Ministers' Meetings

Met Safaricom* (Ethiopia/Chad visit)

Meeting with CEOs of Safaricom, Lovegrass, International Growth Centre, Young Lives Ethiopia, M-PESA

Met One Stop Centre* (Ethiopia/Chad visit)

Short discussion with One Stop Centre Case Manager

Met Michael Dnes

Meeting to discuss electric vehicle charging

Met Playground Global; Nick McKeown

To discuss the work of Playground Global and growth

Met MSD/Merck

To discuss MSD/ Merck in the UK

Met Muller UK, King's Trust, Venesky Brown, Routes to Work, Teleperformance

Met as part of a visit on Youth unemployment in Scotland.

Met Alan Turing Institute

To discuss the UK's National AI Institute

Met EDF

To discuss Sizewell B's operations

Met National Police Chiefs' Council lead for football policing

Discussion on ongoing work on police cost recovery related to events

Met Association of Police and Crime Commissioners lead on police performance

To discuss ongoing police reform work

Met Royal College of Psychiatrists

to discuss the Mental Health Act

Met Care Quality Commission

to discuss the Mental Health Act

Met Professor Sir Simon Wessley

to discuss the Mental Health Act

Met VE3

To receive assurance from VE3 that the Fuel Finder digital service is deliverable in time for registration by 6 January and the full service to launch before 2 February

Met ADEPT, Association of British Insurers, Association of Drainage Authorities, Blueprint for Water, British Red Cross, Canal & River Trust, Country land and business association, fire brigades union, flood forecasting centre, flood re, greater manchester combined authority, liviing with water (E Riding council)

Floods resilience taskforce (hosted by Minister Hardy)

Met Speech & Language UK, group of young children, parents and teachers in attendance representative of speech, language and communication needs.

Roundtable to engage with young people with lived experience of speech, language and communication needs

Met Associated British Ports (ABP)

Meeting with ABP in Hull to discuss plans for growth and skills in the sector

Met Phoenix Futures, Co-chairs of Choices Group of Rehab Providers, BAC O'Conner

To discuss the residential rehab sector.

Met Royal College of General Practitioners

Introductory meeting with industry stakeholders/ new RCGP chair)

Met The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

To discuss the partnership project with the National Institute of Cancer in Kyiv

Met Olly Holbourn

Meeting to discuss the NWF's Strategic Plan

Met Law Society

To discuss the BSAI Bill, rule of law and modern slavery.

Met GIC

Meeting to discuss the UK business environmment and investibility

Met High Speed 2

Monthly meeting with CEO of High Speed 2 to discuss progress

Met Expert Acamedic Panel on Neurodiversity

Meeting to discuss the findings and recommendations of the Panel's report

Met BlackRock

To discuss financial services and investment in the UK

Met Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners from Gwent, North Wales, South Wales and Dyfed-Powys Police forces

Discussion on policing in Wales

Met Police Charities UK

Discussion on police wellbeing

Met Association of Police and Crime Commissioners lead on local policing

Discussion on delivering manifesto commitments and informative discussion on ongoing work

Met National Police Chiefs' Council Chair

Discussion on road policing

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 INEOS

Visit to announce HMG support for INEOS site at Grangemouth

Met Prospect

To discuss jobs in the nuclear energy sector

Met The Law Society, TheCityUK

To discuss anti-money laundering regulation

Met British Beauty Council, The Hairdressing Council, National Hair and Beauty Federation, Re:New Beauty, Headmasters Salon Group, L'Oréal UK and Ireland, British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology, UK Spa Association

To discuss the personal care sector and business rates, apprenticeships and skills, rising costs, regulation and employment challenges

Met Goldman Sachs

To discuss financial services regulation

Met Mace, British Telecom, JD Wetherspoons, Natwest, British Aerospace systems

Met as part of a roundtable on growth and skills

Met Save the Children; War Child

To discuss children in conflict.

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

Briefing on Operation Olympos

Met General Sir Richard Barrons

Discussion on the army

Met Rolls-Royce Holdings

Defence industry meeting on growth and skills

Met CD&R

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

Met Gwent Police Chief Constable

Discussion on hate crime

Met George Parker, Political Editor, Financial Times

Routine Media Engagement

Met Sussex water, southern water, strandliners

Follow up on the camber sands incident (plastic beads washing up on shore)

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 Associated British Ports (ABP)

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

Met Stripe

To discuss payments and cryptoasset regulation

Met New City College

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

Met Gordon Brown and Sir Ronnie Cohen

To discuss the work of the Office for Impact Economy