Ministers' Meetings

Met Ericsson

To discuss telecoms investments in the UK

Met Local Trust

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

Met Telefonica, Liberty Global

To discuss telecoms investments in the UK

Met Rhiannon Bragg

Discussed Violence Against Women and Girl and Victims Experience

Met Gordon Brown

To discuss VAT.

Met University of Oxford

To discuss AI models and their role in promoting innovation within the United Kingdom.

Met Active Travel England

Bi-monthly meeting with the National Commissioner for Active Travel England to discuss Health Mission priorities and Active travel issues

Met London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Meeting with Councillor Stephen Cowan to discuss funding for London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Hammersmith Bridge taskforce arrangements

Met London Stock Exchange

To discuss support for company growth and the financing landscape for companies.

Met Martin McHugh, CSA Catapult; Leonie White, CSA Catapult; Jonathan Flint CBE, CSA Catapult; Howard Rupprecht, CS Connected; Andrew Evans, KLA Wales, host; Jutta Meier, IQE; Dr Paul James, Vishay Newport; Sam Evans, Vishay Newport; Michael O�Sullivan, Vishay Newport, host; Julie Fazackerley, Microlink Devices; Pagu Chidambaram, Microchip; Kellie Berine, Cardiff Capital Region; Wyn Meredith, Compound Semiconductor Centre; Professor Paul Meredith, Swansea University; Caroline O�Brien, Kubos Semiconductors; Professor Roger Whittaker, Cardiff University.

Catapult roundtable to discuss the semiconductor sector in South Wales, the areas of growth in the region, and the opportunities for further government support.

Met The Eyes Have It

Exhibition Launch in Parliament. The Eyes Have It is a partnership of the Macular Society, Fight for Sight, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), Association of Optometrists, Royal College of Ophthalmologists and Roche Products Ltd.

Met Child Poverty Action Group, Resolution Foundation, Nuffield Foundation, Action for Children, Imact on Urban Health, Welsh Government, Resolve Poverty, Improvement Service Scotland, University of York, Citizen's Advice, Save the Children, Children in Wales, Swansea University, Scottish Government, Children's Commissoner for Wales, North East Child Poverty Commission

Attended and spoke at a Roundtable hosted by Child Poverty Action Group for the launch of their "Implementating a Child Poverty Strategy" report

Met Wellcome Trust

To discuss charities and research across the R&D sector.

Met World Bank

To discuss their work / International Development

Met Founders Forum

To discuss the work of the Founders Forum, upcoming initiatives and how the Government can work with them to support growth.

Met South Western Railway

A meeting to discuss South Western Railway's move to Public Ownership

Met British Medical Association, Resident Doctors Committee

To discuss exception reporting

Met Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Stakeholder Roundtable

To hear from key members of the low carbon fuel sector to understand their vision for the future of low carbon fuels, their role in the transition to net zero, and to hear how the renewable transport fuel obligation can best support this.

Met GLEAM

A meeting to discuss Access to nature Policy and GLEAM's proposals for this area, including their wish to repeal of the cut-off date for recording historic rights of way.

Met LGBT Foundation

LGBT+ equality

Met University of Cambridge

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

Met British Medical Association

To discuss NHS workforce issues

Met Aviva, Peoples Partnership, All Or None, National Employment Savings Trust, Legal and General, Smart Pension, Royal London, The Phoenix Group, Mercer, Aegon

Roundtable to discuss the Pensions Investment Review

Met Aviva

To discuss The Pensions Review

Met David Goldstone, Independent Chair of the Office for Value for Money

Per the agreed and published Terms of Reference (ToR) David will have a regular monthly check-in with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to discuss the progress of the OVfM.

Met CIOT and ICAEW

To discuss the CIOT/ICAEW report on HMRC customer services.

Met BAE Systems; QinetiQ; Leonardo; MBDA; Palantir Technologies; Helsing; Anduril; Modini; Saab UK; Babcock; Rheinmetall; Rolls-Royce; Hadean; 2iC; Dstl

Joint roundtable with the Defence Secretary and the Business Secretary to hear from the defence industry following the Defence announcement

Met London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

To discuss universities and the wider research & science landscape

Met Lendlease

A Meeting to discuss updates on Euston development

Met Lancashire County Council, Blackpool council, Blackburn with Darwen Council

To discuss the Devolution Priority Programme.

Met Flexotronix

To discuss the Life Sciences Innovation Manufacturing Fund.

Met Sir Adrian Fulford

To discuss the Southport attack

Met Almcor and Thames Estuary Growth Board

To discuss an investment project in the UK

Met University of Sussex

To discuss R&D funding, life scienes and quantum.

Met PetroChina, Petroineos

To discuss PetroChina's projects in the UK, the future of Grangemouth, and Green Transition projects

Met World Bank

To discuss global development finance and the global economy

Met DHL

Visit to DHL's eCommerce Hub to discuss DHL Group’s £230 million investment in the West Midlands, DHL's eCommerce operations and DHL Group’s strategy to reduce emissions and reach net zero by 2050.

Met Campaigners for knife policy reform

Discussion on review of policy on knife crime

Met Campaigners for Defibrillators in the Police Service

Discussion on police use of defibrillators

Met Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade

Discussion on progress of delivering manifesto commitments

Met AstraZeneca, Future Biogas

Discussion as part of a site visit on the potential of AstraZeneca's and Future Biogas' new biomethane plant

Met Petroineos

To discuss Grangemouth and the transition process, investment, and skills and infrastructure in the energy sector

Met SSE, Ofgem, National Grid, National Energy System Operator (NESO), Scottish Power

To discuss data sharing and the relationship of generation projects to transition projects

Met Shelter

To discuss the Renters' Rights Bill and reform of the private rented sector.

Met Monzo

To discuss business sentiment following the Chancellor's speech regarding growth.

Met Association of Decentralised Energy, Citizens Advice, Encyclis, Energy Systems Catapult, Energy UK, Enfinium, Environmental Services Association, Heat Trust, National Economics Research Associates, National Energy Action, National Infrastructure Commission, Social Finance, Social Market Foundation, Vital Energi,

Roundtable discussion on the potential of energy-from-waste heat networks

Met Beama, Crown Estate, Crown Estate Scotland, EnergyUK, National Energy System Operator (NESO), National Grid, Ofgem, RenewableUK, Scottish Renewables, Scottish Power, SSE, Transmission Investment

To discuss delivery of the clean power action plan and connections reform, supply chains and manufacturing

Met Greenhouse Gas Removals roundtable - CO2RE, Climeworks, Evero Energy, Drax, Lynemouth, Isometric, CUR8, Microsoft, NWF, Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), CNE, Carbon Gap

Discussed the key greenhouse gas removal opportunities & challenges for deployment, and action government and industry can take to address them

Met International Energy Agency, DEFRA, North Sea Transition Authority, OZshore Energies UK, Nature Friendly Farming Network, National Farmers Union (NFU), Semex, Professor John Gilliand, Environment Advisor to AHDB and Quality Meat Scotland, Green Alliance, Environmental Investigation Agency, IGSD, Weald Action Group, Clean Air Task Force, GHGSAT, Capterio Ltd, Global Methane Hub, dsm-firmenich

Roundtable to discuss methane emissions, including those related to fossil fuel and agriculture sector

Met ICVCM, Sylvera, BeZero Carbon, Gold Standard, Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative, Aviva Investors, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Emergent, Climate Impact Partners, Standard Chartered Bank, The Nature Conservancy, LSEG Group

Roundtable to discuss voluntary carbon markets in energy transition, focusing on integrity and transparency, and mentioning UK and International approaches