Ministers' Meetings

Met The Brain Tumour Charity, Brain Tumour Research, OurBrainBank

To discuss brain tumour research and treatment

Met Lilac Review Steering Board

Discuss the progress of the Review and its next steps for research and developing an action plan

Met Greene King

Introductory meeting to discuss the issues facing the industry and what the government can do to support hospitality businesses grow.

Met Pay.UK

Meeting to discuss the Government's plans for the future of payments and fintech

Met Bank of America

Meeting to discuss the role the financial services sector will play in driving growth

Met Aviva

Meeting to discuss insurance, regulatory reform and women in finance

Met Nestle, Kraft Heinz, Mars Wrigley, PepsiCo, Food and Drink Federation, Associated British Foods, Heineken, Pernod Richard, Suntory Global, Diageo

To discuss food and drink sector and investment

Met AustralianSuper

To discuss investment in the UK follow up to the International Investment Summit

Met Cisco Global

To discuss investment in the UK follow up to the International Investment Summit

Met BlackRock Board

Meeting to discuss the UK and economic opportunity

Met Jon Cunliffe

Introductory meeting ahead of appointment as chair of the Independent Water Commission

Met Mayor of London, Greater London Authority

Meeting to discuss working in partnership to support London's growth, and the Metropolitan Police

Met Trevor Phillips

Fireside chat at Transatlantic Council on Migration, discussing government's ambition for migration policy and future approaches to the immigration system.

Met Thames Tideway, Thames Water

Roundtable to discuss progress of the waste water management project

Met Civic Futures

To discuss Public Sector reform

Met NVIDIA

To discuss AI and accelerated computing

Met Post Office Ltd

To receive update from Post Office Ltd

Met NPC

Discussed the outcomes of NPC's Everyone's Environment report 'Making Environmental Policy Work' report

Met Ideal Heating

Discussion as part of a site visit on the Warm Homes Plan announcement and accelerating heat pump deployment

Met BlackRock

To discuss the UK and economic opportunity.

Met UBS

To discuss the UK economy and financial services sector.

Met Trade Association Investor Roundtable:- UK Finance, Investment Association, CityUK, Global Infrastructure Investor Association, UK Sustainable Finance Association

Discussed how the department is mobilising the private investment needed to deliver the Clean Energy and Growth Missions

Met BlackRock

Roundtable with BlackRock's advisory board to discuss their investment plans in the UK

Met Food and Drink Federation, Nestle, Kraft Heinz, Mars Wrigley, PepsiCo, Associated British Foods, Heineken, Pernod Ricard, Suntory Global, Diageo

To discuss the food and drink industry, and investment into economic growth in this sector

Met Local Government Association

To discuss homelessness and rough sleeping

Met Competition Appeal Tribunal

To discuss Competiton Appeal Tribunal leadership and expansion, litigation funding and the digital markets regime

Met Electrical Safety First

To provide speaking remarks on regulation and The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill at the Electrical Safety First Conference

Met Trade Unions Congress, Union of Shop, Distributive & Allied Workers, GMB, Unison, Fire Brigades Union, Unite, Aslef, Communication Workers Union, Prospect, National Education Union, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, Community,

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill and fire and rehire

Met Marks and Spencer

To dicsuss the impact of the Budget including changes to National Insurance and business rates on the supermarket sector

Met Mail/Evening Standard – James Tapsfield (Political editor) and Nick Cecil (political editor)

Background discussion on XST's priorities

Met World Intellectual Property Organisation

To discuss AI and IP.

Met NSPCC Visit

To discuss online safety with children and young people.

Met End Our Cladding Scandal

To discuss remediation of unsafe buildings

Met Mick Lynch

To discuss 2025 pay, Network Rail, East Midlands Railway, East West Rail Method of operation, Railways Bill and Great British Railway

Met Association of British Insurers, Now Pensions, Royal London, AVIVA, NEST, Cushon Group, LandG, Smart Pension, Peoples Partnership, Mercer, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, The Phoenix Group

To discuss the Pensions Investment Review

Met Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler, London Stock Exchange Group, The City Uk, Meet and Greet, GlaxoSmithKline , Barclays, UK Finance, The Phoenix Group

To discuss the Pensions Investment Review

Met Carers Support Centre and Bristol Disability Equality Forum

Visit to Carers Support Centre to meet staff and speak to Carers about the support they receive from Carers Support Centre. Minister then went to Bristol Disability Equality Forum for a Q&A session discussing local and national disability issues.

Met One Parent Families Scotland, Inspiring Scotland, Poverty and Inequality Commission, Food Aid Scotland, Child Poverty Action Group, IPPR Scotland, Scottish Trades Union Congress, Trussel Trust, Children First, Public Health Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation Scotland, Inclusion Scotland, Home Start UK, Close the Gap, Crisis, Aberlour, Poverty Aliiance, Scottish Pantry Network, Citizens Advice Scotland, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, Who Cares? Scotland, Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights, Changing Realities

Met as part of a roundtable on Scottish Child Poverty to discuss developing strategy, and key learnings from work already taking place on the ground in Scotland.

Met Family Hubs Network

Introductory meeting to discuss review of Child Maintenance Service's response to domestic abuse and the resulting recommendations

Met Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Institute of Directors, UK Hospitality, Federation of Master Builders, British Retail Consortium, Make UK, Insititute for Grocery Distribution, Skills for Care, Logistics UK, Renewable UK, Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Businesses

Virtual Roundtable to provide further detail on how the White Paper will support employers with recruitment and growth and ask for stakeholder support on it's publication.

Met Citizen's Advice

Call to discuss how the White Paper will support people into work and ask stakeholders to provide public support or backing on it's publication.

Met British Chamber of Commerce

Call to discuss how the White Paper will support employers with recruitment and growth and ask for stakeholder support on it's publication.

Met Local Government Association

Call to discuss how the White Paper will support people into work and ask stakeholders to provide public support or backing on it's publication.

Met Vistry Group

To discuss the Government’s plan to increase housing supply

Met Country Land & Business Association

To discuss key issues in the farming sector ahead of speech at CLA. This includes farming profitability and APR.

Met World Trade Organisation

To discuss AI and trade.

Met UN Trade and Development

To discuss AI and the UN's Global Digital Compact.

Met Google; Tencent

To discuss AI.

Met DfT SoS / DBT SoS / Minister Shanks chaired roundtable with Automotive and Charging Industry

To hear feedback from key stakeholders from the automotive and charging industries regarding the ZEV transition and to communicate the Government's ambitions for the ZEV sector.

Met End Child Poverty Coalition

Meeting to discuss the Child Poverty Strategy.