Ministers' Meetings

Met Rosalind Ranson

To discuss patient safety and whistleblowing policy

Met Apian/Wing

Meeting to discuss UK growth, drone safety and drone usage in the NHS while on visit to Guy's and St Thomas Hospital London

Met SR One

To discuss investment into the UK life sciences sector

Met Sainsbury's

To visit Sainsbury's Tamworth EV Charging site, to see their 10 new bays and discuss the successes and challenges of the rollout of EV charging infrastructure

Met Minette Batters

Meeting to discuss Secreatry of State's priorities in the farming sector. This includes farming profitability and APR.

Met Ryze Hydrogen

Discussion focused around the role of clean technologies and investment in the government�s missions.

Met Country Land & Business Association

Meeting to discuss Secretary of State's priorities in the farming sector. This includes farming profitability and APR.

Met Bo Li (Deputy Managing Director, IMF

At COP29 - discussion on NCQG, climate, biodiversity and IMF macro surveillance

Met Ravi Menon (Chairman of GFANZ Asia-Pacific Advisory Board)

At COP29 - discussion on mandatory transition plans, transition finance, VCMs and blended finance for climate initiatives

Met Will Humphries, Southwest and Countryside Corresponden, The Times

Interview

Met Green Climate Fund; United Nations

Panel to discuss global finance, from all sources, to build the resilience of the most vulnerable

Met BBC

Interview

Met Barclays

To set out the Chancellor's plans for her Mansion House speech.

Met Lloyds Banking Group

To set out the Chancellor's plans for her Mansion House speech.

Met Dover District Council

Discussed relationship between Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and Dover Port Health Authority

Met Green Alliance

Green Alliance thanked Baroness Hayman for the meeting and noted that they are supportive of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs five core priorities. Green Alliance noted that the Windsor Framework is a priority for them in terms of delivering important envionrmental priorities

Met Leagues Against Cruel Sport, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Crustacean Compassion, Humane Society UK, World Horse Welfare, British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums , Four Paws, World Animal Protection, Compassion in World Farming, Borm Free

Non Companion Animal Welfare Roundtable - Attendees discussed areas of legislation that were unfinished, banning the use of snares, the Hunting Act

Met Molly Rose Foundation; Center for Countering Digital Hate; Full Fact; Antisemitism Policy Trust; Online Safety Act Network; Centre for Young Lives; NSPCC; University of Cambridge; LSE; Behind the Screens.

To discuss implementation of the Online Safety Act

Met Toyota Motors UK Manufacturing Plant in Burnaston

To discuss Toyota's UK priorities and the ZEV Mandate whilst on a visit with Scott Thompson and Dariusz Mikolajczak

Met Cisco

To discuss tech in the Industrial Strategy and Growth Mission and digital skills.

Met Tessact; Massive Bio; Pixforce; Westwell; Bottobo; Moovita; Gallarus Industry Solutions; Grubtech; Cyberdes; Cylock

To discuss the UK's pro-growth agenda, tech and investment environment.

Met Zero Suicide Alliance, Harmless, Mental Health Innovations, Suicide Prevention Alliance, Papyrus, James� Place & NSPA, Maternal Mental Health Alliance, Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, YoungMinds If U Care Share, Mental Health Foundation, Samaritans, Autistica

to discuss suicide prevention

Met Hundred Families

to discuss the Mental Health Bill

Met Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Introductory meeting with Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Met Global Care Leavers Council; Barnardo’s; UNICEF; Save the Children UK ; World Vision UK; Lumos; Hope and Homes for Children; Global Social Service Workforce Alliance; Maestral; Better Care Network; Disability Rights International; Independent Safeguarding Authority; Sanctuary Foundation; Become Charity; University of Oxford; NSPCC; Hope and Homes

Roundtable to discuss the Foreign Secretary's Children in Care campaign.

Met Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

Meeting to discuss international financial services relationships and capital markets reform

Met The Sun on Sunday, Kate Ferguson (Political Editor)

Background discussion on XST's priorities

Met Starling Bank

Meeting to discuss growth, banking competition and consumer protection

Met High Speed 2

Meeting on Personell

Met EU Commissioner

To discuss UK and EU International Development

Met Global Counsel

Discussion focused around the work of Global Counsel and common interests on R&D aspects of the Missions.

Met Parent Zone; National Literacy Trust

To discuss online safety and media literacy.

Met Quell Therapeutics; UK Bioindustry Associations; British Business Bank.

Meeting during Ministerial visit to discuss access to finance, particularly in the Life Sciences sector.

Met UK Major Ports Group

Board meeting with representatives to discuss energy transition, market performance, supply chains and port infrstructure, planning regulation, growth and biodiversity net gain

Met Royal National Institute of Blind people

Meetingwith the CEO of the Royal National Institute of Bling People, Matt Stringer to discuss accessibility and key recommendations regarding Bus franching, micromobility and floating bus stops

Met Road Safety Campaigner Crystal Owen, and her MP, Julia Buckley

To discuss the safety of young and novice drivers

Met Association of Drainage Authorities

Speech at ADA conference

Met PayPal

Meeting to discuss the Government's support for the payments and fintech sectors

Met Water UK

Meeting with Chief Executive Offcier to discuss Secretary of State's priorities in the water sector. This included the price review 2024.

Met Association of British Insurers Motor Insurance Bureau Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety National Police Chiefs Council Avon and Somerset Police London Fire Brigade National Fire Chiefs Council Living Streets Transport for London

Introductory roundtable meeting to hear from a series of Police, fire and road safety stakeholders before setting future direction of micromobility policy.

Met Lancaster West Estate Residents' Association

To discuss community support

Met Sopra Steria; Places for People; Microsoft UK; BT; Business Services Association; Federation of Small Businesses; Enterprise Nation; Trowers & Hamlin; Informed Solutions; Crown Representative for SMEs; TechUK; Manchester University Institute of Innovation Research; Public.io; Tussell

Meeting with a range of stakeholders to discuss intentions and hear feedback for the National Procurement Policy Statement

Met Celsa Steel

Visit to the Electric Arc Furnace to discuss steel in decarbonisation

Met Greater London Authority

To discuss remediation of unsafe buildings in London

Met Karma Nirvana

To discuss Honour Based Abuse

Met EDF energy

To discuss the delivery of Hinkley Point C power station

Met Confederation of School Trusts

To discuss the School based nursery programme

Met Children's Food Campain

To meet parents and children’s networks to understand their views on school food

Met Chinuch UK

To discuss Charedi schools

Met Norfolk County Council, Suffolk County Council

To discuss devolution