Ministers' Meetings

Met University of Oxford

Meeting to discuss Health Data Research Service

Met Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution

To discuss the organisations existing work programmes

Met Alcohol Alliance

Discussion on alcohol licencing policy

Met Women's Resource Centre

Introductory meeting with a representative from key women's organisations

Met Education and Training Forum

To discuss the role Education and Training Foundation has in delivering professional development programmes for further education teachers, leader, governors and governance professionals and the awarding of professional status

Met Representatives for German businesses/investors

Roundtable meeting to discuss skills and give remarks on UK German relations on skills

Met Maritime UK

Meeting to discuss how maritime skills can be better integrated into the national skills agenda and how they can work collaboratively with the department

Met Giorgi Gakharia

To discuss Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic trajectory.

Met Margaret Snowdon

To discuss their voluntary work within the pensions industry

Met Ed Conway: Economics and Data Editor for Sky News

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

Met Sam Fleming: Economics Editor for the Financial Times

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

Met Electricite de France Renewables

Meeting to discuss how the Department for Work and Pensions, through its Jobcentre Plus network, can support with recruitment and increase diversity and inclusion within the company

Met Heather Stewart: Economics Editor for The Guardian

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

Met Trade Union Congress

Minister for Social Security and Disability attendance at the Trade Union Congress Disabled Workers Conference.

Met Inclusion London, Disability Rights UK

Forum with Disabled People's Organisations to discuss updates on the Pathways to Work Green Paper and a discussion around the proposed Terms of Reference for the Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review.

Met Disability Charities Consortium, Business Disability Forum, Scope, Royal National Institute for Deaf People, Mencap, Sense, National Autistic Society, Mind, Leonard Cheshire, Royal National Institute of Blind People

Meeting with the Disability Charities Consortium CEOs to discuss the Government's £1 billion employment support package.

Met Action for Children

To discuss child criminal exploitation

Met Grooming Gang Survivors

Meeting to discuss Baroness Casey Inquiry with a number of grooming gang victims

Met Allianz UK

Discussion on protest activity and destruction of property

Met The Open University

Discussion on youth programmes

Met CEO of Aerospace Defence Security and Space Group

Discussion on emergency response capabilities

Met Chief Constable of Humberside

Meeting to discuss local policing issues

Met CBI, BCC, FSB, MakeUK, Institute of Directors

To discuss priorites ahead of the Spending Review, jointly with the Chancellor

Met Women's Rights Centre [Montenegro]; Spectra [Montenegro]; Westminster Foundation for Democracy

Meeting on women's, LGBT+, and human rights in Montenegro

Met Network for Affirmation of the NGO Sector (MANS) [Montenegro]; International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) [Montenegro]; Centre for Democratic Transition [Montenegro]; Centre for Monitoring and Research [Montenegro]; Balkan Investigative Reporting Network [Montenegro]

Meeting on Montenegro and hostile state interference

Met Chevening Cyber Fellows

Meeting to discuss the Chevening cybersecurity fellowship

Met Local Government Association

To discuss secondments in and out of local government

Met Grenfell Community

To discuss issues of concern to the Grenfell community

Met British Beauty Council

To discuss regulations and support that can be provided to british beauty businesses

Met Approved Mental Health Professional Leads Network

To discuss the Mental Health Bill

Met Helfie AI

To discuss innovative within the UK health system

Met Confederation of British Industry; British Chambers of Commerce; Institute of Directors; The Federation of Small Businesses; Make UK

A roundtable for business engagement ahead of Spending Review

Met Union Chimique Belge (UCB)

To discuss life sciences

Met Christina McAnea, Unison

To discuss Pay Reccomendations

Met King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Shelford Group

To discuss the 10 Year health Plan

Met Shell

Discussion of growth and investment opportunities in the UK.

Met Approved Mental Health Professionals Leads Network

To discuss the Mental Health Bill.

Met Unison, GMB, Unite, Trade Unions Congress, Royal College of Nursing, Care Provider Alliance, Care England, National Care Association, National Care Forum, Homecare Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill and the Fair Pay Agreement.

Met UNA-UK

Introductory meeting

Met Freeport CEOs

To discuss the role of freeports in HMG's Growth Mission and the Industrial Strategy

Met SXSW

To discuss SXSW's succesful operations and investments in the UK, and the growth of SXSW

Met ScaleUp Institute, Small Business Growth Forum, British Chambers of Commerce, Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Northern Powerhouse Partnership, Growth Partners, HomeServe, BGF (Business Growth Fund), and the Quoted Companies Alliance, Rigby Group, Omex Agriculture Ltd, Trant Engineering Ltd, JJ Ormerod, and NatWest Commercial Mid-market team

To discuss mid-market corporates UK growth

Met UK Business Growth and Investment Forum Confederation of British Industry, , British Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses, Make UK, Enterprise Nation, Small Business Britan, Startup Coalition

Discussed the Industrial Strategy and economic growth in the UK

Met UK Steel Roundtable - Tata Steel, British Steel, Marcegaglia Stainless Sheffield, , 7Steel, Liberty Steel, Sheffield Forgemasters, Community Union, Unite Union, GMB Union

Discussed the Steel Industry and US tariffs

Met Aluminium Roundtable - The Aluminium Federation, C.O.O, Make UK, Make UK, Bridgnorth Aluminium, Alvance British Aluminium, Hydro UK Aluminium, Novelis, Arconic Manufacturing (GB) Ltd, British Aluminium Consortium for Advanced Alloys, Community Union

Discussed Aluminium and the US tariffs

Met Logistic UK

Discussed the challenges faced by Logistics sector ahead of Industrial Strategy publication

Met Construction Leadership Council - HSE, CITB, Federation of Master Builders, Electrical Contractors Association, NFB, Construction Products Association, ICE, TfL, NISTA, Mace, Home Builders Federation, Build UK, AtkinsRealis, NHIC,

To discuss interests of the contruction industry

Met Disability Charities Consortium, Business Disability Forum, Scope, Royal National Institute for Deaf People, Mencap, Sense, National Autistic Society, Mind, Leonard Cheshire, Royal National Institute of Blind People

To discuss the £1 billion employment support package, Pathways to Work Green Paper reforms, the PIP Assessment Review, Access to Work and updates on previous meetings regarding the Accessible Information Standard

Met Inclusion London, Disability Rights UK

Forum with Disabled People's Organisations to discuss updates on the Pathways to Work Green Paper and a discussion around the proposed Terms of Reference for the Personal Independence Payment Assessment Review

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