Ministers' Meetings

Met Moderna

Met with Moderna to discuss Moderna's Strategic Partnership with the UK Government and their involvement in the UK’s pandemic preparedness strategy.

Met NCC Group

Met with NCC Group to discuss their work in the Cyber Security space and support for small businesses.

Met Director General Independent Office for Police Conduct

A first meeting where they discussed new ways of working and the new Government and specifically Home Office priorities.

Met Chief Constable for South Yorkshire Police, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Metropolitan Police, Assistant Chief Constable for South Yorkshire Police

To discuss ongoing police investigation.

Met Metropolitan Police Commander

Meeting to discuss drugs and county lines

Met Tessact; Massive Bio; Pixforce; Westwell; Bottobo; Moovita; Gallarus Industry Solutions; Grubtech; Cyberdes; Cylock

To discuss investment projects in the UK

Met Qatar Investment Authority

To discuss investment into renewable energy technology

Met Bruegel

To discuss the UK-EU trade relationship

Met Public Digital

Discussion on mission-led delivery in Government and how to improve public service delivery.

Met Southall Black Sisters; Latino Americans Women's Rights Service

Join meeting with Minister Phillips discussing concerns over an internal firewall.

Met Prospect

Meeting with Prospect as part of the government's aim to improve relations with trade unions.

Met PCS

Meeting with PCS as part of the government's aim to improve relations with trade unions.

Met Grenfell Next of Kin

To discuss the Grenfell Inquiry's second report

Met Consumer Goods Roundtable, UK Fashion and Textiles Association / UKFT, Alliance of British Clock and Watchmakers, John Smedley, Fortnum and Mason, Walpole, British Toy and Hobby Association, British Beauty Council, Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances ? AMDEA, Macnaughton Holdings, Rubies, National Association of Jewellers, Natural Fibre Company/Blacker Yarns, Burberry, Hotpoint, Whirlpool, Indesit, British Furniture Confederation, Leather UK, Tech UK, Sanderson Design Group, Scottish Leather Group.

Roundtable meeting with a cross-sector of representatives of manufacturers and manufacturer-retailers from a range of sub-sectors, this meeting was an introductory conversation with the sector to understand its broad challenges and opportunities for growth.

Met Burger King

Introductory meeting and to discuss challenges affecting the hospitality sector.

Met Marubeni

To discuss progress of Ossian floating offshore wind project

Met White Ribbon

Introduction with CEO of White Ribbon, Anthea Sully, to discuss its strategy for tackling violence against women and girls and how that can be applied to the transport network.

Met Arriva

Introduction with Managing Director of Arrive, Jens Abromeit, to discuss bus sector reform.

Met MMC Ventures, Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA), Viosmart

Meeting to discuss the Enterprise Investment Scheme

Met Ericsson

Discussion on 5G Networks

Met Orbex

Introductory meeting and discussion on Space sector

Met Rothesay

Meeting to discuss the Pensions Review, UK regulation and UK ivnestment

Met Community Transport Association

Introductions with Chief Executive, Victoria Armstrong and Director for England, Caroline Whitney to discuss issues impacting community transport

Met Social Partnership Forum

Discussion with unions on NHS workforce

Met AWS

AI and Digital discussions while the Minister was in Italy Attending G7 Digital and Technological Innovation

Met Orsted

To discuss sustainable offshore wind development and marine protection

Met Virgin Atlantic

To discuss growth opporunities and skills.

Met Human Rights Stakeholders

To meet CSOs engaged on human rights issues

Met Crisis Action; Action against Hunger; International Rescue Committee UK, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council, Saferworld, Save the Children, Shabaka, Protection Approaches, Human Rights Watch

Held a roundtable to discuss the UK’s approach to the Conflict in Sudan

Met Illumina

to discuss genome sequencing

Met Rosa Genomic Medicines

To discuss life sciences sector opportunities in the UK.

Met Microsoft

To discuss AI and science.

Met Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association

Pensions annual conference

Met Professor Ewan McGaughey

Meeting to discuss the Water Bill and how the government could use Special Administration Regimes (SAR) to remove debt from water companies

Met GSK, AstraZeneca, Syngenta, Bayer, Pfizer, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, BioIndustry Association, Unilever, Ruth Davis, Campaign for Nature, The Nature Conservancy, World Wide Fund or Nature, Kew Gardens, Natural History Museum, Zoological Society of London

To discuss perspecties on the use of Digital Sequencing Information on genetic resources, ahead of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Met Textile Recycling Association

To discuss the role of the textiles industry in delivering a circular economy.

Met Woodland Trust

Woodland Trust discussed their want to improve access to nature and how domestic tree nurseries can help to address the multi-billion-pound biosecurity risks from new tree diseases arriving in the country from imports, while also creating highly-skilled green jobs in rural economies.

Met Lloyd's Banking Group

Meeting to discuss the upcoming financial services sectoral strategy, regulation and fraud

Met Embassador of Ecuador

To discuss the Global Plastics Treaty

Met Crisis Action; Action Against Hunger, IRC UK, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council, Safer world; Save the Children, Shabaka; Protection Approaches; Human Rights Watch

To discuss the situation in Sudan with a group of interested NGOs.

Met Women's Business Council

To discuss the objectives for the Women's Business Council and the government's priorities for women

Met Global Public Health Convention

To discuss Pandemic Accord, equity, accountability and governance

Met Nursing and Midwidery Council

Quarterly review meeting

Met Fleete

To provide a keynote speech at the Electric Heavy Duty Vehicles Event at Fortnum & Mason focussing on the wider logistics sector, decarbonising logistics, and ZE HGVs

Met Pothole Partnership & AA

To discuss road maintenance with members of the Pothole Partnership: Caroline Julian (Brand and Engagement Director, British Cycling), Ben Rawding (Government & Municipalities, JCB), Craig Carey-Clinch (Executive Director, National Motorcyclists Council) and Edmund King (President, AA)

Met Isabel Dedring

To discuss the Freight Council, a forum which drives collaboration between Government and the sector

Met IAG (International Airlines Group)

to discuss recovering post-Covid, viability of routes, aircraft supply issues, airport expansion

Met NFDA

To meet with the NFDA at a parliamentary dinner, to provide opening remarks, and to meet with important stakeholders in advance of the 2030 consultation

Met Intelligent Transport Systems

An introductory meeting to discuss the use of data and AI, road safety and sustainability, the integration of transport, and the upcoming 2027 ITS World Congress in Birmingham. With Steve Norris, Stuart Scott and Max Sugarman.

Met Heinz

Brush-by at the Global Investment Summit to discuss investment in Food & Drink Industry