Ministers' Meetings

Met Police Leaders

To discuss Police Protest Powers

Met Association of Infrastructure Investors in Public Private Partnerships (AIIP)

To discuss Public Private Partnerships

Met Glasgow College Maritime Campus

To discuss skills policy.

Met Cerebras.ai

To discuss AI infrastructure

Met Early Years Alliance

Meeting to discuss the impact of early years reforms on the sector

Met Early Education and Childcare Coalition

Meeting to discuss the impact of early years reforms on the sector

Met Greylock Partners

To discuss the UK's AI ecosystem

Met NatWest, Scottish Financial Enterprise, Shepherd & Wedderburn, Bank of China UK, BlackRock UK, PWC, ScottishPower, Ocean Winds, Scottish Widows, Roslin CT, Nomura Asset Management, FNZ, KES Group, JP Morgan

Roundtable to discuss start-ups, investment, and growth

Met Groq

To discuss AI infrastructure

Met Barclays

Meeting to discuss the UK economy and business environment

Met Jaguar Land Rover / Banking Roundtable: NatWest, Cynergy, Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC, Santander, UK Finance

Meeting with banks to discuss JLR cyber attack

Met Construction Leadership Council: Builders Merchants Federation, Mace Group, Construction Product Association, Home Builders Federation, Civil Engineering Contractors Association, Build UK, British Property Federation, National Federation of Builders, Construction Industry Training Board, Health and Safety Executive, Federation of Master Builders, Construction Industry Council, Atkins Global, Infrastructure and Projects Authority, Transport for London, National Centre for Excellence in Housing, Association for Consultancy and Engineering, Berkeley Group, Scape Group

Introductory meeting with the Construction Leadership Council Board members.

Met J. P. Morgan

Meeting to discuss investment and growth opportunities

Met Fractile

To discuss AI infrastructure

Met Research Independent, NEL Fund Managers, North Star Ventures, Atom Bank, Sage, Darlington Building Society

A roundtable to discuss investment and growth in the North East

Met Southend-on Sea City Council, Thurrock Council, Essex County Council

To discuss devolution in the Greater Essex

Met Oracle

To discuss the use of digital technologies in the health service

Met Legal & General

Asset Management Client Conference

Met Center for AI Safety

To discuss AI Safety & online safety

Met UNISON

Political call with General Secretary of UNISON

Met Viz.Ai

To discuss the UK's AI ecosystem

Met City of Glasgow College

To discuss skills in Scotland

Met Scottish Power

To discuss clean energy in Scotland

Met Uber

Meeting about VAT

Met Loan Charge Review

Meeting about the Loan Charge Review

Met Microsoft, Microsoft UK and Ireland

To discuss Microsoft's recent investment in the UK and the use of Artificial Intelligence in public services

Met Scottish Power

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities

Met EDF

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities

Met Microsoft

To discuss technology policy.

Met Google

To discuss technology policy.

Met OVO Energy

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities

Met E.ON

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities

Met Centrica

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities

Met Octopus Energy

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities

Met Post Office

To discuss reflections and priorities for the Post Office.

Met Former Postmaster - Christopher Head

Discussion on effectiveness of schemes

Met CitiBank

Meeting to discuss invstment in the UK

Met INEOS

To discuss the INEOS plant in Grangemouth

Met BlackRock

To discuss regulation and investment

Met Ted Verity, Editor, Daily Mail

Routine Media engagement ahead of Autumn Budget

Met Chair of the National Police Chiefs Council`

To discuss various issues across the Policing landscape

Met CFC Insurance, Straling Bank, OakNorth, Tru Potential, Waterstones / Barnes and Noble, Gymshark, David Lloyd, Goldman Sachs

Roundtable to discuss the UK business environment and investibility

Met Microsoft

Meeting to discuss recent investments and growth opportunities

Met Goldman Sachs, CFC Underwriting, Starling, OakNorth, True Potential, Utmost, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Gymshark, David Lloyd

Roundtable meeting to discuss UK capital markets

Met Jewish Council of Scotland

Discussion of Middle East relations

Met University of Strathclyde

To discuss research on Quantum and potential investment support

Met ScottishPower

To discuss the Industrial Strategy, renewable energy and ongoing investment projects

Met Starling Bank

To discuss UK capital markets

Met National Wealth Fund

Regular catch-up as Minister responsible for the NWF

Met Microsoft

introductory meeting to discuss UK Tech landscape