Ministers' Meetings

Met Women's Aid

To discuss Women�s Aid priorities and any concerns they have for the development and delivery of the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy

Met National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers

To discuss behaviour in schools policy

Met Claire Craig, University of Oxford

Introductory meeting to discuss AI trends in academia

Met President of the Family Division

To discuss shared priorities for the year ahead including Deprivation of Liberty Orders, Family Drug and Alcohol Courts and adoption

Met Sutton Trust

To discuss socio-economic inequalities in the access to medical schools

Met IMO

Introductory meeting with the Secretary-General which discussed maritime decarbonisation and current affairs.

Met Royal Hospital Chelsea

Veterans Engagement

Met BlueForge Alliance

AUKUS Industrial galvanisation discussion

Met Action with Communities in Rural England, Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA), Avanti Gas, British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers' Association, Country Land and Business Association, Heat Pump Association, Liquid Gas UK, Nesta, Oil Firing Technical Association, Sustainable Energy Association, Thermal Storage UK, United Kingdom and Ireland Fuel Distribution Association

Roundtable to discuss challenges facing decarbonisation of rural properties

Met Family Justice Board

To discuss the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel report into child abuse within the family environment and discuss priorities for the family justice system in 2025-2026 including national targets, regional improvement goals and areas of focus

Met Mr Sachin Savur

Meeting with IFG to discuss a report they made about improving the asylum system

Met BlackRock

To discuss Blackrock's investment priorities

Met Fire Chief for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Progress update on Fire Service performance

Met The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) Chief Executive Officer

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - to discuss the IICSA Cross Government action Plan

Met Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Services

Discuss their frontline services and what the trends and issues are nationally on Stalking

Met Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police

To discuss workforce

Met His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services

To discuss public disorder and police investigations

Met Forests with Impact and Sunbelt Rentals

Discussion on the model of Forests with Impact, including how it engages with its current corporate partners and opportunities to grow

Met Aviva

Discussion on Aviva's sustainability work and how best to support private sector input into government green finance work

Met Universities UK

To discuss upcoming roundtable on a sustainable R&D ecosystem.

Met Battle of the buses visit

Visit to North Weald, Essex to participate in the First Bus "Battle of the Buses" Event and meet with frontline staff, learner drivers, driving instructors and apprentices.

Met North East Combined Authority, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority, West of England Combined Authority, West Midlands Combined Authority, East Midlands Combined County Authority, Greater London Authority, Local Government Association

A meeting with Metro Mayors to discuss delivery of the Youth and Inactivity Trailblazers.

Met Recruitment and Employment Federation

Meeting to discuss engagement of private sector with reform program for job centres

Met Young Londoners Summit

Keynote speaker at the Young Londoner's Summit. The event is convened by the Mayor's Fund for London and focusses on inclusive growth for young people facing the biggest barriers

Met Anusha Asthana Deputy Editor of Independent Television News

Meeting to discuss the government's plan to Get Britain Working

Met Knowsley Council

Meeting to discuss Get Britain Working reform, how the Council�s �Knowsley Works� service may be able to support Government employment support reforms, and hear Knowsley�s priorities.

Met Digital Skills Council

To discuss digital skills.

Met Sojan Joseph MP, Baroness Buscombe, Baroness Bottomley, Member of Dr Julia Buckley MP's office, Liz Twist MP, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Rethink Mental Illness, Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition, Josh Dean MP , Sadik Al-Hassan MP , Baroness Barker , Baroness Parminter , Baroness Watkins, Member of Dr Danny Chambers MP's office, Abtisam Mohammed MP, Lord Davies of Brixton, Baroness Hollins, Mental Health Matters, Centre for Mental Health, Act For Change, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales

To discuss mental Health Bill and wider mental health issues

Met APPG on Creative Health

To discuss creativity and prevention

Met Portsmouth International Port

Tour of site including SEA CHANGE project funded by DfT to launch the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy.

Met Standard Industries

To discuss the company's operations in the UK and the Industrial Strategy

Met Pippa Crerar, Political Editor, The Guardian

Dinner following Guardian Live event where the SofS spoke, where the government's health agenda was discussed

Met The Nuffield Trust

To discuss NHS reform

Met Birmingham Airport, Bristol Airport, Heathrow Airport, Leeds Bradford Airport, London City Airport, London Gatwick Airport, London Luton Airport, London Stansted Airport, Manchester Airports Group, Manchester Airport, Newcastle International Airport, Farnborough Airport, Regional and City Airports, Airports UK

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

Met Confederation of School Trusts

To discuss Early Years policy

Met The Telegraph

To discuss parlimentary business and the work of the modernisation committee

Met Andy Burnham, Steve Rotheram

To discuss Hillsborough Law.

Met Econ Editor Interviews (off the record)

Media engagement in the run-up to the Spring Statement

Met The Sunday Times

To discuss the government's priorities.

Met UK Power Networks

To discuss key resilience challenges, the interplay between economic growth and clean energy, and how the energy sector is evolving.

Met BBC News

To discuss the government's priorities.

Met Stop Scams UK

Meeting to discuss Fraud

Met Google

Meeting to discuss Fraud

Met CIFAS UK

Meeting to discuss Fraud

Met Figen and Stuart Murray

3rd Reading of Martyn's Law

Met Sylvera

To discuss voluntary carbon markets (VCM), mentioning voluntary carbon credits, London Climate Action Week, and international involvement in progressing VCM

Met The Food Farming & Countryside Commission

To discuss sustainable farming solutions to support Net Zero goals

Met Rt Hon David Gauke

To discuss the Crown Court reform

Met The Sutton Trust

To discuss educational support for children from disadvantaged backgrounds

Met Deutsche Bahn, Freightliner, GB Railfreight, NTS global, Colas Rail, Rail Freight Group, Rail Partners, Network Rail, Great British Rail Transition Team,

Railfreight Roundtable