Ministers' Meetings

Met Materials Processing Institute

To discuss the UK's business environment for Steel

Met Tata Steel UK

To discuss the UK's business environment for Steel

Met Yulia Navalnaya

Discussion on Russia/Ukraine war and internal political situation in Russia

Met World Food Programme

To discuss USAID cuts and the work of WFP in Sudan and Gaza.

Met BMW

Meeting to discuss UK-Germany investment opportunities, support for BMW operations in the UK

Met International Rescue Committee

Meeting to discuss humanitarian crises and international development.

Met GMB Union

Discussed the development of the UK steel strategy

Met Family of Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To discuss Alaa's imprisonment in Egypt and the family's and Government's efforts to secure his release

Met Bishop John Keenan

Engagement regarding upcoming legislation.

Met Refugee Council

Introductory meeting to discuss the support provided to asylum seekers and refugees

Met Families impacted by mental health failings

To discuss failings in care provided To patients by the Trust

Met Newbridge Advisory

Meeting to discuss geopolitics and poltical strategy of foreign policy.

Met Oxford Nanopore Technologies

To discuss the life sciences sector, Oxford Nanopore Technologies’ partnership with Guy’s and the potential for public-private collaboration.

Met The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Darlington Business Club, Northumbrian Water, Combined Authority, MAKE, Umi, Materials Processing Institute, Naylors Gavin Black, Hammock

To discuss improvements to tax administration.

Met H.E. The Papal Nuncio Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía

Engagement regarding upcoming legislation.

Met Fostering Advisory Board

To discuss recruitment and retention of foster carers and improving outcomes for children in foster care

Met Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

To see NHS England’s Respiratory Metagenomics programme

Met Association of British Insurers, Aviva, Just Group, Scottish Widows, M&G, Phoenix, Rothesay, Royal London, Swiss Re

To discuss the UK's insurance regulation and investment attractiveness

Met Richer Sounds, Good Business Charter

Visit to Richer Sounds and discussion of the employee owned trust business model, the Good Business Charter accreditation model and countering misinformation on unfair dismissal and Employment Rights Bill

Met Anthropic

To discuss the UK's Artificial Intelligence Opportunities Action Plan and Anthropic's AI partnership with the UK Government

Met Patient Safety Commissioner, Alzheimer's Research UK, Dementia Research UK, Alzheimer's Society, Age UK, Good Things Foundation, NICE

To discuss the 10 year plan and dementia

Met National Indian Students & Alumni Union UK (NISAU)

Fireside chat to highlight strong progress in the bilateral education relationship

Met Federation of Small Businesses, ICAEW, UMiLtd, Tees Valley Combined Authority, ACCA

Met International Rescue Committee

Discussion on approaches to refugee resettlement.

Met FSB, ACCA, ICAEW, Umi, techUK, North East Chamber of Commerce, Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local Growth Hub)

To discuss increasing the uptake of electronic invoicing across UK businesses and the public sector.

Met Sage

To discuss the implementation of Making Tax Digital.

Met Jaguar Land Rover

Reducing vehicle crime

Met Modern Markets for All

to discuss their learnings on embracing gig work economies.

Met British Association of Social Workers

To discuss the key priorities around social work workforce

Met Roundtable of headteachers, academics and parents

To engage with broad range of representatives on behaviour in schools policy

Met Families impacted by mental health failings

To discuss failings in care provided to patients by the Trust

Met BusinessLDN

To discuss the rollout of childcare expansion and Early Years workforce

Met David Milliband

Discussion on how the International Rescue Committee can be at the disposal of the UK Government to help and advise on their resettlement and integration work

Met Centrica

To discuss investment in natural gas facilities, planning and regulation

Met Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service

To discuss Police Accountability and the Crime and Policing Bill

Met International Rescue Committee

To discuss Refugee Resettlement, and the experiences of the IRC working internationally on this issue

Met Archbishop Leo Cushley

Engagement regarding upcoming legislation.

Met Blackstone

To discuss Blackstone's business plans in the UK

Met North West London ICB

To discuss the 10 Year Health Plan

Met Trade Union Congress roundtable: TUC, Alliance for Finance, Community, Communication Workers Union, Equity, GMB, Prospect, UCU, RMT

Discussed how to use the Industrial Strategy to create good quality jobs

Met Aluminium Stakeholders Roundtable - Make UK, Aluminium Federation, Hydro, Arconic, Bridgnorth, Unite Union, BACALL, Novelis, ALVANCE, Novelis UK

Discussed the impact of US tariffs on the UK aluminium industry

Met Mesh UK

To discuss a response To the Hughes Report

Met Agence de France Travail

Visit of the agency with a focus on the delivery of a digital services offer

Met NESTA

To discuss policies related to the shift from sickness to prevention

Met Paula and Tom McGowan

To discuss the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism

Met Society of Maritime Industries

Discussion on shipbuilding capability, industry innovation, people and skills and autonomy

Met Advanced Micro Devices

To discuss AI Opportunities Action Plan and UK compute infrastructure

Met Vernon Everitt

A meeting to disucss Manchester Piccadilly

Met The Russell Group, Birmingham University, Bristol University, Cambridge University, Cardiff University, Durham University, Edinburgh University, Glasgow University, Imperial College London, King's College London, Leeds University, Liverpool University, LSE, Manchester University, Newcastle University, Nottingham University, Oxford University, Queen Mary University of London, Queen's University, Sheffield University, Southampton University, Warwick University

To discuss the universities sector and the wider research landscape across the UK.

Met FiveAI; Oxford Nanopore; Amadeus Capital; IQ Capital; Balderton Capital; Altos Labs; Novo Growth Investments, Stanford University

To discuss growing Innovative Science and Technology Companies, focusing on late stage funding