Ministers' Meetings

Met Transport Focus

To discuss the role of Transport Focus with Chair, Nigel Stevens

Met Patrick Wintour (Guardian)

Off-record introductory meeting

Met Trinity House

Meeting to discuss Trinity House's Futures Afloat programme

Met Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC); Christian Aid; Oxfam International; Humanitarian Action, Protection of Civilians, Action Against Hunger; Plan International UK; International Rescue Committee

To discuss Disasters Emergency Committee latest launches and how it allocates funds, and current food security and aid delivery challenges

Met Saxton Bamphylde

To discuss recriutment.

Met Alan Milburn

Meeting to discuss workforce

Met Siemens

To discuss growth opportunities and UK environment.

Met Freightliner

Introductory meeting as an oppurtunity to build strong relationships with a key freight stakeholder who should obtain confidence from Ministerial support. Emphasised Governmnet's view that the economic and environmental potential of rail freight is significant and we are fully committed to supporting its growth.

Met Port of Dover

To discuss Operational readiness & contingency planning

Met Women in Transport

To discuss Women in Transport with the president of the board, Jo Field.

Met Ada Lovelace

To discuss AI safety and regulation.

Met Fawcett

To discuss gender equality and equal rights

Met Gillian Leng

To discuss leading a review into Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates

Met Disability Confident Business Leaders Group

Introductory meeting to general discussion of DCBLG, its aim and purpose and also the wider agenda around disability employment.

Met Design Council

To discuss creative industries' public engagement with net zero; place based expertise and Carbon Budgets; public engagement for climate transition

Met Historic England

They discussed the Reestoration and Renewal Project of Parliament specificaly Historic England's involvement so far and the need for communication to be improved in relation to the project.

Met University of Cambridge; University of Oxford; University of Buckingham

Meeting with university professors to discuss the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech Act)

Met Ripple Energy

Introductory meeting with Ripple Energy to discuss their work on community energy

Met Sky, BBC, Financial Times, ITV, The Times, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mirror, Independent, I News, Sun, The Guardian, Glamour, LBC, Politico, GB News

Ministerial Journalist Reception hosted at the Home Office.

Met Vestas

To discuss the wind industry and investment in the UK

Met CCSA, Progressive Energy, bp, NESO, University of Edinburgh, Offshore Energies, Early Careers Professional Forum, Harbour Energy, Global CCUS Institute, Societe Gnerale, Storegga, Eni UK, University of Cambridge, Drax, Net Zero Industry Wales, Crown Estate Scotland, University of Chester, Green Alliance, Energy UK, North Sea Transition Authority, Equinor, The Crown Estate, EET, SSE, 8 Rivers, NET Power, SEC Newgate

Meeting of Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) Council discussing Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), energy infrastructure, Carbon Capture & Storage Association (CCSA) Delivery Plan and Clean Power Mission

Met Heat Pump Association

To discuss shared priorities including heat pumps and warm homes, and the Minister's speech at the heat pump association annual reception

Met Octopus Energy

To discuss the Warm Homes Plan and the electrification of heat

Met London Councils

Meeting with London Councils to discuss reforming the relationship between cental and local government.

Met CBI

To share vision of the new government, discuss investment plans and clean business needs from government

Met CCUS Council- CCSA, Progressive Energy, bp, NESO, University of Edinburgh, Offshore Energies, Early Careers Professional Forum, Harbour Energy, Global CCUS Institute, Societe Gnerale, Storegga, Eni UK, University of Cambridge, Drax, Net Zero Industry Wales, Crown Estate Scotland, University of Chester, Green Alliance, Energy UK, North Sea Transition Authority, Equinor, The Crown Estate, EET, SSE, 8 Rivers, NET Power, SEC Newgate

To actions required to develop the Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) sector in the UK

Met National Crime and Police Commissioner

Quarterly Police Operational Risk Group

Met INEOS Energy

To discuss UK government�s support the green transition and challenges with "Energy Islands"

Met Scottish power and Iberdrola

To set-out the Department priorities and get input from a UK energy supplier on barriers to further investment

Met Copenhagen, Denmark -Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Dansk Industri, Vestas; �rsted

Roundtable to discuss industry collaboration in the UK, covering long-term Investor Confidence; Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) and Contracts for Difference (CfD )Reform; floating offshore wind

Met Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum

To discuss the work of the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum

Met World Bank

To build UK relationship with World Bank and discuss the Middle East, Ukraine and women's economic empowerment

Met World Bank

To discuss World Bank progress and evolution

Met ONE Charity; Education Development Center; Bill Gates Foundation; Open Society Foundation; Bezos Earth Fund; World Resources Institute

Open discussion about how the UK can best help tackle the big climate and development challenges of today

Met Infleqtion

Tour around the facilities with discussion around the Government's support for the sector and application of their work

Met Nu Quantum

Tour around the facilities with discussion around the Government's support for the sector and application of their work

Met Oxford Quantum Circuits

Oxford Quantum Circuits highlighted the focus of the company and a need for corporate to develop a better understanding of quantum tech

Met Riverlane

Discussion around funding sources for Riverlane and how the government can support the sector

Met Universal Quantum

Discussion around Universal Quantum establishment and noted some difficulties around the availability and number of government contracts

Met Ellison Institute of Technology

Discussing EIT plans for expansion and alignment with Government's priorities

Met Anthopi, Nividia, UC Berkley

To discuss tech and AI sectors in the UK, including regulatory environment, and investment opportunities.

Met Joe White, Chris Moran, Gerald Brady, Connor Love, Michael Ortiz, Lou Manousos, Alice Bentinck

Roundtable to discuss opportunities for UK tech growth.

Met Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, Merck Sharp & Dohme, BioIndustry Association, GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi, Seqirus, Johnson & Johnson, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Science Innovation and Technology

To discuss the Pandemic Accord.

Met Which?

Meeting to discuss consumer protection in financial services

Met British Business Bank

Meeting to discuss the delivery of the Government's growth objectives and support for female entrepreneurs

Met MetroBank

Meeting to discuss the Government's priorities for the financial services sector and prudential regulation

Met James Lansdale (BBC)

Off-record introductory meeting

Met National Deaf Children's Society

Introductory chat to discuss the work of NDCS. Discussed British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE in England and Wales.

Met Google

Discussion on wider DSIT portfolio and digital infrastructure

Met NASUWT - The Teachers' Union

Introductory meeting to hear on the key issues that they had raised in a letter to the Minister around HSE funding, targeting of HSE in schools and risk of self-harm and suicide in teaching professionals. They also discussed issues on work-related stress in teaching and reporting under Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).