Transparency data
DfT's ministerial meetings, July to September 2018
Updated 19 December 2018
| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-04 | Professor Marianna Mazzucato, Director, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive, Nesta Ian Robertson, UK Special Representative, BMW Marcus Wachtmeister, Head of Government Affairs, BMW Stan Boland, Co-Founder and CEO, Five AI Inc. Tracy Westall, Non-Executive member, DfT Board Dan Hill, Visiting Professor, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose George Dibb, Head of Industrial Strategy & Policy Engagement, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose Sam Lister, BEIS Director of Industrial Strategy | To discuss the missions for the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-04 | Paul Plummer, CEO, Rail Delivery Group Chris Burchell, Chair, Rail Delivery Group, Managing Director, UK Trains, Arriva Charlie Hodgson, MD, Rail Development, Go-Ahead Group Tim Shoveller, MD, UK Rail, Stagecoach Group Steve Montgomery, MD, First Rail Dominic Booth, MD, Abellio UK Ed Wilson, Head of Public Affairs, Rail Delivery Group | To discuss timetabling and franchising. |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-04 | Andrew Haines, CEO, Network Rail | Timetable update |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-04 | Guillaume Faury, President, Airbus | Brexit update. |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-04 | Jeff Halliwell, Chair, Transport Focus Anthony Smith, CEO, Transport Focus | Timetabling, LNER, Resolver and Transport Focus, disabled motorists research |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-09 | Sir Peter Hendy, Chair, Network Rail Richard Brown, Director, Network Rail | Regular update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-09 | Colin Matthews, Chair, Highways England | Regular update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-10 | Becky Lumlock, Route Managing Director, Network Rail Andy Mellors, Managing Director, South West Rail Doug Thompson, Atkins Sir Michael Holden, Chair of South West Rail Independent Review | South West Rail Independent Review |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-11 | Rob Brighouse, Chair, East West Rail Will Gallagher, Head of Strategy, East West Rail | Regular update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-11 | Sir John Peace, Chair, Midlands Connect Maria Machancoses, Director, Midlands Connect Sir Peter Soulsby, Chair, Transport for East Midlands | Midlands Connect and East Midlands Priorities |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-11 | Neil Pakey, Chair, Regional and Businsess Airports Group (RABA) Clive Coleman, Director, Regional & City Airports Neil Garwood, Director, AGS Airports Robert Walters, Director, London Biggin Hill Airport Al Titterington, Director, Cornwall Airport Newquay Representative from RABA Group Secretariat | RABA Roundtable discussing Brexit, airport expansion, making best use, the aviation strategy and specific regional airport issues |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-12 | Alain Bellemare, President and CEO, Bombardier Inc Laurent Troger, President, Bombardier Transportation Richard Hunter, UK Managing Director, Bombardier Transportation Mike Nadolski, Vice President, Comms and Piblic Affairs, Bombardier Inc | HS2 update, Siemens/Alstom and UK signalling, bi-mode trains update and UK rail manufacturing sector |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-16 | Jonathan Sharrock, CEO, Coast to Capital | Coast to Capital update. |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-16 | Dr Manfred Rudhart, CEO, Arriva | Timetabling, long-term development of the Northern franchise, future of franchising and perspectives of the bus services industry |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-17 | Rob McIntosh, Route Managing Director, Transpennine, Network Rail | Transpennine route upgrade |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-17 | Jim O'Sullivan, CEO, Highways England | Regular update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-19 | Mark Carne, CEO, Network Rail | Regular update/exit meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-19 | Tim Garnham, London and Continental Railways Non-Executive Director | Recruitment campaign for Chair of Audit and Risk Committee |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-24 | Rob Brighouse, Chair, East West Rail Will Gallagher, Head of Strategy, East West Rail | Regular update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-24 | Sir David Higgins, Chair, HS2 Mark Thurston, CEO, HS2 Tom Kelly, Director, HS2 | Quarterly update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-31 | Sir Terry Morgan, Chair, HS2 | New Chair intro meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-31 | Keith Williams, Chair, Rail Commission | Regular update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-07-31 | Rob Brighouse, Chair, East West Rail Will Gallagher, Head of Strategy, East West Rail | Regular update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-08-07 | Patrick Verwer, CEO, GTR | Regular update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-08-07 | Lord Jim O鈥橬eill, Board Member for the Northern Powerhouse Partnership | Phone call to discuss Northern Powerhouse |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-08-09 | Kevin Richardson, CEO, Charterred Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) Jon Woolven, Director, Institute of Grocery Distribution Sharon Davies, Director, DHL David Wells, CEO, Freight Transport Association Andrew Opie, Director, British Retail Consortium Kevin Hopper, MD, Brian Yeardley Continental Richard Burnette, CEO, Road Haulage Association Shane Brennan, CEO, Food Storage and Distribution Federation Cristina Falcone, VP of Public Affairs for UPS Mark Johnson, Director, Kuehne + Nagel Ltd | Freight and Haulage Roundtable |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-08-09 | Andy Mellors, MD, South Western Rail | Phone call regarding rail disruption |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-08-14 | Mark Thurston, CEO, HS2 | Meeting regarding HS2 |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-08-14 | Mike Gerrard, Chair, Crossrail 2 Independent Affordability Review | Meeting to discuss the Crossrail 2 Independent Affordability Review |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-08-14 | John Cridland, Chair, Transport for the North Barry White, CEO, Transport for the North | Transport for the North's Strategic Transport Plan |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-08-14 | Sir Peter Hendy, Chair, Network Rail Andrew Haines, CEO, Network Rail | Regular update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-04 | Rob McIntosh, Route Managing Director, Transpennine, Network Rail | Meeting to discuss the Transpennine Route Upgrade |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-04 | Sarah Hannaford QC, Keating Chambers | To discuss live rail competitions |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-05 | Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London | Phone Call to disucss Crossrail |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-05 | Dr Manfred Rudhart, CEO, Arriva | Meeting to discuss busses |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-10 | Crispin Orr, Chief Inspector, AAIB | Introductory meeting in Crispin Orr's capacity as the new Chief Inspector of the AAIB |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-10 | Sir Peter Hendy, Chair, Network Rail | Meeting in advance of the Network Rail Board meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-10 | Rob Brighouse, Chair, East West Rail Will Gallagher, Head of Strategy, East West Rail Geoff Leffek, Western Section Delivery Director, East West Rail | Regular update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-10 | Mark Hoban, Chair, Flood Re | Meeting to discuss the Grand Challenges and Autonomos and Electric Vehicles |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-10 | Lord Jim O鈥橬eill, Board Member for the Northern Powerhouse Partnership Henri Murison, MD, Northern Powerhouse Partnership Daniel Cochlin, Head of External Affairs, Northern Powerhouse Partnership | Follow up meeting re Northern Powerhouse Partnership priorities and Northern Powerhouse Rail |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-10 | Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor for Liverpool City Region | Meeting to discuss HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail and Network Rail infrastructure funding |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-12 | Jim O'Sullivan, CEO, Highways England Peter Mumford, MD Major Projects, Highways England | Regular update meeting |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-12 | Mark Whitworth, CEO, Peel (London Medway) Port | Meeting re London Medway Port |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-17 | Keith Williams, Chair, Rail Commission | Phone call regarding potential rail review |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-17 | Stephen Glaister, Chair, Office of Rail and Road | Briefing on the ORR independent review into the May timetable disruption |
| Chris Grayling | 2018-09-25 | Lord Paul Deighton, Chair, Heathrow Airport John Holland-Kaye, CEO, Heathrow Airport | Heathrow Shareholder Dinner pre-meet |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-07-02 | Clean Highways | Litter on strategic road network update. |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-07-09 | Adept, Eurovia UK | Hear the latest progress from ADEPT in the work they are taking forward in respect to highway technology and innovation through live-labs/smart places |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-07-09 | Motor Insurer's Bureau | An introductory meeting with the new CEO to discuss common areas of interest |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-07-10 | George Hollingbery MP, Cllr Rob Humbr | Discuss motorcycling noise enforcement |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-07-11 | BVRLA/FTA/RHA | Clean Air Zones |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-07-17 | Highways England | RIS 1 delivery and current issues |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-07-23 | Representative from the Mobility Matters Camapaign (Anna Whitty, ECT and Andrew Kelly, Westway Community Transport) | Mobility Matters presented their legal perspectives on interpreting the exemptions to EU Regulation 1071/2009 |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-09-04 | Andy Street | To discuss cycling and walking in West Midlands |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-09-05 | Charles Hammond, CEO, Forth Ports Limited | To discuss Lower Thames Crossing |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-07-04 | Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Director, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose George Dibb, Head of Industrial Strategy & Policy Engagement, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose Dan Hill, Visiting Professor, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive, Nesta Ian Robertson, UK Special Representative, BMW Stan Boland, Co-Founder and CEO, FiveAl Tracey Westall, Non-Executive member, DfT Board Sam Lister, BEIS Director of Industrial Strategy Marcus Wachsmeister, Head of Public Affairs, BMW | To discuss the application of missions-based innovation to the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge as part of the Industrial Strategy. |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-07-05 | Visit to Shell Make the Future Festival, meeting with Ben Van Beurden (CEO), Maarten Wetselaar (Director of New Energies), Sean Winnett (Head of Government Relations) | Short speech at private event for corporate attendees to communicate the Government鈥檚 vision for the Future of Mobility |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-07-23 | Campaign for better transport | To discuss with Stephen Joseph (CEO, CBT) the proposed A27 Arundel Bypass. |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-07-23 | Paul Campion, CEO, Transport Systems Catapult ,Orsola De Marco, Head of Start-ups, Open Data Institute , Ben Boucher-West, Head of Mobility, AppyParking , Professor Paul Watson, Chair, Newcastle University Digital Institute (member of DfT鈥檚 Science Advisory Council), Dale Campbell, Principal Data Officer Scientist, Transport for London , Alice Hou, General Counsel , Citymapper , Neil Murrin, General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs, Trainline , Elliot Shaw, Executive Director, Highways England , Jonathan Raper, Chief Executive Officer, TravelAi ,Richard Laughton, ChairSharing Economy UK and CEO at easyCar. | Data in cities Roundtable - to draw out from the data community what practical steps Government can take to promote greater sharing and use to improve transport in our cities. |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-09-05 | Daniella Radice, Playing out | To discuss the current legal procedures for making play street traffic regulation orders and consider ways of simplifying the process to expedite the setting up of play streets. |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-09-05 | Myriam Attou, Director, Tesla Western Europe, Steve Altmann-Richer, Government Affairs and Relations Manager, UK & Ireland , Jon Whitby, Regional Sales Manager, UK | An introductory meeting with the new head of Tesla in the UK (and Europe) to discuss what Tesla would like to see from HMG to enable the 2040 target to be hit. |
| Jesse Norman | 2018-09-13 | Lord Rothschild, Fabia Bromovsky, Chief Executive of the Rothschild Foundation, Garth Clark, Estate Manager Buckinghamshire CC Mark Shaw 鈥� Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Transportation Paul Irwin 鈥� Deputy Cabinet Member for Transportation and Local Member for Waddesdon Division Martin Dickman 鈥� Director of Environment Services (including the Council鈥檚 HS2 programme) Jack Mayhew 鈥� Waddesdon Greenway Project Manager Mark Kemp 鈥� Director of Growth, Strategy and Highways Services Richard Wells John Grimshaw of John Grimshaw Associates | Invitation from Buckinghamshire County Council to officially open the Waddesdon Greenway cycling & walking route. |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2017-07-17 | Charles Hammond, CEO, Forth Ports Limited | To discuss the River Thames Pilotage Service |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2018-07-04 | David Loosley, IMarEST | Introductory meeting |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2018-07-09 | Dr Grahaeme Henderson, Vice President, Shell Maritime | To discuss maritime safety issues |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2018-07-09 | David Balston, Director of Operations, UK Chamber of Shipping | To discuss maritime safety issues |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2018-07-10 | Dimitri Dragazis, Latsco(London)Ltd- | To discuss the Maritime Services sector |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2018-09-04 | Pierfrancesco Vago, MSC Cruises | To discuss maritime issues |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2018-09-11 | Victoria Bankes Price (CEO), Woodland Trust | To discuss the HS2 progress |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2018-09-11 | Hans Noren, Stena (UK) Ltd | To discuss maritime issues |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2018-09-11 | Carl Hunter, Coltraco | Introductory meeting |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2018-09-11 | Darren Shirley CEO, Campaign for better transport | Introductory meeting |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2018-09-26 | Kimtack Lim,Secretary-General,International Maritime Organization (IMO) | To discuss maritime issues |
| Nusrat Ghani | 2018-09-26 | Arsenio Dominguez, Chief of Staff, International Maritime Organization (IMO) | To discuss maritime issues |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-07-04 | Patrick Verwer, CEO of GTR | Introductory phone-call |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-07-05 | The Westminster Integrated Gangs Unit (IGU) | To discuss the IGU's work to reduce serious youth violence in Westminster |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-07-10 | Sir Michael Holden, Doug Thompson (from Atkins), Andy Mellors (MD, South Western Railway), and Becky Lumlock (from Network Rail), and the Secretary of State | To discuss the independent review of SWR's performance |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-07-12 | Tristan Hugh Jones, Proprietor for Loch Ryan Shellfish Ltd, and Robin Turner, a consultant for fish sales in the UK and Europe | To discuss the potential for the carriage of goods on passenger trains |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-07-16 | Anna Strongman, Partner, Argent; Tony Elliott CBE, founder, Time Out; Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Chairman, Network Rail; Cllr Danny Beales, Cabinet Member for Investing in Communities, Camden Council; Richard Wilson, Strategic Lead - Regeneration & Place, Camden Council; Adam Richards, Camden Highline Project Manager, Camden Town Unlimited; Simon Pitkeathley, Chief Executive, Camden Town Unlimited; Richard Terry, Board Member, Camden Town Unlimited; Chen Moravsky, President & CEO, Camden Market; and Ray Kelvin CBE, Chief Executive, Ted Baker | A breakfast meeting with Camden Town Unlimited and LB Camden Council to discuss proposals to repurpose old NR infrastructure |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-07-16 | Martin Griffiths, Chief Executive of Stagecoach Group | Introductory meeting |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-07-17 | Paul Plummer and Hans-Georg Werner from the Rail Delivery Group | To discuss the RDG's report on rail freight |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-07-17 | Jeremy Long, CEO of European Business at MTR | To discuss where MTR might play a wider role in the UK railway system |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-07-19 | Mike Cooper (CEO, Eurostar) and Gareth Williams (Strategy Director and Co Sec, Eurostar) | To discuss the Channel Tunnel |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-07-19 | Guillaume Pepy (CEO SNCF) and Agnes Romatet-Espagne (Deputy CEO International development, SNCF) | To discuss the Eurostar and the rail industry more generally |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-09-04 | Sarah Hannaford QC, Keating Chambers | Meeting with Secretary of State to discuss live rail competitions |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-09-05 | Professor Michael Arthur, President and Provost at UCL, Dr Paola Lettieri, Academic Director for UCL East, Dr Wendy Piatt, Senior Stakeholder Engagement Consultant for UCL East, and Dr Celia Caulcott, Vice-Provost (Enterprise & London), UCL | To discuss UCL鈥檚 role in London |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-09-06 | Malcolm Brown, AMP Capital | To discuss decarbonisation |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-09-06 | Sir George Iacobescu (Chairman and CEO), Peter Anderson (Managing Director, Finance), and Howard Dawber (Managing Director, Strategy), from Canary Wharf Group, Michael Bryant (Operations Executive) from Canary Wharf Contractors (Crossrail) Limited, Daniel Moylan (Non-Executive Director) from Crossrail Limited, and David Bowers (Associate Director) from Steer Group | To discuss transport in London |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-09-10 | John Varley, Clinton Devon Estates | To discuss Varley's review of NR's vegetation management |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-09-10 | Mark Hopwood (Managing Director) from Great Western Railway, Andy Thomas (Route Managing Director) from Network Rail, Graham Richards (Director, Planning and Performance) from the Office of Rail and Road | To discuss issues relating to performance on the railway |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-09-11 | Steve Wakeland, ITSO | Introductory meeting |
| Jo Johnson | 2018-09-13 | Kirsty Derry (HR Director and Deputy MD), and Dan Grover (Senior Interface Manager) at East Midlands Trains, and Kevin Newman (Lead Development Manager), at Network Rail | To discuss rail works in Derby |
| Baroness Sugg | 2018-07-02 | Pre-strategy dinner discussion with Tim Alderslade, Airlines UK and Karen Dee, AoA | Aviation discussion |
| Baroness Sugg | 2018-07-03 | Meeting with Sustainable Aviation | Aviation issues |
| Baroness Sugg | 2018-07-10 | Meeting with Airport Capacity Co-ordination Board | Aviation issues |
| Baroness Sugg | 2018-07-17 | Meeting with BAR-UK | Aviation issues |
| Baroness Sugg | 2018-07-23 | Select Industry meeting - Richard Moriarty CAA; Stewart Wingate Gatwick; Karen Dee AOA; Tim Alderslade Airlines UK; Robert Sinclair London City; Paul Everitt ADS; Peter Kent Heathrow; Paul Hutchings Thomas Cook; Tim Hawkins MAG; Willie Walsh IAG; Chris Gadsen Easyjet; John Murphy TUI | EU Exit issues |
| Baroness Sugg | 2018-08-29 | Meeting with Carol Vorderman | General Aviation issues |
| Baroness Sugg | 2018-09-03 | Select Industry meeting - ADS 鈥� Paul Everitt; Airlines UK 鈥� Rob Griggs; AOA 鈥� Karen Dee; CAA 鈥� Richard Moriarty and Tim Johnson; DHL 鈥� Tom Mackle; easyJet 鈥� Chris Gadsen; Gatwick 鈥� Stewart Wingate; Heathrow 鈥� Peter Kent; IAG 鈥� Jonathan Bailey; London City 鈥� Robert Sinclair; MAG 鈥� Tim Hawkins; NATS 鈥� Martin Rolfe; Thomas Cook 鈥� Stephen D鈥橝lfonso TUI 鈥� David Joseph | EU Exit issues |
| Baroness Sugg | 2018-09-11 | Airspace Modernisation Strategy meeting | Aviation Strategy |
| Baroness Sugg | 2018-09-12 | Aviation Strategy engagement dinner with Easyjet, Airlines UK and CAA | Aviation Strategy |
| Baroness Sugg | 2018-09-17 | Meeting with Gatwick Airport Ltd | Airspace Modernisation |
| Baroness Sugg | 2018-09-20 | Business roundtable with Airlines UK, AOA, and a number of business groups: Sarah Newton MP, Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work (Co-chair) Baroness Brinton, Equality Act 2010 and Disability Committee Lord Blunkett, easyJet Special Assistance Advisory Group (ESAAG) Paul Smith, Civil Aviation Authority Matthew Buffey, Civil Aviation Authority Mick Connolly, DWP Sector Champion Tim Alderslade, Airlines UK Karen Dee, Airport Operators Association April Clifford, Transport for All Chris Wood, Flying Disabled Roberto Castiglioni, UK CAA Access to Air Travel Advisory Group Reduced Mobility Rights Ltd Sara Marchant, Gatwick Airport Jonathan Coen, Heathrow Airport Geraldine Lundy, Virgin Atlantic Michael Carver, British Airways Celine McGuigan, easyJet Gareth Breeze, Thomas Cook Samantha Berry, Omniserve Mark Hicks, Wilson James Mark Gregory, OCS Group Keith Richards, Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee Graham Race, Queen Elizabeth鈥檚 Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) Edward Trewhella, Mobility Centres Paul Hogan, British-Irish Airports EXPO Oliver Colvile | Aviation Strategy |