Ministers' Meetings

Met Children's Commissioner, Big Education

Preparatory meeting for a subsequent live broadcast on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Met Lord Rook and Sienna Sexton

Meeting to discuss the work of Faith and Belief Champions. Sienna Sexton is a Consultant for the Good Faith Partnership and on Lord Rook's staff as a Consultant.

Met CityFibre

To have an introductory meeting with the CEO of CityFibre and hear about their plans.

Met Politics Home

To discuss a piece Sienna Rodgers was writing on falling birth rates.

Met Institute of Directors, Bath Spa University, Association of Colleges, University of London, National Union of Students, Coventry University, Make UK, Nottingham Trent University, The Student Room, UCAS, Universities UK, Newcastle College Group, British Chamber of Commerce, Blackpool and Fylde College, CBI, Birkbeck, Money Saving Expert, AELP, University of Exeter

Life Long Learning Steering Group

Met BT

Met with Chief Network Officer, Greg McCall to discuss BT’s work to protect the UK network and consumers, and BT’s collaboration with NCSC and Government

Met Adam Architecture; Karakusevic-Carson Architects; Hounslow Council; Newcastle University; Peter Neal Consulting; PJA Architecture; Public Practice; Publica; Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA); Stockport Council; Tibbalds; Urban Symbiotics

To discuss the role of design and placemaking in planning policy reforms

Met George Reid, Fly Virgin, and Fabian Chessell, Policy in Practice

To discuss the government's public sector reform agenda - Speech style briefing with Q+A

Met Kyndryl

To discuss the UK's AI ecosystem

Met David Hinton (CEO of South East Water)

To discuss water company performance

Met Great Western Railway, Network Rail

To discuss Great Western Railway's Performance

Met City of London Corporation

To dicsuss industrial strategy, the autumn budget, regulation, entrepeneurship, and investment in the UK

Met Thurrock Council

To discuss devolution

Met Payments Association, UK Cryptoasset Business Council (UKCBC)

To discuss cryptoassets and regulation

Met Red Flag Alert, Numan, Envelop Risk, Ecobelt, Form, ScaleUp Institute

To discuss Identifying Growth Barriers, Access to Support, Regulatory Environment and Partnership.

Met Lloyds Banking

Discussion on Disability Finance Code for Entrepreneurship

Met Lloyds Banking Group

To discuss the appointment of a Financial Services AI Champion

Met Minister of Senior Citizens, Mette Kierkgaard and team

Discussion on both countries work to support healthier and longer living

Met Ofwat

To discuss water company performance

Met Evlo

To discuss credit reporting

Met Dr Louis Appleby

to discuss suicide prevention

Met Domestic Abuse Commissoner

An introductory meeting with Domestic Abuse Commisoner

Met Lady Edwina Grosvenor

Meeting in regards to Victims in the Criminal Justice System and a Visit

Met Jamaica Manufacturers and Exports Association; Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica; Jamaica Chamber of Commerce; Jamaica Promotions Corporation

To discuss the business environment in Jamaica.

Met Local Motion; Lloyds Bank Foundation

Meeting with a group of care-experienced young people to discuss their experiences

Met Energy Saving Trust, Green Finance Institute, UK Green Building Council, Association of Decentralised Energy, University of Oxford, Local Government Association, Salford University, Energy Networks Association, National Energy Action, National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA), Nesta, Ofgem, Heat Pump Association, National Retrofit Hub, University of Newcastle, Citizens Advice, Energy UK, Heat Pump Federation, National Energy Systems Operator

Post-Budget Warm Homes Plan Stakeholder Panel meeting

Met Jordanian British Chamber Commerce

To discuss the barriers inhibiting exporting from the UK.

Met Barclays, Business Disability Forum, Richer Solutions, Blind Ambition, Demandbase

To discuss challenges, opportunities, and support systems for disabled entrepreneurs

Met Steph Spyro;Deputy Political Editor Daily Express

Introductory meeting and relationship building

Met CLP Holdings, AIA, Verdant Group / Verdant Foundation, H Properties, Westwell Holdings HK, Kerogen Capital, Venture Energy, BE Hong Kong

To discuss investment links between the UK and Hong Kong, and further opportunities for investment in Hong Kong

Met British Poultry Council

BPC annual awards to recognise contributions of individuals to the industry

Met CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd

To discuss utilities investment, and long term stable investment in the UK

Met IP Lawyers Association; Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys; Alliance for Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Bar Association; Law Society IP Committee; International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys; Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys; International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; IP Federation

To discuss the UK's IP ecosystem.

Met The Insolvency Service Board Members

To discuss the work of the Insolvency Service

Met Retail Sector Council, Retail Sector Council Co-Chair, Boots, Dave McCarthy, British Independent Retailers Association, Association of Convenience Stores, British Retail Consortium, Primark, Secret Sales, The Very Group, Sainsbury’s, USDAW

To discuss retail, the Budget, the cost of living, business rates and retail envoy recruitment

Met Masdar

Meeting to discuss investment into the clean energy sector

Met Schroders Capital

To discuss opportunities for scale up.

Met Appian, Re:State, Ofcom, Ofqual, PA Consulting, the Financial Conduct Authority, The Pensions Regulator, the Utility Regulator, Ofsted, Ofgem, the Information Commissioner’s Office, the Competition and Markets Authority, the Environment Agency, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the Planning Inspectorate, the Bar Standards Board, the Single Source Regulations Office, the UK Regulators Network and Deloitte.

Roundtable discussion on how to use innovation to modernise regulation and reduce burdens

Met EcoCeres

To discuss investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Met Brookfield

To discuss AI Infrastructure

Met Royal College of Psychiatrists, Mind, Young Minds, Mental Health Foundation, Centre for Mental Health, National Autistic Society, ADHDadultUK, Prudence Trust, Centre for Young Lives

To discuss the independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism

Met Novartis

To discuss the US-UK deal on life sciences trade and pricing

Met Rothschild's Roundtable (Rothschild & Co, Equitix, Apollo, Schroders Greencoat, Global Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, KKR, USS, Macquarie, La Caisse, ICON Infrastructure and EQT Partners)

To allow leaders from the UK and European infrastructure investment community direct dialogue with government on the future of energy infrastructure and the clarity needed to unlock capital

Met Community Development Financial Institution

Introductory meeting to discuss how the Taskforce will create commitments to scale the sector and how Government can support it to succeed

Met Retail Sector Council

Meeting to discuss Budget announcements

Met Vertex

To discuss the US-UK deal on life sciences trade and pricing

Met Novo Nordisk

To discuss the US-UK deal on life sciences trade and pricing

Met Nadara

To discuss HMG�s long term commitment to Floating Offshore Wind

Met UK Hospitality

Meeting to discuss business rates

Met The University of Sheffield, Manchester Metropolitan University, Hartlepool College, Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group, Exeter College, Truro and Penwith College, Access Training, Baltic Training Services, South West Association of Training Providers, Access Training, Avant Partnership

A meeting of the Expert Provider Group - 13 high-quality apprenticeship providers which the department meets with regularly to inform policy and operational decisions