Ministers' Meetings

Met Sir Trevor Phillips (Sky)

To discuss migration reform.

Met Women's Aid

Discuss VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) strategy and areas for collaboration and support

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: 70 University Vice Chancellors | To increase understanding of how foreign interference can manifest in higher education.

Met Women's Justice Board

To discuss the publication of the Women's Justice Board Report

Met Senior Coroner for Cheshire

Met Senior Coroner as part of visit to Cheshire Coroners' Court, undertaken to learn about work of coroners.

Met Metropolitan Police Service

Meeting to discuss the Metropolitan Police Service

Met Matt Britten

Meeting with Matt Britten in his personal capacity to discuss digital ID

Met Representatives of Norfolk Archaeological Trust, Onis Consulting and Safer Business Network

Meeting to discuss heritage crime

Met Christian Aid

To discuss human rights in international trade.

Met Transform Drug Policy Foundation

Meeting to discuss the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs's report on ketamine

Met His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V

To discuss investment in the UK and interfaith dialogue

Met UK Biobank, Genomics England, Our Future Health, Use MY Data, University of Oxford

To discuss patient data

Met Catapult CEOs: High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC), Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), National Composites Centre (NCC), Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)

Discussed delivery of the Industrial Strategy and challenges for the UK manufacturing sector

Met InterContinental Hotels Group

To discuss challenges and opportunities in the UK travel and tourism sector.

Met Housedean Farm Campsite, Landsdown Arms

To discuss the challenges faced by local hospitality businesses in the Lewes constituency due to increasing operating costs

Met EP Group

To discuss Royal Mail and the implementation of worker measures

Met BLOXX

To discuss Bloxx’s innovative housing model and potential next steps for engagement financial sector stakeholders

Met Fire Brigades Union

To discuss the impact of devolution and local government reorganisation on the fire sector

Met End Our Cladding Scandal

To discuss the concerns of End Our Cladding Members, reform of the Building Safety Regulator and measures to protect leaseholders

Met SEND Sanctuary, Council for Disabled Children, National Association of Special Educational Needs, Olive Academies, Dingley's Promise, Heart of Worcestershire College, Aylsham High School, Disabled Children's Partnership, Let Us Learn Too, Global Child and Maternal Healthm The Difference, National Network of Parent Carer Forums

Part of a series of roundtables to engage and consult organisations in advance of the Schools White Paper (SWP) and SEND Consultation Document

Met Rory Stewart

Discussion of situation in Middle East

Met Ashgate Hospice, NHS Derby & Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottingham & Nottinghamshire ICBs

To discuss a solution to a dispute between the ICB and Ashgate Hospice on funding.

Met ECPAT- Every Child Protected Against Trafficking

Child Exploitation and trafficking

Met Association of Directors of Children's Services

To discuss the Fostering reform consultation and shared priorities across children's social care

Met Victims of Sexual Assault

Serious Sexual Assault

Met Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action

To discuss local growth funding in Northern Ireland

Met CERN

To discuss international physics programmes

Met Association of School & College Leaders (ASCL), group of school leaders

Dinner discussion focused on creating and maintaining an sustainable education system

Met Pinewood Studios

To discuss Pinewood Studios’ business and investment priorities, and opportunities in the creative sector

Met Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists

Introductary meeting with the incoming President of RCOG

Met Money and Mental Health, Nationwide, Lloyds Bank, HSBC, Santander, Barclays, Monzo, Natwest, Starling, TSB, Yorkshire Building Society, Building Societies' Association

to discuss suicide prevention and the role of financial services

Met Aga Khan

To discuss international development

Met University of Swansea

To discuss the Fingleton review

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Big Issue | Meeting to discuss the work that is happening at the Big Issue Group, focusing on Big Issue Recruit,

Met Greater Manchester Combined Authority

To discuss reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme

Met Lendlease, The Crown Estate

Meeting to discuss updates on the Euston Redevelopment

Met LGBTQI+ Giving Summit

Attended at the request of the FCDO.

Met MOPAC

Political meeting to discuss courts in London

Met Unite

To discuss industrial action

Met Roddy Russell, Clara Kathleen, Bernadette Emerson, Nicholas Cooke

Meeting to discuss the mental health of IPPs

Met Fuels Industry UK (FIUK), Phillips 66, Essar Energy, Esso UK, Valero, Shell, bp

To discuss next steps in the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) assessment process

Met Policy Manager at Revolving Doors

To discuss youth justice

Met Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

To discuss the work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and the upcoming launch of its website

Met Mineworkers' Pension Scheme (MPS Trustees)

To discuss future scheme changes including surplus sharing

Met Emma Perrin and Fran Perrin

Discuss child sexual abuse and offender management in the prison estate

Met Gbangbola Family

Progress of a proposed review/inquiry

Met Everyones Invited

Discuss prevention-focused approaches to tackling VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) in schools

Met High Speed 2

Monthly catch up regarding HS2 developments

Met Roundtable with AI Experts

Chaired a panel with key AI experts from government and business ahead of attending the AI Impact Summit in India

Met Roundtable with criminal justice system stakeholders

To discuss Sir Brian Leveson's Independent Review of Criminal Courts with key judicial and law enforcement stakeholders