Ministers' Meetings

Met Hay Festival Global

To discuss how the UK could harness data as a health-care asset to drive innovation

Met Law Commission

Discussing legal aid and legal services sector

Met Fuels Industry UK

Attended meeting to discuss environmental permitting and incidents that have taken place

Met BAE Systems plc

Discussion on BAE Systems export campaigns

Met Amber Infrastructure

To discuss investment in Sizewell C

Met MMS Ship Repair

Tour of shipyard where GT Wings project is being assembled.

Met GT Wings

Demonstration and tour of AirWing wind propulsion project which received UK SHORE funding.

Met Unite the Union

Roundtable

Met Urban mobility partnership

Meeting with Urban Mobility Partnership to discuss how the UMP can support DfT in delivering changes that increase modal shift

Met Local Government Association

An introductory roundtable alongside the Minister for Local Transport to discuss local priorities including funding and devolution.

Met JCB

Visited JCB Power Systems Factory in Derby as part of National Pothole Day.

Met Qualitymark Protection, Safe World Insurance Group

To discuss the accreditation landscape for government-assured retrofitting measures

Met Procast Building Contractors

Introductory meeting to discuss the installation landscape of government-assured retrofitting measures

Met Paddle

A meeting to discuss improving and increasing public access Policy, specifically on waterways. Points raised included: relationship between access, the environment and nature recovery, the issue of the spread of invasive non-native species in waterways, and the need to formalise guidance on safe and responsible access

Met Energy UK, Ofgem

To discuss the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) switch-off

Met Grenfell community groups

To discuss the Grenfell Tower site, Grenfell Tower memorial, and Grenfell Inquiry response

Met Installation Assurance Authority

To discuss the accreditation landscape for government-assured retrofitting measures

Met Ada Lovelace Institute

Introductory meeting to discuss AI trends

Met Chartered Institution of Highway Transportation

Meeting with Chief Executive, Sue Percy, and Public Affairs Manager, Liberty Hibberd, to discuss Local Transport Decarbonisation, Buses, Bus reform, Local funding, Transport Integration and the Health mission.

Met Plunkett UK

Attended meeting with Chief Executive, James Alcock to discuss rural priorities

Met National Farmers Union, British Meat Processors Association, Livestock Auctioneers Association, National Beef Association, National Sheep Association, Ruminant Health and Welfare Group, British Cattle Veterinary Association, Animal Health and Welfare Board England, Association of Independent Meat Suppliers, UK Export Certification Partnership

Roundtable discussing bluetongue strategy

Met Aphra Brandreth MP & Young Farmers

Discussed issues facing young farmers.

Met South Holland District Council, South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership

To discuss Internal Drainage levies

Met Nissan

To discuss their views on the following consultation: phasing out sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and supporting the ZEV transition.

Met District Councils' Network

To discuss temporary accommodation.

Met Bug Life

Meeting to discuss veterinary medicines Policy, non invasive species Policy and pesticides (specifically Neonics and how they�re only used in the crop-sector). Bug Life shared their views and hopes for all of these areas

Met Tim Watson, Alan Turing Foundation

Introductory meeting to discuss AI trends in academia

Met Cwmni Engino

Meeting to discuss the publication of the Nuclear Prospectus for North Wales

Met BMW

To discuss their views on the following consultation: phasing out sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and supporting the ZEV transition.

Met Cerulean Winds

To update on progress of their project and supply chain

Met Prospect, GMB and Unite

Meeting with Unions to discuss the plutonium disposition policy change

Met DfT Operator, VA Rail, Northern Railway

To discuss Northern's IA Strategy

Met Unite the Union Taxi, Dave Macleod

meeting with union colleagues from Unite the Union Taxi Section to discuss cross-border hiring

Met Bar Council of England & WalesBarbara Mills KC

Discussed issues with transport of prisoners to court

Met Maritime UK

Introductory meeting with the new chair of Maritime UK

Met University of Bath, Leeds Beckett University, University of Sussex, University of Exeter

Roundtable to discuss Net Zero goals, infrastructure development and public engagement

Met Hillsborough Law Now

Discussed upcoming Bill

Met Victims Commissioner

Discussed Victims Code and Funding

Met Violence Against Women, Girls Roundtable

Discussed Children and young People

Met Nanton

Discuss charity work of the Joanna Simpson Foundation

Met Kevin Craven, UK Space and ADS Doug Liddle

To discuss the Space sector

Met Power to Change

To discuss community right to shape services.

Met British Beer and Pubs Association

Meeting to discuss the impact of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on brewers and breweries

Met The Energy Saving Trust

To discuss the decarbonisation of the transport sector, and to specifically discuss the local goverment support programme and support for EV car and van demand.

Met Celia Chartres-Aris

To understand the past work Celia has done that led to her winning the �most influential disabled person in the UK� award, that the Minister presented to her at the Disability Power 100 event last year

Met Wife of Aaron Morris

To discuss her husband's death and the ambulance service

Met Parents and families of bereaved children

To discuss safeguarding policy in relation to out of school settings

Met Temasek

To discuss Investment into the UK, the government's industrial strategy, the role of the National Wealth Fund and the UK-Singapore relationship.

Met Roundtable with civil society

To discuss the Africa Approach

Met Ravi Gurumurthy, CEO of NESTA; Caroline Abrahams, Age UK; Louise Ansari, Healthwatch

To discuss the 10 Year Health Plan with co-chairs of the Working Groups