Ministers' Meetings

Met Honeywell

Meeting with CEO to discuss developments at the Grangemouth refinery site and SAF

Met Mura, Scottish Enterprise

To discuss investment in the energy sector and the clean energy transition

Met Celtic Renewables, Scottish Enterprise

To discuss investment in the energy sector and the clean energy transition

Met Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Introductory meeting to discuss AI

Met Confederation of British Industry

To discuss the Pensions Review

Met Tech UK

Informal catch up

Met Consular meeting

Meeting to discuss ongoing consular case

Met INEOS, Scottish Enterprise

To discuss investment in the energy sector and the clean energy transition

Met Project Pure Hope

To discuss Gaza medevac

Met Laura Donnelly, Health Editor The Telegraph and Chris Evans, Editor The Telegraph

To discuss the 10 Year Health Plan and governments health priorites

Met Stonewall

To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK

Met National Pig Association, National Farmers' Union, 2 Sisters Food Group, British Egg Industry Council, British Free Range Egg Producers Association, British Poultry Council, Pilgrim's, Cranswick, Avara Food, PD Hook Hatcheries

Pigs, Eggs, and Poultry Farming Reform Roundtable

Met Competition and Markets Authority, Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Ombudsman Service, Legal Ombudsman, Legal Services Board, Solicitors Regulation Authority, The Law Society

Roundtable with legal and financial regulators to discuss the issue of mass claims litigation (also referred to as bulk claims litigation)

Met Southern Water LPA Water Group

Meeting to discuss water scarcity management

Met Donna Ockenden

To discuss maternity services

Met Barnardo's

To discuss Barnardo's Crowning Glory and Double Discrimination reports

Met Greece: Lightsource BP Greece , SSE Renewables Greece, Helleniq Energy Group, METLEN

To discuss UK-Greece collaboration on energy transition

Met National Farmers' Union

Farming policy catch-up

Met Legal Services Board; The Law Society; Solicitors Regulation Authority; Financial Conduct Authority; Financial Ombudsman Service; Legal Ombudsman; Competition and Markets Authority

To discuss mass claims litigation

Met Confederation of British Industry; Addleshaw Goddard; Arcadis UK; Heathrow Airport Limited; Avison Young; Leeds College of Building; SSEN Transmission; National Gas; Edaroth UK; EMH Group; ASDA; Manchester Airport Group; Wates; Nexperia; Costain; Statkraft; National Grid; Equinor; Scottish Power

To discuss the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Met Bereaved maternity families Donna Ockenden

To discuss maternity services

Met Charities round table

Discussion with charities focused on veterans' support & VALOUR

Met SFE, EY, Natwest, Sheppherd and Wedderburn, Lloyds Banking Group, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Association of British Insurers, Deloitte, Glasgow Credit Union,

Meeting of the Scottish-London Financial Forum to discuss the upcoming Financial Services Growth & Competitiveness Strategy

Met Disruptive Developers Forum

To discuss the adoption of digital technologies in the development sector

Met Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)

Met with Matt Stringer (CEO) and Mike Wordingham (Head of Policy), from the Royal National Institute of Blind People, to discuss the Bus Services Bill.

Met Tony Blair Institute

To discuss public service reform.

Met FDA and Prospect

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

Met United Utilities

Meeting to discuss water company performance

Met Medical University Sofia

To discuss the UK-EU Strategic Partnership

Met UK Deaf Job Fair, Action Deafness, SignLive

Minister for Social Security and Disability recorded a piece to camera for the UK Deaf Job fair focusing on work done by the government to support and champion the interests of deaf and disabled people in government departments as they work to pursue the wider government missions. Specific commendations for Action Deafness and SignLive were given for organising this Job Fair event

Met Bicycle Asssociation of Great Britain (BAGB)

Met with Phillip Darnton, the Executive Chairman of the Bicycle Association, to discuss e-bike battery safety.

Met Guide Dogs UK

Met with Andrew Lennox (CEO), Eleanor Briggs (Head of Policy, Public Affairs, and Campaigns), and Chris Theobald (Senior Policy, Public Affairs, and Campaigns Manager) from Guide Dogs UK to discuss the Bus Services Bill.

Met Unite the Union

Follow-up from the meeting in April. Discussed Typhoon, NMH and other Defence industrial matters, plus discussion of Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS)

Met Satbir Singh, This Day

To discuss the Community Ownership Fund

Met British Broadcasting Company

British Broadcasting Corporation Access All Interview with Minister for Social Security and Disability and Nikki Fox to discuss the Green Paper

Met Family of victim of drink driving accident

Discussion on roads policing policy

Met Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler

Meeting to discuss the transformation delivery plan

Met Phoenix Group

Opportunity to thank their Chief Executive Officer for his tenure as Department for Work and Pensions Business Champion.

Met AGS Airports, Birmingham Airport, Bristol Airport, East Midlands Airport, Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, London Gatwick Airport, London Luton Airport, London Stansted Airport, Manchester Airports Group, Newcastle International Airport, Farnborough Airport, Regional and City Aiports, Airports UK

To discuss the impact of changes to business rates on the airport sector

Met Ulster Farmers' Union

Main policy area discussed was the Veterinary medicines supply in Northern Ireland and possible solutions/ways of working together. Attendees raised concerns such as prices rising in Northern Ireland and veterinary medicines not being included in the scope of the EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement

Met National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations, Scottish Fishermen's Federation, UK Fisheries, Welsh Fishermen's Association, Northern Ireland Fish Producers Organisation, Orkney Fisheries, Cornish Fish Producers Organisation, North East of Scotland Fishermen's Organisation

Fisheries Roundtable discussion

Met GMB Union

Meeting to discuss water industrial relations

Met Scottish Enterprise

To discuss investment in the energy sector and the clean energy transition

Met Reventas, Scottish Enterprise

To discuss investment in the energy sector and the clean energy transition

Met Emulate Bio

To discuss future opportunities for UK based collaboration.

Met Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Roundtable with current students around various topics.

Met Renewable UK, ORE Catapult, Ofgem, Siemens Gamesa, Vestas, Vattenfall, JDR Cables, Total Energies, SSE, Shell, Scottish Power, RWE, Fred Olsen, Red Rock Power, Orsted, Flotation Energy, Ocean Winds, Equinor, Blue Float, BP, Corio Generation, Copenhagen Offshore Partners

Roundtable discussion on offshore wind and to discuss supply chain investment

Met Renewable UK, ORE Catapult, Ofgem, Siemens Gamesa, Vestas, Vattenfall, JDR Cables, Total Energies, SSE, Shell, Scottish Power, RWE, Fred Olsen, RWE, Red Rock Power, Orsted, Flotation Energy, Ocean Winds, Equinor, Blue Float, BP, Corio Generation, Copenhagen Offshore Partners

Round table discussion on offshore wind and to discuss supply chain investment

Met North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)

To discuss progress on the North Sea transition, investor sentiment and key challenges

Met Paris Air Show, ZeroAvia, Embraer, Rolls Royce, Hanwha Systems and BAE, Honeywell

Attended the Paris Air Show, advocated for the upcoming industrial strategy