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DfT's senior officials’ hospitality, January to March 2025

Updated 27 June 2025

Senior Official's Name Date Individual or organisation that provided hospitality Type of hospitality received Accompanied by guest
Abigail Hayes Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Alan Over Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Alex Hynes 14/01/2025 Rail Industry Association Breakfast No
Alex Hynes 05/02/2025 2025 Communicate Lens Awards Drinks reception & dinner No
Alex Hynes 11/02/2025 Carlisle Support Services Dinner No
Alex Hynes 07/03/2025 Modern Railways Lunch at Conference No
Alex Hynes 11/03/2025 All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Infrastructure Event Drinks reception No
Alex Hynes 12/03/2025 PA Consulting Dinner No
Alex Hynes 19/03/2025 Thomas Abelman Dinner No
Alex Hynes 26/03/2025 Transport for London (TfL) 25 Event Drinks No
Alex Hynes 09/04/2025 Old Oak Common Lunch No
Alistair Cormack Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Amanda Roper 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
Benjamin Smith Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Bernadette Kelly 18/03/2025 Odgers Berndtson Dinner No
Caroline Low Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Cav Elithorn Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Claire Gibbs Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Claire Wren 08/01/2025 Motoring Insurance Bureau Lunch No
Conrad Bailey 23/01/2025 Confederation of Passenger Transport UK Hospitality No
Daniel Williams 17/02/2025 RAC Foundation Evening meal (supper) No
David Buttery Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
David Silk 25/02/2025 Airbus Group Dinner at Airlines UK Annual Dinner No
Elisabeth Cuthbertson Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Emma Ward 23/01/2025 Kings Award for Enterprise Road Safety reception No
Farha Sheikh Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Fiona White 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 08/01/2025 Motor Insurance Bureau Hospitality No
Hannah Watson 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
James Richards 21/01/2025 Department for Transport Operator (DFTO) Hospitality at the Group Conference, Manchester No
Jessica Matthew 17/02/2025 RAC Foundation Hospitality No
Jessica Matthew 17/02/2025 RAC Foundation Hospitality No
Jessica Matthew 04/03/2025 Mott Macdonald Hospitality No
Jill Adam Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Jo Shanmugalingam 15/02/2025 Airlines UK Dinner No
Jo Shanmugalingam 11/03/2025 Whitehall Industry Group Lunch No
Jo Shanmugalingam 11/03/2025 Women in Westminster Reception No
Jo Shanmugalingam 02/04/2025 Ernst & Young Dinner No
John Hall Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
John Parkinson 10/02/2025 Crossrail International Hospitality No
John Parkinson 18/03/2025 Chief Executive of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Meal No
Kate Cohen Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Kate Laramee 20/01/2025 Department for Transport Operator (DFTO) Hospitality at the Group Conference, Manchester No
Lola Fadina 03/02/2025 UK Chamber of Shipping Annual Dinner Dinner No
Lola Fadina 18/02/2025 Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office UK, International Maritime Organization Drink No
Lola Fadina 26/02/2025 Women's International Shipping and Trading Association Dinner No
Lola Fadina 05/03/2025 Cruise Lines International Association Lunch No
Lola Fadina 12/03/2025 South Korean Alternative Permanent Representative to International Maritime Organization Lunch No
Lola Fadina 26/03/2025 Cutty Sark Ticket No
Louise Morgan Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Loveday Ryder 19/02/2025 Dawson Bus & Coach Carmen Joint Services Awards - Dinner and overnight hotel accommodation No
Loveday Ryder 05/03/2025 British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA) Dinner No
Lucy Ryan Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Luke Wells Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Lynette Rose Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Mary Halle Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Matthew Lodge 20/01/2025 Department for Transport Operator (DFTO) Accommodation No
Nick Bisson Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Nick Joyce Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Paul Rodgers Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Peter Wilkinson Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Petra Wilkinson Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Pia Wilkes 16/01/2025 PA Consulting Lunch No
Rannia Leontaridi 15/01/2025 Airlines UK Breakfast with CEO No
Rannia Leontaridi 15/01/2025 Airbus Group Annual New Year Reception No
Rannia Leontaridi 03/02/2025 UK Chamber of Shipping Gala Dinner No
Rannia Leontaridi 24/02/2025 Airlines For America (A4A) Lunch with representatives No
Rannia Leontaridi 25/02/2025 Airlines UK Annual Dinner No
Rannia Leontaridi 05/03/2025 Cruise Lines International Association Lunch during tour of cruise ship No
Rannia Leontaridi 13/03/2025 Eurocontrol Lunch with Director General No
Richard Bruce Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Richard Goodman Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Rosalind Wall Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Rosemary Hopkins Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Rupesh Mehta Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Russ Macmillan Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Sacha Hatteea Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Sam Caughey 28/02/2025 Agility Trains Hospitality No
Sam Rose 04/03/2025 Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) Evening meal at a conference No
Samana Haq Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Sarah Nacey 15/01/2025 Airlines UK Working breakfast to discuss Aviation Priorities for 2025 No
Sarah Nacey 25/02/2025 Airlines UK Airlines UK Annual Dinner No
Sarah Nacey 19/03/2025 Quantas Dinner at Aviation Industry Conference No
Sarah Sharples 07/01/2025 Washington DC Transportation Research Board Road Safety Lunch at Conference No
Sarah Sharples 27/01/2025 Royal Geographical Society Monday Night Lecture No
Sarah Sharples 30/01/2025 Universities, investment and innovation VIP Dinner No
Sarah Sharples 03/03/2025 London School of Economics (LSE) Dinner No
Sarah Sharples 03/03/2025 WSP Dinner No
Sarah Sharples 19/03/2025 London Stock Exchange Market Open Ceremony and Breakfast No
Sarah Sharples 19/03/2025 Executive Dinner Discussion on Transport, Productivity & Growth Dinner No
Sarah Sharples 27/03/2025 Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS) Dinner Dinner No
Shahid Iqbal Omer Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Simon Smith Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Stephen Fidler 20/01/2025 Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) UK Hospitality No
Stephen Fidler 24/01/2025 Confederation of Passenger Transport UK Hospitality No
Susanna May Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Thomas Wechsler Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Tirth Benning Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Tiwalola Fadina Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Virginia McVea Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return
Wendy Burton Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return