement to ensure government and industry effective collaboration. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-10-09 | Roundtable with members of the Soft Power Council (SPC) and a selection of Creative Industries, Science and Technology stakeholders from Northern Ireland. | To discuss UK soft power, engage with Northern Ireland soft power stakeholders, hear reflections on the draft Soft Power Strategy, and how the Council has worked over its first year. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-10-09 | Soft Power Council | To discuss the Creative Industries Sector Plan and its key themes of skills, trade and export, innovation and access to investment, with a focus on createch. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-10-21 | BBC | To discuss and understand the BBC's position regarding the Government’s Future of TV Distribution project, ahead of the final FoTVD Forum. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-10-21 | Arqiva | To discuss and understand Arqiva position regarding the Government’s Future of TV Distribution project, ahead of the final FoTVD Forum. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-05 | The Future of TV Distribution (FoTVD) Working Groups | Introductory meeting ahead of the Final Stakeholder Forum to discuss specific issues and provide evidence to inform Government policy on the FoTVD |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-10 | National Theatre | Introductory meeting to discuss perspectives on key priorities. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-10 | Spotify | To discuss the roadmap to remove growth barriers across the creative industries and to discuss AI developments Spotify have made to strengthen AI protections for music creators. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-10 | Mark Lund | Introductory meeting to prepare for the Online Advertising Taskforce meeting. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-10 | Online Advertising Taskforce | To discuss specific concerns related to online ad fraud and to recognise progress over the year. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-24 | Equity | To discuss Actors’ tax status; Spotlight/Equity dispute; Personality rights & AI and Equity's collective bargaining. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-24 | Live Nation | To discuss Live Nation's commitment to the £1 ticket levy and encourage their active involvement in maximising its adoption; as well as other live issues affecting Live Nation. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-25 | Roundtable with Arts and Education sector stakeholders | To build partnerships between arts and education sector stakeholders to deliver the Government's ambitions to revitalise arts education, following the Curriculum and Assessment Review. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-26 | Britschool | To highlight progress on creative education commitments in the Sector Plan. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-26 | Pinewood Studios | To provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share what is most concerning them and the sector that they represent ahead of the Budget announcement. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-26 | Warner Brothers Leavesden | To provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share what is most concerning them and the sector that they represent ahead of the Budget announcement. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-26 | Elstree | To provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share what is most concerning them and the sector that they represent ahead of the Budget announcement. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-11-26 | British Film Commission | To provide an opportunity for stakeholders to share what is most concerning them and the sector that they represent ahead of the Budget announcement. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-12-02 | Channel 4 | Introductory meeting to discuss further engagement with senior leadership and actions to tackle any upcoming issues. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-12-04 | Youtube | To discuss digital reproduction and Personality Rights as an emerging key issue for the creative industries. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-12-15 | Future of TV Distribution Stakeholders | To discuss the papers on Freeview and Internet Protocol Television Transition (IPTV) Transition. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-12-16 | Baroness Keeley | To discuss the launch of the BBC Charter Review |
| Ian Murray | 2025-12-16 | Clive Lewis MP | To discuss the launch of the BBC Charter Review |
| Ian Murray | 2025-12-16 | Jim McMahon MP | To discuss the launch of the BBC Charter Review |
| Ian Murray | 2025-12-16 | John Whittingdale MP | To discuss the launch of the BBC Charter Review |
| Ian Murray | 2025-12-16 | Anna Sabine MP | To discuss the launch of the BBC Charter Review |
| Ian Murray | 2025-12-16 | Julia Lopez MP | To discuss the launch of the BBC Charter Review |
| Ian Murray | 2025-12-16 | Creative Industries Council | To discuss how the Creative Industries Council can drive sector plan delivery and Creative Industry growth. |
| Ian Murray | 2025-12-16 | Rick Cressman | To discuss what changes or support Mr Cressman thinks could be helpful to support families in a similar situation to his. |