Ministers' Meetings

Met Greater Manchester Police: Assistant Chief Constable, Domestic Abuse Protection Order Officer, Deputy Mayor

To meet the team and discuss the progress of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders.

Met The Growing Together Alliance

To discuss Lord Vallance's new role as Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor champion

Met Aira, Aldersgate Group, Associated British Ports, Association of Decentralised Energy, Barclays, British Chamber of Commerce, Broadway Initiative, Brookfield, Builders Merchants Federation, Cadent Gas, Cavendish Nuclear, Carbon Capture & Storage Association (CCSA), Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) Council, Chartered Institute of Housing, Citizens Advice, Civil Nuclear Police Authority, Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission, Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission/Centre for Net Zero, Clean Power/Energy Institute, Climate Action, Climate Action Network, Climate Change Committee, Climate Group, Committee on Fuel Poverty, Community Energy England, Community Energy Scotland, Community Energy Wales, Cornwall Insight, E.ON, ECIU, EDF, EDF Renewables, Electricity North West, End Fuel Poverty Coalition, Energy and Utility Skills, Energy Institute, Energy Networks Association, Energy Ombudsman, Energy Research Partnership, Energy Systems Catapult, Energy UK, Environment Agency, Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Federation of Small Businesses, Friends of the Earth UK, Fuel Bank Foundation, Future Energy Network, Green Finance Institute, Great British Energy, Great British Nuclear, Green Alliance, Greenpeace UK, Heat Network Industry Council, Heat Pump Association, Heat Pump Federation, Heating & Hotwater Industry Council, High Value Manufacturing Catapult, High Value Manufacturing Catapult (WGM), Hinkley Point C, Holtec Britain, Hydrogen Energy Association, Hydrogen UK, Institute of Directors, ITM Power, LCCC, Macquarie, Make UK, Met Office, Mottmac, National Energy Action, National Gas, National Grid Electricity Distribution, National Housing Federation, National Infrastructure Commission, National Nuclear Laboratory, National Energy System Operator (NESO), Nesta, North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), Nuclear Industry Association, Octopus Energy, Office for Nuclear Regulation, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Ofgem, Prospect Union, Renewable UK, RMT, Rolls Royce SMR, Royal Academy of Engineering, RWE, Salix Finance, Scope, Scottish Power, SGN, Siemens, Siemens Energy & Siemens Gamesa, Sizewell C, Solar Energy UK, SSE, Statera Energy, Statkraft, Storegga, The Crown Estate, The Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Group, The Wildlife Trusts, Trade Union Congress, UK Atomic Energy Authority, UK Corporate Leaders Group, UK Energy Research Centre, UK Finance, UK Major Ports Group, UK Power Networks, UK Research and Innovation, Unite, Urenco, Vattenfall, We Mean Business, Westinghouse, WWF UK, Hydrogen Delivery Council

DESNZ Stakeholder event for the purpose of building relationships with senior business and partner organisations, discussing government priorities, and the Clean Energy Mission

Met Global Underwater Hub

To discuss floating offshore wind technology and expertise and subsea infrastructure as well as the role of Great British Energy (GBE)

Met Health Employee Superannuation Trust Austrailia

To share lessons from pensions reforms in Australia and focus on UK investment opportunities.

Met UpReach

Discussed skills in the green energy sector

Met National Gas

To discuss gas markets and contingency planning in the case of an energy security incident

Met University of Kent, University of South Wales, Exeter University, Kings Business School, Genius Within

A seminar providing an early opportunity to discuss the participants approach, existing insights into key workplace challenges, and high value questions they expect to explore during the course of the review

Met Bridgwater and Taunton College

To discuss the Gigafactory and Agratas

Met Association of British Insurers, Financial Conduct Authority, Institute for Public Policy Research, Centre for Social Justice, Local Government Association, Fair4allFinance, Citizen's Advice, Black Equity Organisation, Nest Insight, Stepchange, Fair by Design, Financial Times, University of York

Meeting of the Child Poverty Taskforce to discuss financial resilience

Met Community Pharmacy England

To discuss pharmacy

Met City of London Coporation

Event to celebrate the achievements of Special Educational Needs (SEND) learners and the 33 Greater London Local Authorities who have supported them.

Met Association of British Insurers, Institute for Public Policy Research, Centre for Social Justice, Local Government Association, Fair4All Finance, Citizens Advice, Black Equity Organisation, Nest Insight, Step Change, Fair By Design, Financial Times, University of York, and Changing Realities

Met as part of February's Child Poverty Taskforce roundtable to discuss the critical role of financial resillience and income maximisation in alleviating the effects of child poverty

Met Tim Berners-Lee, Nigel Shadbolt

To discuss the National Data Library, Data & the Economy and Digital Identity.

Met Hindalco

To discuss Hindalco's investments in the UK

Met Abu Dhabi Global Market

To discuss international financial services, including FinTech and investment

Met Standard Chartered, Vistra, Pinsent Masons, Howden Guardian Insurance Brokers, Clyde and Co, Wharton Consulting, ADIA (Abu Dhabi Investment Authority), EY London Stock Exchange Group, FAB, Global Climate Finance Centre

To discuss women in finance and promote financial services connections between the UK and the Gulf

Met Dubai International Financial Centre

To discuss international financial services, including FinTech and investment

Met Vodafone

To get private sector experience/ expertise of 'zero-based budget reviews'.

Met NatWest

To discuss digitalisation of customer services.

Met Costa, Admiral Pubs, Greene King, Iceland, Boots, River Island, Monsoon Accessorize, Theo Paphitis Retail Group, Lidl

To discuss the impact of changes to business rates on retailers

Met Association of Directors of Children's Services

To engage leaders on rollout of childcare expansion and Early Years policy reforms

Met LGA, Manchester City Council, Essex County Council

Webinar to update regional bodies on the progress of the Test, Learn and Grow programme

Met Port of Dover

Visit to the Port to see the progress of ongoing work with EES implemenation.

Met Scottish Fishermen's Federation

To discuss the UK/EU Reset and Scottish Fisheries.

Met Energy Intensive Users' Group roundtable - UK steel, British glass, Chemical Industries Association, Confederation of Paper Industries, Air Products, Minerals Products Association, Ceramics UK

Discussed issues facing energy intensive industries

Met Victoria Newton, Editor, The Sun

To discuss the government's priorities.

Met Victoria Newton, Editor of The Sun

Breakfast meeting to discuss the Government's activities and priorities

Met Phillips 66

To discuss sustainability efforts, challenges facing industry, investment and efforts to promote skills

Met Bioindustrial cluster north + Stakeholders

To discuss the clusters strategy and alignment to wider UK industrial capability.

Met Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

Discussed work of prisons and probation ombudsman over Q1 of 2025

Met HM Inspectorate of Prisons

Discussed work of chief inspector of prisons over Q1 of 2025

Met President of the King's Bench Division

Discussed the implementation of the victims and prisoners act

Met UK Research and Innovation

Discussed experience of UKRI CEO in prison reform

Met Carers UK, Phoenix Group, TSB Bank, British Gas, Aviva, Stephenson Harwood, BT Group, CMS, Word Monster, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Chartered Management Institute, Trades Union Congress, UNISON, Phoenix Insights, Public First, Stephen Kinnock MP

To discuss support for unpaid carers in addition to the Government’s progress on supporting working carers, including through the Employment Rights Bill and the review of Carers Leave.

Met Bliss

To discuss the implementation of the Neonatal Care Leave and Pay Act and the parental leave review

Met Business Europe, European Services Forum, Architects Council Europe, EuroCommerce, Accountancy Europe, EuroChambres, Engineers Europe, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe

Roundtable focused on trade in services with the UK for Brussels-based stakeholders

Met National Leasehold Campaign; Leasehold Advisory Service; British Property Federation; Home Buying & Selling Group; Law Society; Home Builders� Federation; UK Finance; The Property Institute; Building Societies� Association; Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; Leasehold Knowledge Partnership; Nick Hopkins: Law Commission; Justin Bates KC; Philip Rainey KC.

To discuss the Government's commonhold whitepaper.

Met Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF)

Attended meeting to discuss AHF's role in rural communities

Met Hayaatun Sillem

To discuss the R&D landscape.

Met International Energy Agency

Meeting to discuss the Foreign Secretary's attendance at IEA Summit and international energy issues and geopolitics.

Met Global union federations

Dinner with Geneva-based global union federations

Met EU Special Representative

Exchange on their priorities in the margins of the UN Human Rights Council

Met International Labour Organisation

Introductory meeting to discuss the work and priorities of the ILO

Met Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool

To discuss the AI Opportunities Action Plan, including the process to express interest for potential AIGZ

Met Mission Motorsport

2025 National Transition Event

Met Further Education Advisory Group

To discuss with member of the FE Advisory Group updates on post-16 vision, Skills England and the Growth and Skills Levy

Met His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS)

Discussion on progress of delivering manifesto commitments

Met Deputy Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police Service

Discussion on progress of delivering manifesto commitments

Met Professor Sara Thornton - The Rights Lab

To discuss modern slavery