Ministers' Meetings

Met Professor Pat McGorry

To discuss children and young people's mental health.

Met Universities UK

To discuss the Freedom of Speech Act

Met Association of Financial Mutuals

Meeting to discuss the Government's approach to the mutuals and co-operatives sector

Met Branwen Jeffreys, Education Editor, BBC News

To discuss Baroness Smith's areas in her Higher Education brief

Met Kings College London

To discuss The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education Bill

Met Y International

Meeting to discuss small business opportunities

Met Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce

To discuss business engagement in Northern Ireland.

Met GuyKat Solutions

Meeting to discuss small business opportunities

Met TheCity UK Leadership Council members

Remarks to TheCity UK Leadership Council on economic growth and investment landscape in the UK

Met London Stock Exchange Group

Meeting to discuss UK capital markets

Met Red Bay Boats Ltd

To discuss domestic resilience.

Met Grow the Glens

To discuss community resilience.

Met Joe Garner

Meeting to discuss the UK payments sector and the National Payments Vision

Met Google

To discuss investment in the UK

Met Spotify

To discuss the business environment in the UK

Met E.ON

To discuss challenges faced by consumers and voluntary winter support from industry

Met Trades Union Congress

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill

Met Solar Taskforce - Solar Energy UK, Exagen, Lightsource BP, Energy Networks Association, Segen, Evo Energy, Adam Howard, Next Energy Capital, Micro-Generation Certification Scheme

The Solar Taskforce discussed priorities and challenges for the Solar Industry

Met E

To discuss challenges faced by consumers and voluntary winter support from industry

Met Rebel Energy

To discuss challenges faced by consumers and voluntary winter support from industry

Met British Gas

To discuss challenges faced by consumers and voluntary winter support from industry

Met Viking CCS

Discussed Government's progress on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) projects

Met Google

To discuss how Google are protecting users online.

Met Solar Taskforce - Solar Energy UK, Exagen, Lightsource BP, Energy Networks Association, Segen, Evo Energy, Adam Howard, Next Energy Capital, Micro-Generation Certification Scheme

The Solar Taskforce discussed priorities and challenges for the Solar Industry

Met Urenco

Introduction meeting as part of a site visit to Urenco Capenhurst site

Met Eamonn Boylan

To discuss housing delivery

Met The Town and Country Planning Association

To discuss planning and permitting policy

Met Spotify

To discuss investment in the UK.

Met Clean Cities Campaign, NHS, Asthma and Lung UK

To discuss the Healthy Air Coalition

Met Member of the public

Discussion of Great British Energy and it's early priorities

Met Airports UK

Attended board meeting where the discussion included Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate, airspace modernisation, business rates and next-generation security checks

Met Trades Union Congress, GMB Union, UNITE, Unison, USDAW, National Education Union, Community, Communication Workers Union, British Chambers of Commerce, British Retail Consortium, UK Hospitality, Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Businesses, Make UK, Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Institute of Directors, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

To discuss unfair dismissal and the Employment Rights Bill

Met BioNTech

Discussion on Investment across UK life sciences and AI

Met Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management

To scope a possible nature-specific green and jobs strategy and to discuss where opportunities lie in the sector

Met Hydrogen UK

Discussed the development of the UK hydrogen sector and the government's Clean Energy mission

Met Campaign for Nature, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International-UK, Fauna & Flora, Forest Peoples Programme, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Wildlife and Countryside Link, World Wide Fund for Nature UK, The Wildlife Trust, Zoological Society of London, Global Youth Ambassador Project, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Cambridge Conservation Institute, Eyebright Consulting LTD, Natural History Museum, Kew Gardens, Greenpeace, Butterfly Conservation Trust, Survival International

To discuss the Government's priorities for the 16th Conference of the Parties for the Convention for Biological Diversity.

Met Uniper

To discuss Ratcliffe On Soar Power Station

Met British Independent Retailers Association

Introductory call and to gain an independent / SME perspective on the outlook for retail.

Met Tech UK

Introductory meeting and discussion about the UK tech sector

Met Mark Carney

To discuss the National Wealth Fund.

Met Control Risks

UK business and trade activity with Saudi Arabia

Met Qiddiya City; Diriyah Company; Red Sea Global; NEOM The Line; SAFE Security

Working lunch to discuss key giga and mega projects in Saudi Arabia.

Met Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

To discuss the AIIB's work and shared priorities to drive growth and mobilise private capital.

Met Prologis

To discuss the UK investment environment and current investments in the UK.

Met BioNTech

To discuss BioNTech’s investment in the UK’s life sciences sector.

Met Roundtable with representatives of colleges

To discuss the Rapid Review of Qualifications Reform

Met BioNTech SE

Meeting to discuss BioNTech's investment in the UK's life sciences sector

Met Chris Grigg - UKIB

To discuss the establishment of the National Wealth Fund

Met Capita

UK business and trade activity with Saudi Arabia

Met British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), Thwaites Brewery, The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), The National Association of Cider Makers (NACM)

To discuss alcohol duty ahead of the Autumn Budget.