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Defra's senior officials' hospitality, April to June 2026
Updated 24 September 2026
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Individual or organisation that provided hospitality | Type of hospitality received | Accompanied by guest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Ledward | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Anjali Goswami | 26/05/2026 | National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) | Dinner & Accomodation | No |
| Anjali Juneja | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Christian Cubitt | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Christine Middlemiss | 2026-04-15 | EU Foot and Mouth Disease | Dinner | No |
| Christine Middlemiss | 2026-05-15 | World Organisation Animal Health | Flights | No |
| Colin Dingwall | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| David Hallam | 2026-06-23 | Lloyds Banking Group (Business Disability Forum Partner Dinner, hosted by Lloyds Banking Group,) | An after hours working dinner where the theme was centred on AI to drive disability and neuroinclusion | No |
| David Hill | 2026-05-11 | PA Consulting | Lunch | Nil Return |
| Deborah Hankins | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Ed Moses | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Edd Parry | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Edward Barker | 2026-05-12 | Stu Wainwright, Chief Exexcutive Officer, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology | Lunch | No |
| Edward Barker | 2026-06-17 | National Trust | Canapes and drinks reception | No |
| Edward Barker | 2026-06-18 | National Estate for Nature Visit Quarterly Meeting, hosted by church of commissioners and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | Lunch | No |
| Edward Barker | 2026-06-29 - 2026-06-30 | Netherlands visit with the Government Chief Scientific Adviser - To learn from the Netherlands’ expertise in climate adaptation to build on your Year of Adaptation, and engage with stakeholders in the Dutch science advice system. | Lunch, Dinner, Lunch | No |
| Einav Ben-Yehuda | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Elisabeth Cuthbertson | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Emma Bourne | 2026-04-28 | Flowers and Plants of Europe | Tickets to the event | Yes |
| Emma Bourne | 2026-04-29 | Holyrood Distillery | Tour of the venue | Yes |
| Emma Bourne | 2026-06-16 | Food & Drink Exporters Association Drinks Reception | Ticket to the event | Nil Return |
| Emma Bourne | 2026-06-17 | Scotch Whisky Meal | Ticket to the meal | Nil Return |
| Emma Bourne | 2026-06-22 | Food and drink exporters' event | Ticket to the event | Nil Return |
| Emma Campbell | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Gareth Baynham-Hughes | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Iain King | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| James Stone | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Jeremy Blake | 2026-04-21 | The Waste and Resources Action Programme | Drinks reception | Yes |
| Jeremy Blake | 2026-04-28 | Relondon | Lunch | Yes |
| Jeremy Blake | 2026-05-13 | Lets Recycle | Drinks reception and tickets to awards ceremony | Yes |
| Jeremy Blake | 2026-05-21 | Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Northern Ireland and Recycle Northern Ireland | Lunch | Yes |
| Jeremy Blake | 2026-06-09 | Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee | Dinner | No |
| Jeremy Blake | 2026-06-10 | Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee | Lunch | No |
| Jeremy Blake | 2026-06-23 | National Association of Waste Disposal Officers | Drinks reception | Yes |
| Jez Sharpe | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Justine Bejta | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Kate Davies | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Kate Smaldon | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Kath Jones | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Lucy Ryan | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Lyndsay Rooney | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Mark Thompson | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Nicola Bettesworth | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Rebecca Shrubsole | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Simon James | 2026-05-12 | 26th Annual UK Soft Drinks Conference | Light sandwich lunch | Nil Return |
| Sophie Brice | 2026-04-16 | This was a European Union Panel and networking event invited by the Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom | Drinks reception | No |
| Sophie Brice | 2026-06-22 | Food and drink exporters' event | Food and Drinks reception | No |
| Sue Bateman | 2026-04-16 | Equal Experts | Networking dinner | No |
| Sue Bateman | 2026-06-03 | Transform UK | Breakfast | No |
| Sue Bateman | 2026-06-04 | GovNet | Networking dinner | No |
| Sue Bateman | 2026-06-09 | NTT Data | Executive breakfast | No |
| Susan Candlish | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Toby Nation | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Tessa Jones | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Charlotte Baker | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Sebastian Catovsky | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Clare Jeffreys | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Paul Kissack | 2026-04-10 | Yorkshire Water | Lunch | No |
| Paul Kissack | 2026-04-14 | Felix Project, FareShare | Dinner | No |
| Paul Kissack | 2026-05-19 | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology | After?hours drinks and canapes reception at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show | No |
| Paul Kissack | 2026-06-26 | Defra Agri Attache Week: Industry Reception, hosted by Diageo | Drinks and canape reception | No |
| Emily Miles | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Kirsty Wildgoose | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Mike Rowe | 2026-04-17 | Allerton Project and Environmental Farmers Group | Lunch | No |
| Mike Rowe | 2026-06-18 | Accompanying new Minister on his visit to the President of the National Farmers Union’s farm | Lunch | No |
| Mike Rowe | 2026-06-19 | Farm visit looking at environmental land management schemes, supporting new Minister Stephen Morgan MP | Lunch | No |
| Alex Ferrier | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| VickiyMoore | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Colin Banno-Thornton | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Rachel Irving | 2026-06-01 | British Ports Association Parliamentary reception | Dinner and Drinks | No |
| Rachel Irving | 2026-06-10 | Tanqueray Summer Party | Dinner and Drinks | No |
| Rachel Irving | 2026-06-16 | Parsonage Bury Farm Visit | Lunch | No |