Ministers' Meetings

Met Highlands Clean Energy roundtable (Attended by: Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport, Global Energy Group, Port of Cromarty Firth, Haventus, Scottish National Investment Bank)

To discuss clean energy projects in the highlands and Port of Cromarty Firth

Met Centre for Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, NHS Confederation, Mind, Rethink Mental Illness, Royal College of Psychiatrists

To discuss the 10 Year Health Plan, spending review allocation and the Mental Health Act

Met Local Government Association (LGA), Manchester City Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Bradford Council, Torbay Council, Lancaster City Council, Peterborough City Council, Derbyshire County Council, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Salford City Council, Brighton & Hove City Council, Somerset Council, Moray Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Monmouthshire County Council, Sandwell Council, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), COSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities), Middlesbrough Council

Regular roundtable to discuss asylum + ressettlement issues with stakeholders

Met Local Government Association (LGA), Manchester City Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Bradford Council, Torbay Council, Lancaster City Council, Peterborough City Council, Derbyshire County Council, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Salford City Council, Brighton & Hove City Council, Somerset Council, Moray Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Monmouthshire County Council, Sandwell Council, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), COSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities), Middlesbrough Council

Regular roundtable to discuss asylum and resettlement issues with stakeholders

Met Faisal Abdullah, father of victim Awaab Ishak, and legal representatives

To discuss the implementation of Awaab's Law

Met Stop Scams UK

To discuss policy options for new fraud strategy, as well as further opportunities for collaboration.

Met Shell

Meeting to discuss the energy landscape in the UK.

Met HarbourVest

To discuss the UK’s pensions reform agenda

Met Employment Related Services Association

Give a short address at their Summer Reception on Youth Employment Support

Met KPMG

To discuss the Trade Strategy

Met CEO and Marketing Director for Only Fans

Meeting to discuss concerns regarding Illegal Harmful Content and safeguarding of children and women.

Met Bridges Outcome Partnership

A meeting to discuss building people-powered partnerships.

Met UNISON

To discuss human rights and governance issues

Met University of Edinburgh, Arup, Neil O�Connor, OFR Consultants, University College London

To discuss the work of the Fire Engineers Advisory Panel

Met Government Transformation Magazine, Kainos

Delivered a keynote speech on developments and progress within the department, and discuss DWP specific transformation goals and progress against them.

Met End Violence Against Women Coalition, Solicitor, Centre for Women�s Justice, CEO Survivors Trust, CEO Mankind UK, Founder and CEO We Are Survivors, Interim Director of Services at Galop, CEO Victims Support, Deputy Information Commissioner, Policy Manager in Victims Commissioner's Office, Policy Advice in the Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, Head of Family and Social Care Policy at the Office of the Children�s Commissioner, Chief Constable of Surrey Police, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Rape Crisis England & Wales, Chief Executive Limeculture,

To discuss third party material measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

Met Civil Society Roundtable

To discuss human rights and governance issues

Met AstraZeneca

To discuss the Trade Strategy

Met National Network of Parent Carer Forums

To meet a group of parent carers who are steering group members of the National Network of Parent Carer Forums and to hear from the members whilst special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms are being considered by the department

Met Make UK

To discuss the Trade Strategy

Met Prospect

Discussion on Government's approach to Arms Length Bodies

Met Representatives of the Housebuilding Industry

To hear from NHBC and CITB about their experiences operating or supporting construction training discussing challenges and potential solutions regarding construction skills needs

Met CBI (Confederation of British Industry)

To discuss the Trade Strategy

Met British Chambers of Commerce

To discuss the Trade Strategy

Met The Times

To attend the Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality Celebration Event

Met Horiba Mira

Meeting as part of site visit to discuss Industrial Strategy

Met Dundee University Roundtable (Attended by: University of Dundee, Dundee City Council, James Hutton Institute, Tay Therapeutics, Epidarex Capital, Scottish Life Sciences Association, Catalent Clinical Supply, BDD Pharma)

To discuss the life sciences sector in Dundee & Scotland

Met Unseen UK, The Salvation Army, Human Trafficking Foundation, Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC), Devon and Cornwall Police, Anti-Slavery International, ECPAT UK, Hope for Justice, Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX), Justice and Care, AFRUCA, Hestia, Barnardo’s, Helen Bamber Foundation, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC), University of Oxford

Modern Slavery roundtable discussing issues with stakeholders

Met Modern Slavery Stakeholder Groups Roundtable

To discuss the Border Security Bill

Met The Guardian

To discuss the Spending Review process, and wider political catch up

Met NC3R meeting

To discuss the non-animal testing methods strategy, and how NC3Rs can help to implement this strategy once published

Met Pensions Policy Group

To discuss The Pensions Review

Met Pooja Kanda

To discuss knife crime and youth safety, and set out what steps the department is taking to address these issues

Met ADS Group, Make UK Defence, Leidos, Babcock, Lockheed Martin

Meeting with CEO/Head of Organisation as part of Modern Industrial Strategy Launch

Met Eli Sharabi

Meeting with freed Israeli hostage to discuss ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Met Paul Lindley

To discuss the findings from the Raising the Nation: Play Commission and the final report, published 11 June 2025, which Paul Lindley launched and chaired

Met Amazon

To discuss the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill, product safety and online marketplaces

Met The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

To provide speaking remarks at a Parliamentary Reception on the progress of the Employment Rights Bill

Met ParentPay

To discuss the use of Tax Free Childcare for wraparound care via digital systems

Met Greater Manchester Combined Authority

To discuss Places for Growth programme

Met Prospect and GMB

To discuss local supply chains, employment and clean energy projects

Met Creative industry roundtable (Attended by: 4J studios, Waracle, Abertay University, Dundee City Council, V&A Dundee, Eden Project)

To discuss the creative industries and capital investment in Dundee.

Met Community Security Trust

Discussion on the safety and security of the Jewish community

Met Alice Liveing a Women's Aid Ambassador

Filming of 6 months of DPS - Domestic Abuse Protection Orders demonstrating the impact of them

Met Unseen UK, The Salvation Army, Human Trafficking Foundation, Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC), Devon and Cornwall Police, Anti-Slavery International, ECPAT UK, Hope for Justice, Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX), Justice and Care, AFRUCA, Hestia, Barnardo�s, Helen Bamber Foundation, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC), University of Oxford

Modern Slavery roundtable discussing issues with stakeholders

Met Aberdeen, Aegon, Alvarez & Marsa , Amia Capital, Amundi, Ankura, Arnold & Porter , Bank of America, Bank of China, BlueBay, BNP Paribas, China Construction Bank, Citi, Cleary Gottlieb, Clifford Chance, Deutsche Bank , DZ Bank, Emerging Markets Investors Alliance, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Fitch, GMO, HBK Capital Management, Howden, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Mark Walker , JP Morgan, Lazard, Legal & General , Mizuho, Moody's, MUFG, NinetyOne, Nomura, PGIM , PIMCO, RMB, Rothschild, S&P, Santander Saudi National Bank, Soc Gen, Standard Bank Standard Bank Standard Chartered T Rowe Price T Rowe Price White & Case White & Case White Oak Bank of America Blackrock Blackrock Blackrock CCB CCB Citi Citi Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank EMIA HBK ICBC IIF JPM Loan Market Association Loan Market Association Morgan Stanley Investment Management Neuberger Berman NinetyOne Personal PPM America Rothschild S&P Santander Soc Gen, Standard Chartered, SSDH

Meeting of the London Coalition to discuss sustainable international debt

Met Lachlan Murdoch, Chairperson of News Corporation

To discuss the Government's activities and priorities

Met Shared Health, Just Life

To discuss Databases and Children in Temporary Accommodation

Met Foundation Scotland, Antur Cymru Enterprise, GrantScape, Community Energy Scotland, Community Energy England, Community Energy Wales, Local Government Association, Point and Sandwick Trust, Dolen Teifi, Ray Wind Funds, Citizens Advice

To discuss community benefits and barriers to shared ownership

Met Oxford Quantum Circuits

To discuss the Digital and Technology sector and the wider industrial strategy.