Ministers' Meetings

Met World Bank

To discuss international climate finance and investment

Met Orsted

Introductory chat to discuss the Minister's priorities including ramping up renewables and grid connections

Met Board of Deputies of British Jews

Introductory meeting to discuss tackling antisemitism

Met Tata Sons, the Prime Minister, the Chancellor,

To discuss Tata's transition plans at Port Talbot.

Met The Crown Estate

Introductory chat to discuss the Minister's priorities including ramping up renewables and grid connections

Met Amanda Damari

Meeting to discuss Emily Damari (a British National Hostage in Gaza), express sympathy and reiterate Government's support to hostages and their families.

Met Tata Group

Meeting to discuss Tata's presence in the UK and wider economic issues.

Met City of London Corporation, Deloitte, EY, Investment Association, KPMG, Law Society of Scotland, Law Society of England and Wales, UK Finance, UBS, City UK, Association of British Pharmaceuticals Industry, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, The Bar Council of England and Wales / Twenty Essex Chambers

Roundtable with financial and professional services sector to discuss an enhanced FTA with Switzerland

Met Aldersgate

To discuss Aldersgate Group's work and the Net Zero Council

Met GFANZ (Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero)

To discuss GFANZ work on voluntary carbon markets

Met Energy Intensive Users Group roundtable: Make UK/UK Steel, British Glass, Mineral Products Association, EIUG - Energy Intensive Users Group, British Ceramic Confederation/Ceramics UK, Chemical Industries Association

Introductory meeting to discuss the UK business environment

Met Chemical Industries Association and British Coatings Federation

Introductory meeting to discuss the UK chemicals sector

Met Beth Rigby (Political Editor, Sky News)

To Discuss Parliamentary Business.

Met Reform (think tank)

Discussion on public service reform and procurement

Met Fera Infrastructure, Allianz Capital, InfraRed Capital Partners, Igneo Infrastructure Partners, Corsair Capital, Macquari, CDPQ Global Investment, Canada Pension Plan Investments, Global Infrastructure Investor Association, Water UK, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, ART Investments, AG Investments Ltd, Farallon Capital, M&G Investment Management

Investor Roundtable to discuss water sector and longer term reforms

Met Port of Dover

Met with representatives whilst on an official visit to the Port to see EES preparations firsthand and understand the challenges and wider risks to border fluidity and potential impact on the southeast.

Met GB Rail Freight

Meeting to discuss current issues GB Rail Freight are facing

Met Hospitality Sector Council with Loungers; Restaurant Group PLC; Society of Independent Brewers; Lucky Saint; British Beer and Pub Association; Cote; Turtle Bay / Caravan / Flight Club; Deliveroo; Prezzo; UK Hospitality; Greene King; the Nationwide Caterers Association; Mowgli; Circus; Nando's; Dishoom; Fuller's; British Institute of Innkeeping; Burger King; Hawksmoor.

Meeting of the Hospitality Council to build understanding and support of the make work pay proposals, begin the process of collaborating with the council on key policies to drive the growth mission

Met Liverpool City Region Combined Local Authority

Discussion as part of a site visit about the opening of September House

Met Hospitality Sector Council

To discuss the principles behind the Government’s Make Work Pay proposals and reaffirm the Government’s commitment to a pro-business, pro-worker approach

Met National Farmers Union

Meeting Tom Bradshaw, President and Scott Pepe, External Affairs to discuss the Government's strategy to eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis

Met Countryside and Land Association

Meeting with Lisa Hofford, Victoria Vyvyan and Jonathan Roberts to discuss the Government's strategy to eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis

Met Association of Electoral Administrators

To discuss elections policy and the elections bill

Met Electoral Commission

To discuss elections policy and future engagement

Met Locality, Plunkett UK, Development Trusts Association Scotland, Development Trusts NI

To discuss the Community Ownership Fund and their experience working with the department as delivery partners

Met Andy Philip, Political Editor, Aberdeen Press & Journal; Gina Davidson, Scottish Political Editor, LBC; Holyrood Magazine; Alasdair Clark, Political Editor, Dundee Courier; Alistair Grant, Political Editor, Scotsman; Conor Matchett, Political Editor, Scottish Sun; Georgia Edkins, Political Editor, Scottish Mail on Sunday; John Ferguson, Political Editor, Sunday Mail; Herald/Sunday Herald; Kieran Andrews, Political Editor, Times Scotland; BBC Scotland; Tom Gordon, Deputy Political Editor, Scottish Daily Mail; Katrine Bussey, Political Editor, Press Association Scotland; Paul Hutcheon, Political Editor, Daily Record; Simon Johnson, Scottish Political Editor, Daily Telegraph

To discuss intergovernmental relations.

Met Jewish Leadership Council

To discuss community cohesion and recent disorder

Met Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

To discuss housing and home ownership

Met China-Britain Business Council

A meeting to discuss the Government’s approach to trade with China and areas of growth and opportunities

Met Centre for Ageing Better

An introductory meeting with as discussion on the Safe Homes Now campaign

Met Liverpool City Region Combined Local Authority, Torus Group

Discussion as part of a site visit about retrofitting

Met National Office for Animal Health

Introductory meeting and to discuss Animal Health and concern around the supply of veterinary medicine Northern Ireland.

Met Idris Elba OBE, FazAmnesty, Ben Kisella Trust, Stephen Lawrence Trust, Metropolitan Police/National Police Chiefs Council, The King's Trust, West Midlands Police, Lives Not Knives, Catch 22, Centre for Young Lives, Youth Endowment Fund, Oxford Internet Institute, Empire Fighting Chance, Joe Dix Foundation, Family of Ronan Kanda, Family of Andre Aderemi, The Daniel Baird Foundation, Hope Collective

Roundtable to update on Government policy and legislation to reduce knife crime.

Met Eni SpA

Meeting to discuss Eni's success with the Green Volt Offshore Wind Project in Scotland and future investment in renewable energy.

Met Humanists UK

Introductory meeting to mark World Humanist Day

Met United Kingdom Accreditation Service

To discuss the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Report and accreditation

Met Eni

To discuss Eni projects in the UK, including Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and Offshore Wind

Met Small Business Britain

Roundtable to reaffirm the Government’s strategy on net zero, including better commercial opportunities for SMEs and delivering security cutting energy bills for small businesses, with a "cheaper, zero-carbon electricity system" by 2030

Met GSK

To discuss GSK's footprint in the UK and the Government's ambitions for life sciences and industrial strategy

Met Airbus UK

Introductory meeting and broad discussion on sustainable aviation fuel, decarbonisation and airspace modernisation

Met GSK

To discuss the role of the Life Sciences sector in the UK's economic growth and Industrial Strategy.

Met Fawcett

First meeting of a 'women's Caucus' in Parliament hosted by Fawcett society.

Met Patriotic Millionaires

Meeting to discuss the company, its aims and values and how it applies to international development

Met University of Bath, Resolution Foundation, University of Strathclyde, The Trades Union Congress, Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, Health Foundation

The key aims of this meeting were to establish the role of the board, agree Terms of Reference and discuss economic inactivity

Met National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Visit to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's Better Start Centre in Blackpool to meet with staff and customers to discuss the impacts of poverty and the support provided by the Centre

Met Regional Stakeholder Network

To be introduced to the Regional Stakeholder Network and discuss disability policy and current issues affecting disabled people

Met Santander UK

Meeting to discuss stability and growth in the financial services sector

Met techUK

To discuss how techUK can help support the governemtn in AI, Digital Identity and Cyber Sercurity.

Met Scale AI

To discuss Scale AI�s plans to grow their UK investments and the opening of their new London headquarters.

Met David Attenbourgh

Meeting to discuss climate and nature