Ministers' Meetings

Met Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board

To discuss the Local Government Pensions Scheme

Met Gloucestershire Local Resilience Forum (LRF)

Flood Resilience Taskforce Meeting. The Taskforce will co-ordinate flooding preparation and provide long-term, strategic thinking to better protect communities.

Met Unite Union

Call to discuss the future of the Grangemouth refinery

Met Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Meeting with Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, to discuss public sector reform and the role of combined authorities.

Met Which?

To discuss the Product Regulation & Metrology Bill, the consumer enforcement landscape and implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act

Met Manchester City Council

Joint tour of the the Greater Manchester Digital Security Hub (DiSH).

Met Offshore Wind Industry Council, Crown Estate, Crown Estate Scotland, RenewableUK, ORE Catapult, Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council

To discuss government-industry collaboration in offshore wind for achieving Clean Power by 2030

Met Southwark Council; Camden Council; Royal Borough of Greenwich; Hackney Council; Islington Council; Lambeth Council ; Lewisham Council ; Newcastle City Council ; Sheffield Council ; Birmingham City Council ; Nottingham City Council; Bristol City council ; Hull City Council ; Leeds city Council; Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; National Housing Federation; Chartered Institute of Housing; Association of Retained Council Housing; Local Government Association; District Councils Network.

Roundtable discussion on social housing

Met Federation of Small Businesses, British Chamber of Commerce, The Happy Business School, The HR Dept, Professional Polishing Services Ltd, Female Founder Finance, Inkwell, John Smedley Ltd, Caravan Restaurants, Green King, Booker Wholesale Group, Carreg Construction, Galloway Lodge, Pedal Me

To discuss Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Bill

Met Good Business Pays

Introductory meeting to discuss how to prevent late payments.

Met National Grid

To discuss shared priorities including the National Energy System Operator (NESO) project, planning and infrastructure

Met Voice of the Subpostmaster

To discuss Post Office policy.

Met Chris Head

To discuss Post Office redress policy.

Met HS2

Additional meeting with the Executive Chair of HS2 to give the oppurtunity to raise any further issues regarding HS2

Met Enterprise Nation

Meeting to discuss key priorities within small business' and areas of collaboration between Enterprise Nation and the new Government.

Met Santander

Keynote speech at the launch of a report Santander have worked on with Public First

Met Association of Drainage Authorities

Meeting to discuss Government approach to flooding policy and the role of Drainage Authorities

Met Pubs Code Adjudicator

To discuss the Pubs Code Adjudicator's regulatory priorities, results of the Tied Tenant Survey and tenant awareness of the code

Met Offshore Wind Industry Council

Council to discuss ramping up offshore wind project delivery

Met Electrical Contractors' Association Roundtable: Electrical Contractors Association, SJD Associates, Climate Change Committee, London Community Energy Fund, WJEC / CBAC, E3G, Unite the Union, Association of Employment and Training Providers

Discussed the government's objectives for growing green skills and challenges experienced by the electrical contractor workforce

Met Climate Outreach

Introductory meeting to discuss climate public engagement

Met Energy UK

To discuss UK-EU energy coopeation including the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and UK participation in North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC)

Met Deputy Prime Minister, Justin Madders, Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets, Federation of Small Businesses, British Chamber of Commerce, The Happy Business School, The HR Dept, Professional Polishing Services Ltd, Female Founder Finance, Inkwell, John Smedley Ltd, Caravan Restaurants, Green King, Booker Wholesale Group, Carreg Construction, Galloway Lodge, Pedal Me

To discuss Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Bill

Met National Office for Animal Health Animal Health Distributors Association Veterinary Surgeons Supply Co. Animal and Plant Health Association Ulster Farmers Union Northern Ireland Veterinary Association Northern Ireland Veterinary Association

Meeting with the veterninary medicines working group of key stakeholders discussing the supply of veterninary medicines in Northern Ireland.

Met West Midlands Combined Authority, Barnet Multi Faith Forum, London Muslim Centre, Coventry University, FaithAction

Roundtable discussion on faith

Met Airlines UK

Introductory meeting and broad discussion around decarbonisation, SAF, accesibility and ATOL

Met British Ports Association

Introductory meeting and broad discussion on port investment and resources, clean maritime energy and industry involvement in skills and education

Met Business Disability Forum, Scope, Sense, Royal National Institute of Blind People, National Autistic Society, Royal National Institute for Deaf People, Leonard Cheshire, Mencap, Mind

Roundtable session with members of the Disability Charities Consortium. The Minister discussed and answered questions on disability benefits and employment

Met His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and His Majesty�s Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services, Surrey Police Chief Constable, Avon and Somerset Police Chief Constable, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police, Director General Independent Office for Police Conduct, Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner, Bedfordshire Police Chief Constable

Attended a Police Leader meeting discuss Police Leaders perspectives on reform.

Met John Caudwell

Panel session on the Caudwell Strong Britain Report and Private art tour

Met Historic England

Meeting to get an update on live issues in the UK's heritage sector

Met Jeremy Wright MP, Vaccine Injured Bereaved UK

To discuss the vaccine damage payment scheme and COVID vaccination

Met Cancer Research UK, Macmillan, Cancer 52

To discuss cancer treatment and prevention

Met Sir Jeremy Wright MP and Vaccine Injured Bereaved UK

To discuss covid vaccination and the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme

Met Amazon Web Services

Meeting during Ministerial Visit to discuss the data centre investment announcement.

Met General Medical Council

To discuss workforce issues

Met People with Lived Experience and Unpaid Carers

Roundtable to speak directly to unpaid carers and people who draw on care.

Met Schmidt Futures

Discussion around the Life Sciences sector and investment in Life Sciences.

Met Global Counsel

R&D ecosystem and policy

Met Russell Group

To discuss universities and R&D.

Met Our Future Health

To be briefed on Our Future Health's work

Met Challenge Works, Royal Academy of Engineering, Bristol City Council

To discuss the royal academy of engineerings' idea for Challenge Prizes.

Met National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group

To discuss suicide prevention

Met Martyn's Law Campaign Team

Possible introduction of Martyn's Law

Met Logistics UK

To discuss immediate and long-term priorities with senior representatives across the logistics sector.

Met Temasek

Meeting to discuss investment in the UK and opportunities such as the National Wealth Fund to crowd in private capital.

Met Transport for London and Greater London Assembly

Follow up introduction to discuss TfL's key priorities and longer term funding certainty.

Met Sustrans

To give an address in response to Sustrans report on access to cycles for people on low income

Met Members of the Public

To discuss a consular case.

Met Association of British Insurers, The British Insurance Brokers' Association and Allianz

Meeting with Phil Ellis (CEO & Co-founder of Beryl) to discuss difficulties regarding e-scooter insurance.