Ministers' Meetings

Met All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assisstive Tech

Minister delivered keynote speech to mark the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group�s report, Connect to Success: Technology and Employment Support for Disabled People

Met Association of Convenience Stores, Association of Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, BIRA, British Beer and Pub Association, UK Active, Tank Storage Association, The Booksellers Association, UK Cinema Association, UK Warehousing Association, Wine and Spirit Trade Association

To discuss the impact of changes to business rates on various sectors.

Met Unitas Communications, Cross-Government Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred, Christian Muslim Encounters, Bradford Literature Festival, Norton Rose Fulbright, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Groundswell Project, Sumayah, Rights and Security International, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Muslim Business and Civil Society Leaders Roundtable to discuss how the Government can deliver its Plan for Change

Met Trades Union Congress

Meeting to discuss TUC engagement, workplace issues, Make Work Pay, industrial strategy and growth, and public sector reform.

Met Disability Resilience Network

To discuss the difficulties Disabled People face from the �demand side of the disability labour market�, and how the Government might address this

Met London Stock Exchange, HSBC Saudi Arabia, Standard Chartered Saudi Arabia, Capital Markets Authority

To discuss financial services links between the UK and Saudi Arabia

Met World Jewish Congress

To discuss how women can be better represented in the faith community.

Met Vistry Group, Taylor Wimpey, Esquire Developments, Grainger plc, Persimmon plc, Thakeham Homes Ltd

Roundtable on housing to discuss building new homes, including planning, regulation and skills

Met Confederation of British Industry

To discuss the passage of the Employment Rights Bill

Met Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

To discuss the passage of the Employment Rights Bill

Met Community Energy Scotland

To discuss Great British Energy, grid connections and infrastructure

Met Family of Ronan Kanda

To discuss knife crime

Met JLR

To discuss the UK's business environment for automotive and company operations

Met GKN Aerospace

To discuss the industrial strategy and the UK business environment

Met BAE Systems

To discuss the industrial strategy and the UK business environment

Met British Steel

Discussed British Steel's operations in the UK [DBT SoS meeting - check they match up, not there for SoS now]

Met Hala Payments

To discuss fintech operations in Saudi Arabia and potential expansion to the UK

Met No10 Small roundtable, British Muslim leaders

No10 Roundtable with British Muslim leaders from across business and civil society

Met Institute of Directors

To discuss the passage of the Employment Rights Bill

Met News Media Association

To discuss the Digital Markets Competition Regime.

Met Mastercard

To discuss the UK business environment

Met Google

To discuss the UK business environment

Met J.P. Morgan

To discuss the UK financial services sector and investment banking environment

Met NEOM

To discuss investment links between the UK and NEOM

Met Newcastle University, HYCAP Group, Future Planet Capital, Oryx Fund, Salica Investments, Octopus Ventures, SC Ventures, Lexham Capital, Open Equity, Revolut UAE, SVC, ACWA Power, Tadawul Group, Public Investment Fund, NTG, Saudi National Bank, AlKhair Capital, Alfanar, Riyad Bank, Outliers Venture Capital, Research, Development and Innovation Authority, DataLexing, Core Vision Investment, Graphene Ventures, Saudi Ventury Capital and Private Equity Assocation, Alsabhan Alajali Pinsent Masons Law Firm, Directfn, NTDP, Saudi British Joint Business Council, Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce, Safanad, Vision Ventures

To discuss business and investment links between the UK and Saudi Arabia

Met Goldman Sachs

To discuss the UK financial services sector and investment banking environment

Met Kent County Council, Medway Council

To discuss the next steps for devolution for Kent.

Met Elm

To discuss investment into technological development

Met Resi

To discuss the UK business environment

Met South Western Railway, Network Rail

A meeting to disucss South Western Railway's performance

Met Dr Ahmed Elmargarmid, Qatar Computing Research Institute

Tour of Qatar Computing Research Institute

Met Dr Iyabo Tinubu-Karch, Sidra; Dr Khalid Fakhro, Sidra.

Tour of the Sidra Hospital research facilities

Met Dr. Hani Alsergani; Dr. Feras Khaliel.

Tour of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC)�s Heart Centre, to discuss the uses cutting-edge technologies for advanced cardiac care.

Met Dr Munir Eldesouki, President, King Abdulaziz City of Science & Technology

Visit of King Abdulaziz City of Science & Technology � Industry 4.0 Centre, met with several start-ups based in the inculbator and discussed support for their businesses.

Met Ben Rhodes

Meeting to dicuss US political situation and the implications on foreign policy.

Met Consular case

Discussion of consular case

Met The Crown Estate

To discuss The Crown Estate Bill

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 Paragraf

To discuss Paragraf's business operations in the UK

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 Tata Steel UK

To discuss the UK's business environment for Steel

Met Materials Processing Institute

To discuss the UK's business environment for Steel

Met Community

To discuss the UK's business environment for Steel

Met Dragon LNG

To discuss energy security, and planning process and investment decisions on upgrade projects

Met Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service

To discuss Police Accountability and the Crime and Policing Bill

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