Ministers' Meetings

Met Thomas Pocklington Trust

Meeting to hear about their employment support schemes for blind and partially sighted people.

Met Sir Charlie Mayfield

Meeting to discuss early engagement findings of the Keep Britain Working Review

Met Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner

To discuss ongoing government work to tackle modern slavery

Met Equal Free and Safe Fund

To discuss LGBT+ rights globally.

Met Cash Access

To discuss banking hubs

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 Floodry

Meeting to discuss flooding insurance

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 Nikki Knight & Leanne Ekland

Sensitive case discussion with parents' of victim

Met National Energy System Operator (NESO)

To discuss energy security, connections reform, and electricity market reform

Met Palantir Technologies Inc

To discuss the company's work and digital transformation

Met BVRLA

Introductory chat with new Chairperson and the Chief Executive, Lakshmi Moorthy and Toby Poston

Met Royal British Legion

Charity support for veterans and VE DAY 80 planning

Met Trinidad / Tobago: Kishan Kumarsingh, Dr Preeya Mohan, Institute of Marine Affairs

To discuss strengthening climate and energy partnerships, supporting Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in their energy transitions, and advancing collaboration on climate finance, resilience, and innovation ahead of COP30

Met Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)

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

Met X-energy

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

Met Avanti West Coast, Network Rail

To discuss Avanti West Coast's performance and ways in which they can improve

Met Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

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

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 London Fire Brigade

To discuss Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan

Met Harbour Energy

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

Met BP and ENBW

To discuss allocation rounds, project delivery and supply chain engagement

Met HS2 Ltd

Meeting with HS2 Ltd CEO Mark Wild to discuss the High Speed Rail 2 spending review bid

Met Channel Islands Liberation Day Drinks Reception

Reception

Met South Western Railway

To discuss progress re South Western Railway's move to Public Ownership

Met Green Finance Institute

To discuss the delivery of the Warm Homes Plan and low-cost loan schemes

Met Stathclyde University

To discuss the National Semiconductor strategy and innovation within the sector

Met Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

To discuss the pharmaceutical landscape in the UK

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 Harbour Energy

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

Met Citizens Advice, Consumer Scotland, Dr James Richardson, Laura Sandys CBE, National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta), Professor Catherine Mitchell

Roundtable to discuss Government's review of Ofgem

Met Energy Systems Catapult

To discuss delivery of the Warm Homes Plan and local enterprise partnerships

Met VE Day 80 events

VE DAY 80

Met TAE Technologies

To visit TAE headquarters for a tour of their nuclear fusion facilities

Met Milken Global Conference

To attend the Milken Global Conference and take part in a panel on European investment prospects (attendees: Milken institute, Sagard, ESMT

Met World Bank, UNHCR, World Food Programme, UNICEF, INGO Coordinator,

To discuss the humanitarian crises in Sudan and Chad

Met UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

To discuss the global humanitarian outlook and the UK's approach to international devlopment.

Met Circle

To discuss the UK investment environment and crypto regulation

Met Nuveen

To discuss Nuveen's UK investment priorities

Met Sizewell C

To discuss HMG's policy towards nuclear fission, and the role of foreign direct investment

Met National Association of Head Teachers

To attend the National Association of Head Teacher's annual conference gala dinner and discuss priorities in education

Met British Medical Association (BMA)

Meeting to discuss Pay Reccomendations

Met NHS Providers

To discuss the Federated Data Platform

Met British Medical Association

To discuss workforce issues

Met NHS Confederation

To discuss the Federated Data Platform

Met OECD

To discuss OECD insights on finance systems, digital investment and public spending

Met Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

Call to discuss Pay Reccomendations

Met UK National Commission for UNESCO

To discuss the role and priorities of the UK National Commission for UNESCO

Met IP Group Plc

To discuss how to leverage public and private capital pools for science scale ups and how the IP group can support HMG efforts.

Met Brimingham City Council

To discuss the waste collection service dispute