Ministers' Meetings

Met Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, East Midlands Combined County Authority, Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Greater London Authority, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Tees Valley Combined Authority, West Midlands Combined Authority, West of England Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Meeting at the Mayoral Council to discuss areas for greater devolution and cooperation

Met Siemens Energy

To discuss floating offshore wind

Met British Dental Association

To discuss NHS pay awards.

Met University of Exeter

Discussion with researchers working in animal free research, critical minerals and circular economy.

Met Eli Lilly

To discuss the pharmaceutical landscape in the UK

Met Guy Opperman

To discuss the Pensions Schemes Bill

Met Phoenix Group

To discuss investment and grow the UK economy

Met Caroline Waterston, Editor of the Daily Mirror

To discuss the Government's activities and priorities

Met Wildlife and Countryside Link

To discuss the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, including the Nature Restoration Fund

Met Vivacity

A meeting as part of the Minister's visit to Manchester Transport Hub and ongoing engagements with SMEs.

Met Disabled Children's Partnership

To meet the leaders of the Disabled Children's Partnership and to better understand the reaction from leading special educational needs and disability (SEND) charities about likely future reforms

Met Victoria Newton, Editor of The Sun

To discuss the Government's activities and priorities

Met Israeli Hostage Families

Consular meeting to express solidarity with the hostage families and reiterate the government's commitment for their immediate release as part of a permanent ceasefire.

Met Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe

To provide an update on UK-EU Summit outcomes and next steps towards implementation

Met Brimingham City Council

To discuss the waste collection service dispute

Met West Yorkshire Combined Authority, East Midlands Combined County Authority, North East Combined Authority, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, Cumberland Council, Westmorland and Furness Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council, and Essex County Council

To discuss the Devolution Priority Programme

Met Homeserve

To discuss the Warm Homes Plan and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme

Met Port of Falmouth

To discuss future plans for the port of Falmouth

Met Make UK, Siemens, Unipart, Caterpillar, Airbus, ABB, ZF Group, Honeywell, Nissan, BAE Systems, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, Sertec, Avara Foods, Schneider Electric, Magna

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill and the manufacturing sector, with a particular focus on Day 1 rights, guaranteed hours with seasonal and flexible working and trade union reforms

Met Sustainable Aviation

Meeting to discuss noise roadmap, SAF progress, spending review and greenhouse gas removals

Met NatPower Marine

Meeting to discuss UK maritime decarbonisation approach and NatPower's projects/UK footprint

Met Port of Tyne

Meeting to discuss upcoming annoucements on investment in the port infrastructure and commecial oppotunites

Met Trade Union Council

Meeting to discuss water industry relations

Met Camborne School of Mines

Discussed skills shortages in the mining sector.

Met Scope, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Disability Rights UK, Disability Unit: Regional Stakeholder Network South West, Disability Unit: Regional Stakeholder Network Yorkshire and the Humber, Nationwide, Enable Works Scotland, Network Rail, Institute of Directors, UK Hospitality, Zuric Insurance Company

To attend the Equality Bill Consultation Roundtable arranged in support of the disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting consultation that took place from April until the end of May, and to hear directly from businesses and disability stakeholders on the benefits and challenges of disability pay gap reporting

Met Critical Minerals roundtable - CBI, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Geothermal Engineering Ltd, Cornwall Resources Limited, Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, Cornish Lithium, Cornish Tin, Imerys British Lithium, Imerys Minerals Limited, Cornwall Council

Discussed opportunities for growing the critical minerals industry in the south west.

Met Cornish Metals

Discussed operations at the site

Met Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

To discuss the Professionial Business Services sector plan launch

Met John Podesta

To discuss international climate action

Met 1Energy, Energy UK, EON, Hemiko, SSE, Vattenfall UK

Roundtable discussion on heat networks and the Warm Homes Plan

Met ADS President's breakfast: range of businesses including ADS, Rothchild and Co; BAE Systems; Chemring, Airbus

To discuss the defence and aerospace sectors

Met British Medical Association General Practice Committee

To discuss NHS pay awards.

Met Scope, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Disability Rights UK, Disability Unit: Regional Stakeholder Network South West, Disability Unit: Regional Stakeholder Network Yorkshire and the Humber, Nationwide, Enable Works Scotland, Network Rail, Institute of Directors , UK Hospitality, Zuric Insurance Company

Equality Bill Consultation Roundtable, enabled Minister for Social Security and Disability to hear directly from businesses and disability stakeholders on the benefits and challenges of disability pay gap reporting.

Met British Medical Association

To discuss workforce issues

Met Royal College of Midwives

To discuss workforce issues

Met Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

To discuss workforce issues

Met Mersey Fire and Rescue, Liverpol City Region Careers Skills Hub – Health & Social Care & Early Years, Liverpool FC Foundation, SeaScope

Anfield Careers fair

Met NHS England and cancer patient representatives

To discuss priorities for the National Cancer Plan

Met Elton John Aids Foundation, Terrence Higgins Trust, National Aids Trust, BHA, Positively UK, Africa Advocacy, Brigstowe, Positive East, LGBT Foundation, George House Trust

To engage with stakeholders on the HIV Action Plan

Met Tom Adeyoola

introductory meeting to discuss access to finance in the innovation sector, the UKRI and wider innovation landscape

Met UK Finance

roundtable discussion on HMG's growth strategy and overcoming barriers to growth, improving investor sentiment, financial services growth and competitiveness strategy, National Wealth Fund and regulation

Met National Wealth Fund, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish National Investment Bank

To discuss investment, the energy transition, grid connections and supporting project delivery

Met Refugees International, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Social Fund for Development in Yemen, New York University Law School, World Bank, Blavatnik School of Government, Centre for Global Development, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, Sunway University, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, DAI Global LLC

Social protection in fragile and conflict settings with multistakeholders.

Met CEO Suzy Lamplugh Trust

Discussed the Independent Sentencing Review

Met Climate Change Committee

To discuss broad strategy in relation to the Minister's portfolio and hear recent updates

Met Strategy Group

Meeting to discuss civil service reform.

Met British Association of Shooting and Conservation

Attended meetings for discussions on rural challenges

Met Cheryl Pratt Korbel and family member

To discuss Parliamentary progress of a new law to ensure offenders attend their sentencing hearing

Met Adoption UK

To discuss changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund and how best to manage these changes with key stakeholders in the sector

Met National Association of Head Teachers

To discuss the School Teachers' Review Body