Ministers' Meetings

Met BBPA; Admiral; Carlsberg Britvic; McMullens; Fullers; AbInBev; Punch Pubs; Greene King Pub Partners; Star Pubs; Asahi; Molson Coors.

Meeting to discuss the beer and pub sector

Met US Embassy

Discussions around Defra's concerns on trophy hunting and the possible future direction of the policy, US policy on hunting trophy imports and exports, and positioning on CITES.

Met Princes Group

Discussions around Phase 3 'Not for EU' Labelling policy and ways of working moving forward. Meeting to hear from stakeholders affected by this policy.

Met Heathrow Airport Limited

Meeting to discuss infrastructure and growth

Met M&G, HSBC UK, Phoenix Group, National Wealth Fund, Border to Coast, CPP, ABRDN, Santander UK, IFM Investors, BlackRock, CDPQ, Lloyds Banking Group, Fidelity, Pension Insurance Corporation

Meeting of the British Infrastructure Taskforce to support investment in UK infrastructure

Met Goldman Sachs

Meeting to discuss Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy

Met British Infrastructure Taskforce

To discuss UK infrastructure investment priorities and barriers, and the role of the Office for Investment

Met Turn2Us

To discuss disability terminology and preferred language

Met Criminal Bar Association

Regular meeting with legal services stakeholder. Discussed legal aid and the Independent Review of Criminal Courts

Met Amy Orben

To discuss children and smartphones

Met Human Native, Google, Synthesia, Microsoft, Center for Data Innovation, UK BioIndustry Association, Independent Soceity of Musiicians, Association of Photographers, Equity, Professional Publishers Association, British Copyright Council, Authors' Licensing and Collectiong Society, Design and Artists Copyright Society, Socety of Authors, News UK, Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, Fashion Innovation Agency, DCMS Secretary of State

Second of three plenary sessions with AI and creative industry stakeholders on the issue of AI and copyright. This was jointly hosted with DCMS SoS

Met Lightspeed

To discuss semiconductors and opportunities for US-UK collaboration.

Met Brookfield

To discuss company's focus on AI infrastructure investment

Met IHI

To discuss collaboration between the UK and Japan in advanced manufacturing

Met Chemify

Meeting to discuss stakeholders experience of operating and scaling a tech company in the UK.

Met TechUK, UK Finance, Victim Support, National Trading Standards, British Retail Consortium, Google, Youtube, Meta, Communciations Crime Strategy Group

To discuss tackling fraud

Met London Zoo

Attended breakfast

Met Emma Webber, Julian Hendy and Radd Seiger

To discuss the victim contact scheme

Met Alastair Paterson

To discuss how HMG can better support UK tech scaleups

Met The Law Society

Regular meeting with legal services stakeholder. Discussed legal aid and the Independent Review of Criminal Courts

Met Heathrow Airport Group

To discuss the Heathrow Airport expansion

Met The Crown Estate

To update on their business

Met Local Government Association, District Council Network and County Council Network

To discuss local government reorganisation and devolution

Met Cambridge Growth Company

To discuss development plans for the Oxford-Cambridge Corridor

Met Glass Futures

Visit to discuss Glass Futures' project to support industrial decarbonisation

Met HyMarnham Power

Visit to discuss HyMarnham's business plans and the UK's strategy for hydrogen

Met Joint Fraud Taskforce

Chairing the July taskforce board meeting involving key officials and stakeholders

Met British Library

To discuss the Government's ransomware consultation and proposals and hear from the Library on their personal experience of suffering a ransomware attack. The location was also used for two media interviews (one filmed) to highlight the new proposals.

Met Insolvency Service

To discuss Insolvency Service investigation and enforcement strategy

Met The First Aid Industry Body

To discuss competition in the First Aid Industry

Met British Beer & Pub Association, Stonegate Group, Punch Pubs, Star Pubs, Marstons, British Institute for Innkeeping, UK Hospitality, Campaign for Real Ale, Campaign for Pubs

To discuss the statutory review and post implementation review of the Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator

Met Future Homes Hub, Taylor Wimpey, Vistry Group, Persimmon, Bellway, Berkeley, Miller, Keepmoat, Hill, Greencore, Thakeham, Strata, Bargate, Hayfield Homes, Sovereign Network Group, Places for People, Clarion

Roundtable to discuss zero carbon ready homes and the future homes standard

Met Hanwha Aerospace

To discuss strategic partnerships between the UK and South Korea and defence and security investment

Met Chris Skidmore

To discuss the International Higher Education Commission (IHEC) report and recommendations, International Education Strategy, and the Immigration White Paper and International Students

Met Petrofac

Update on Petrofac's current situation

Met Local Government Association

To discuss local government intervention

Met Energyz Black

Energyz Back provided overview of their project to the Minister

Met Bar Council

Regular meeting with legal services stakeholder. Discussed legal aid and the Independent Review of Criminal Courts

Met Probation Trade Unions

To discuss pay and conditions for probation officers and implementation of the Sentencing Bill

Met Greene King

Meeting to discuss licensing on pubs

Met Boots

Meeting to discuss the health and beauty sector.

Met Bargate Homes, Barrat Redrow, Bellway Homes, Berkeley, Clarion Housing, Future Homes Hub, Hill Group UK, Keepmoat Homes, Miller Homes, Persimmon Homes, Places for People, Sovereign Network Group, Taylor Wimpey, Thakeham, Untypical, Vistry Group

Roundtable discussion on the Future Homes Standard

Met Academy of Medical Royal Colleges

To discuss industrial relations

Met General Medical Council (GMC)

To discuss workforce regulation

Met NHSE CEOs and Trust Leadership

To discuss Industrial Action

Met Stakeholder engagement roundtable on Child Sexual Exploitation & Abuse - National Society Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse, Internet Watch Foundation, Barnardo�s, Marie Collins Foundation, Lucy Faithful Foundation, NAPAC, The Children�s Society, Survivors Trust, Brave Survivor Movement, SERICC, Children�s Commissioner�s office, LightHouse, Mankind, Rape Crisis, Circles Southeast, The Green House, Safe Line, SARSAS, NWG Network, International Justice Mission UK

To discuss ongoing work to tackle Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

Met Victim and Survivor Committee

To discuss ongoing work to tackle Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

Met Katrin Hohl OBE - Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice at City St George's, University of London

Monthly catch up to discuss Leveson Report and Courts Bill

Met Reclaim Fund Ltd, Jupiter Asset Management, Investment Association, SS&C, HSBC, BNY, Northern Trust, Global Fund Services

Roundtable to discuss dormant assets

Met RetailBook

Meeting to discuss the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy