Ministers' Meetings

Met Chiesi

To discuss the UK's Life Sciences sector

Met Bayer

To discuss women's and reproductive health

Met Roundtable Commercial Real Enstatite Investors - The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change: IIGCC, CBRE Investment Management, DWS group, Schroders, Savills IM, Aviva, LGIM, Invesco, M&G

To discuss the Growth Missions with institutional investors and understand the scale of investment opportunities in the real estate sector

Met Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

To discuss the life sciences industry in the UK

Met Rural Coalition, Countryside Land and Business Association, Action With Communities In Rural England, National Association of Local Councils, Rural Services Network, Council for the Preservation of Rural England, National Farmers' Union, National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise, Nuffield Foundation, Federation of Small Businesses, Plunkett

Rural Taskforce meeting

Met Scottish Power

To discuss Clean Power 2030, Allocation Round 7 (AR7), Zonal Pricing and trade unions

Met UNISON

To discuss further education and skills issues, in particular to discuss challenges faced by further education support staff

Met Salmon Scotland

Trade discussions

Met Strategy Group convened by Sir Bernard Jenkin MP

A meeting to discuss opportunities around Civil Service Learning and Development.

Met Confederation of British Industries

Meeting to discuss the Government's intentions to boost capital markets and unlock investment

Met Barclays, HSBC, Santander UK, London Stock Exchange Group, Aviva, L&G UK, Revolut, Clearbank, Allica, Atom Bank, Octopus Investments, Nationwide, Royal London, Aberdeen, Citi

Discussion to support the development of the Financial Services Growth & Competitiveness Strategy on key barriers to investing in the UK economy and growing businesses in the UK

Met Pension Protection Fund

Attended event hosted by pension protection fund

Met Bloodloss Families, Blood Friends, UK Thalassaemia Society

To give an update on the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry.

Met Tainted Blood Parents, Tainted Blood Widows, Tainted Blood Siblings and Children, Factor 8, The Fatherless Generation, Independent Campaigner for Estates, Women & Carers

To give an update on the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry.

Met Tainted Blood, The Hepatitis C Trust, Terrence Higgins Trust, Contaminated Whole Blood

To give an update on the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry.

Met Fair Chance Alliance

Introductory meeting to discuss how to increase fair chance hiring to benefit those furthest away from labour market and working with employers to hire people with criminal convictions

Met Future Resilience Forum

Meeting to discuss the aims of the forum and options for ministerial engagement.

Met Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Quarterly meeting with domestic abuse commissioner to discuss current DWP priorities

Met AstraZeneca, GSK, Moderna, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Roche Group, Novartis, MSD, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amgen, Healthcare at Merck, Incyte, Gilead Sciences, Biogen, TEVA, Chiesi, Menarini, Almirall, Servier, IPSEN, Bayer, UCB, Lundbeck, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eisai, Chugai, Shinogi, Mitsubishi, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co, MHRA, NICE, NHSE, Wellcome Trust, University of Manchester

Biopharmaceuticals CEOs Roundtable to discuss global health challenges and life sciences policy

Met Sir Gareth Southgate, Leaders in Sport

To discuss how to tackle issues facing young men

Met Uber

To discuss the consultation on the VAT Treatment of PHV Fares

Met EY

To discuss the response to the government's reforms to the non-dom regime

Met Wrightbus

Met with Jean-Marc Gales, the CEO of Wrightbus, at Wrightbus' manufacturing site in Belfast whilst on a visit as part of ongoing regular correspondence.

Met Movement to Work

Keynote speech at the Movement to Work Summit

Met US Chamber of Commerce

To discuss clean power 2030, industrial strategy and consultation on the future of energy

Met Aviva

To discuss the clean power action plan, energy pricing reform and battery storage

Met EDF Energy

To discuss energy pricing reform, consumer costs and the energy market

Met Oracle

To discuss Oracle Whitepaper on digital transformation of the NHS

Met The Guardian Foundation

To discuss the Foundation's media literacy programmes targeting low-income communities around the UK

Met Education Support

To discuss staffing in schools and Education Support's views on teacher and education staff wellbeing

Met Stem Learning

To discuss the STEM Future Fund, what the Curriculum and Assessment Review interim report means for computing and science and existing curriculum support contracts

Met No10 roundtable - Industrial Strategy clean energy deep dive: EDF, Orsted, Siemens Energy, SSE Renewables, Urenco, GE Vernova, Storegga, National Grid, Scottish Power, Marine Power Systems, RWE, Matthey, Tokomak Energy, Carbon Clean

To discuss the Industrial Strategy

Met LinkedIn

To discuss AI skills

Met Motherson

To discuss automotive supply chains

Met Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation

To discuss the CTO's future plans

Met Union Electric Steel Corporation

To discuss union electric steel's operations in the UK

Met National Partnership of Early Learning and Childcare

To discuss expansion of childcare entitlements and reforms to early years guidance

Met The Race disparity roundtable

Roundtable discussion on disproportionality and disparities with key stakeholders

Met Labour Animal Welfare Society

Meeting to discuss Animal Welfare Strategy, Minister's portfolio was discussed

Met LEGO; Fiona Murray; Aaron Manion; University College London; Lisa Harrington

Spend Review External Panel

Met GE Verona, X-energy, GB Energy digitalisation and innovation, Graphcore, Third Way, Cisco, UK Day One, Apollo Global Management, Xlinks, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partner, Dassault Systèmes, Global Counsel , Sizewell C, AWS, OpenAI, Holtec Britain, ONR

Roundtable to discuss how to meet the growing energy needs of AI

Met League Against Cruel Sport

Discussions focussed on the intention with the animal welfare programme, the relationship between Defra and a League Against Cruel Sport. Policy discussions surrounded the government's approach to banning snares in England

Met National Grid

To discuss the energy sector's reaction to government policy

Met The Civil Nuclear Police Federation (CNPF)

Introductory meeting with the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Also discussions around pensions and work culture

Met Oxford to Cambridge pan-Regional Partnership

To discuss future funding of the pan-regional partnership

Met Local Government Information Unit

To discuss their Local Government Finance Report

Met Future Homes Hub

To discuss the Future Homes Standard

Met JP Morgan, Royal Economic Society

Networking event to celebrate Women in Economics

Met North East Combined Authority

To discuss devolution, the work of UKMayors and the Great North initiative

Met HSBC

Meeting to discuss the future of investment into Defence space