Ministers' Meetings

Met Sustrans, Guide Dogs, Transport for All and Living Streets

Meeting to discuss Pavement Parking

Met Uber

Met with Andrew Brem (UK General Manager) and Emma O'Dwyer (Director of Public Policy) from Uber to discuss VAT on the Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) sector.

Met Riverford

Attended meetings for discussions on Business challenges

Met Durham University

To discuss social cohesion, citizenship and integration

Met National Association of Local Councils

To discuss the English Devolution White Paper

Met Getlink

To discuss the UK-EU Strategic Partnership

Met Nationwide

Meeting to discuss Fraud

Met Communication Workers Union

To discuss Royal Mail and Post Office

Met Octopus Energy

To discuss the businesses priorities for the UK, and the wider energy sector

Met Manchester Airport Group

To discuss operations in the UK, and future plans for investment

Met Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service

Final discussion prior to departure from MPS

Met CEO and Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales

Discussion on progress of delivering manifesto commitments

Met European Centre for International Political Economy

To disucss the Trade Strategy

Met Patrick McGuire - The Times

Profile Interview

Met David Henig - Director of the UK Trade Policy Project

To discuss the Trade Strategy

Met Energy UK, Ofgem, Smart Energy GB

To discuss the Radio Teleswitch Service switch-off

Met Association for Decentralised Energy, Citizens Advice, Committee on Fuel Poverty, Energy Networks Association, Energy Storage Association, Energy Systems Catapult, EON, Heat Geek, National Housing Federation, Octopus Energy, Ofgem, Rossendale Valley Energy, Segen, Solar Energy UK

Roundtable discussion on technologies that could support the development of the Warm Homes Plan

Met Sustainable Building Services UK

Introductory meeting to discuss the Warm Homes Plan and green finance

Met Tenant Farmers Association

Attended meetings for discussions on tenant farming

Met Rothschild

To discuss opportunities for investment around nuclear energy and offshore wind, development of an investible UK supply chain

Met Amazon UK and Ireland

To discuss business regulation, upcoming legislation, UK operations, AI opportunities and data centres

Met Unilever

To discuss Unilevers UK investment plans

Met Skyeton

Drone procurement

Met Scale AI

Scale AI briefing on their work with MOD and AI opportunities for UKG.

Met British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) trustees

To discuss the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) pension scheme

Met Professor Dame Judith Petts

To discuss the port facilities in the south-west

Met SpaceForge

To discuss barriers to investment in the space sector in the UK

Met Xero, I Love Catering, MumPod, Incl.usive Inc, Future Wolverton, Youtopia Solutions, Enferm, Alexander Rosse, Peach Care Services, KRW Accountants, Virtual Viewing, Aira

To discuss the importance of digital adoption to helping businesses become more productive

Met Female Founder Finance, Federation of Small Businesses, British Chambers of Commerce, Small Business Britain, Turmeric Co, Informed Solutions, Crowd Property, Mutuo, British Business Bank, Answer Digital

To discuss barriers to demand for debt finance

Met Communication Workers Union

To discuss franchising for directly managed branches

Met Chartered Trading Standards Institute, British Toy and Hobby Association, Electrical Safety First, London Fire Brigade, Which

Drop-in event to discuss the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill and consumer safety with experts and consumer groups

Met Indonesia: PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur

To discuss collaboration between the UK and Indonesia through the MENTARI programme and Green Finance Institute

Met Metropolitan Police Service

To discuss policing in London

Met Indonesia: British International Investment

To discuss Asian market and importance of leveraging in private finance, impact of US tariffs on global investment patterns, nature-based solutions and carbon markets [not very substantial, might delete]

Met Palantir Technologies

Meeting to discuss how AI could increase productivity across Whitehall and improve public services.

Met Birmingham City Council

To discuss the waste collection service dispute

Met British Steel

Visit to discuss importance of steel industry

Met Ryanair

An introductory meeting between SoS and Ryanair. Discussed key aviation issues such as air traffic control.

Met Skyscanner

To discuss online safety and the digital markets act

Met Adobe

Discussed HMG's ambitious AI initiatives, including AIGZ, data infrastructure and AI policy as well as updated copyright legislation.

Met Khosla Ventures

Discussed the potential for AI to accelerate scientific discovery, health care and education as well as the opportunities in the UK and approach being taken by HMG to AI.

Met Open AI

Discussion on AI's potential for public service delivery and AIGZs and potential collaboration

Met Arm

Discussed Arm's strategic priorities, trade and the international environment

Met Codebase

To discuss funding for startups

Met Perplexity

To discuss HMG plans for growth, the pro-innovation approach being taken and the actions under the AI opportunities Action Plan

Met Indonesia: Sintera Group Indonesian Employers Association, British International Investment, Standard Chartered Bank

To discuss Indonesia’s climate policy and areas where the UK could lend expertise or invest. Points discussed included: UK-Indonesia partnership, carbon pricing and markets, and clean technology and climate policy objectives

Met Tony Blair Institute

Meeting to discuss inquiry reform.

Met Associated British Ports

To discuss investment in Immingham

Met Air Products

To discuss the Air Products Immingham Green Hydrogen Project

Met Microsoft and University of Manchester (Industrial Strategy Advisory Council members)

Meeting to disucss the progress of the Industrial Strategy with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Council