Ministers' Meetings

Met Sustainable Energy Association

Meeting to discuss Government insulation schemes such as the Energy Company Obligation

Met Simple Heat Ltd

Introductory meeting to discuss compliance with Government insulation schemes

Met Greater Manchester Combined Authority

During a visit to Manchester a meeting to discuss the role of Employment Charters in advancing good work in the UK, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), the Employment Rights Bill, the Fair Work Agency and the adult social care sector

Met Spinal Injuries Association

Parliamentary Reception. The event is to mark the very first National Awareness Day for Paralysed Bowel Care. A milestone in their campaign to improve care and support for individuals living with neurogenic bowel dysfunction.

Met Surviving Economic Abuse

To listen to and discuss the concerns raised by Surviving Economic Abuse and assure them that owner-occupiers are not prevented from claiming housing support if they have left their home through fear of violence and that the capital value of a home that a customer has fled from is not a limiting factor in receiving support with housing costs.

Met The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Resolution Foundation, The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Christians Against Poverty (CAP), Citizens Advice, Trussell Trust, Child Poverty Action Group, Citizens Advice Scotland, Joseph Roundtree Foundation.

To discuss the manifesto commitment to review Universal Credit. To gather initial views on key areas of the review and to share our planned approach, overall goals and timeline woth stakeholders.

Met GoodThingsFoundation

to explore digital inclusion for claimants with disabilities and its potential to enhance their lives and employment opportunities.

Met National Trading Standards

Introductory meeting to discuss fraud and compliance in the building retrofit sector

Met British and Irish Portable Battery Association

Discussion on how to improve battery recycling and a look at government battery regulations

Met Board of Port of Cromarty Firth

To discuss port strategy, location, and offshore wind

Met Campaign for Nature, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International-UK, Fauna & Flora, Forest Peoples Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Wildlife and Countryside, World Wide Fund for Nature-UK, The Wildlife Trust, Zoological Society of London, Global Youth Ambassador Project, World Resources Institute, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Cambridge Conservation Institute, World Conservation Society, Natural History Museum, Kew, Greenpeace, Buglife, Butterfly Conservation Trust, Survival International, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Pew Charitable Trust, Marine Conservation Society, Friends of the Earth, Green Alliance

A roundtable post-COP16 to discuss international developments on nature and climate

Met Clare Barclay

To discuss a letter concerning the leadership of the industrial strategy council

Met Ford

To discuss electric vehicle adoption, regulation and consumer insights

Met Covid 19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK

To discuss the resilience review.

Met Boeing

Discussion of Boeing and HMG’s priorities in the aerospace and defence, and future opportunities for the UK’s supply chain.

Met One + All, Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter

Tour of One + All during a visit to Manchester and discussion on the benefits of employee ownership

Met Private Sector Representatives

Roundtable on the Africa Approach with private sector representatives

Met Oxford to Cambridge Pan Regional Partnership

To discuss the OxCam Growth Corridor and the Minister's new role as its champion.

Met Generation Rent

Meeting with private renters to discuss issues related to poor energy efficiency and cost of living

Met LVMH

To discuss La Maison des Startups

Met Tech 7 Roundtable

National technology associations from G7, to address strategic challenges in AI governance and innovation.

Met Dame Andrea Leadsom

To discuss Start for Life

Met Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah

To discuss air quality

Met MfI + Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool city region + Tim Newns, OfI + Rosalind Campion, OLS + Maria Eagle MP

Meeting to discuss life sciences strategy and investment into the UK

Met Moderna

To discuss investment in the UK life sciences industry

Met Oldham child sexual abuse survivors

To discuss their cases and ongoing HMG work

Met Convatec Group plc

To discuss the company's operations in the UK

Met Future Governance Forum, The Bridge Institute

Event on the Collective Leadership of Missions hosted by Future Governance Forum including a small group discussion on how to unlock the promise of mission-driven government.

Met Civica

Meeting following correspondence to discuss their Digital Government report and the importance of AI in public service reform.

Met The Elle Edwards Foundation

Discussion about early release of a prisoner

Met Unlocked graduates

Attended reception at the House of Lords to commemorate Graduates

Met Forth Ports

Tour of the port, meeting to discuss future development plans for the port and to meet apprentices and graduates based at the port

Met CLdN

Tour of port and discussion of company priorities within the UK

Met Innovate UK Catapult Network CEO Roundtable: Energy Systems Catapult, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult, Connected Places Catapult, Digital Catapult, High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Medicines Discovery Catapult, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Satellite Applications Catapult, Innovate UK

Discussed the catapults' role in growth and investment and the developing Industrial Strategy

Met Tata Steel

Meeting of the Transition Board to discuss Tata Steel UK's transition to electric arc furnance steelmaking and local area support in Port Talbot

Met Garden Court North Chambers; Farleys

To brief the Awaab family and their representatives about the details of Awaab�s Law ahead of introduction.

Met World Economic Forum

To discuss Davos, investment and the economy.

Met Northern Rail

An introductory meeting to discuss Northern's passenger assistance improvement plan and Northern's performance for passengers

Met Women's Aid

To discuss Women's Aids work in assisting victims of domestic violence and abuse

Met Hydrogen to Power Roundtable: Centrica, SSE Thermal, RWE, ESB, Stratera Energy, Intergen, Uniper, Hydrogen UK, Energy UK, Siemens, Mitsubishi, VPI

Discussed the progress the department has made in supporting investment through the new hydrogen to power business model

Met Heathrow Airport

To discuss the government's working relationship with Heathrow

Met Veterans Roadshow

Opportunity to engage with organisations dedicated to veterans welfare

Met Airbus SE

Follow up on an informal conversation on A400M that took place at the Airbus New Year Reception

Met Windrush National Organisation; various Windrush families and survivors

Windrush Justice Clinic Roundtable to update survivors and other attendees about the Government's fundamental reset, and to hear first-hand accounts from victims and survivors.

Met Dr Zaza Elsheikh

Discussion of the Windrush commissioner and reconciliation.

Met Deloitte LLP

Discussion on net migration and skilled migration policy.

Met Deputy Chief Constable for North Wales Police

Discussion on rural crime

Met Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service

Discussion on progress of delivering manifesto commitments

Met Amazon

Visit to Tilbury Amazon fulfillment centre to understand Amazon's priorities and to see their fleet of zero emission heavy goods vehicles, and to attend a Zero Emission Heavy Goods Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) roundtable

Met Universal

To discuss Universal's investment plans in the UK