Ministers' Meetings

Met Shell

Meeting to discuss the UK's energy transition strategy.

Met Representatives of Samsung

Discussion on phone theft

Met Kwajo Tweneboa

To discuss social housing reforms

Met Mukwege Foundation

To discuss the work of the Mukwege Foundation in combatting conflict related sexual violence.

Met Action on Smoking and Health, Asthma and Lung UK, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Mental Health Foundation, Age UK, Children�s Commissioner, NHSE, Association of Directors of Public Health, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College of Physicians Royal Society for Public Health, Local Government Association, Kings Fund, Health Foundation, Trading Standards, National Trading Standards, University College London

To discuss the Tobacco & Vapes Bill.

Met Action on Smoking Coalition Meeting.

To discuss harm caused by tobacco.

Met Thales Group

Discuss the retiring of Watchkeeper, the Serious Fraud Office investigation and a general update on Thales

Met Global Survivors Fund

To discuss UK support to the Global Survivors Fund and their work in combatting conflict related sexual violence.

Met Royal National Institute of Blind People

Parliamentary Reception where Minister met with staff and discussed the benefits of Assistive Tech for people with visual impairments.

Met Healthy Brains Global Initiative and University of Southampton

Meeting for the Minister to listen to ideas to reduce unemployment for Disabled people.

Met MS Society

Meeting to continue to build a constructive relationship with the MS Society and understand their concerns around adequate employment and welfare support for people living with MS, while also reinforcing the government�s commitment to working with disabled people.

Met NATO

Gave the keynote address at the Nato Cyber Defence Conference and discussed national security.

Met Finance & Leasing Association

Meeting to discuss consumer credit and regulatory reform

Met Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

A discussion on Statutory Sick Pay

Met Universities Council for the Education of Teachers and National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities for education

Met Urban Health

To discuss findings on the impact of Universal Primary Free School Meal (UPFSM) scheme

Met Adoption UK

To meet with adopted young people from Adoption UK's Bridge Project and develop a deeper understanding of their experiences

Met Emperia; CADRO; Gravity Industries Ltd; Tyk; Zen Educate; SatVu; tepeo; Vertice; Juro; BibliU; Zeti Limited; Secondmind; TrustedHousesitters; SURF Security; Material Evolution; Virtual Internships; Puraffinity; Tech Nation; OakNorth; HSBC Innovation Bank UK; HSBC Innovations; Attest; XYZ Reality

To engage with UK scaleups and gather insights to continue shaping the Industrial Strategy.��

Met Islamic Finance Council UK; University of Exeter; Onee Group; Funders in Good

Working group meeting to discuss the introduction of alternative student finance

Met Rob Tarn

To discuss National Attendance Ambassador role

Met Virgin Media

Introductory meeting and discussion on broadband and rollout in the UK

Met International Labour Organisation

To discuss AI and the Employment Rights Bill.

Met National Association of Head Teachers

To hear views on the Report Card and New Inspection Framework

Met International Telecommunication Union

To discuss AI and the UN's Global Digital Compact.

Met Confederation of School Trusts

To hear views on the Report Card and New Inspection Framework

Met Marcus Fakan's Family

Meeting to discuss constituent consular case.

Met Responsible Finance

Meeting to discuss access to finance

Met Leigh Day Solicitors

To discuss allegations of sexual abuse at Harrods

Met Thomas Woldbye - Heathrow Airport

To discuss Heathrow airport expansion

Met Chris Grigg - UKIB

To discuss the national wealth fund

Met Hero Enterprises

To discuss AI and the Employment Rights Bill.

Met BAE Systems

Meeting to discuss aerospace, defence work of BAE Systems.

Met Hg Capital

Meeting to discuss investment in the UK and the attractiveness of UK capital markets

Met Mayor of London, Greater London Authority

Meeting to discuss working in partnership to support London's growth, and the Metropolitan Police

Met Vistry Group

To discuss the Government’s plan to increase housing supply

Met Civic Futures

To discuss Public Sector reform

Met Carers Support Centre and Bristol Disability Equality Forum

Visit to Carers Support Centre to meet staff and speak to Carers about the support they receive from Carers Support Centre. Minister then went to Bristol Disability Equality Forum for a Q&A session discussing local and national disability issues.

Met Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler, London Stock Exchange Group, The City Uk, Meet and Greet, GlaxoSmithKline , Barclays, UK Finance, The Phoenix Group

To discuss the Pensions Investment Review

Met Association of British Insurers, Now Pensions, Royal London, AVIVA, NEST, Cushon Group, LandG, Smart Pension, Peoples Partnership, Mercer, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, The Phoenix Group

To discuss the Pensions Investment Review

Met End Our Cladding Scandal

To discuss remediation of unsafe buildings

Met Chair of the NPCC

Reoccurring meeting to discuss supporting manifest commitments

Met BlackRock

To discuss the UK and economic opportunity.

Met UBS

To discuss the UK economy and financial services sector.

Met Mick Lynch

To discuss 2025 pay, Network Rail, East Midlands Railway, East West Rail Method of operation, Railways Bill and Great British Railway

Met One Parent Families Scotland, Inspiring Scotland, Poverty and Inequality Commission, Food Aid Scotland, Child Poverty Action Group, IPPR Scotland, Scottish Trades Union Congress, Trussel Trust, Children First, Public Health Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation Scotland, Inclusion Scotland, Home Start UK, Close the Gap, Crisis, Aberlour, Poverty Aliiance, Scottish Pantry Network, Citizens Advice Scotland, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, Who Cares? Scotland, Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights, Changing Realities

Met as part of a roundtable on Scottish Child Poverty to discuss developing strategy, and key learnings from work already taking place on the ground in Scotland.

Met Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Institute of Directors, UK Hospitality, Federation of Master Builders, British Retail Consortium, Make UK, Insititute for Grocery Distribution, Skills for Care, Logistics UK, Renewable UK, Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Businesses

Virtual Roundtable to provide further detail on how the White Paper will support employers with recruitment and growth and ask for stakeholder support on it's publication.

Met Citizen's Advice

Call to discuss how the White Paper will support people into work and ask stakeholders to provide public support or backing on it's publication.

Met British Chamber of Commerce

Call to discuss how the White Paper will support employers with recruitment and growth and ask for stakeholder support on it's publication.

Met Local Government Association

Call to discuss how the White Paper will support people into work and ask stakeholders to provide public support or backing on it's publication.

Met Cisco Global

To discuss investment in the UK follow up to the International Investment Summit