Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings Ministers and officials in her Department have held with representatives of Starship Technologies in each month since July 2024; and what the (a) dates, (b) attendees and (c) subjects of those meetings were.

Since July 2024, Ministers have met representatives of Starship Technologies on two occasions. On 4 November 2024, Lisa Johnson, Vice President of Global Affairs, attended a micromobility sector roundtable led by Minister Lightwood to discuss issues affecting the sector. On 28 October 2025, Minister Lightwood met Lisa Johnson, Vice President of Global Affairs, and Ahti Heinla, Co-founder, CEO, and Chief Technology Officer, to discuss the regulation of pavement delivery robots.

Departmental officials have also met representatives of Starship Technologies on several occasions to discuss the regulation of pavement robots.