Ministers' Meetings

Met INQUEST, Margaret Aspinall

Attended an event organised by INQUEST which heard from the named individuals with experience of the inquest and inquiry systems, particularly where the state has been involved.

Met Victoria Newton, Editor & James Slack, Deputy Editor, The Sun

Media engagement following Growth Moment

Met Nour Norris, an activist whose sister and neice were killed and who has campaigned for Raneem's Law

To update on the Progress of Raneem's Law

Met Khaled El-Anany

To discuss UNESCO

Met Alcohol Health Alliance

To discuss reducing alcohol harms

Met Etsy, Temu, eBay, Amazon, TechUK, Vinted, TikTok, Alibaba

To discuss consumer protection online including points of contact for public enforcers, verification of sellers on online platforms and preventing the sale of non-compliant products to UK consumers

Met Hospice UK, Sue Ryder, Marie Curie, Together for Short Lives, MacMillan, National Ambitions Partnership for Palliative and End of Life Care, Association for Palliative Medicine

A roundtable to bring together key palliative and end of life care stakeholders

Met Legal and General

Meeting to discuss priorities for the UK insurance sector

Met Translucent

To discuss the needs of the trans community

Met The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF)

To discuss progress on access and recognition and broader timelines on the Employment Rights Bill.

Met Katharine Birbalsingh

To discuss the Children�s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Met The Times

To discuss Ofsted reform and school standards

Met The Social Mobility Foundation

To discuss young people and social mobility through education for disadvantaged youths

Met Insight 2 4 Sight Ltd

To discuss the use of artificial intelligence in children's social care

Met National Association of Virtual School Heads

To discuss National Association of Virtual School Heads's priorities around educational outcomes for children with a social worker

Met Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, FT

Media engagement following Growth Moment

Met Salil Shetty

Meeting to discuss UK human rights policy and Salil's work and experience in this area.

Met National Pharmacy Association

To discuss community pharmacy

Met Fair Justice System for Scotland; Ethnic Minority Business Forum Scotland

Meeting to update representatives from the Windrush community in Scotland on the Government's Windrush fundamental reset.

Met Jo Platt MP, Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Connor Rand MP, Michael Wheeler MP, Members of the Patient and Staff Group

To discuss the conduct of John Bradley Williamson

Met Church of Scotland

Introductory meeting and engagement regarding upcoming legislation

Met HSBC Infrastructure Banking

CST met with the Rt Hon Sir Danny Alexander to discuss the Spending Review

Met Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain

Opportunity to hear the views from the Ukrainian Community in Scotland.

Met Deloitte LLP; Business in the Community; Law Society of Scotland; PwC; Public Health Scotland; University of Dundee; Phoenix Group; FWB Park Brown; Eversheds Sutherland

Roundtable discussion on pay gap reporting.

Met The Oxford to Cambridge SuperCluster

To discuss Lord Vallance's new role as Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor champion

Met Hillsborough Families Listening Day

Stakeholder Engagement

Met Chargepoint Industry ZEV Mandate Roundtable

To discuss the ZEV Mandate 2030 Consultation, and broader issues affecting the UK Chargepoint Sector and to assess how the rollout can be accelerated and supported

Met YouTube

To discuss the Government's priorities and YouTube's reflections on online safety.

Met Ellison Institute of Technology

To discuss Lord Vallance's new role as Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor champion

Met ASLEF

To discuss ASLEF and DfT priorities; how we can work together to acheive mutually supportive objectives.

Met Robert Evans

To discuss thoughts around London delivery and potential growth areas.

Met Transport & Environment

To discuss their position with regards to the ZEV Mandate 2030 date consultation

Met Leicestershire Police, Metropolitan Police Service

Discussed the current state of out of court resolutions

Met Energy UK

To discuss the Warm Homes Plan, the Warm Home Discount, data sharing and the review of Ofgem

Met Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Attended meeting to discuss shared priorities between the Nature Friendly Farming Network and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Met Local Trust

To discuss Local Trust's work with the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods.

Met North West London Integrated Care Board

To discuss healthcare for the Grenfell community.

Met HE Mr Markus Leitner

A meeting with the Ambassdor of Switzerland to discuss UK - Switzelrand relevant topics regarding transport including the possibilities of the new rail service between London and Switzerland.

Met Association of School and College Leaders; National Association of Headteachers; National Education Union; National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers

To discuss Ofsted reform, the accountability consultation and wider standards

Met Church of England

To discuss the faith designation reforms for new and existing free schools and special academies consultation

Met Confederation of School Trusts

To discuss Ofsted reform, the accountability consultation and wider standards

Met Babcock International

To discuss advanced manufacturing in the defence sector

Met Stellantis

Audio call to discuss Stellantis' operations in the UK

Met Amanda Damari, Emily Damari

Audio call following the release of Emily Damari, Hamas hostage, to hear about her and her family's experiences

Met Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)

To discuss ongoing industrial action and wider relations.

Met Catholic Education Service

To discuss the faith designation reforms for new and existing free schools and special academies consultation

Met Legal and General

To discuss the Chanceller of the Exchequer's growth speech

Met Julia Waters

To discuss the consultation on Ofsted inspections ahead of its launch

Met Greater London Authority, Metropolitan Police Service

To provide an operational update

Met Sir Lewis Hamilton, Mission 44

Video call to discuss the shared objectives of Sir Lewis Hamilton's charity, Mission 44, and the Government's Opportunities Mission on measures to help young people realise their potential