Ministers' Meetings

Met Sam Fleming: Economics Editor for the Financial Times

Meeting to discuss the government's plan to Get Britain Working

Met Ed Conway: Economics and Data Editor for Sky News

Meeting to discuss the government's plan to Get Britain Working

Met Jamie Oliver Group

To discuss dyslexia

Met Trade Union Congress

To attend the Trade Union Congress Disabled Workers Conference, and to share the breadth of work being undertaken by the Government to improve the lives of disabled workers. This included discussing how the Make Work Pay agenda would support disabled workers in the labour market

Met JP Morgan Asset Management; Schroders; Scottish Widows; AON; Aberdeen Group; Jupiter Asset Management; Nationwide; Reclaim Fund Limited

Dormant Assets Roundtable to discuss the Dormant Assets Scheme (joint with DCMS)

Met Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Meeting to discuss domestic marine policy and birdlife

Met The Association of British Insurers

To discuss the Pensions Review and Pensions Schemes Bill

Met Energy UK

To discuss consumer protection, the Radio teleswitch service switch-off, and heat networks

Met British Gas, EDF Energy, Energy Ombudsman, EON, Octopus Energy, OVO, Scottish Power

To discuss with suppliers how the Energy Ombudsman's service can be improved for consumers

Met The Mayor of London

To discuss economic growth and investment in London

Met Post Office

To discuss the Post Office Green Paper

Met JD.com

To discuss operations in the UK, investment and the business environment for online retailers

Met Port of Cromarty Firth

To discuss a live issue around FLOWMIS funding timelines

Met Public First

To update the Minister on their next phase of work following the launch of their ‘Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in schools’ research

Met Mitsui & Co

To discuss investment into CCUS, offshore wind, electric vehichle charging and investments in the UK

Met Environment Agency; Historic England; Health & Safety Executive; Mining Remediation Authority; Natural England; National Highways; Active Travel England.

To discuss proposals for reform on the scope of statutory consultation

Met Sanofi

To discuss the pharmaceutical landscape in the UK

Met �Novartis

To discuss the pharmaceutical landscape in the UK

Met GlaxoSmithKline

To discuss the pharmaceutical landscape in the UK

Met Eli Lilly

To discuss the pharmaceutical landscape in the UK

Met Lord Willetts

To discuss his new role as Chair of the Regulatory Innovation Office and future of the organisation.

Met Disability Unit's Regional Stakeholder Network

To discuss Assistive and Accessible technology

Met Unite the Union, Prospect Union, GMB Union

Meeting with leaders of Trade Unions to discuss the Strategic Defence Review Launch

Met Pippa Crerar, Political Editor, The Guardian

To discuss the government's priorities

Met UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Meeting to discuss Modern Slavery Action Plan, National Referral Mechanism Reform, and use of forced labour in Global Supply chains

Met Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner

Discussion on Operation Northleigh

Met Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire and Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime for Policing and Criminal Justice

Meeting to discuss hate crime policy

Met The New York Times, Bellwethers Group , Will Attenborough (Actor and Climate Campaigner)

To attend two panel events, to discuss the importance of public participation and Net Zero Public Participation Strategy; and to discuss cultural shifts behind climate leadership and clean energy policies

Met Global Methane Hub

To discuss plans for upcoming engagements on methane and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition

Met Dame Wendy Hall

To discuss AI skills

Met Danaher

To discuss work of Danaher in the life sciences space, with a particular focus on diagnostics and AI

Met Luke de Pulford, Alliance on China

To discuss international data flows (data transfer to authoritarian regimes).

Met Boots

To discuss community pharmacy, optometry and audiology.

Met Liberty Global

To discuss the Industrial Strategy

Met Royal Collee of Nursing

To discuss nursing in general practice.

Met WPP

To discuss the Industrial Strategy

Met Disability Unit's Regional Stakeholder Network

Meeting with Disability Unit Regional Stakeholder Chairs to discuss Assistive and Accessible technology.

Met Fuels Industry UK, Exxon Mobil, Phillips 66, Prax, Valero, Essaroil

To discuss regulations on the fuel industry and support for industry

Met Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, University of Oxford, London School of Economics, Worker Info Exchange, Institute of Employment Studies, University of Cambridge, Trades Union Congress

Panel session hosted by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health to discuss the protection of gig workers in the age of AI

Met Heathrow

To discuss the Industrial Strategy

Met United College London, University of Strathclyde, London School of Economics

Meeting with the Labour Market Advisory Board to discuss a recession scenario

Met AstraZeneca

To discuss the pharmaceutical landscape in the UK

Met Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA)

To discuss investment, consumer bills and natural gas issues

Met World War II Veterans, Taxi Charity for Military Veterans

To discuss their role in the D-Day landings and the support given to all military veterans by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans

Met DS Smith

A discussion on a visit to a paper mill to discuss circularity and paper production in the UK

Met UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria; UN High Commissioner for Refugees Representative in Nigeria; World Food Programme Nigeria; UNICEF in Nigeria

To discuss UN80 and the implications for the UN work in Nigeria.

Met Octopus

To discuss zonal pricing

Met United Nations Children's Fund

Meeting to discuss the Child Poverty Strategy in further detail.

Met Sweeep KuusakoskI

A discussion on a visit on vapes recycling

Met Babcock

To discuss the Industrial Strategy and Exports campaigns