Ministers' Meetings

Met University of York, University of Aberdeen, University of West England, University of Sheffield, University of Exeter, University of Cambridge, University of Liverpool, Royal Agricultural University

Food System Roundtable discussing food strategy

Met Bank of America

Meeting to discuss the Government's growth mission.

Met Wellcome Leap, CEPI

To discuss the Wellcome Leap programme.

Met Social Partnership Forum

To discuss NHS workforce issues

Met Tokamak Energy

Discussed fusion energy and Tokamak's work in the UK

Met Groq

To discuss AI, energy, and digital infrastructure.

Met RWE

Discussed onshore, offshore wind and Carbon Capture, Usage, and Storage (CCUS) in the UK

Met Rigetti Computing

To discuss quantum computing and UK-US collaboration.

Met Charging Infrastructure Accessibility Roundtable

To meet and hear feedback from stakeholders involved in delivering accessible electric vehicle chargepoints on the public charging network for users with diabilities, and to hear how this can be facilitated and accelerated.

Met Isomorphic

To discuss AI, UK-US collaboration and access to health data.

Met Mayor of West Yorkshire

Update on what they are doing to tackle Violence against women in West Yorkshire and options to be included in any future pilot schemes on stalking

Met OpenAI

To discuss AI, digital infrastructure, and the digital transformation of the public sector.

Met Jigar Shah

To discuss international climate finance

Met Local Government Association

Stakeholder call to engage ahead of the Pathways to Work Green paper launch

Met Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Meeting to discuss delivering Greater Manchester Live Well and support from the Government for further devolution of employment support

Met Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Speak at an event with Greater Manchester Council Authority - in conversation event on the Live-Well proposal

Met Family bereaved by COVID-19 vaccine damages

To discuss the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

Met North West London ICB

To discuss DHSC and NHSE

Met Professor Ibrahim Abubukar Pro-Provost (Health) and Dean, Faculty of Population and Health Sciences, UCL; Professor Shitji Kapur, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, King’s College London; Professor Andrea Cornwall, Professor of Global Development and Anthropology; Jennifer Constantine, Policy Engagement and Research Consultant at the Institute of Development Studies at KCL; and Dr Alex Shankland, Research Fellow at KCL

A roundtable with international health and care leaders on the 10 Year Health Plan

Met Tata Consultancy Services

Visit to Tata Consulting Services to chair a roundtable on British Sign Language and Artificial Intelligence.

Met Low Pay Commission

To discuss the evidence base for the National Minimum Wage and the new remit for the Low Pay Commission

Met Zenobe

Discussed Zenobe's operations in the UK and the UK business environment

Met Keep Britain Working Review Chair

To discuss the launch of the Keep Britain Working Discovery Report on health-related inactivity in the workplace, occupational health support for employees on sick leave and the Employment Rights Bill

Met Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Discussion around the CAA priorities letter, regulation of Future of Flight technologies, the H8 process and Ned Recruitment

Met Aviation Futures Forum

Roundtable discussion on the Future of Flight industry, emerging technologies and the role of the RIO

Met Aerospace Growth Partnership: Rolls-Royce, Parker-Meggitt, ATI, GKN Aerospace, Unite, HVMC, Airbus, Safran, ADS, Spirit AerosSystems, GE Aerospace, GKN Aerospace, ATI

Discussed the UK aerospace sector

Met Investment Association, Kreab, Afore Consulting, FTI Consulting, City of London Corporation, Pensions Europe, European Association of Co-operative Banks, TheCityUK, European Association of CCP Clearing Houses, European Central Securities Depositories Association, FleishmanHillard

Meeting to promote the relationship between the UK and European financial services firms

Met Tax Justice UK

To discuss the UN Tax Convention.

Met PUBLIC, Enterprise Nation, Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre, Globality

Panel discussion as part of the GovTech Summit 2025 on the future of procurement and the wider context of procurement reform.

Met The Matrix.org Foundation and Proximie

To discuss what the state can learn from tech innovation.

Met The Alan Turing Institute

Deep-dive into the Turing's Defence and National Security Grand Challenge and Turing projects of interest to the Home Office

Met Survivors Against Terror

Meeting with Victims and Survivors of Terrorism. To discuss the Government's announcement in relation

Met His Majesty Chief Inspector

Discussion about Sentencing review, retention of probation officers, how better to tackle youth crime

Met Investigatory Powers Commissioner

Discussed the progress and context around the upcoming Leveson review

Met Hillsborough Law Now

Discussed Hillsborough Law

Met Cadent

Introductory meeting to discuss heat decarbonisation pathways and the role of low carbon gases in the gas network

Met Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)

To discuss barriers to investment in the food and drink sector, and the soft drinks industry levy

Met Heathrow Airport

To discuss planning and regulation considerations for Heathrow expansion

Met Royal Society

To discuss a propsoal for an AI and Health institute along the OxCam corridor

Met AMV BBDO Group

To discuss business sentiment following the Chancellor's speech regarding growth.

Met GE Vernova

To discuss investment in the UK

Met Santander

To discuss the UK investment environment

Met Chery

To discuss Chery's investment plans in the UK

Met Atomico

To discuss business sentiment following the Chancellor's speech regarding growth.

Met Barclays, UK Finance, NatWest, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, ScaleUp Institute, The Gender Index, Ten Entrepreneurs, AA Advisors, British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA), EY-Parthenon, Mastercard, Diversity VC

To discuss the Invest in Women Taskforce’s Ecosystem Working Group priorities and next steps

Met Sainsbury’s, Boots, Primark, IKEA UK, The Very Group, Amazon UK, Joules, Smith+Nephew, Green Street, British Retail Consortium, British Independent Retailers Association, Association of Convenience Stores, Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW)

To disucss how retail businesses can better strengthen their talent pipelines

Met National Grid; Thames Water; National Highways; Orsted; RWE Renewables; SSE; Cornish Lithium; Associated British Ports; Scottish Power Renewables; No.10.

To discuss views on consultation requirements for National Significant Infrastructure Projects.

Met Bloomberg

To discuss Bloomberg's mayoral capacity research project.

Met London CIV

To discuss the Local Government Pension Scheme reforms

Met LGPS central

To discuss the Local Government Pension Scheme reforms.