Ministers' Meetings

Met Kensa

To discuss the benefits of Ground Source Heat Pumps and incentives to accelerate deployment

Met Citizens Advice

To discuss energy affordability, winter support and consumer issues

Met Universities UK

To discuss government work in the Higher Education sector

Met CVS Falkirk, Petroineos, JIneos FPS, Calachem, Syngenta, Celtic Renewables, Veolia Water Technologies, Piramal, Unite the Union, GMB, Scottish Trade Union Congress

Meeting of the Grangemouth Future Industry Board to discuss the future of the Grangemouth refinery

Met Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult - with Secretary of State (DESNZ)

Tour of National Floating Wind Innovation Centre and policy discussion

Met Ford

Visit to Ford's Dunton site to discuss their operations

Met CVS Falkirk, Petroineos, Ineos FPS, Calachem, Syngenta, Celtic Renewables, Veolia Water Technologies, Piramal, Unite the Union, GMB, Scottish Trade Union Congress

Meeting of the Grangemouth Future Industry Board to discuss the future of the Grangemouth refinery

Met The Gates Foundation, Breakthrough Energy

Meeting to discuss energy technology and public health

Met End Our Cladding Scandal

To discuss building safety concerns and leaseholder protections

Met UNISON

To discuss UNISON's report into Local Government Funding

Met Business Data Group, Business Information Providers Association /Vistra, Creditsafe, Equifax, Experian, Company Watch, Insolvency Practitioners Association, R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals, UK Finance, Innovate Finance, Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology, Xero, The Association of Company Registration Agents, The Chartered Governance Institute, CGI, British International Freight Association, Elemental Cosec, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, ICAEW, The Institute of Financial Accountants, Association of International Accountants, Institute of Accountants and Bookkeepers, EY, KPMG, PwC, BDO, Law Society, Solicitors Regulation Authority, Dark Money Files, RiskAlert247, Charity Commission for England and Wales, Cifas, Fraud Advisory Panel

To provide remarks on the implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 at the Companies House Stakeholder Breakfast Briefing

Met Oxford Centre of Islamic Studies

To discuss community cohesion in light of recent current affairs.

Met Susan & Jeremy Everard

A first meeting to affirm commitments to acting on the findings of part 1 of the Angiolini Inquiry and to the ongoing inquiry.

Met Holtec

To discuss investment into the nuclear industry

Met Lendlease

To discuss the Government’s housing supply ambitions

Met Centre for Net Zero

To discuss energy efficiency and smart buildings

Met UK Green Building Council, Royal Institute of British Architects, Solar Energy UK, Good Homes, Passivhaus Trust, Sustainable Energy Association, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, Bioregional, Alliance for Sustainable Building Products, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Etude, Sustainable Development Foundation

To the discuss the Future Home Standard consultation

Met IX Wireless

Discussion on deployment of telecoms infrastructure

Met Ray McCann

To discuss the Loan Charge review

Met CBI

To discuss business rates Budget measures, and longer term proposal in the transforming business rates paper

Met Northstandard, Port of Tyne, Port of Blyth, PD Ports, Durham University

Roundtable meeting to discuss growth and role of ports, maritime skills and green energy and grid connectivity issues

Met Natwest

Introductory meeting to discuss the Government's support for the financial services sector, regulation and fraud

Met The Prince's Trust

To discuss the work being delivered in Glasgow by the Prince's Trust and the key barriers young people are facing to getting into work. To sit in on a "Get Into Hospitality" programme session.

Met Mesothelioma UK

Minister met with Mesothelioma UK to discuss the increase in processing times for Industrial Injuries Disablement benefits and lump sum schemes for mesothelioma customers and what was being done to address it.

Met Price Waterhouse Coopers, Financial Inclusion Commissioner

Minister met to discuss disabled people�s representation in policy-making related to financial services; and supporting financial services firms to engage more effectively with their regulatory responsibilities in regards to disabled customers and employees.

Met Money and Pensions Service

Meeting to discuss financial inclusion, debt advice and money guidance

Met GMB; UNISON; Chartered Society of Physiotherapy; National Education Union; FDA Trade Union; The Communication Workers Union; Public and Commercial Services Union; Accord; Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers; UCU - University and College Union; The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers; Prospect; Unite the Union; POA; Trades Union Congress.

Introductory roundtable with the General Secretaraties and representatives of 14 trade unions to discuss their priorities and the government's plans on industrial strategy, Make Work Pay, public sector pay, skills and tax & pensions.

Met Chatham House

Delivering speech on HMG approach to development at Chatham House

Met Medical Research Council

to discuss research

Met Martin Lewis

To discuss regulating Buy-Now Pay-Later and deliver protection for consumers.

Met Lampard Inquiry Families

to discuss the Lampard Inquiry

Met UK Finance, PayPal, Block, Klarna

Roundtable to discuss the regulation of credit products

Met Crisis, Employment Related Services Association, Dragonheart Homes, Henry Boot, Asha & Co, Offploy, Expd8, Cadent Gas, Amey Construction, Berkeley foundation, Mace Construction, Homewards and the Royal Foundation, Watches of Switzerland, Beam, Taylor Wimpy, Lidl, Pertemps, Change Please, Salvation Army, Hope, Red Tech.

Homelessness Covenant One Year Celebration Event.

Met Resuscitation Council

To discuss CPR training and participate in a training session.

Met Port of Tyne

Working lunch discussion on unlocking private investment in ports; the Port�s green innovation, technology and skills work including an overview of its Maritime Innovation Hub and challenges of Harbour Revision Orders.

Met Which?

Phone call to discuss the regulation of credit products

Met Equinor

Brief discussion on future fuels and shore power infrastructure while on visit to Dogger Bank wind farm

Met Bill Gates

Meeting to discuss energy technology and public health.

Met Glasgow City Council, Clyde Gateway, The Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program Scotland, The University of Glasgow

Poverty Pathfinder Roundtable at which a presentation of the Pathfinder work of supporting families move out of poverty was given

Met Westway Community Transport

To visit Westway Community Transport in London and discuss key issues and opportunities operators faced within the Community Transport sector and challenges to bus service delivery operations.

Met Novo Holdings

To discuss life sciences investment into the UK.

Met Fairness Innovation Challenge Participants

Keynote speech and ministerial meet and greet�

Met Citizen's Advice

Phone call to discuss the regulation of credit products

Met British Antarcic Survey

To discuss how to advance and protect UK interests in the Arctic across tourism, science and research, and security

Met Coventry University, Cardiff University, University College London, University of Leeds, University of Leicester, University of Glasgow, Imperial College London, Cardiff University, UK Research & Innovation, University of Oxford, University of Leicester, Kings College London, National Institute for Health and Care Research.

To discuss long COVID research

Met Nigel Shadbolt

To discuss the National Data Library and data use.

Met Alliance for IP

To discuss the UK's intellectual property system.

Met Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

To discuss science and global development.

Met Marks & Spencer, Lidl, Waitrose, Co-op, Aldi, Asda, Sainsburys, Tesco

Retail supermarkets supply chain roundtable. The stakeholdrs to expressed their priorities and concerns within the supermarket supply chain. The Minister was able to discuss key issues with crucial organisations in the sector

Met Behavioural Insights Team

To discuss AI and the R&D landscape.