Ministers' Meetings

Met Wizz Air UK

Introductory meeting to discuss stakeholder's UK operations and plans for growth, manufacturing and procurement issues, skills shortages, Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate, air passenger duty issues, winter resilience and airspace modernisation

Met Newcastle University, Institute of Health and Society

Discussed a review of Family Test and progress on child poverty strategy.

Met Phoenix Group

To discuss pensions adequacy

Met Kitty Donaldson (The i)

Off-record introductory meeting

Met Bloody Good Employers; AXA Health; Fawcett Society

To discuss women's health and give closing remarks for the launch of AXA's Call to Action

Met Send My Friend To School coalition

To discuss campaign on education in emergencies and climate crises

Met Sciences Po

To understand French political context

Met Physicians for Human Rights; Médecins Sans Frontières; Swiss Confederation; Save the Children

To convene UNSC states and NGOs in support of tackling conflict related sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Met UKHospitality

To listen to stakeholder feedback on DWP related measures announced in the Budget

Met Dr Shriti Pattani

Meeting to discuss universal access for the national occupational health service.

Met Changing Realities Meeting

Meeting to hear directly from people with experiences of in-work poverty and of employment support about what like it like and what needs to change and why, discuss key issues about in-work poverty and establish an effective working relationship.

Met Anna Bateson, CEO, Guardian Media Group Amber De Botton, Chief Communications Officer, Guardian Media Group

Roundtable discussion on generative AI product safety

Met Road Safety Campaigners Dr Ian Greenwood/Sharron Huddleston

To discuss the safety of young and novice drivers

Met Andrew J Hunter

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

Met RSPCA, Ddogs Trust, Bluecross, Cats Protection, Battersea Cats and Dogs, Kennel Club, Canine and Feline Animal Sector, Companion Animal Sector Council

Companion Animal Welfare Roundtable - Key issues discsussed were: repsonsible dog ownership and a dog strategy, priority is enforecement and introducing new legislation, statutory powers. Possibility of included cats repsonsible ownership discussions

Met Global Counsel

Meeting to discuss growth and competitiveness of the financial services sector

Met Roula Khalaf, Editor, Financial Times

Regular engagement with Media Representatives to discuss the UK economy.

Met BT Group

Discussion on PSTN migration

Met Red Funnel

Meeting to discuss issues with ferry services to the Isle of Wight

Met Sustainable Aviation

Meeting to discuss airspace modernisation; Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF); greenhouse gas removal technology, aircraft noise and government-industry engagement forum.

Met Vodafone

Introductory meeting to discuss how 5G technology could be improved across all transport modes and the ways to unlock this, including planning and infrastructure.

Met CenTax Launch Event

To give a speech on his HMRC priorities and the value of external research at the CenTax launch event

Met International Cooperation and Development (AECID); former Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire; Institute de population; development et santé de la reproduction de l'Université Cheikh; China Development and Research Foundation; International Cooperation and Development, EU

To discuss financial reform and investment in children for sustainable development

Met ARM

To discuss AI infrastructure, including data and compute.

Met Go Ahead

To discuss the Government's plans for rail and how Go-Ahead can work with the Rail Minister to deliver them

Met Paul Nuki, Senior Editor, Global Health Security and Campaigns, The Telegraph

Introductory chat

Met Helen Milner, Elizabeth Anderson, Mohammed Basit, Julie Hawker MBE � Cosmic, Jim O�Hagan, Sam Wheeler, Tom Rigg, Simon Page, Catherine Smith, Professor Katy Mason, Heather Ferguson, Professor Hamish Laing, Sir Derek Jones KCB, Claire Germaine, Ruth Bacigalupo, Dame Nia Griffith MP, Rachel Bowen, Jocelle Lovell.

Roundtable with Digital Inclusion stakeholders.

Met Admiral Group

Meeting to discuss insurance, economic growth and consumers

Met TSB Bank

Meeting to discuss the Government's growth mission and mid-tier banks

Met Health Mission Delivery Board

Invited Thinks Insight and Strategy CEO by the DHSC to comment on the opportunities to align with the Growth Mission

Met Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

To set out UK development priorities, shared challenge of current fiscal climate and Nutrition for Growth Summit

Met Water UK, River Action UK, Surfers Against Sewage, Paddle Uk, Wildlife Countryside Link, Angling Trust, Country Land and Business Association, National Farmers Union, National Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Rivers Trust, Woodland Trust, Green Alliance, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Royal Life Saving Society UK, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, National Parks England, Wales LINK, The Wildlife Trusts, Surfers Against Sewage

To discuss Government consultation on bathing waters

Met Checkout.com

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

Met Social Market Foundation; Royal Society; UK Biobank; Open Data Institute; Wellcome Trust; Health Research Authority; ICO

To discuss the Data (Use and Access) Bill.

Met Nautilus

to discuss the seafarers charter

Met Alternative Investment Management Association

Meeting to discuss the UK's international competitiveness in financial services

Met Motor Insurers' Bureau

An introductory meeting to discuss motor insurance issues and priorities with Angus Eaton and Nick Robbins

Met Bloomberg

To discuss US elections

Met Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse, NSPCC, Barnardo's, Internet Watch Foundation, Lucy Faithfull Foundation, The Children's Society

To discuss work to tackle child sexual abuse including the implementation of the IICSA recommendations

Met Royal Mail

Visit to Mount Pleasant Mail Centre and to discuss Royal Mail, Christmas service and the universal service obligation

Met New Homes Quality Board & New Homes Ombudsman Service

To discuss the New Home Quality Board framework

Met Mail Competition Forum, iMail, Citipost, Whistl, The Delivery Group

To discuss mail operators, regulation and the universal service obligation

Met Bloomberg

To discuss US elections

Met Archbishop of Canterbury Bishop of St Albans

Meeting to discuss the Lords Spiritual Bill.

Met Vistry, Redrow, Bellway, Miller, Crest Nicholson, Barratt, London Square, Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon Homes, Weston Group

To discuss challenges with the remediation of unsafe buildings

Met Director of Public Prosecutions

Introduction to Director of Public Prosecution

Met Citizens UK

To discuss community cohesion, faith and renters rights

Met Nationwide Foundation

To discuss the Renters' Rights Bill

Met North Yorkshire Council

To discuss housing targets in North Yorkshire and their local plan

Met BVCA, Scale Up Institute, VenturePath, Mirzyme, ZOPA, Catagen, Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology, techUK, Orbex Space, Pragmatic, The Catapult Network

To discuss high growth/scale up ecosystem