Ministers' Meetings

Met Port of Dover

Introductory meeting between the Secretary of State and Jason Holt (CEO) and Doug Bannister (Chair), from the Port of Dover

Met Vodafone

Introductory discussion covering investment landscape and new technology

Met Baroness Casey

To discuss adult social care

Met British Business Bank

Meeting to discuss access to finance policy

Met HSBC

To discuss collaboration on international financial services.

Met NatWest

Meeting to discuss the government's vision for the financial services sector and its competitiveness and investment into the UK.

Met Families of 2023 Nottingham Attacks

Meeting to discuss Nottingham attacks and subsequent investigations.

Met Port of Dover stakeholders

To discuss readiness for the upcoming implementation of the EU Entry/Exit System

Met Beth Rigby, Political Editor, Sky

Regular engagement with Media Representatives to discuss the UK economy.

Met Institute for Employment Studies

Meeting to discuss the Future Employment Support Report and Commission ahead of the Minister giving a speech at the launch event

Met Siemens plc

Discussed manufacturing and the Made Smarter programme

Met Simon Jack, Business Editor, British Broadcasting Corporation

Meeting to discuss Secretary of State's five key priorities for Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs: cleaning up rivers, lakes and seas, creating a roadmap to transition Britian into a zero-waste economy, support farmers, to boost Britain's food security, protect Britain's landscapes and wildlife and protect communities from dangers of flooding.

Met Ofgem

Regular meeting discussing shared priorities including regulation, consumers and affordability

Met Home Builders Federation; Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport; District Councils Network; Planning Advisory Service; Buckinghamshire council; Royal Town Planning Institute; County Councils Network.

Roundtable discussion on planning reform

Met Gordon Brown

To discuss Gordon Brown's report on the House of Lords

Met Richard Rigby, Ben Marson, The Princes' Trust

To discuss UK Shared Prosperity Fund, devolution policy and community cohesion

Met Port of Dover

To discuss preperations for EES

Met SGN

Introductory chat to discuss the Minister's priorities including hydrogen

Met Ocean Plastics Leadership Network (OPLN)

Plenary Session: INC-5 UK National Treaty Dialogues

Met Princes Trust

To discuss local growth and devolution

Met BP

To discuss the fiscal environment in the UK and the North Sea energy industry

Met Custom Build Homes; Shelter; National Custom and Self Build Association; Right to Build Task Force; Northern Housing Consortium; Homes for the South West; Community Land Trust Network; National Housing Federation; Foundation; Locality; Home Builders Federation; Chartered Institute of Housing; Confederation of Co-operative Housing; Lqgroup; Almshouse Association; Homes for the North.

Roundtable discussion on planning reform

Met Eni, Leonardo, Marcegaglia, Exor/CNH Industrial NV and Iveco Group, Snam, Chiomenti, Pirelli, Investindustrial

Business Breakfast during visit to Italy to discuss Italian business investment in the UK.

Met HSBC Saudi Arabia, FutureLearn, Aberdeen Standard Investcorp Infrastructure Partners Company, Saudi Alawal Bank (SAB), Standard Chartered Saudi Arabia, Ashmore Investment Saudi Arabia, World Wide Generation and the G17 Eco Platform, Buro Happold in Saudi Arabia, Mace, Gleeds Saudi Arabia, Turner & Townsend, Mott MacDonald, BAE Systems, Rolls Royce

Roundtable with leading British Businesses to discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by British businesses in Saudi Arabia

Met HSBC Saudi Arabia

A short meeting to provide insight into the business environment in Saudi Arabia

Met SAB

A short meeting to provide insight into the business environment in Saudi Arabia

Met HSBC

A meeting to discuss future opportunities and challenges HSBC faces in changing global trade conditions

Met Roundtable: Great South West; Imerys British Lithium; Cornish Lithium; Cornwall Space Cluster; Bay Photonics; B&T College; Supacat; REIDSteel; South West Business Council; Leonardo UK; Atlas Elektronik; Aldermans Tooling; Plessey Semiconductors; Falmouth Harbour; Loop Technology; Celtic Sea Power; Maritime UK SW; Plymouth University

Discussed industry opportunities in the Southwest

Met Footsteps (Faiths for a Low Carbon Future)

To discuss local net zero initiatives in Birmingham

Met Airbus UK

Domestic Ministerial visit to speak at the opening of Airbus Helicopters UK Headquarters at Oxford Airport

Met Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Meeting to discuss work in the constituency and St Mary's Hospital's inclusion in the New Hospitals Programme

Met Bechtel Group

Meeting during visit to the US to discuss how industry and government could better collaborate on energy and rail infrastructure.

Met Aerospace Industries Association, Lockheed Martin, Defense, Space and Security, The Boeing Company, BAE Systems Inc, Leidos, GE Aerospace, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Roundtable with Defence Aerospace CEOs during visit to the US to discuss investment in the UK's strategic defence sector.

Met NewStatesman

Current Affairs

Met Get Ready for Work (GRoW) Programme

Spoke at a GRoW Employability Day Event discussing how childcare support is essential in supporting parents to move into work, and how Universal Credit childcare offer can help

Met BBC World Service

To discuss an overview of the World Service, as this was an introduction meeting

Met Aerospace Technology Institute

Introductory meeting and broad discussion on aviation decarbonisation

Met UK Finance, Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays UK, NatWest Group, HSBC UK, Santander UK, Virgin Money, TSB, Danske Bank UK, Bank of Ireland UK

Roundtable to discuss the rollout of banking hubs across the UK

Met Barclays, HSBC, NatWest, Lloyds, Santander UK, Nationwide, Standard Chartered

Roundtable to discuss prudential regulation and its relation to growth

Met National Housing Federation

Introductory stakeholder call with National Housing Federation to discuss their priorities for housing

Met British Sign Language Advisory Board

Introductory meeting to discuss education, government communications and delivered a very short statement on working with the British Sign Language Advisory Board Advisory board

Met The National Lottery's ParalympicsGB Homecoming

Attended the ParalympicGB homecoming event to welcome back atheletes from the successful Paris 2024 Games

Met Phoenix Group

Meeting to discuss long term savings and retiremtent

Met Insitiute for Fiscal Studies

Event to talk through recent IFS reports.

Met Partnership for Jewish Schools (PaJeS)

To discuss the taxation of private schools

Met Confederation of British Industry (CBI), British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Institute of Directors (IoD), 100 Group, Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), Tax Professional Forum, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Institute for Government (IfG), Tax Policy Associates, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Roundtable to discuss the corporate tax roadmap

Met Citizens' Advice

To discuss the work of Citizens Advice

Met Johanna Baxter MP, Tracey Allen

To discuss support for immunocompromised people

Met Novartis

To discuss ongoing partnership regarding Inclisiran

Met Association of British HealthTech Industries

To discuss life science