Ministers' Meetings

Met Imperial College London

To discuss the UK university sector.

Met Chinook Justice Campaign

Engagement with bereaved families group

Met International Sustainability Standards Board

To discuss nature-related reporting, transition plans for the Taskforce for National Related Financial Disclosures and future international engagement

Met Legal Services Board

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

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 Ofcom

To discuss telecoms and online safety

Met Max Kendix, Political Correspondent, The Times, Anna Gross, Political Correspondent, the Financial Times

An introductory meeting to discuss current DEFRA policy, including the Aarhus Convention and waste reform

Met Creative Industries Council: YouTube, Julie's Bicycle, British Film Institute, Creative UK, Arts Council of Wales, AudioUK, Society for London Theatre and UK Theatre, Publishers Association, Allian for Intellectual Property, Arts Council England, Creators Rights Alliance, Neon, North East Museums, British Fashion Council, Production Park, Generator, Design Council, Crafts Council, UKIE, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Adobe Research, CVAN, BBC, Royal Institute of British Architects, Edinburgh International Festival, SOLT & UK Theatre, WPP, Creative Industries Policy & Evidence CEntre, Creative Scotland, Social People Agency, PACT, Birmingham Hippodrome, Northern Ireland Screen, Cardiff University, Channel 4, Manchester Art Fair, UK Business Angels Association, Advertising Association, Innovate UK, UK Music

To discuss the UK's support for the creative industries and wider business environemtn

Met South East Water (Christopher Train)

Discussion on outages in Kent

Met Frontline

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

Met X-Energy

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

Met Terrapower

To discuss Terrapower's nuclear energy ambition in the UK

Met Syrian Chevening Scholars

Informal meeting with Syrian scholars in UK on Chevening scheme

Met Chinook Families

Engagement with bereaved families group

Met Prison Governors Association

Meeting with the PGA to discuss Sentencing Bill

Met Nicola Hubert

Meeting with POA to discuss Sentencing Bill

Met Advocacy after Fatal Domestic Abuse

To discuss the case of a Victim of Fatal Domestic Abuse

Met Mayor of Greater Manchester�

To discuss taxi licensing, transport funding, community cohesion and fire

Met Norfolk County Council and Suffolk County Council

To discuss Devolution Priority Programme

Met USDAW

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill

Met Ian Lawrence (NAPO), Ben Priestley (UNISON); Ben Cockburn (NAPO); George Georgiou (GMB)

Meeting with Probation Unions to discuss Sentencing Bill

Met Hillsborough Law Now University of Liverpool

A meeting with the UoL Centre for People's Justice to hear their views on implementation of the Hillsborough Law.

Met Gordon Brown

General discussion on current UK politics.

Met Public and Commercial Services Union

Introductory meeting with PCS Gen Sec

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 Arjun Gupta and Tom Pearce, GIC

To discuss ground rents

Met Aviva

To discuss ground rents with CEO Amanda Blanc

Met M&G Investments

To discuss ground rents with CEO Andrea Rossi

Met Melanie Dawes

To discuss telecoms and online safety.

Met Vicky Spratt, Housing Correspondent, I Newspaper

Meetign to discuss the housing sector

Met Dr Marie Gerval

To discuss her stalking case

Met Barclays

To discuss measures on international banking laws

Met JP Morgan

To discuss measures on international banking laws

Met ARK, Oasis UK, Reach2, Ambition, Eden Academies, Lift, STAR Academies

Roundtable on SEND reform proposals with a group of school leaders

Met Recruitment and Employment Confederation, KellyOCG, Staffline, Staffing 360 Solutions, InterQuest Group, Impellam, Harvey Nash, ManpowerGroup, Pertemps, Randstad, Acacium Group, STR Group, The Best Connection, Michael Page, Morson, Drivers Direct, Brook Street, Reed Global, Meridian Business Support, Page, Impellam, The Job People, RSS Global, Gattaca PLC, Cummins Mellor Recruitment, CK Group, BD Consult, Adecco, Peregrine Resourcing, Hays, Gi Group, Redline Group, Tiger Recruitment, Search, Smart Solutions, Thewlis Graham, Plum Executive, Ngage Recruitment, Outsource UK

To discuss implementation of the Employment Rights Bill, especially low hours, reference period for guaranteed hours, the Fair Work Agency, umbrella companies, statutory sick pay and unfair dismissal

Met Arora Group

Meeting to discuss Heathrow expansion project

Met Vestas

To discuss a potential project that Vestas are considering pursuing in the UK

Met Federation of Independent Retailers

Discussion on ongoing work to tackle retail crime

Met Friends of the Earth

Introductory call to build relationship with new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Met Companies House

Introductory meeting and to discuss priorities

Met KPMG, NHS, Hewett recruitment, Cisco, Flannery Plant Hire, Careers and Enterprise Company

To discuss how to support delivery of the skills agenda as part of delivering on the ambition set out in Industrial Strategy and SME plan

Met World Food Programme

To discuss work of WPF.

Met African Development Fund

To discuss UK's pledge to the African Development Fund

Met KKCG

To discuss KKCG's investment portfolio and the UK listings environment

Met NCC Group

To discuss NCC Group's engagement with the Pall Mall Process

Met Red Lion (Eynsham), Oxfordshire Yeoman (Freeland)

To discuss the hospitality sector and support for village pubs

Met Centrica

To discuss resilience, retail, infrastructure and regulation with relation to the energy system

Met Peran Moon MP

To discuss the role of geothermal opportunity as a source of low-carbon power, and how this could be scaled in Cornwall

Met Rachel Gilmour MP and constituent

To discuss opioid prescribing

Met Hospitality Sector Council Co-Chair

To discuss the strategy and outline the future direction of the Hospitality Sector Council.