Ministers' Meetings

Met LinkedIn

To discuss AI skills

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

Spend Review External Panel

Met EDF Energy

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

Met Financial Inclusion Commission

Meeting to discuss ongoing work around the Government's Financial Inclusion Strategy

Met Cohort, Newmark Security, Bango, Skinbiotherapeutics PLC, Netcall, Octopus, Quoted Companies Alliance, London Stock Exchange Group, Built Cybernetics plc, British Growth Fund, Liontrust Asset Management, Solid State, Animalcare Group

Roundtable with companies to understand the challenges and opportunities they see for the AIM market

Met Hedera, M&G, Ripple, Apollo Asset Management, Domestic & General, Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd, Bloomberg, TP ICAP Group, Vanguard UK, Nationwide, Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, Admiral, Building Societies Association, Invesco, Hargreaves Lansdown, Brookfield, Flint, BlackRock

Roundtable to discuss the UK’s financial services policy landscape, the Regulation Action Plan and how firms can support the development of the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy

Met Paypal

To discuss Paypal's business model and investment plans

Met US Chamber of Commerce

Roundtable with representatives from the US Chamber of Commerce, including discussion on regulation, tariff responses and international cooperation

Met AVEVA, DP World, UK Corporate Leaders Group (CLG UK), National Grid, Octopus Energy, SSE and Standard Chartered

Roundtable to discuss COP29 and COP30 with UK pavilion sponsors

Met Norton Rose Fulbright Innovation Team

To understand viewpoints on AI and legal tech space

Met University Pritzker School of Law

To understand scope for greater collaboration between UK and US on legal education

Met UK Law Tech Delegation Roundtable

To understand respective businesses and the trade mission

Met Legal and Business Executives

To discuss legal sector and business opportunities in the UK

Met AstraZeneca

To discuss the life sciences in the growth mission, life sciences sector plan, VPAG and barriers to investment

Met London & Partners

To discuss regional growth and investor relations

Met General Catalyst

To explore opportunities for collaboration between the UK Government and General Catalyst in advancing transformative technologies across AI, healthcare, defence, manufacturing, and energy

Met National Adviser for Care Leavers

To discuss housing local offer, local connection tests, rent guarantors, and priority to housing, in relation to Care Leavers.

Met techUK (JD), Microsoft, Oxford Nanopore

To discuss tech regulation

Met ABPI

To discuss pharmaceuticals

Met KPMG

To discuss the UK's investment environment

Met Rory Stewart

To discuss the FCDO Africa Approach

Met Humanitarian Action for Sudan, Sudanese Women in Diaspora for Ending the War

Sudan Diaspora roundtable

Met LABRATS

Discuss Nuclear Test Veterans

Met Scottish Power

To discuss the Radio Teleswitch Service switch-off

Met OVO

To discuss the Radio Teleswitch Service switch-off

Met Jon Berstein (former Deputy Editor, now Associate Editor of New Statesman), New Statesman

Interview with Jon Berstein for the New Statesman on Minister Fahnbulleh's ministerial portfolio and priorities

Met Mayor of South Yorkshire

Discussion on the Orgreave Inquiry

Met Google

Meeting with Google to discuss investment opportunities in AI and digital transfromation of government

Met Andrew Western MP, Centrica, Citizens Advice, Consumer Scotland, Energy UK, Ofgem, Utilita

Roundtable to discuss ways of improving data sharing across industry and Government

Met Safelives Pioneer group

People with Lived Experience of Domestic Abuse working as consultants and advocates for Safelives

Met NeuConnect

To discuss an ongoing investment project

Met Lord Justice Davis

Routine confidential meeting with Senior Judiciary

Met Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, Centrica, Utilita, Consumer Scot, Energy UK, SG Energy, Citizen's Advice

Data sharing roundtable with officials and members of energy suppliers to discuss development of support under the Warm Home Discount

Met Fidelity International

To discuss ongoing industry efforts to reach a voluntary commitment on private investment in the context of the Pensions Investment Review

Met Universal

To discuss Universal's investment plans in the UK

Met Association of Biopharmetucial Industry (ABPI)

To discuss the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth

Met Justices of the peace

Introductory meeting between Minister and MLE Lead. Developing understanding of current challenges to magistrates, along with potential support for upcoming Criminal Court Review

Met Professor Katrin Hohl

Discusses Legislative Measures

Met National Grid, EDF, SSE, Energy UK, RenewableUK, Federation of Small Businesses, CBI, Energy and Utilities Skills Partnership, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), Association of Colleges, Local Government Association, POWERful women, Green Alliance, Trades Union Congress (TUC), GMB Union, Institute of Directors, Greenworkx, Make UK, The Association of Employment and Learning Providers, British Chamber of Commerce, Mayoral Strategic Association, Skills England

Meeting of the Office of Clean Energy Jobs Roundtable to discuss the Clean Energy Workforce Strategy with Trade Union General Secretaries

Met Unity Trust Bank

To discuss health and social care

Met FTI Consulting, Trades Union Congress, Acelity, Activision Blizzard King, Adaptimmune, Amazon Web Services, Anglo American, Aon, ArcelorMittal, AstraZeneca, Aware Super, BAE Systems, Bradford Estates, Budweiser Brewing Group, Ceres Power, Cinven, ConsenSys, Cytiva, Digital Currencies Governance Group, Dolphin Living, Drax, easyJet, Energy Networks Association, Eurogas, European Institute of Innovation and Technology, Finnebrogue Artisan, Green Lithium, Hammerson, Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Impact Capital Goup, International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium, Ithaca Energy, Japan Tobacco International, Kbio, Keepmoat Homes, Labcorp, Legatum, LGC, LMAX Exchange Group, Macquarie Group, Marks & Spencer, Mastercard, MBDA, Medicom, Meta, Mitie, Natixis Investment Managers, Open Finance Association, Operose Health, Palantir, PayPal, Pioneer, Point Partners, PrimaryBid, QinetiQ Group PLC, Railpen, Reactive Technologies, Royal Albert Hall, Sage, Sotera Health, Spirit AeroSystems, Syncona, Thames Enterprise Park Limited, The Advantage Travel Partnership, The Arora Group, The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, The Federalist Society, Tyne Tunnel 2, UGI International, Uniswap Labs, Valore Group, Vanguard Asset Management, Vistry, Vocalink, Water UK, Waymo, World Gold Council

To participate in a panel discussion on Government's plan to Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Bill

Met Reed

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill and the fair work agency

Met Roundatable: National Grid, EDF, SSE, Energy UK, RenewableUK, Federation of Small Businesses, CBI, Energy and Utilities Skills Partnership, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), Association of Colleges, Local Government Association, POWERful women, Green Alliance, Trades Union Congress (TUC), GMB Union, Institute of Directors (IoD), Greenworkx, Make UK, The Association of Employment and Learning Providers, British Chamber of Commerce, Mayoral Strategic Association, Skills England

Meeting of the Office of Clean Energy Jobs Roundtable to discuss the Clean Energy Workforce Strategy with Trade Union General Secretaries

Met National Infrastructure Commission, Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport, Regulators� Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development, National Energy System Operator, Wildlife Countryside Link, Town and Country Planning Association, Local Government Association, Royal Town Planning Institute

A roundtable to gain stakeholder feedback and knowledge, during the developmeng of the Land Use Framework

Met National Parks England, North York Moors National Park Authority, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, Dartmoor National Park Authority, Northumberland National Park Authority, South Downs National Park Authority, Lake District National Park Authority, Peak District National Park Authority, New Forest National Park Authority, The Broads Authority, Exmoor National Park Authority

A roundtable to discuss government policy and challenges being faced by national parks

Met Scotch Whisky Association

To discuss the spirits drinks verification scheme.

Met CVC Advisers Limited

To discuss CVC's investment plans and the UK investment landscape

Met Open Government Partnership

An introductory meeting to discuss the work of the Open Government Partnership in facilitating international collaboration.

Met London School of Economics

Discussion around inequalities in the UK labour market and how to better utilise government data sharing and infrastructure.

Met BSCC, NatWest, RiskPoint Group, Hammarskiöld, SEB, Cirio, Nordea, GSK, Groth & Co, Volvo Cars, Lloyd’s, Husqvarna Forest & Garden Division, Handelsbanken, Stena, Investor, Essity, Vattenfall, SAAB

Roundtable with European industry to understand where the biggest barriers to trade with the UK lie.