Ministers' Meetings

Met Carers UK; Greenwich Carers Centre

Met as part of a visit on the publication of the Independent Sayce Review on Carer's Allowance

Met Employment Related Services Association

Delivering the keynote speech at the Employment Related Services Association's Annual Conference

Met SEND Sanctuary, Contact, The Difference, Let Us Learn Too, National Network of Parent Carer Forums, National Association of Special Educational Needs, The National Children’s Bureau, Dingley's Promise

Part of a series of roundtables to engage and consult with key Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) stakeholders in advance of the Schools White Paper

Met KPMG, Arup, BAE, Santander, Barclays, BP, Convatec, CVC, Domestic & General, Drax, Hinduja Investments, Aberdeen, IP Group, Keir, Lloyds Banking Group, National Grid PLC, Octopus Energy, Opencast, The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

To discuss the UK investment environment, regulatory barriers, and the Autumn Budget

Met Birth Companions

Meeting to discuss support for women who experience with the children's social care system in pregnancy and up their children's second birthday

Met GMB, Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, UNISON, Trades Union Congress, Unite, Communication Workers Union, Federation of Small Businesses, Confederation of British Industry, British Chambers of Commerce, Small Business Britain, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Prospect

To discuss implementation of the Employment Rights Bill

Met Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson

To discuss her work in the women’s sector, specifically Women’s Budget Group

Met 5X More organisation

To discuss black maternal health

Met Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson

Meeting with incoming Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to discuss opportunities and challenges.

Met Carlton Power

To discuss updates from Carlton Power on their progress towards delivering hydrogen projects

Met dCarbonX

To discuss their re-development of the depleted offshore Bains gas field to a natural gas storage facility

Met Equinor

Stakeholder engagement with the oil and gas sector ahead of Autumn Budget

Met Harbour Energy

Stakeholder engagement with the oil and gas sector ahead of Autumn Budget

Met Paul Waugh MP

To discuss Keith Gumbridge�s cavity wall insulation case with his MP, Paul Waugh, and offer advice and assistance

Met Shell

Stakeholder engagement with the oil and gas sector ahead of Autumn Budget

Met Projects by If

To discuss design and branding in relation to Digital ID.

Met Digital Poverty Alliance, AgeUK, Crisis, Digital Inclusion Advisory Committee rep, Local Government Association, Which?, The London School of Economics, The Good Things Foundation, Connected by Data

Roundtable to discuss Digital ID and civil society.

Met Connected by Data

To discuss inclusion and privacy in Digital ID with founder and Executive Director, Jeni Tennison

Met Interpublic Group

To discuss a paper on strategic communications written by Alex Hesz.

Met Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman

An introductory meeting to discuss the work of the Ombudsman.

Met Trades Union Congress

Introductory meeting with TUC.

Met Capita

Meeting with Capita CEO, ahead of the Civil Service Pensions Transfer on 1 December 2025

Met Tony Gallagher, Editor, The Times

Routine media engagement ahead of Autumn Budget

Met Katherine Viner, Editor, The Guardian

Routine media engagement ahead of Autumn Budget

Met Interpublic Group

To discuss reforming Government communications with the Chief Strategy Officer, Alex Hesz

Met Ofcom

Discuss role of Ofcom regulating scam adverts online and in social media

Met Allianz, Anthropic, Deloitte, Public Digital, Amazon Web Services

Bringing together government and industry leaders to address the real?world challenges of safely and effectively scaling AI in public services

Met Victoria Newton, Editor, The Sun

Routine media engagement ahead of Autumn Budget

Met Faisal Islam, Economics Editor, BBC News

Routine media engagement ahead of Autumn Budget

Met SMMT

SMMT Annual Dinner - Represented the Department at a key auto manufacturer stakeholder event

Met British Vans Rental and Leasing Assocation (BVRLA)

Introductory meeting to discuss EV transition, used EV market focus, potential rental market issues and EV road pricing

Met Independent Case Examiner

To discuss the number and rate of complaints received by the Independent Case Examiner

Met FirstBus Group

Meeting to discuss FirstGroup's bus operation in Cornwall.

Met BP

Stakeholder engagement with the oil and gas sector ahead of Autumn Budget

Met Dad Shift Campaign

Discussion on paternity rights in police

Met Offshore Energies UK

Meeting to discuss oil and gas taxation

Met Community Trade Union

Meeting to discuss the Community Trade Union's Early Years Charter

Met Oldham Council, Wiltshire County Council, West London Statutory Joint Waste Disposal Authority, Western Riverside Statutory Joint Waste Disposal Authority, Manchester Combined Authority, Merseyside Statutory Joint Waste Disposal Authority, East London Statutory Joint Waste Disposal Authority, North London Statutory Joint Waste Disposal Authority, Braintree District Council, West Oxfordshire District Council, National Association of Waste Disposal Officers, Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee, Local Government Association, Manchester Combined Authority, London Environment Directors Network, Camden Council, Association of Directors of Environment, Planning and Transport, County Councils Network

A meeting with local government organisations and associations to discuss circular economy. Including Deposit Return Scheme and Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility

Met SOLACE

To discuss the Elections Bill and Local Government Elections

Met Local Government Association

To discuss cladding remediation and fire

Met Fire Standards Board

To discuss the fire standards set and how they impact the sector

Met Association of Police and Crime Commissioners

To discuss role of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners

Met Manchester Airports Group (MAG), Association of International Courier & Express Services (AICES), Virgin Atlantic, Aviation Services UK, AGS Airports, AirportsUK, International Air Transport Association (IATA), National Air Traffic Services (NATS), British Airways, Heathrow Airport, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Jet2, VINCI, Airlines UK

Second aviation council meeting to discuss competativeness, airspace modernisation, regional connectivity, resilience and air freight

Met Barnardo's, Children's Society, Internet Watch Foundation, Centre for Expertise, Lucy Faithful Foundation, NSPCC, The National Association for People Abused in Childhood

To discuss ongoing work to tackle child sexual abuse

Met Airlines UK

Introductory meeting to discuss their role in the UK avaition sector

Met Social Housing Action Campaign

To discuss reducing social housing stigma

Met Listed Property Owners Club

To discuss improving the planning system

Met Gendered Intelligence

As part of wider and ongoing stakeholder engagement, meeting to discuss the impact of government LGBT+ policy

Met British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, JLL, KPMG, HSBC, Bank of China, Eversheds Sutherland, Goldman Sachs

To discuss investment links between the UK and Hong Kong ahead of Lord Stockwood's visit

Met AG Industries, National Farmers Union, Croplife UK; Association of Independent Crop Consultants, Voluntary Initiative

UK-EU SPS Agreement Ministerial Roundtable hosted by Minister Hardy and Minister Eagle