Ministers' Meetings

Met Founders Forum Group

To discuss the UK's start-up ecosystem and London Tech Week

Met Tata Steel UK

Discussed Tata Steel UK's transition to an electric arc furnace

Met Representatives of Samsung

Discussion on phone theft

Met Urban Health

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

Met Citizens UK, Local Trust, National Association for Voluntary and Community Action, Power to Change, Community Organisers, Co-operatives UK, Involve, Locality, National Association of Local Councils, New Local

To discuss community empowerment and local growth

Met NHS, NPCC, Victims Commissioner, Gloucestershire Police, British Transport Police, Thames Valley Police, Metropolitan Police, UK Hospitality, Revel Collective, Drinkaware, Institute of Licensing, DHP Family Ltd, Security Industry Association, Licensed Private Hire Car Association, Six Till Six Ltd, College of Policing, Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner, Crown Prosecution Service

Violence against Women and Girls Roundtable to discuss how to stop women and girls being targeted for crime, including drink spiking and general safety on nights out

Met TheCityUK

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill, recruitment processes and redundancies

Met Roundtable: Associated British Ports, Celtic Freeport, KLA, Heidelberg Materials, RWE, Ledwood Engineering, High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Western Gateway and FinTech Wales

Discussed investment opportunities in Port Talbot

Met National Farmers Union

Meeting to discuss farming profitability, the Environmental Land Management Scheme and Agricultural Property Relief

Met Unison, Community, The Communication Workers Union, Royal College of Nursing, Trade Union Congress, The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, GMB, Equity, Union of Shop, Distributive & Allied Workers, Prospect, University and College Union

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill, zero hours contracts and unfair dismissal

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

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities for education

Met Rob Tarn

To discuss National Attendance Ambassador role

Met Virgin Media

Introductory meeting and discussion on broadband and rollout in the UK

Met Thomas Woldbye - Heathrow Airport

To discuss Heathrow airport expansion

Met Marcus Fakan's Family

Meeting to discuss constituent consular case.

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 Chris Grigg - UKIB

To discuss the national wealth fund

Met International Telecommunication Union

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

Met International Labour Organisation

To discuss AI and the Employment Rights Bill.

Met Responsible Finance

Meeting to discuss access to finance

Met National Association of Head Teachers

To hear views on the Report Card and New Inspection Framework

Met Leigh Day Solicitors

To discuss allegations of sexual abuse at Harrods

Met Confederation of School Trusts

To hear views on the Report Card and New Inspection Framework

Met Hero Enterprises

To discuss AI and the Employment Rights Bill.

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

Discussed the Construction Leadership Council

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 Construction Leadership Council

To discuss social and affordable housing, planning reforms and modern methods of construction

Met AustralianSuper

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

Met Cisco Global

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

Met NESO

Tour of facilities and meeting to discuss connections reform, network delivery, planning and Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA)

Met Vistry Group

To discuss the Government’s plan to increase housing supply

Met Competition Appeal Tribunal

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

Met Electrical Safety First

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

Met Lilac Review Steering Board

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

Met Local Government Association

To discuss homelessness and rough sleeping

Met Ideal Heating

Discussion as part of a site visit on the Warm Homes Plan announcement and accelerating heat pump deployment

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 Trevor Phillips

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

Met Civic Futures

To discuss Public Sector reform

Met Greene King

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

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 Mayor of London, Greater London Authority

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

Met BlackRock

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

Met Chair of the NPCC

Reoccurring meeting to discuss supporting manifest commitments

Met End Our Cladding Scandal

To discuss remediation of unsafe buildings

Met NPC

Discussed the outcomes of NPC's Everyone's Environment report 'Making Environmental Policy Work' report

Met Trade Association Investor Roundtable:- UK Finance, Investment Association, CityUK, Global Infrastructure Investor Association, UK Sustainable Finance Association

Discussed how the department is mobilising the private investment needed to deliver the Clean Energy and Growth Missions

Met ClearSpace

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

Met Allianz Partners

Discussed the UK automotive sector