Ministers' Meetings

Met Guide Dogs

An informal discussion on pavement parking and taxi accessibility.

Met National Energy System Operator (NESO), Ofgem, SPEN, SSEN and National Grid

To discuss key issues on network project delivery with Transmission Owners

Met Grenfell Next of Kin

To discuss issues relating to Grenfell Community Recovery and the Grenfell Tower Memorial

Met Milton Court Farm

Visit to discuss cattle farming, UK-US Trade Policy and shoot a comms video.

Met VAWDASV - Violence Against Women Domestic Abuse Sexual Assault

Welsh Safer Communities and Welsh Violence against Women and Girls Strategy

Met TechUK

To discuss exporting from the UK tech sector.

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Fairstone Group, Lloyds Register, Mckinsey, British Petroleum, Chartered Institute of Personell and Development, Capita, Deloitte, Lloyds Banking Group, Gupa Global, India and UK, Business in the Community | Meeting of the Business in the Community Group to discuss the role of businesses in key Department for Work and Pensions employment initiatives

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Mencap | Meeting to discuss Connect to Work, supported internships and Access to Work.

Met Families impacted by child abuse case

To discuss proposed changes to safeguarding arrangements in early years settings

Met Cathy Newman, News Presenter and Investigations Editor, Channel 4

A meeting to discuss the government's priorities

Met Canadian Parliamentarians

To discuss UK-Canada relations.

Met Scope, Independent Age, Age UK, National Energy Association, Energy UK, Stepchange, Citizens Advice, Mencap

Roundtable to discuss social tariff policy

Met Heat Trust UK

To discuss heat networks

Met Property Care Association, Isothane, Insulation Manufacturers Association, UK finance, Aviva, Principality, TSB, Skipton, Property Risk, GMS Insulations Ltd, HomeOwners Alliance, The co-operative bank, Citizens Advice

Roundtable to discuss spray foam loft insluation

Met Roundtable with smartphone stakeholders

Discussion with stakeholders regarding mobile phones in schools

Met Catch-22

To discuss how the National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum can support DfE's work to learn from care leaver deaths

Met Legally Queerly

Introductory meeting to discuss the impact of government LGBT+ policy

Met Luton South and South Bedfordshire Council, Chief Executive of Luton Council, Bedfordshire Police Chief Constable, Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner

To discuss Lea Halls Accommodation Site in Luton town centre

Met Electrical Safety First

Meeting ahead of consultation on The Product Regulation and Metrology Act secondary legislation, with a focus on online marketplaces and lithium-ion batteries/e-bikes.

Met Deloitte

To discuss Deloitte's UK and global presence as well as the delivery of the PBS sector plan.

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association | Keynote speech on pension policy developments at UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association's annual flagship Conference

Met Leanne Lucas

Southport Survivor Knife Campaign Let's be Blunt

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Resolution Foundation, Sunday Times, Institute of Fiscal Studies, Panmureliberum, Institute for Government, Deloitte, Item-Club, KPMG, The Observer, Confederation of British Industries, Capital Economics | Economic Roundtable

Met Victoria Derbyshire, BBC

To discuss the work of the department

Met Bite Back 2030

Discussion with Bite Back School Food Ambassadors regarding school food

Met Creative Nature

To discuss exporting as an SME.

Met The Resilience in Unity Project

To discuss counter-extremism campaigns and Her Majesty's Government's work for Victims of Terrorism

Met Blackstone

To discuss the UK's growth priorities, and investment plans in the UK.

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Mencap | Met to discuss disability and employment.

Met Galop, Imkaan, Local Government Association, ManKind Initiative, National Housing Federation, Refuge, STADA, Stay Safe East, Women's Aid

To discuss delivery of local authority safe accommodation duties under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021

Met Home Owners Rights Network

To discuss freehold estates reform.

Met Amazon UK, Sol Retail, Free Soul, ReBorn, SURI, Comfort Click, Big Potato Games, One Retail Group, Grace & Green and Elena Essex

Roundtable discussion on regulation with small business that sell on Amazon

Met Fire Brigades Union

To discuss Health in firefighters

Met London Fire Brigade

To update on progress of PRAM Act secondary legislation following increase in lithium-ion battery fires and plans for future consultations to strengthen protections.

Met The Law Society

Touch-point with the President of The Law Society - standard catch-up

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Together for Short Lives | Meeting to discuss the Bereavement Support Proposal

Met Tech and Consultancy Roundtable hosted by Meta and Public First

Discuss the future of AI

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Paperweight | Listen to Paperweight's concerns about Personal Independent Payments assessments and how they wish to collaborate with Department for Work and Pensions.

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Purple Space | Meeting to discuss Kate Nash's books in support of disabled people and employers

Met Ofgem, National Energy System Operator (NESO), National Grid, SSE, Scottish Power, SSEN

To discuss networks delivery and connection reform

Met Santander UK

To discuss the First Time Buyers market, and how government can improve the home buying and selling process.

Met Ofgem, National Energy System Operator (NESO), University of Strathclyde, MincrosoftUK, OpenClimateFix, Siemens, EnergyUK, TechUK, National Grid DSO, Faculty AI, UK Power Networks, E.ON

roundtable to discuss using AI in the electricity grid

Met Mental Health Foundation, Molly Rose Foundation and civil society.

Roundtable hosted by Liz Twist MP to discuss social media and children’s wellbeing.

Met Novo Holdings

To discuss areas of collaboration and opportunities for UK growth.

Met Representatives of Deka Chambers and News Media Association

Meeting to discuss Crime and Policing Bill

Met Representatives of College of Policing, Gun Control Network, Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse and relatives of shooting victims.

Session of Firearms Licensing Training

Met Amazon UK

To discuss business regulation issues

Met English Law Promotion Panel

Media on court reforms

Name of Individual(s) or Organisation: Sense | Roundtable on shaping welfare reform through lived experience. Discussion with those with lived experience of disability. Discussion of the application and assessment process for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and barriers in the system.

Met Police Superintendent's Association

Meeting to discuss issues for officers at Superintendent Ranks