Ministers' Meetings

Met Elton John Aids Foundation, Terrence Higgins Trust, National Aids Trust, BHA, Positively UK, Africa Advocacy, Brigstowe, Positive East, LGBT Foundation, George House Trust

To engage with stakeholders on the HIV Action Plan

Met NHS England and cancer patient representatives

To discuss priorities for the National Cancer Plan

Met Port of Tyne

Meeting to discuss upcoming annoucements on investment in the port infrastructure and commecial oppotunites

Met Scope, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Disability Rights UK, Disability Unit: Regional Stakeholder Network South West, Disability Unit: Regional Stakeholder Network Yorkshire and the Humber, Nationwide, Enable Works Scotland, Network Rail, Institute of Directors, UK Hospitality, Zuric Insurance Company

To attend the Equality Bill Consultation Roundtable arranged in support of the disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting consultation that took place from April until the end of May, and to hear directly from businesses and disability stakeholders on the benefits and challenges of disability pay gap reporting

Met Scope, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Disability Rights UK, Disability Unit: Regional Stakeholder Network South West, Disability Unit: Regional Stakeholder Network Yorkshire and the Humber, Nationwide, Enable Works Scotland, Network Rail, Institute of Directors , UK Hospitality, Zuric Insurance Company

Equality Bill Consultation Roundtable, enabled Minister for Social Security and Disability to hear directly from businesses and disability stakeholders on the benefits and challenges of disability pay gap reporting.

Met Brimingham City Council

To discuss the waste collection service dispute

Met West Yorkshire Combined Authority, East Midlands Combined County Authority, North East Combined Authority, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, Cumberland Council, Westmorland and Furness Council, Cheshire West and Chester Council, and Essex County Council

To discuss the Devolution Priority Programme

Met Vivacity

A meeting as part of the Minister's visit to Manchester Transport Hub and ongoing engagements with SMEs.

Met Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe

To provide an update on UK-EU Summit outcomes and next steps towards implementation

Met Victoria Newton, Editor of The Sun

To discuss the Government's activities and priorities

Met Caroline Waterston, Editor of the Daily Mirror

To discuss the Government's activities and priorities

Met Disabled Children's Partnership

To meet the leaders of the Disabled Children's Partnership and to better understand the reaction from leading special educational needs and disability (SEND) charities about likely future reforms

Met Trade Union Council

Meeting to discuss water industry relations

Met British Medical Association General Practice Committee

To discuss NHS pay awards.

Met Port of Falmouth

To discuss future plans for the port of Falmouth

Met Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

To discuss workforce issues

Met Royal College of Midwives

To discuss workforce issues

Met British Medical Association

To discuss workforce issues

Met Phoenix Group

To discuss investment and grow the UK economy

Met Guy Opperman

To discuss the Pensions Schemes Bill

Met Camborne School of Mines

Discussed skills shortages in the mining sector.

Met Cornish Metals

Discussed operations at the site

Met Critical Minerals roundtable - CBI, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Geothermal Engineering Ltd, Cornwall Resources Limited, Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, Cornish Lithium, Cornish Tin, Imerys British Lithium, Imerys Minerals Limited, Cornwall Council

Discussed opportunities for growing the critical minerals industry in the south west.

Met Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

To discuss the Professionial Business Services sector plan launch

Met Make UK, Siemens, Unipart, Caterpillar, Airbus, ABB, ZF Group, Honeywell, Nissan, BAE Systems, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, Sertec, Avara Foods, Schneider Electric, Magna

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill and the manufacturing sector, with a particular focus on Day 1 rights, guaranteed hours with seasonal and flexible working and trade union reforms

Met 1Energy, Energy UK, EON, Hemiko, SSE, Vattenfall UK

Roundtable discussion on heat networks and the Warm Homes Plan

Met Homeserve

To discuss the Warm Homes Plan and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme

Met UK Finance

roundtable discussion on HMG's growth strategy and overcoming barriers to growth, improving investor sentiment, financial services growth and competitiveness strategy, National Wealth Fund and regulation

Met Israeli Hostage Families

Consular meeting to express solidarity with the hostage families and reiterate the government's commitment for their immediate release as part of a permanent ceasefire.

Met ADS President's breakfast: range of businesses including ADS, Rothchild and Co; BAE Systems; Chemring, Airbus

To discuss the defence and aerospace sectors

Met Wildlife and Countryside Link

To discuss the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, including the Nature Restoration Fund

Met Tom Adeyoola

introductory meeting to discuss access to finance in the innovation sector, the UKRI and wider innovation landscape

Met Mersey Fire and Rescue, Liverpol City Region Careers Skills Hub, Health & Social Care & Early Years, Liverpool FC Foundation, SeaScope

Anfield Careers fair

Met British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC)

Joint meeting also attended by Minister Zeichner. Policy areas raised included general licencing for shooting, Defra's decision not to reissue GL45s to business in the shooting sector and the impact this will have on the rural economy. Other policy raised included the recent avian influenza outbreak and the fact it has been improving. Other policy areas included policies being brought forward by other departments in relation to the ownership of firearms

Met Scottish National Investment Bank

Meeting of the Grangemouth Investment Taskforce to discuss the future of the Grangemouth refinery site, and investment

Met The Cholangiocarcinoma Charity, Blood Cancer UK, Bone Cancer Research Trust, Brain Tumour Research, Cancer52, Childhood Cancer Trust, Leukaemia Care, Leukaemia UK, Melanoma Focus, Ocular Melanoma UK, Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK, Pancreatic Cancer UK, Salivary Gland Cancer UK, Sarcoma UK, Solving Kids Cancer UK, Target Ovarian Cancer, Teenage Cancer Trust, The Brain Tumour Charity, The Urology Foundation, Young Lives vs Cancer

To discuss the National Cancer Plan and rare cancers

Met British Ports Association, UK Major Ports Group, Forth Ports, Peel Ports, Milford Haven Ports Authority, Associated British Ports

Roundtable meeting to discuss investment and growth oppotunites with leading port operators and issues preventing or slowing down abilities to invest

Met Sixth Form Colleges Association

To discuss upcoming School Teachers' Review Body recommendation regarding teachers' pay

Met University and Colleges Union

To discuss upcoming School Teachers' Review Body recommendation regarding teachers' pay

Met Association of Colleges

To discuss upcoming School Teachers' Review Body recommendation regarding teachers' pay

Met Chefs in Schools

To understand the Chefs in Schools in programme and how they deliver school food

Met National Partnership of Early Learning and Childcare

To discuss school readiness policies

Met Early Education and Childcare Coalition

To discuss school readiness policies

Met Early Years Alliance

To discuss school readiness policies

Met Coram PACEY

To discuss school readiness policies

Met Unite the Union

Stakeholder call to provide pay and funding update

Met The Confederation of School Trusts

Stakeholder call to provide pay and funding update

Met Unison

Stakeholder call to provide pay and funding update

Met GMB Union

Stakeholder call to provide pay and funding update

Met Roundtable with stakeholders from the adoption sector

To discuss changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund with representatives from the sector