Lobbyist meetings reached record high in November 2023

Lobbyist meetings reached record high in November 2023

Meetings between UK government departments and oil and gas lobbyists

Chart showing the number of meetings between UK government departments and oil and gas lobbyists. The number peaked at 63 in November.

Department

for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

HM

Treasury

Prime

Minister's Office

Cabinet

Office

Department

for Business and Trade

Department

for Energy Security & Net Zero

19

4

1

26

4

1

1

46

7

2

40

3

1

3

13

6

1

35

5

2

13

1

4

17

5

1

12

7

1

9

7

12

3

14

3

1

15

3

1

2

4

13

6

2

10

28

1

1

1

3

15

2

1

11

12

6

17

2

1

8

13

2

2

1

3

9

25

3

6

28

5

1

11

46

2

1

5

15

Source: Global Witness analysis of Open Acess UK data