Ministers' Meetings

Met Ford

To discuss Ford's business plans

Met Heathrow

To discuss the Heathrow airport closure

Met England's Economic Heartland

To discuss transport within the OxCam region

Met Oxford University

To discuss ongoing work and proposals on the sharing of health data.

Met National Grid

To discuss the Heathrow fire incident at a substation

Met NNF BioInnovation Institute

To discuss how the Government can potentially support the establishment of a Bioinnovation Institute situated in the UK

Met Thames Valley: Assistant Chief Constable, Head of Rape and Serious Sexual Offenses and Strategic Lead for Spiking, Operational Lead for Violence Against Women and Girls and tactical lead for spiking, Joint Operational Unit Dog Handlers, Spike Aware

To discuss the issue of spiking and how Thames Valley are tackling spiking.

Met Bishop of Leicester, Bishop of Manchester, Bishop of Huddersfield, Bishop of Bedford, Bishop of Barking, Bishop of Warrington, Acting Bishop of Ely, Bishop of York, Deputy head of Parliamentary Affairs in the Church of England, Bishop of Bristol, Bishop of Plymouth, Bishop of London

Meeting with Church of England Bishops to discuss the Green Paper and impacts

Met Intuitive

To discuss the UK's strengths in AI, the potential of robotics in healthcare and access to health data.

Met DP World

To discuss DP World's investment plans

Met National Grid

To discuss North Hyde Substation fire, and impact on Heathrow Airport

Met Nvidia

To discuss AI, digital infrastructure, public sector transformation, energy, regulation, and UK-US collaboration.

Met Anthropic

To discuss AI regulation, public sector transformation and public-private partnership.

Met Social Enterprise Scotland, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), Grassmarket Community Project, Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network, Glasgow Caledonian University, Community Land Scotland, Scottish Government, Edinburgh Community Solar, Scottish Agricultural Organisations Society, West Granton Housing Co-operative, Community Enterprise, Firstport Group, West Granton Housing Co-operative, Media Co-op, Edinburgh Student Housing Co-op, SHRUB Cooperative, Scotmid Co-operative, Supporters Direct Scotland, Community Ownership Support Service, WHALE Arts

To explore challenges and opportunities in two focused discussion sessions: "Supporting Scottish Cooperatives in a Challenging Economy" and "Social Enterprise and Regional Development".

Met Plug and Play

To discuss AI, planning and regulatory reform, digital infrastructure, support for start-ups and investment in the UK.

Met Ultimate Fighting Championship

To discuss the Ultimate Fighting Championships’ presence in the UK and future plans

Met Garden Court North Chambers

Audio call about the "Hillsborough Law" to mandate openness by public authorities in investigations and inquiries related to major incidents

Met Bishop James Jones KBE, Ken Sutton

To discuss the introduction of the Public Office Standards Bill, the "Hillsborough Law", which aims to mandate openess by public authorities in investigations and inquiries related to major incidents

Met Family member of Southport attack survivor

Audio call with family member of the Southport attack to receive an update on related issues

Met Southport attack survivor

Audio call with survivor of the Southport attack to receive an update on related issues

Met UK Law Firms

To meet with UK law firms in Chicago ahead of the GREAT legal services campaign

Met Temasek

To discuss Temasek's UK investment portfolio

Met Uber

To discuss Uber's investments in the UK

Met Vodafone

To discuss Vodafone's business plans and the UK telecoms industry

Met Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education

To discuss TASO's recently published report, based on linking data to indicate the educational pathways of different kinds of care experienced people, including care leavers

Met Multiverse

To discuss apprenticeship reform and to discuss what the government is keen to explore in terms of a shorter AI apprenticeship

Met Ferrero

To discuss Ferrero's business plans in the UK

Met Resolution Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, University of Cambridge, Shared Ownership Council, TheCityUK, UK Finance, Building Societies Association, Savills, Houseful, Builtplace, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Skipton Building Society, Bank of England, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, University College London, Homes England

Roundtable to discuss ideas to increase homeownership amongst first time buyers.

Met Newcastle City Council

To discuss initiatives and strategies for local development, public sector reform, and health and social care in Newcastle.

Met MTR

To discuss MTR's investment aspirations and the UK's investment environment

Met Automotive Council/JLR

Discussed the UK automotive sector and US tariffs

Met LGBT stakeholders

To discuss LGBT rights in Namibia

Met De Beers

Met with De Beers to disucss UK-Namibia economic partnership

Met Institute for Public Policy Research

To discuss UK-Namibia relations.

Met Royal College of Surgeons

To discuss the sexual safety of the NHS workforce

Met The Patients Association

To discuss priorities for elective care and patient experience

Met Amundi

To discuss Amundi's expansion plans in the UK

Met Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Introduction to the work of Cognizant

Met MBDA

Routine catchup

Met Independent Schools Council

To discuss independent school regulation and funding policy

Met EY, Arup, Barclays, CityFibre, Diageo, IBM, Pfizer, Revolut, Service Now, TPG, WPP, AstraZeneca, Mclaren

To discuss trade policy

Met Lazard

To discuss how to have better collaboration between industry and government in the AI and Energy space.

Met Innovate Cambridge, Cambridge Ahead, Cambridge Growth Company, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University Health Partners, ARM, Entrepreneur and Investor, Amadeus Investments, Cambridge Enterprise, OxCam Supercluster, Cambridge Innovation Capital, AstraZeneca UK.

To discuss innovation and growth in the Oxford Cambridge Growth Corridor.

Met Micro Rainbow

discussed the work done by Micro Rainbow and gave thanks

Met Greater Manchester Mayoral Authority, East Midlands Mayoral Authority, Liverpool City Region Mayoral Authority, West of England Mayoral Authority, Tees Valley Mayoral Authority, London Mayoral Authority, South Yorkshire Mayoral Authority, York and North Yorkshire Mayoral Authority, West Midlands Mayoral Authority

To discuss support for delivering community clean energy projects and Great British Energy announcements

Met North Sea Transition Authority Board

To discuss the North Sea consultation, licensing, and a need for a concrete plan for the industry

Met ServiceNow

To discuss their work with the Government Digital Service and proposed productivity proof of concept

Met Pensions Lifetime Savings Association and Association of British Insurers and City of London Corporation.

To discuss ways to drive increased productive investment in the pensions sector.

Met Panmure Liberum, Simon French, Chief Economist and Head of Research

To discuss pensions investment and UK capital markets.

Met West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Meeting to discuss progress to date including Jobs and Careers Service Pathfinder and readiness to launch the Health Trailblazer in West Yorkshire