Ministers' Meetings

Met Salmon Scotland

Trade discussions

Met African Development Bank

Introductory meeting to discuss the work of the African Development Bank and the UK's approach to international development.

Met Roche

To discuss the life sciences industry in the UK

Met Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

To discuss the life sciences industry in the UK

Met Novartis

To discuss the life sciences industry in the UK

Met Infracapital, Great British Rail Freight

To discuss the Railways Bill Reform Condoc

Met Sadiq Khan

Meeting to discuss rail devolution and metroisation, the delivery of the Euston station campus and broader regeneration opportunities in the Euston area.

Met African Development Bank

To discuss the African Development Bank / UK's approach to development

Met Wrightbus

Met with Jean-Marc Gales, the CEO of Wrightbus, at Wrightbus' manufacturing site in Belfast whilst on a visit as part of ongoing regular correspondence.

Met Food & Drink Federation

Attended meeting with Karen Betts, Chief Executive Officer to discuss key issues in the trade, farming and food sector

Met National Farmers' Union

Attended meeting with Tom Bradshaw, President, National Farmers' Union to discuss key issues in the trade, farming and food sector

Met Sanofi, GSK, Astra Zeneca, Moderna, Roche, Almirall, Servier, Eisai, Menarani, Medical Research Council , Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS),Amgen, Chiesi, University of Manchester, Bayer AG, Merck, Eli Lilly, Takeda, University of Oxford, Teva, Mitsubishi Tanabe, Novartis, Union Chimique Belge (UCB), Incyte, Chugai, Gilead, Wellcome Trust, Biogen, Ipsen, Lundbeck , Francis Crick Institute, Boehringer, Merck, The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)

To discuss life sciences

Met Lundbeck, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharmaceutical Corporation, Novartis, Astra Zeneca, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Sanofi, Bayer AG, Eli Lily, Gilead, Eisai , Merck & Co, Incyte, Amgen, Teva, Almirall, Servier, UCB, Roche Group, Menarini Group, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), Chiesi, Ipsen, Biogen, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Moderna, The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)

To discuss life sciences

Met Lundbeck, Chiesi, Ipsen, Eisai, Gilead, Sciences, Sanofi, Astra Zeneca, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Eli Lily, UCB, Servier Group, Almirall, Incyte, Moderna, Amgen, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Menarini Group, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Bayer AG, Merck & Co, Roche Group, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharmaceutical, Corporation, Novartis, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), Biogen, Chugai Pharmaceuticals

To discuss life sciences

Met Eisai

To discuss life sciences

Met Moderna

To discuss life sciences

Met Roche

To discuss life sciences

Met GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

To discuss life sciences

Met Imperial College London, C3 Biotech, Biome Technologies, Octopus Ventures, Nanosyrinx, Extracellular, Manchester University, Ingenza, University of Edinburgh, Sixfold Bio, Science Creates, Astra Zeneca

Quarterly roundtable to discuss how HMG can support engineering biology companies to scale in the UK, how to support supply chains, and where best to engage with other governments in international work.

Met Consular meeting

Discussion of consular case

Met Movement to Work

Keynote speech at the Movement to Work Summit

Met US Chamber of Commerce

Roundtable with representatives from the US Chamber of Commerce, including discussion on regulation, tariff responses and international cooperation

Met Project Everyone

To discuss international development strategy

Met Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation

To discuss the CTO's future plans

Met SYNGENTA

Meeting to discuss chemicals industry and policy

Met IQVIA

To discuss the UK's Life Sciences sector

Met Oracle

To discuss digitsation and health

Met Global Disability Summit, Berlin

Minister for Social Security and Disability attendance at the Summit, to demonstrate continued UK commitment to the advancement of international disability rights.

Met LinkedIn

To discuss AI skills

Met LEGO; Fiona Murray; Aaron Manion; University College London; Lisa Harrington

Spend Review External Panel

Met LinkedIn

Discussion on the theme of "How to build the UK’s AI workforce of the future”.

Met Green Hydrogen Alliance

Introductory meeting, discussing aviation and airport expansion, aviation noise, decarbonisation and airpsapce modernisation

Met Hala al Karib

To discuss the situation in South/Sudan

Met NATS, ARPAS-UK, Bristow Group, Skyports, Aerospace Technology Institute, Highlands & Islands Transport Partnership, Joby Aviation, Cornwall Council, ADS Group, Aplan, British Business and General Aviation Association, Regional and Business Airports Group, Altitude Angel, Future Flight Challenge, Darlington Borough Council, Civil Aviation Authority, Vertical Aerospace

Roundtable meeting to discuss Future of Flight programme, Regulatory Innovation Office establishment, and commercilisation of drones and eVTOL's

Met Oracle

To discuss Oracle Whitepaper on digital transformation of the NHS

Met League Against Cruel Sport

Discussions focussed on the intention with the animal welfare programme, the relationship between Defra and a League Against Cruel Sport. Policy discussions surrounded the government's approach to banning snares in England

Met Labour Animal Welfare Society

Meeting to discuss Animal Welfare Strategy, Minister's portfolio was discussed

Met National Farmers National Farmers' Union

Attended meeting to discuss Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB)

Met National Farmers' Union, Council for the Preservation of Rural England, Nature Friendly Farming Network, Food Farming and Countryside Commission, Green Alliance, Wildlife Trusts, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Lloyds Banking Group, Savills, Countryside Land and Business Association, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Land use roundtable

Met Financial Inclusion Commission

Meeting to discuss ongoing work around the Government's Financial Inclusion Strategy

Met CityFibre

Meeting regarding investment into UK full fibre market

Met Animal Free Research

To discuss medical research

Met Madaniya, Syrian British Consortium, White Helmets, Syrian Legal Development Programme, The Syria Campaign

Discussion of situation in Syria

Met Alice Larkin, Professor in Climate Science & Energy Policy at University of Manchester

Meeting to discuss UK position at IMO

Met Oracle

To discuss digitsation and health

Met Cohort, Newmark Security, Bango, Skinbiotherapeutics PLC, Netcall, Octopus, Quoted Companies Alliance, London Stock Exchange Group, Built Cybernetics plc, British Growth Fund, Liontrust Asset Management, Solid State, Animalcare Group

Roundtable with companies to understand the challenges and opportunities they see for the AIM market

Met Chiltern Railways

To discuss the Chiltern East West Rail launch

Met Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS)

To discuss life sciences

Met Barratt Developments

Visit to Barratt Developments to discuss infrastructure and nature

Met Hedera, M&G, Ripple, Apollo Asset Management, Domestic & General, Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd, Bloomberg, TP ICAP Group, Vanguard UK, Nationwide, Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, Admiral, Building Societies Association, Invesco, Hargreaves Lansdown, Brookfield, Flint, BlackRock

Roundtable to discuss the UK’s financial services policy landscape, the Regulation Action Plan and how firms can support the development of the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy