Ministers' Meetings

Met Monzo, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Lloyds, Nationwide, UK Finance, Barclays, Santander, Scottish Widows, Natwest

Roundtable with key stakeholders in the financial services sphere to discuss the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

Met NHS Confederation, Alan Milburn

To discuss the 10 year health plan

Met Sanofi

To discuss life sciences and the UK's investment environment

Met GlaxoSmithKline, Eisai, Merck & Co, UCB, Johnson & Johnson, Smith+Nephew, Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry, Association of British HealthTech Industries, British Generic Manufacturers Association, UK BioIndustry Association, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Wellcome Trust, Bicycle Therapeutics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Professor Sir John Bell

To discuss life sciences at the Life Sciences Council

Met GlaxoSmithKline

To discuss medical research

Met Bioindustry Association, British Generics, Association of British HealthTech Industries, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

To discuss life sciences and the UK's investment environment

Met GlaxoSmithKline, UCB, Bicycle Therapeutics, AstraZeneca

To discuss life sciences and the UK's investment environment

Met British Chambers of Commerce

To hear the organisation's priorities ahead of the Autumn Budget.

Met Policy in Practice

To discuss the Universal Credit review.

Met Schroders

Meeting to discuss the UK as a hub for asset management, and how to drive growth and investment across the UK

Met Fusion Industry Association

To discuss fusion technology and Scotland's Tertiary Enhancement Programme (STEP)

Met Confederation of School Trusts; Star Academies Trust; Lift Schools Trust; Reach Foundation; The Education Alliance; Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust; Ark Academies Trust, Windsor Academy Trust; Northern Education Trust; Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust; Eden Academy Trust; The Easten Learning Alliance; University of Chichester Academy Trust

To discuss the role schools and trusts will play in the Opportunity Mission, to hear the Secretary of State's vision for the school system and school improvement, and to discuss the role of trusts

Met Retail Roundtable - British Independent Retailers Association, Craft Bakers Association, USDAW, Association of Convenience Stores, New West End, British Footwear Association, Sainsbury?s, Kingfisher, Retail Sector Council, British Retail Consortium, Post Office, Post Office, Unilever, Morrisons, Asda, Silkfred, Asos, Federation of Independent Retailers, Tesco.

Introductory meeting to discuss the opportunities and challenges affecting the UK grocery retail sector.

Met Ambion Heating

Introductory meeting to discuss Ambion's heating technologies

Met Ben Taylor, Editor of The Sunday Times

Breakfast meeting to discuss a range of issues including the agenda for growth and public services reform

Met Rolls Royce Holdings

Discuss opportunities for cooperation

Met Citizen's Advice

To discuss Citizen's Advice consumer service, employment rights and a Fair Work Agency

Met SeAH

Discussion on Allocation Round 7 (AR7) and supply chains

Met Palestinian Head of Mission and Members of Palestinian Community

To discuss the impact of the conflict in Gaza and to hear their individual perspectives.

Met Made in Britain

Discussed the UK manufacturing sector and sector challenges

Met British Beauty Council, Estee Lauder Companies, L'Oreal, Charotte Tilbury Beauty Ltd, Sam McKnight, Skin Rocks, Shellworks, Orean, Superdrug, Space NK, Sephora, Pelham, Neal's Yard Remedies, Medik8, Vieve

Roundtable to discuss investment and the business environment in the beauty industry

Met Thales

Discussed Thales' operations in the UK, business challenges and the Industrial Strategy

Met Net Zero Technology Centre

Met Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

Chaired a CBI Roundtable with representatives from a range of private industries to discuss economic resilience as part of the resilience review.

Met Toyota

Introductory meeting to discuss Toyota's operations in the UK

Met Chief Constable for Leicestershire

First meeting and discussion on policing in Leicestershire

Met National Association of Local Councils (NALC)

To discuss councillor standards and remote attendance at council meetings

Met London Councils

To discuss London governance

Met John Bew

To discuss foreign policy

Met Next Generation Nuclear Industry Council

To understand how the council can support the delivery of the skills plan and views on attracting young people to the nuclear sector

Met Pool Reinsurance

PoolRe's role in the Counter Terrorism Alliance, Martyn's Law, counter extremism and cyber policy.

Met TUC

To discuss TUC priorities; plans ahead of COP29 and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism s (CBAMs)

Met Trust Alliance Group/Energy Ombudsman

Introductory meeting as part of a site visit to discuss the work of the Trust Alliance Group, the work of the Energy Ombudsman, and consumer protection issues

Met Movement for an Adoption Apology

To discuss the concerns of the Movement for an Adoption Apology relating to historic adoption practices between 1949-1976

Met The Fostering Network

To discuss the Fostering Network's new report on fees and foster care recruitment

Met National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers

To discuss the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teacher's priorities for supporting vulnerable children and young people following the Minister's appointment

Met Family Rights Group

To discuss Family Rights Group's priorities for kinship policy and wider children's services following the Minister's appointment

Met Julia Waters

To hear views following the announcement removing single headline grades

Met Caravan

Introductory meeting and tdiscussion on howhow Government can prioritise innovation for small businesses

Met Sainsbury's

Introductory meeting to discuss the opportunities and challenges affecting the UK grocery retail sector.

Met bp

To discuss Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), Electric Vehicles and, Oil and Gas

Met The Walt Disney Company

Discussed growth opportunities for the UK creatives industries sector

Met Nesta,Behavioural Insights Team

Meeting with Chief Executive to discuss the Public Service Reform Unit and principles (personal, preventative, intelligennt) which underpin it

Met Green Finance Institute

Introductory meeting to discuss HMG�s green finance and clean energy mission priorities

Met Universities UK; Association of Colleges; Sixth Form Colleges' Association; The Association of Employment and Learning Providers; HOLEX; Transport for West Midlands

Inaugural meeting of the new Skills Advisory Group to introduce the Minister, discuss the purpose of the groups and to give updates on skills reform and discuss the Skills England report

Met Stonewall

Introductory meeting with the new CEO to discuss LGBT+ policy

Met Salix Finance Ltd, Ofgem

To discuss how DESNZ, Ofgem and Salix can work together to deliver the Warm Homes Plan

Met UK-Canada Nuclear Industry Forum: Nuclear industry association, Canadian Nuclear Association, AtkinsR�alis, Cameco, Bruce Power, Ontario Power Generation, Hatch - Urban Solution, Urenco, EDF and Westinghouse

Discussion on areas of civil nuclear cooperation fuel supply chain, green financing, and the regulatory frameworks for advanced nuclear technologies

Met Energy Saving Trust

Introductory meeting to discuss Government�s clean energy schemes

Met Community Energy Contact Group

Roundtable to engage on the Government's Local Power Plan