Ministers' Meetings

Met Advanced Manufacturing Roundtable - AMIC, Queen’s University Belfast, Spirit AeroSystems Belfast, Collins Aerospace and Chair of ADS, Denroy, Mannock, Seagate, Thales

Discussion on Industrial Strategy opportunities and the unique ecosystem and supply chain strengths

Met Harland & Wolf

Discussed Navantia's progress at Harland and Wolff

Met Cyber Security - Roundtable - - Integrated Airspace-Protection Systems, One Zero, CSIT, Thales, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Centre for Secure Information Technologies, City Deals & & Strategic Projects, BT Business, , Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre

Discussed the Industrial Strategy and the UK cyber-security sector

Met Industrial Strategy Clean Energy roundtable - Industrial Strategy Advisory Council member, NI Maritime and Offshore Wind, Doyle Shipping Group Belfast, Simply Blue, ESB, NUADA,Ventus Energy, McSherry Civil & Marine, Belfast Harbour

Discussed the Industrial Strategy and Clean Industries Sector Plan

Met Machine Football

To discuss the use of Artificial Intelligence in football governance

Met Nissan

To discuss operations in the UK and the wider business environment

Met Serendipity Capital

To discuss challenges and opportunities in the UK Quantum ecosystem

Met McConnells

Meeting for an overview of their operations, a presentation and discussion on recruitment challenges

Met AstraZeneca

To discuss the challenges for the UK’s life sciences sector

Met Shrewsbury Town FC Foundation, Home Instead

Meeting to discuss addressing vacancies and barriers to work in rural areas

Met Crop Energies

Discussed Crop Energies operations in the UK.

Met Clean Energy Workforce Strategy Forum: Association of Colleges (AOC), British Chamber of Commerce (BCC), CBI (Confederation of British Industry), Construction Leadership Council, EDF, Energy and Utilities Skills Partnership (EUSP), Energy UK, GMB Union, Green Alliance, Greenworkx, Local Government Association (LGA), MakeUK, National Grid, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), Energy Institute, Prospect, RenewableUK (RUK), SSE, Trades Union Congress

Discussed the Clean Energy Jobs Plan and next steps

Met Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council and Lisburn Council

Part of a ministerial visit to Northern Ireland as the NIO Lords Spokesperson.

Met Vivergo

Discussed the bioethanol industry in the UK

Met Ensus

Discussed the bioethanol industry in the UK

Met National Association of Head Teachers

To engage stakeholders following A-level results day

Met Met Commissioner

To discuss Police matters, performance and finance

Met The Association of School and College Leaders

To engage stakeholders following A-level results day

Met British Land

To discuss a regeneration project in Canada Water

Met ENCIRC

Civic lunch as part of a ministerial visit to Northern Ireland as the NIO Lords Spokesperson.

Met Cooneen Group

Part of a ministerial visit to Northern Ireland as the NIO Lords Spokesperson.

Met Military and Police Support (MAPS) of West Tyrone

Part of a ministerial visit to Northern Ireland as the NIO Lords Spokesperson.

Met National Education Union

To engage stakeholders following A-level results day

Met Confederation of School Trusts

To engage stakeholders following A-level results day

Met The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers

To engage stakeholders following A-level results day

Met Barclays, Coventry Building Society, Green Finance Institute, HSBC, Lendology, Lloyds, Metro Moneywise, Nationwide, NatWest, Propensio, Santander, Scroll Finance, Sunsave Energy, Tandem

Roundtable discussion on the Warm Homes Plan

Met Belfast Jewish Community - Gerald Steinburg (President) and Dr Katy Radford (Electoral Commissioner for NI and Chair of the British Council's NI Committee)

Part of a ministerial visit to Northern Ireland as the NIO Lords Spokesperson.

Met The Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast

Part of a ministerial visit to Northern Ireland as the NIO Lords Spokesperson.

Met Ballymena Interethnic Forum

Part of a ministerial visit to Northern Ireland as the NIO Lords Spokesperson.

Met Christopher Hodges

To discuss ideas on inquiry reform.

Met Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Meeting to discuss the Greater Manchester Economic Inactivity Trailblazer

Met Thales Group

Meeting to discuss the defence sector and economic growth

Met International Committee of the Red Cross, UK-Med, International Disaster & Emergency Aid with Long-term Support (IDEALS), Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), The Plastic Surgery Association

Video meeting with doctors and nurses providing medical aid in Gaza to hear about their experiences treating casualties

Met Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland

Understand the work of the Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland and demonstrate UK Government�s commitment to strengthening relationships with Scottish partners to tackle cybercrime and fraud.

Met Larry Sherman

Discussion about academic work on risk assessment methods for serious crimes

Met Studio Ulster, Ulster University, Northern Ireland Screen, Oh Yeah Music, Hypixel Studio, Humain, Dog Ears

Roundtable to discuss the Creative Industries Sector plan and growth

Met Consular meeting

To discuss a consular case

Met GMB

To discuss industrial relations

Met Swiss Re

To support UK-Swiss trade and the UK Government's wider growth agenda

Met Nicola Pini, Mayor of Locarno since 2024

To support UK-Swiss relations

Met Locarno Film Festival

To support UK-Swiss relations

Met Partners Group

To support UK-Swiss trade and the UK Government's wider growth agenda

Met Locarno Film Festival

To support UK-Swiss relations

Met Swiss Re

To support UK-Swiss trade and the UK Government's wider growth agenda

Met Argor-Heraeus

To support UK-Swiss trade and the UK Government's wider growth agenda and counter illicit trade

Met Swiss Association of Manufacturers and Traders in Precious Metals

To support UK-Swiss trade and the UK Government's wider growth agenda and counter illicit trade

Met GMB

To discuss industrial relations

Met Patrick Maguire, Chief Political Commentator, The Sunday Times

To discuss the 10 Year Plan and its impact on the Plan for Change

Met Roula Khalaf

Routine media engagement

Met Artemis Technologies

Discussed their operations in the UK and the UK maritime sector