Ministers' Meetings

Met Reach PLC, Newsquest Media Group

To discuss the challenges facing local and regional media

Met Andrew Western MP, Centrica, Citizens Advice, Consumer Scotland, Energy UK, Ofgem, Utilita

Roundtable to discuss ways of improving data sharing across industry and Government

Met National Grid, EDF, SSE, Energy UK, RenewableUK, Federation of Small Businesses, CBI, Energy and Utilities Skills Partnership, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), Association of Colleges, Local Government Association, POWERful women, Green Alliance, Trades Union Congress (TUC), GMB Union, Institute of Directors, Greenworkx, Make UK, The Association of Employment and Learning Providers, British Chamber of Commerce, Mayoral Strategic Association, Skills England

Meeting of the Office of Clean Energy Jobs Roundtable to discuss the Clean Energy Workforce Strategy with Trade Union General Secretaries

Met Justices of the peace

Introductory meeting between Minister and MLE Lead. Developing understanding of current challenges to magistrates, along with potential support for upcoming Criminal Court Review

Met Lord Justice Davis

Routine confidential meeting with Senior Judiciary

Met MakeUK

To discuss zonal pricing, decarbonisation, and challenges faced by industry

Met Professor Katrin Hohl

Discusses Legislative Measures

Met Safelives Pioneer group

People with Lived Experience of Domestic Abuse working as consultants and advocates for Safelives

Met Norton Rose Fulbright Innovation Team

To understand viewpoints on AI and legal tech space

Met University Pritzker School of Law

To understand scope for greater collaboration between UK and US on legal education

Met E3G, UK Energy Research Centre, Green Alliance, Energy System Catapult

To discuss feedback on views on zonal pricing models and market changes

Met London & Partners

To discuss regional growth and investor relations

Met KPMG

To discuss the UK's investment environment

Met CVC Advisers Limited

To discuss CVC's investment plans and the UK investment landscape

Met Universal

To discuss Universal's investment plans in the UK

Met NeuConnect

To discuss an ongoing investment project

Met Reed

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill and the fair work agency

Met UK Law Tech Delegation Roundtable

To understand respective businesses and the trade mission

Met Legal and Business Executives

To discuss legal sector and business opportunities in the UK

Met FTI Consulting, Trades Union Congress, Acelity, Activision Blizzard King, Adaptimmune, Amazon Web Services, Anglo American, Aon, ArcelorMittal, AstraZeneca, Aware Super, BAE Systems, Bradford Estates, Budweiser Brewing Group, Ceres Power, Cinven, ConsenSys, Cytiva, Digital Currencies Governance Group, Dolphin Living, Drax, easyJet, Energy Networks Association, Eurogas, European Institute of Innovation and Technology, Finnebrogue Artisan, Green Lithium, Hammerson, Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Impact Capital Goup, International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium, Ithaca Energy, Japan Tobacco International, Kbio, Keepmoat Homes, Labcorp, Legatum, LGC, LMAX Exchange Group, Macquarie Group, Marks & Spencer, Mastercard, MBDA, Medicom, Meta, Mitie, Natixis Investment Managers, Open Finance Association, Operose Health, Palantir, PayPal, Pioneer, Point Partners, PrimaryBid, QinetiQ Group PLC, Railpen, Reactive Technologies, Royal Albert Hall, Sage, Sotera Health, Spirit AeroSystems, Syncona, Thames Enterprise Park Limited, The Advantage Travel Partnership, The Arora Group, The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, The Federalist Society, Tyne Tunnel 2, UGI International, Uniswap Labs, Valore Group, Vanguard Asset Management, Vistry, Vocalink, Water UK, Waymo, World Gold Council

To participate in a panel discussion on Government's plan to Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Bill

Met Roundatable: National Grid, EDF, SSE, Energy UK, RenewableUK, Federation of Small Businesses, CBI, Energy and Utilities Skills Partnership, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), Association of Colleges, Local Government Association, POWERful women, Green Alliance, Trades Union Congress (TUC), GMB Union, Institute of Directors (IoD), Greenworkx, Make UK, The Association of Employment and Learning Providers, British Chamber of Commerce, Mayoral Strategic Association, Skills England

Meeting of the Office of Clean Energy Jobs Roundtable to discuss the Clean Energy Workforce Strategy with Trade Union General Secretaries

Met LABRATS

Discuss Nuclear Test Veterans

Met Jon Berstein (former Deputy Editor, now Associate Editor of New Statesman), New Statesman

Interview with Jon Berstein for the New Statesman on Minister Fahnbulleh's ministerial portfolio and priorities

Met OVO

To discuss the Radio Teleswitch Service switch-off

Met Scottish Power

To discuss the Radio Teleswitch Service switch-off

Met National Parks England, North York Moors National Park Authority, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, Dartmoor National Park Authority, Northumberland National Park Authority, South Downs National Park Authority, Lake District National Park Authority, Peak District National Park Authority, New Forest National Park Authority, The Broads Authority, Exmoor National Park Authority

A roundtable to discuss government policy and challenges being faced by national parks

Met National Infrastructure Commission, Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport, Regulators� Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development, National Energy System Operator, Wildlife Countryside Link, Town and Country Planning Association, Local Government Association, Royal Town Planning Institute

A roundtable to gain stakeholder feedback and knowledge, during the developmeng of the Land Use Framework

Met AVEVA, DP World, UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK), National Grid, Octopus Energy, SSE and Standard Chartered

Roundtable to discuss COP29 and COP30 with UK pavilion sponsors

Met Open Government Partnership

An introductory meeting to discuss the work of the Open Government Partnership in facilitating international collaboration.

Met London School of Economics

Discussion around inequalities in the UK labour market and how to better utilise government data sharing and infrastructure.

Met National Energy System Operator (NESO), Hipperson, CBI, BCC, British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers' Association, techUK, Institute of Directors (IoD), Northern Powerhouse, Make UK, Start up Coalition

The role of manufacturing, supply chain, skills and grid connections in the energy transition

Met techUK (JD), Microsoft, Oxford Nanopore

To discuss tech regulation

Met National Adviser for Care Leavers

To discuss housing local offer, local connection tests, rent guarantors, and priority to housing, in relation to Care Leavers.

Met Mayor of South Yorkshire

Discussion on the Orgreave Inquiry

Met BSCC, NatWest, RiskPoint Group, Hammarskiöld, SEB, Cirio, Nordea, GSK, Groth & Co, Volvo Cars, Lloyd’s, Husqvarna Forest & Garden Division, Handelsbanken, Stena, Investor, Essity, Vattenfall, SAAB

Roundtable with European industry to understand where the biggest barriers to trade with the UK lie.

Met Saab AB

Visit to Sweden’s largest defence firm to discuss the UK/EU reset.

Met Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies, ImpactEurope, Lumo Advise, Swedish Institute for International Affairs , Swedish National Board of Trade

Roundtable with experienced EU policy experts to discuss current UK/EU issues.

Met Jack Thorne, Jo Johnson, Netflix, Into Film, Movember, Beyond Equality, Children’s Society, NSPCC, Warp Films

Roundtable to discuss issues covered in the Netflix series "Adolescence" including online harms, misogyny, and the importance of positive male role models

Met General Catalyst

To discuss public-private partnership opportunities in the UK

Met Unity Trust Bank

To discuss health and social care

Met Association of Biopharmetucial Industry (ABPI)

To discuss the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth

Met Scotch Whisky Association

To discuss the spirits drinks verification scheme.

Met Google

Meeting with Google to discuss investment opportunities in AI and digital transfromation of government

Met AstraZeneca

To discuss the life sciences in the growth mission, life sciences sector plan, VPAG and barriers to investment

Met Humanitarian Action for Sudan, Sudanese Women in Diaspora for Ending the War

Sudan Diaspora roundtable

Met Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, Centrica, Utilita, Consumer Scot, Energy UK, SG Energy, Citizen's Advice

Data sharing roundtable with officials and members of energy suppliers to discuss development of support under the Warm Home Discount

Met General Catalyst

To explore opportunities for collaboration between the UK Government and General Catalyst in advancing transformative technologies across AI, healthcare, defence, manufacturing, and energy

Met Fidelity International

To discuss ongoing industry efforts to reach a voluntary commitment on private investment in the context of the Pensions Investment Review

Met Rory Stewart

To discuss the FCDO Africa Approach

Met ABPI

To discuss pharmaceuticals