Ministers' Meetings

Met Rachel Sylvester - The Times - Journalist

Profile Interview

Met Renewable Transport Fuel Association (RTFA)

Meeting to discuss upcoming SAF RCM Bill, challenges facing fuels industry

Met Fuels Industry UK

Introductory meeting to discuss engagement on Sustainable Aviation Fuels, challenges facing the Low Carbon Fuels sector and opportunities for unlocking investment in the sector

Met Scottish Power

To receive an overview of Scottish Power's central technical training hub and discuss skills, workforce, and the energy transition

Met Southeastern, Network Rail

To discuss Southeastern's performance and ways in which they can improve

Met Professor Alice Sullivan

To discuss the findings of Professor's Sullivan's report into data collection on sex and gender

Met Ellen Roome

To discuss access to deceased children's data policy.

Met National Grid

To discuss strategic demand, the transmission network, consumer bills and strategic demand

Met Sage

Introductory meeting

Met Revolut, Sage MD, AWS, Sky, General Medicines, Sanofi, Pearson Engineering Public Sector & Health, Cognizant, FuturLab, Anacta

Discussion with business leaders on topics across DSIT incl. skills, life sciences, AI, digital ID and digital transformation

Met Thirtyone:eight

To discuss matters relating to safeguarding children, with a particular focus on mandatory reporting and strengenthing the definition of grooming, safeguarding in schools, and the role of voluntary and faith partners in child protection

Met Empowering Deaf Society, British Sign Language Advisory Board, Total Communication - Reading

Parliamentary Event: Empowered through British Sign Language: Celebrating Deaf People, Culture and Language. Minister for Social Security and Disability spoke at the event.

Met Obesity Health Alliance

To discuss obesity policy options

Met Aviva, Barclays, Fidelity, Hargreaves Lansdown, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander, Vanquis

Meeting to discuss regulatory reform

Met The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd (SMMT)

To discuss Employee Car Ownership Schemes (ECOS)

Met Harbour Energy

To discuss Harbour's commercial situation

Met University of York, Changing Realities

Opportunity to gain insights from poverty experienced parents about their experiences navigating the childcare system and hear about challenges as well as what has worked.

Met UK Construction Week

Give a keynote speech at UK Construction Week entitled Building Futures: How the Construction Industry and Government Are Tackling the Skills Gap

Met Funding Circle, UK Finance, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest, Allica Bank, British Business Bank, The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers, Finance and Leasing Association, Ultimate Finance, and HM Treasury.

To discuss barriers to both the demand and supply of debt finance

Met British Institute of Innkeeping

To discuss current challenges for BII members and potential solutions

Met Equal Free and Safe Fund

To discuss LGBT+ rights globally.

Met Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

To discuss the pharmaceutical landscape in the UK

Met Greene King, Live music Industry Venues and Events (LIVE), Black Lives in Music, Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), UKHospitality, Six-till-Six, Ask for Angela

To discuss the licensing taskforce reccomendations

Met Pensions Policy Institute

To discuss their report on Pension Scheme Assets

Met Stathclyde University

To discuss the National Semiconductor strategy and innovation within the sector

Met Harbour Energy

To discuss Harbour Energy's Carbon, Capture and Storage (CCS) Viking project

Met FDA and Prospect

Meeting with FDA and Prospect as part of the government's aim to improve relations with trade unions.

Met Nikki Knight & Leanne Ekland

Sensitive case discussion with parents' of victim

Met Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)

To discuss Institute for Public Policy Research's (IPPR) draft nuclear workforce report

Met Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

To discuss the work that Rochdale Boroughwide Housing has undertaken to improve residence experience in social housing

Met X-energy

To discuss X-energy’s plans for deployment within the UK

Met Iceland Foods Limited

Meeting to discuss economic growth and financial inclusion

Met Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission

To discuss the future of Grenfell Tower

Met The Rivers Trust, River Action, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Water UK, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Wildlife and Country Link, Wildlife Trusts, National Trust, National Farmers' Union, Woodland Trust, Green Alliance, Country Land and Business Association

Meeting to discuss river basin management plans

Met London Fire Brigade

To discuss Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan

Met Greater London Authority, London Fire Brigade, Waltham Forest London Borough Council, Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, Hillingdon London Borough Council , Southern Housing Group, Lambeth London Borough Council, National Fire Chiefs Council, London Councils, Westminster City Council

To discuss the remediation of unsafe buildings in London

Met Channel Islands Liberation Day Drinks Reception

Reception

Met Unite Construction Sector

Introductory meeting discussing apprenticehip delivery and attrition and further education workforce pay

Met GBx

To meet with GBx network members and discuss UK investment sentiment and opportunities (attendees: Nfx, Sterling Rd, Patron, A16z, Decoded, Cred Protocol, Shield Capital, Instrinsic, Class Dojo, Slack, NewView Capital, LoopUp

Met Thomas Pocklington Trust

To discuss the disability employment gap and the trust's Get Set Progress Supported Internship Programme for blind and partially sighted people

Met Floodry

Meeting to discuss flooding insurance

Met Royal British Legion

Charity support for veterans and VE DAY 80 planning

Met Cash Access

To discuss banking hubs

Met Harbour Energy

To discuss Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) investment and the Viking cluster

Met Star Coaches

Met with Imran Dabhad (Managing Director) of Star Coaches at their depot in Bately along with Declan Pang, Andy Warrender and Richard Smith from the Road Haulage Association (RHA), as a part of National Coach Week, to discuss the opportunities and challenges for the coach industry.

Met Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner

To discuss ongoing government work to tackle modern slavery

Met Disclosure and Barring Service Chair

To provide an update on the work of the Disclosure and Barring Service

Met Refuge, Karma Nirvana, Galop, Respect

A roundtable to discuss what each helpline does and how the uplift in funding will further help them support victims.

Met Chief Constable of Derbyshire Police, Chief Constable of Northumbria Police

Discussion of local policing issues

Met Representatives of Amnesty International UK

Meeting to discuss ongoing work and collaboration