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DfT senior officials’ hospitality, October to December 2025
Updated 24 March 2026
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Individual or organisation that provided hospitality | Type of hospitality received | Accompanied by guest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abi Hayes | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Alan Over | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Alex Hynes | 01/12/2025 | Railway Ball | Dinner | Yes |
| Alex Hynes | 02/10/2025 | PA Consulting | Dinner | No |
| Alex Hynes | 05/11/2025 | Rail Industry Association | Dinner | No |
| Alex Hynes | 10/12/2025 | Siemens | Reception | No |
| Alex Hynes | 16/10/2025 | Intuitive Recruitment | Dinner | No |
| Alex Hynes | 17/11/2025 | Panthea Leadership | Dinner | No |
| Alex Hynes | 19/11/2025 | National Railway Museum | Dinner | No |
| Alex Hynes | 22/10/2025 | Eversholt Rail Limited | Breakfast | No |
| Alex Hynes | 23/10/2025 | Intuitive Recruitment | Dinner | No |
| Alex Hynes | 27/11/2025 | Amazon | Dinner | No |
| Alistair Cormack | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Amanda Roper | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Andrea Pearson | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Andy Gregory | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Ann-Therese Farmer | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Ben Smith | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Caroline Low | 20/11/2025 | RAC Foundation | Breakfast | No |
| Caroline Low | 25/11/2025 | Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders | Dinner | No |
| Claire Gibbs | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Claire Wren | 17/11/2025 | Nuro | Lunch | No |
| Claire Wren | 18/11/2025 | Waymo | Lunch | No |
| Claire Wren | 19/11/2025 | Waymo | Lunch | No |
| Claire Wren | 20/11/2025 | Waymo | Lunch | No |
| Claire Wren | 29/10/2025 | Catapult | Coffee | No |
| Conrad Bailey | 13/11/2025 | Whitehall Industry Group | Dinner | No |
| Danny Williams | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| David Buttery | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| David Silk | 04/11/2025 | Airlines For America (A4A) | Drinks | No |
| David Silk | 10/11/2025 | Airlines UK | Dinner | No |
| Deborah Lewis | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Elisabeth Cuthbertson | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Farha Sheikh | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Gavin Gaunt | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Graham Grant | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Hannah Newell | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Iain Forbes | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Ian Mulheirn | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| James Norton | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Jessica Matthew | 08/10/2025 | Urban Transport Group Dinner | Dinner | No |
| Jessica Matthew | 24/11/2025 | RAC Foundation | Reception | No |
| Jill Adam | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Jim Richards | 28/11/2025 | Steer | Dinner | No |
| Jo Shanmugalingam | 01/12/2025 | Royal Academy of Engineering | Reception | No |
| Jo Shanmugalingam | 13/11/2025 | WrightBus | Working lunch | No |
| John Hall | 08/10/2025 | Urban Transport Group | Dinner | No |
| Kate Cohen | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Kate Laramee | 28/11/2025 | Addleshaw Goddard | Dinner | No |
| Lola Fadina | 05/11/2025 | Harwich Haven Authority | Lunch | No |
| Lola Fadina | 13/11/2025 | Bristol Port | Lunch | No |
| Lola Fadina | 21/10/2025 | Global Maritime Forum | Dinner | No |
| Lola Fadina | 21/10/2025 | Global Maritime Forum | Lunch | No |
| Lola Fadina | 22/10/2025 | Global Maritime Forum | Lunch | No |
| Louise Morgan | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Loveday Ryder | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Lucy Ryan | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Luke Wells | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Mary Halle | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Matthew Lodge | 10/11/2025 | Addleshaw Goddard | Event: DfT Public Ownership Programme – Team Development Day to assess progress on the programme to date and to understand the future programme plans and areas for improvement | No |
| Matthew Lodge | 28/11/2025 | Addleshaw Goddard | Dinner at the Railway Ball (Industry event) | No |
| Nick Bisson | 30/10/2025 | University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering | Dinner | No |
| Nick Joyce | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Paul Rodgers | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Paul Stewart | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Peter Wilkinson | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Pia Wilkes | 24/11/2025 | RAC Foundation | Canapes & drinks (RAC Winter Reception) | No |
| Pia Wilkes | 25/11/2025 | Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders | Dinner (SMMT Annual Dinner) | No |
| Pia Wilkes | 27/10/2025 | RAC Foundation | Dinner (RAC Public Policy Committee meeting) | No |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 08/10/2025 | Airlines UK | Drinks | No |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 14/10/2025 | Eurocontrol | Dinner | No |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 15/10/2025 | Eurocontrol | Lunch | No |
| Richard Bruce | 04/11/2025 | Fleet News | Dinner | No |
| Richard Goodman | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Rosemary Hopkins | 27/11/2025 | Hitachi Rail Europe | Dinner | No |
| Ross Gribbin | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Rupesh Mehta | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Sacha Hatteea | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Sam Rose | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Sarah Nacey | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Shahid Iqbal Omer | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Stephen Fidler | 02/10/2025 | National Transport Awards | Dinner | No |
| Stephen Fidler | 12/12/2025 | The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) | Annual luncheon | No |
| Stephen Fidler | 13/11/2025 | WrightBus | Lunch | No |
| Stephen Fidler | 26/11/2025 | Association of Local Bus Managers (ALBUM) | Attendance at lunch/awards reception | No |
| Susanna May | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Tim Moss | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Tirth Benning | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Tom Wechsler | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Virginia McVea | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Wendy Fielder | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |