Ministers' Meetings

Met GSK

To discuss GSK's footprint in the UK and the Government's ambitions for life sciences and industrial strategy

Met techUK

To discuss how techUK can help support the governemtn in AI, Digital Identity and Cyber Sercurity.

Met Scale AI

To discuss Scale AI�s plans to grow their UK investments and the opening of their new London headquarters.

Met National Farmers Union

Meeting Tom Bradshaw, President and Scott Pepe, External Affairs to discuss the Government's strategy to eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis

Met Countryside and Land Association

Meeting with Lisa Hofford, Victoria Vyvyan and Jonathan Roberts to discuss the Government's strategy to eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis

Met Imperial College London

To discuss the Science and Technology venture capital fellowship

Met CSL Seqirus

To discuss life sciences investment in the UK

Met Liverpool City Region Combined Local Authority, Torus Group

Discussion as part of a site visit about retrofitting

Met Liverpool City Region Combined Local Authority

Discussion as part of a site visit about the opening of September House

Met National Office for Animal Health

Introductory meeting and to discuss Animal Health and concern around the supply of veterinary medicine Northern Ireland.

Met Eni

To discuss Eni projects in the UK, including Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and Offshore Wind

Met Accenture, Keelings, Glen Dim, Dawn Meats, Ibec, Primark, Ornua, AIB, Aer Lingus

Business Roundtable during visit to discuss growing UK/Irish trade and investment.

Met Roundtable: SNAM, Marcegaglia Holding, Ansaldo Energia, Ferrovie dello Stato, Mundys, Bonfiglioli

Discussed the UK business environment and investment plans

Met Marcegaglia Investments

Discussed the UK business environment and investment plans

Met Intesa

Discussed the UK business environment and investment plans

Met Leonardo

Discussed the UK business environment and investment plans

Met ENI

Discussed the UK business environment and investment plans

Met FT Weekend Festival

To appear on a pannel

Met Eurostar; HS1

Visit to St Pancras International to view preparations for Entry Exist System. Met with representatives from Eurostar and HS1 executive teams to talk about EES impacts at St Pancras.

Met BVR Subrahmanyam, Niti Aayog

To discuss UK-India economic and development issues.

Met Japan Self Defence Forces Day

To show support for UK-Japan defence ties.

Met Deep Mind

To discuss AI opportunities in the UK.

Met Qatari Investment Authority

To discuss UK growth strategy and investment opportunities

Met ERG

Discussed the UK business environment and investment plans

Met Qatari Investment Authority

Introductory meeting to discuss UK Clean Power Mission and Great British Energy

Met Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

To discuss Warwickshire Wildlife Trust's partnership with Coventry Golf Club to improve biodversity on the site.

Met Cisco

To find out about Cisco's work and discuss government tech policy.

Met Association for Decentralised Energy

Introductory chat to discuss the Minister's priorities including ramping up renewables and grid connections

Met Melanie Dawes, Ofcom

To discuss the implementation of the Online Safety Act and related issues.

Met Swiss Re, Direct Line, British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA), Association of British Insurers, University of Westminster, WPI Economics, University of the West of England, University of Hull, Ciwem, Aviva, Axa, Admiral, Zurich, RSA Insurance Group

Flooding Insurance Roundtable to share the government's vision for floods insurance and understand how the insurance industry can do their part

Met Universities UK Reading visit

To discuss the university sector in the UK and how universities can support HMG objectives.

Met Hitachi Energy

To discuss shared priorities, opportunities for collaboration, and investment

Met Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)

Introductory meeting to discuss UK-ROK Clean Energy Partnership

Met Universal Studios

To discuss potential UK projects

Met GSK, Bioindustry Association, CropLife, AMRC, CRL, ABPI, Syngenta, AstraZeneca, Unilever, LabCorp, CTPA

To discuss alternatives to the use of animals in science

Met Navantia UK

Discuss Fleet Solid Support (FSS) contract and CACTUS

Met British Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses, Confederation of British Industry, Institute of Directors, Make UK, Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Logistics UK, TheCityUK, Tech UK, British Retail Consortium, Chemical Industries Association, Royal Institute of British Architects

A roundtable to gather high-level views from business stakeholders on the UK-EU relationship reset and recommendations to support businesses and boost trade

Met Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

A meeting to discuss DBT's wider Trade Strategy and FTA programme

Met Crisis

To be introduced to Crisis and discuss Housing Benefit policy

Met Association of Police and Crime Commissioners; Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria; Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex; Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Isle of Wight; York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority; Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire; Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Devon & Cornwall; Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire

To discuss devolution

Met West Morland and Furness Council, Cumberland Council

To discuss a potential devolution deal in Cumbria

Met BAE Systems plc

Brief on the ongoing typhoon export campaigns in the Middle East from an Industry perspective

Met Rupert Murdoch, Proprietor of News Corporation, Victoria Newton, Editor of The Sun

Meeting with media proprietor to discuss the Government’s agenda, priorities and the Missions.

Met Community

To discuss the steel industry in the UK

Met British Steel, Sarah Jones MP, Minister of State DBT

To discuss the steel industry in the UK and business operations.

Met DSiT Reception

Reception hosted by DSIT to meet with science and tech partners

Met Rio Tinto; Opentext; Babcock; BAE Systems; Darktrace; Rolls-Royce; Diageo

Business roundtable discussion about key opportunities for Canadian and UK businesses and the governments growth agenda.

Met Association of Directors of Public Health

To discuss public health

Met Former Chartered Institute of Taxation president

To discuss the Loan Charge

Met Scania UK

Visit to Scania Head Office where the Minister met with Christ Newitt, Managing Director, and Mark Bridgland, UK Sales Director, where they discussed Scania's UK priorities, including HGV decarbonisation, low carbon fuels, and HGV infrastructure decarbonisation. A small scandinavian lunch was provided as part of the working presentation. The Minister went for a ride-along in a BEV HGV.