Ministers' Meetings

Met Epsom and St Helier University Hostpitals NHS Trust

To discuss specialist and emergency care

Met HONDA

To discuss their position with regards to the ZEV Mandate 2030 date consultation

Met Road Haulage Association

Attended the RHA's New Year Reception in the House of Commons

Met Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)

To discuss the impacts of Budget 2024 on the horticulture sector.

Met International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Discussion on Women in Aviation, decarbonisation and airspace modernisation

Met Gaten by Sanderson

Meeting to discuss the Network Rail Chair Recruitment

Met Living Streets

Introductory meeting with the Chief Executive of Living Streets, Catherine Woodhead to discuss active travel priorities.

Met National Farmer's Union

To discuss the role of science, technology and innovation in farming.

Met The Purposeful Company, EY UK, Phoenix Group, London Business School, NatWest, Severn Trent, Academy of Social Sciences, London School of Economics, Royal Society of Arts, Phoenix Court Group, Lakestar, Pragmatic, University of Cambridge, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, M&G, FCA, The Royal Society, Ondra LLP, LSEG, Given, Canary Wharf Group

To discuss government and wider support for company growth.

Met Pippa Crerar, Guardian Poltiical Editor & Beth Rigby, Sky New Political Editor

Meeting to discuss current political situation both national and international.

Met Neurodiversity Together

To discuss the Health Adjustment Passport that is used by Jobcentre Plus Work Coaches to help jobseekers to identify adjustments they may need to ensure successful job matching.

Met Digital Service Consortium

Learn about the work of the Digital Service Consortium and its member organisations, in particular experiences of providing Assisstive Tech support for disabled children and families.

Met Disabillity Charities Consortium

To discuss concerns with the budget, specifically the rise in National Insurance Contributions.

Met Communication Workers Union

To discuss the Government's plans surrounding people with a disability in work, especially Access to Work and reasonable adjustments.

Met NHS England, Sands, Bliss, National Childbirth Trust, Maternal Mental Health Alliance, Five X More, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

a roundtable to discuss how the 10 Year Plan could help to drive improvements in maternity and neonatal services

Met Trades Union Congress

Meeting to discuss Statutory Sick Pay

Met Commonwealth Trade Union Group (CTUG)

To discus Commonwealth human and trade union rights, inclusion and development.

Met British Association of Shooting and Conservation

Attended meeting to discuss priorities for rural communities

Met Sussex Police, Maria Dennis

To discuss safe securing of loads on lights goods vehicles, alongside Maria's constituency MP, Helena Dollimore

Met Greater London Authority

Meeting with the Deputy Mayor of London for Transport, Seb Dance, to discuss plans for Hammersmith Bridge

Met Activity Alliance, Sport England, Durham University Research Steering Group, Disability Rights UK, Dwarf Sports Association, British Fencing, Carly Tait, Durham University, Regional Stakeholder Network East of England Chair

Roundtable to hear first hand experiences of the importance of sport and physical activity for disabled people at both grassroots and elite levels.

Met Tenant Farmers Association

Attended meeting to discuss issues facing tenant farmers

Met Newton Impact

To discuss tech transformation

Met Local Government Association and Association of Adult Social Services

To discuss adult social care

Met British Horse Council

Meeting to discuss the Central Equine database, specifically two main issues: the Horse meat scandal and equine traceability

Met Nature Friendly Farming Network, Northumbria Regional Flood and Coastal Committee and environmental/conservation lead, University of Leeds, The Rivers Trust, National Farmers Union, Country Land and Business Association, Surrey Council and ADEPT Member, Wildlife and Countryside Link, National Trust, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT)

Attended meeting to discuss natural floods management with stakeholder group

Met HIV Action Implementation Steering Group

To discuss the HIV Action Plan

Met Transport Focus

Meeting with the Chair of Transport Focus, Nigel Stevens, to introduce the work they undertake and discuss Women's safety, accessibility and floating bus stops

Met Ardea IM, Astor Ridge, Aviva, Blackrock, Bluecrest, Brevan Howard, Columbia Threadneedle, Deutsche Bank Treasury, Garda Capital, Insight, LGIM, Lloyds Treasury, Millenium, Nationwide, Norges Bank IM, NWM Treasury, PPF, Rathbones, Rothesay, Schroders, USS, Wellington, Bank of America, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Lloyds Bank, BMO, BNP Paribas, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, NatWest, Nomura, RBC, Santander, TD Securities, UBS

Debt Management Office Annual Consultation meeting.

Met Oxford Nanopore; Altos Labs; IQ Capital Parnters; DeepTech Labs; Amadeus Capital Partners; Balderton Capital; Novo Growth Investments; AstraZeneca; Chemify; Lansdowne Partners; Nu Quantum; Science Creates; SV Health Investors; Stanford University

To discuss growing innovative science and technology companies

Met Google

To discuss Google's investment interest in AI and digital transformation of government.

Met Sam Fleming, Economics Editor, Financial Times

Media engagement to discuss the economy

Met Ambassador of Burundi, Jean Pierre Uwitonze

To discuss how social security works in Burundi and what they can learn from the United Kingdom.

Met Assistant Chief Constable for Essex Police

Meeting regarding the police funding settlement

Met Brendan Cox

Discussion about victims of terrorism policy, ahead of Victims and Survivors of Terrorism Roundtable.

Met Oxford Nanopore; Altos Labs; IQ Capital Parnters; DeepTech Labs; Amadeus Capital Partners; Balderton Capital; Novo Growth Investments; AstraZeneca; Chemify; Lansdowne Partners, Nu Quantum. Science Creates, SV Health Investors, Stanford University

To discuss growing innovative science and technology companies

Met Andy Burnham Steve Rotheram

To discuss Hillsborough Law.

Met Support through Court

Discussed how the charity, which helps families going through the court system, is funded by MoJ to deliver this support. Discussed online resources and the potential use of AI to assist with productivity and efficiency

Met Religion Media Centre

To discuss Faith Literacy.

Met Eastmount Capital

To discuss the impact of protests on the Jewish community.

Met The Concordia Forum

To discuss engagement with Muslim communities.

Met North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)

Discussed Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) and challenges HyNet are facing

Met Teach First, Unlocked Graduates, Police Now, Think Ahead, Frontline

Roundtable with fast-track program leaders to discuss the public service reform programme and its relationship to recruitment through the Test, Learn and Grow programme.

Met SME Digital Adoption Taskforce

To discuss the interim Digital Adoption Taskforce Report.

Met Low Carbon

To discuss renewable capacity, solar projects, Clean Power 2030 and network infrastructure

Met Cadent

To update on the London outage incident

Met Merseyside Police, Metropolitan Police Service

To discuss the Southport attack

Met Association of Colleges; Unite; Community; National Education Union; National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers; National Association of Head Teachers; Association of School and College Leaders; University and College Union; Unison; GMB; Confederation of School Trusts; Local Government Association; Sixth Form Colleges Association; Catholic Education Service; Church of England

A meeting with employer organisations, unions and the Department on Improving Education Together

Met Activity Alliance, Sport England, Durham University Research Steering Group, Disability Rights UK, Dwarf Sports Association, British Fencing, Carly Tait, Durham University, Regional Stakeholder Network East of England Chair

Roundtable to hear first hand experiences of the importance of sport and physical activity for disabled people at both grassroots and elite levels

Met InPost

During visit to Poland to discuss InPost’s investment in the UK and how it is driving growth and creating jobs