Ministers' Meetings

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 BlackRock

Roundtable with BlackRock's advisory board to discuss their investment plans in the UK

Met Lilac Review Steering Board

Discuss the progress of the Review and its next steps for research and developing an action plan

Met Greene King

Introductory meeting to discuss the issues facing the industry and what the government can do to support hospitality businesses grow.

Met Post Office Ltd

To receive update from Post Office Ltd

Met BlackRock Board

Meeting to discuss the UK and economic opportunity

Met Family Hubs Network

Introductory meeting to discuss review of Child Maintenance Service's response to domestic abuse and the resulting recommendations

Met Mayor of London, Greater London Authority

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

Met Trevor Phillips

Fireside chat at Transatlantic Council on Migration, discussing government's ambition for migration policy and future approaches to the immigration system.

Met Construction Leadership Council Board: Mace, Atkins Realis, Lower Thames Crossing, Berkeley Group

Discussed the Construction Leadership Council

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 Imerys

Discussed the global minerals specialists to discuss securing the supply of lithium in the UK.

Met BlackRock

To discuss the UK and economic opportunity.

Met UBS

To discuss the UK economy and financial services sector.

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 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 Jon Cunliffe

Introductory meeting ahead of appointment as chair of the Independent Water Commission

Met Electrical Safety First

To provide speaking remarks on regulation and The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill at the Electrical Safety First Conference

Met NSPCC Visit

To discuss online safety with children and young people.

Met The Brain Tumour Charity, Brain Tumour Research, OurBrainBank

To discuss brain tumour research and treatment

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 Chair of the NPCC

Reoccurring meeting to discuss supporting manifest commitments

Met NVIDIA

To discuss AI and accelerated computing

Met Pay.UK

Meeting to discuss the Government's plans for the future of payments and fintech

Met Bank of America

Meeting to discuss the role the financial services sector will play in driving growth

Met Aviva

Meeting to discuss insurance, regulatory reform and women in finance

Met ClearSpace

Discussed the UK space sector and ClearSpace's operations in the UK

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 Trade Unions Congress, Union of Shop, Distributive & Allied Workers, GMB, Unison, Fire Brigades Union, Unite, Aslef, Communication Workers Union, Prospect, National Education Union, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, Community,

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill and fire and rehire

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 Civic Futures

To discuss Public Sector reform

Met Competition Appeal Tribunal

To discuss Competiton Appeal Tribunal leadership and expansion, litigation funding and the digital markets regime

Met Allianz Partners

Discussed the UK automotive sector

Met 10 Year Health Plan Partners Council

To discuss the 10 year health plan

Met Nestle, Kraft Heinz, Mars Wrigley, PepsiCo, Food and Drink Federation, Associated British Foods, Heineken, Pernod Richard, Suntory Global, Diageo

To discuss food and drink sector and investment

Met AustralianSuper

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

Met Food and Drink Federation, Nestle, Kraft Heinz, Mars Wrigley, PepsiCo, Associated British Foods, Heineken, Pernod Ricard, Suntory Global, Diageo

To discuss the food and drink industry, and investment into economic growth in this sector

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 Mail/Evening Standard – James Tapsfield (Political editor) and Nick Cecil (political editor)

Background discussion on XST's priorities

Met Cisco Global

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

Met Marks and Spencer

To dicsuss the impact of the Budget including changes to National Insurance and business rates on the supermarket sector

Met The Investing and Saving Alliance

Speech on Pensions Review / Value for Money and UK Investment / Guided retirement and CDC

Met Lucy White Bloomberg

Meeting to discuss ministerial role

Met Apple

To discuss tech for health

Met North Council for Further Education; The Welsh Joing Education Committee; City and Guilds; Pearson

Roundtable with awarding organisations to discuss T Levels

Met Managed Funds Association

Meeting to discuss the Government's priorities for the financial services sector, pensions and financial stability

Met Canada Pension Plan Investments

Meeting to discuss the Government's approach to financing growth and reinvigorating capital markets

Met Aubrey Allegretti (The Times)

To discuss ministerial role

Met NASUWT

To discuss the Equality Bill

Met Companies House

To discuss Companies House's five-year plan and identity verification implementation