Ministers' Meetings

Met President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews

To discuss Government actions to tackle Antisemitism

Met Essex Council, Thurrock Council, Southend Council

To discuss the Devolution Priority Programme

Met Country Land and Business Association

Pre-christmas catch up on farming

Met Dr Anna Hopkins - CEO for the Police Crime Commissioner for Lancashire

Meeting in relation to DA relatied Suicides

Met Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Pre-christmas catch up on farming

Met National Farmers Union

Pre-christmas catch up on farming

Met Save the Children; War Child

To discuss children in conflict.

Met International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent

To discuss the work of IFRC.

Met Associated British Ports (ABP)

Meeting with Chief Executive to discuss work of ABP and areas of mutual interest

Met The Law Society, TheCityUK

To discuss anti-money laundering regulation

Met Nature Friendly Farming Network

Pre-christmas catch up on farming

Met Gatehouse Bank, HSBC, Kuwait Finance House PLC, Cur8 Capital, LSEG, Foot Antsey LLP, Islamic Finance Council UK, TheCityUK, DDCAP Group, Commsure, British Business Bank

A roundtable to discuss Islamic finance

Met Goldman Sachs

To discuss financial services regulation

Met Northern Railway, Network Rail

To discuss Northern Railyway's Performance

Met George Parker, Political Editor, Financial Times

Routine Media Engagement

Met CD&R

To discuss capital markets, financial services regulation, and talent recruitment

Met Gwent Police Chief Constable

Discussion on hate crime

Met techUK; Fortinet; Whitehorse Capital; Splunk

To discuss cybersecurity.

Met New City College

Visit to highlight the benefits of UK association to Erasmus+ in 2027 on the day of its announcement

Met Cardiff University

To discuss the ADHD Taskforce

Met National Police Chiefs' Council and leads from Metropolitan Police and Merseyside Police

Briefing on Operation Olympos

Met INEOS

Visit to announce HMG support for INEOS site at Grangemouth

Met Road Haulage Association (RHA)

Introductory meeting to discuss issues in the road haulage industry, Schengen 90/180 visa issues, industry decarbonisation, modal shift

Met Chinook Families

Engagement with bereaved families group

Met X-Energy

To discuss X-Energy's nuclear energy ambition in the UK

Met Chinook Justice Campaign

Engagement with bereaved families group

Met Imperial College London

To discuss the UK university sector.

Met City of Wolverhampton Council

A meeting to discuss taxis and PHVs.

Met South East Water

To discuss water company performance

Met Ofcom

To discuss telecoms and online safety

Met Royal Osteoporosis Society

To discuss work and insights on Osteoporosis, bone health, and interventions such as Fracture Liaison Services

Met Frontline

Meeting with social work trainees and discuss the Minister's vision for the profession

Met Logistics UK

Introductory meeting to discuss issues in the logisitics sector, priority areas to develop growth in the sector and developing a strategic view for the road haulage industry

Met Community Security Trust

Protection for the Jewish community

Met Terrapower

To discuss Terrapower's nuclear energy ambition in the UK

Met MHCLG and Mayor of Greater Manchester

To discuss devolution in Greater Manchester and the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

Met Harbour Energy, Shell, North Sea Midstream Partners

To discuss the future of Acorn

Met South East Water (Christopher Train)

Discussion on outages in Kent

Met Gingerbread, Women’s Budget Group, Pregnant Then Screwed, Maternity Action, Working Families, Fawcett Society, Mumsnet, The DadShift Campaign, Trades Union Congress, Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Businesses, Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Fatherhood Institute, Fawcett Society

To discuss the Parental leave and pay review including statutory paternity leave and NICs relief

Met CMR Surgical

To discuss adoption in the NHS and robotic surgical technology

Met Council for Disabled Children, Disabled Children's Partnership, National Network of Parent Carer Forums, National Association for Special Educational Needs, The Difference, Dingley's Promise, The Athelstan Trust, Let us Learn Too, The Send Sanctuary, Aylsham Learning Federation

Roundtable to discuss special educational needs and disability

Met University of New South Wales

Meeting to discuss higher education and to witness the signing of the Advanced Skills Alliance

Met Leeds United

To discuss the Elland Road redevelopment

Met United Kingdom Accreditation Service

To provide speaking remarks on how accreditation services will continue to evolve in the future at UKAS's Reception

Met Professor Christopher Pudney, Fiona Spargo-Mabbs and representative from the National Police Chiefs' Council

Discussion on spice-spiked vapes

Met Public and Commercial Services Union

Introductory meeting with PCS Gen Sec

Met TotalEnergies

To discuss the recent merger between Totalenergies and Neo Next

Met Trades Union Congress (TUC)

To touch base with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Assistant General Secretary on the progress to date on the Warm Homes Plan (WHP) Workforce Taskforce

Met Solicitors Regulation Authority

To discuss regulatory issues facing the legal services sector, particularlly the case of SSB Law collapse (2023) and regulatory response.

Met Advocacy after Fatal Domestic Abuse

To discuss the case of a Victim of Fatal Domestic Abuse