Ministers' Meetings

Met Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield City Council, AVIVA, Amey, Lloyds, L&G, Arts Council, E.ON, Resilience Capital/Sheffield United, Alex Krachai (representative of John McEvoy), PwC, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

During a visit to discuss the redevelopment of the Crucible Theatre complex in Sheffield and wider regeneration of the city

Met Gaia Principle Campaign

Improving the police response to Violence Against Women and Girls crimes

Met Alexis Jay

Update on implementation of independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse recommendations

Met TUC

To discuss the Warm Homes Plan (WHP) ahead of the Workforce Taskforce meeting

Met Ian Hogarth

Discuss future of AI and Robotics in the UK

Met Phillips 66, DN College Group, Unite, Humber Freeport, SSE Thermal, Centrica, Uniper, VPI Immingham and Harbour Energy

To bring together local stakeholders and Phillips 66 to streamline discussions on Prax Linsey Oil Refinery

Met Gabby Petito Foundation

Domestic abuse

Met Agratas

To discuss the progress of their Somerset gigafactory investment

Met Early Years Alliance

To discuss school readiness

Met UCB

To discuss investment in the UK

Met Tony Blair Institute

To discuss vaccine sovereignty

Met David Clarinval, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

To discuss UK-Belgium trade

Met London Stock Exchange

To discuss LSEG’s views on strengthening the UK listings environment and how government can support capital allocation and market confidence

Met UK Counter Fraud Conference

Key note speaker at conference hosted by the Public Sector Fraud Authority with public sector organisations inlcuding the Federal Reserve Board and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Services Australia

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Oxford Sciences, Northern Gritstone, Dawn Capital, Baillie Gifford, Headline, Atomico, Index Ventures, Highland Europe, Northzone, Abingworth | Roundtable to discuss the UK venture capital sector

Met Gatsby

To discuss qualifications reform

Met Schools OUT UK

Introductory meeting to discuss the impact of government LGBT+ policy

Met CGI

To discuss CGI's investment ambitions across UK regions, and in strategic public procurement

Met Samsung

To discuss telecoms supply chain diversification.

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Living Wage & Legal General (joint) | To discuss pension adequacy

Met Lloyds Register, Baltic Exchange, Maritime London, NorthStandard, EY, Citi, Marine Capital, Stephenson Harwood, Carnival UK, V Group, Howe Robinson Partner

Roundtable meeting to discuss contribution of maritime services to UK growth and global competativeness, maritime careers and skills and decarbonisation

Met British Steel

Discussed operations at British Steel Scunthorpe

Met Paragraf

Supporting investment in the UK tech sector

Met Professional and Business Services Council

To attend the quarterly Professional and Business Services Council meeting.

Met Resolution Foundation

Discussion of the Resolution Foundation's work on NEETs

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Clara Pensions | To discuss superfund pension vehicles

Met Secretary General of UN Trade and Development

To discuss UN reform

Met Deliveroo

To discuss the upcoming consultation on employment status and Deliveroo's relationship with GMB.

Met Insulation Insurance Authority (IAA)

To discuss Energy Company Obligation (ECO) supply chain job losses

Met George Osborne

Meeting to discuss UK's leadership role in AI

Met Radio 4 presenter Evan Davis

Part of Courts Bill introduction comms

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Royal Colleges of GPs | Met to discuss fit note reform.

Met Organisations interested in how allegations against foster carers are managed

To discuss how allegations against fosters carers are managed as part of the fostering consultation period

Met Representatives from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Barnardo's and The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

To discuss equal protection for children and how best to strengthen protection and support for children and families

Met CDFI Roadmap Taskforce, Responsible Finance, Barclays, the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, BCRS Business Loans, the British Business Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group, Mastercard

Met Sustainable Building Services (SBS), National Insulation Association (NIA)

To discuss Energy Company Obligation (ECO)

Met Microsoft UK&I

Meeting to discuss social mobility champion role.

Met The SEN Expert, Mou Mou and Friends

Call with Social Media SEND experts

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Regional Stakeholder Network Quarterly Meeting | To discuss SEND reform alongside Minister Gould from Department for Education.

Met UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

To discuss human rights and UN reform

Met Financial Times

Part of Courts Bill introduction comms

Met Representatives of Vehicle Crime Intelligence Police Service, Cambridgeshire Police, Warwickshire Police, Surrey Police, Sussex Police, Northumbria Police, Tesco, British Parking Association, Road Haulage Association, Intelligent Transport Services, British International Freight Association, National Highways, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Central Hub Logistics, Mitie, Image Line Communications, Logistics UK and National Police Chiefs' Council

Meeting to discuss freight crime

Met Commissioner Ribera, EU Commission

To discuss UK-EU collaboration and competition cooperation

Met Auto dinner: Toyota, JLR, Nissan, SMMT, ACEA

To discuss UK-EU auto trade and 'Made in Europe'

Met Emeritus, IK Partners

To discuss the scale up funding landscape in the UK and wider opportunities.

Met Cumberland Council

Meeting to discuss Bus Services in Cumbria

Met Boeing

To discuss Boeing's UK footprint and production, SAF policy, and R&D.

Met Bp, Future Energy Networks, Inovyn, ITM Power, Johnson Matthey, National Energy System Operator (NESO), National Gas, Ofgem, Progressive Energy, RWE, Ryze, Shell, Siemens, SSE, Hydrogen UK, Hydrogen Energy Association , Arcadia E-Fuels and TUC

To discuss current delivery of the Hydrogen sector

Met Goodman Corporate Finance, Female Founder Finance, the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers, UMi, UK Finance, the Federation of Small Businesses, the British Business Bank, First Enterprise, the Business Enterprise Fund, the CDFI Roadmap Taskforce, Responsible Finance and the Financial Conduct Authority

Roundtable discussion on high-cost lending practices and the effects on small businesses

Met John Lewis

Introduction to discuss post-Christmas trading, outlook for retail for 2026 and barriers to growth to be incorporated into ongoing High Street Strategy discussions.