2020 at a glance. In 2020, the ABI was more active than ever in engaging government, members and the media as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded 120 parliamentary debates that mentioned the ABI, up 85% 138 meetings with MPs, MSPs, MSs, MLAs and Peers, up 42% 88 277 responses made to pieces of constituency casework from MPs, up 715% meetings with ministers and shadow ministers, up 300% 41 briefing calls with parliamentarians on the industry response to Covid-19 14 appearances at parliamentary select committee and group meetings, up 17% 18 70 meetings with shadow ministers meetings with ministers on key industry issues 15,661 mentions in print and online press, up 42% 15 73% 148 broadcast interviews, up 70% parliamentary inquiry responses increase in website traffic, to more than 1.1m hits 1,000 trees planted through the World Land Trust scheme, as part of our sustainability strategy for our events 72 48 events run by the ABI, with around 4,150 delegates attending committee meetings and working groups attended by more than 162 member firms