FOI release

Costs of lobbying reception in Parliament for Lower Thames Crossing

Case reference FOI2024/01052

Received 12 September 2024

Published 17 September 2025

Last amended 17 September 2025

Request

Please provide the following information:

1) The cost of the Parliamentary reception for Lower Thames Crossing on 5 September

2) The sponsoring MP or peer

3) A list of speakers and the organisations they represent

4) Copies of any presentations made by representatives of National Highways

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The Parliamentary Reception was led by LogisticsUK and supported by National Highways. The cost of the event was £6821.92.

It was sponsored by Julia Lopez, MP for Hornchurch and Upminster.

The speakers were:

· Jim Dickson MP for Dartford

· Julia Lopez MP for Hornchurch and Upminster

· David Wells, Chief Executive of Logistics UK

· Katharina Ferguson, Lower Thames Crossing Supply Chain Director, National Highways

No presentation was made by National Highways, however the names of the speakers were shown on slides. Images of these are shown in Appendix A below.

There are no documents for this release.

This is National Highways' response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.