Ministers' Meetings

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: All Party Parliamentary Group Reception | Speaking at the All Party Parliamentary Group of Eye Health and Visual Impairment Parliamentary Reception to celebrate one-year of their report Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives.

Met First Bus

To discuss tackling violence against women and girls.

Met Roxy and Judy Wilson

To discuss the Fostering reform consultation and shared priorities across children's social care

Met Representatives of Gloucestershire Police and Police and Crime Commissioner

Meeting to discuss police funding

Met Aberdeen

To discuss Aberdeen’s views on improving the UK investment environment, particularly around pensions, scale‑up capital and regulation

Met Nissan, Marubeni Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Kyow Kirin, Mizuho Bank, Hitachi Ltd, Mitsui and Co, Sony Group Corporation

Brushby introductions during visit to promote the UK as a business destination and strengthening bilateral trade and investment with Japanese companies

Met Rosamund Pike, Students of the Design Innovation Institute of Shanghai, National Theatre

During visit to mark the growing impact of British theatre in China and the expansion of the National Theatre and RSC into Chinese markets

Met Patteson's Glass

To discuss Patteson’s Glass’s views on the proposed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging changes

Met RWE

To discuss RWE’s activities in the Humber/Grimsby area, AR7 allocation round and the enabling conditions needed to support renewables development

Met Boparan

To discuss Boparan’s operations and sustainability priorities

Met Universities UK (UUK)

To discuss UUK proposals for transformation and key issues within Higher Education

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Sense | Provide updates on Timms Review

Met Envision Group, Manycore Tech, Akesko, NetEase, Hengrui, Fotor AI

Brushby introductions during visit to discuss their business investments in the UK and further opportunities for investment in Industrial Strategy sectors

Met JD.com

During visit to discuss JD.com's e-commerce platform, its launch in the UK, and possible future investment

Met Octopus

During visit to discuss UK-China collaboration in the renewable energy sector and British export opportunities

Met Chery Automobile Co Ltd

During visit to discuss opportunities for inward investment to the UK in the automobile sector

Met Hithium

Brushby meeting during visit to discuss opportunities for inward investment to the UK in the energy sector

Met CATL, PopMart, JD.com, Meituan, Bank of China

Meeting with CEOs of Chinese businesses to promote the UK as an attractive business destination for Chinese investors

Met AstraZeneca, GSK, Haleon, Bank of China, Sinopharm Group, China Resources Pharmaceutical Group

Drop-in to Life Sciences Roundtable for brushby introductions

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Mind | Provide updates on Timms Review

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Cystic Fybribrosis | Provide updates on Timms Review

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Versus Arthritis | Provide updates on Timms Review

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Fife Gingerbread | Meeting to discuss Child Maintenance Service policy and operations

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Disability Benefits Consortium | Provide updates on Timms Review

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Royal National Institute of Blind People | Provide updates on Timms Review

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Disabled People's Organisations Forum (DPO) England | Provide updates on Timms Review

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Mencap | Provide updates on Timms Review

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Cystic Fibrosis | Provide updates on Timms Review

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Mental Health Foundation | Provide updates on Timms Review

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Scope | Provide updates on Timms Review

Met TUC

To discuss the AI and Future of Work Programme and the Tech Town initiative.

Met Gleeds

To discuss UK infrastructure export opportunities.

Met Vodafone

To discuss exporting opportunities in Africa.

Met DataVita

Visit to announce Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone

Met Chapelhall Community Development Group

Visit to announce Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone

Met Stream Bioenergy Reception

To speak at a stakeholder event on bioenergy

Met Rolls Royce

To discuss GBE-N's SMR program

Met Envision

To discuss the company's existing investment in the UK and future plans for expansion

Met Roundtable: Bank of China; Popmart; JD.com; Chery; CATL; Meituan; Hillhouse;

To discuss how political collaboration can unlock business opportunities for Chinese companies in the UK

Met North Sea Future Board (NSFB); North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), Great British Industry (GBE), ETZ Ltd, Scottish Renewables, Renewables UK, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), Northern Endurance Partnership, Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), East of England Energy Group, Adura, Decom Mission, NOF, Peterson Logistics, Unite

An introductory meeting to discuss workstreams

Met Lloyds Register and Lloyds Register Foundation

Introductory meeting and discussion of nuclear and support for shipping and regenerating UK coastal/industrial maritime communities

Met National Lottery Heritage Fund

To discuss their work on protected landscapes and their priorities for this

Met Humber Energy Board

To discuss the Humber region’s clean-energy investment narrative and next steps with the Humber Energy Board

Met National Wealth Fund

Discussed how the NWF can support advanced manufacturing and aerospace firms.

Met Joseph Rowntree Foundation

To discuss employment rights for the self-employed, the Parental Leave and Pay Review and tax reform

Met British Deaf Association

Introductory meeting to discuss Early Years strategy

Met Hithium

To discuss potential investment opportunities in the UK

Met Ernst & Young LLP Roundtable

A roundtable discussion on the Government's legislative programme

Met Popmart

To discuss the company's expansion to the UK

Met Paliarmentary and Health Ombudsman (PHSO)

A meeting to discuss inquiry reform