Ministers' Meetings

Met Mind

to discuss the Mental Health Bill

Met Financial Reporting Council, Deloitte, EY, PwC, KPMG, Grant Thornton, BDO, Forvis Mazars, RSM UK, ICAEW, ICAS, CAI/ ACCA, CPIA,

To discuss audit reform

Met Chartered Trading Standards Institute

To discuss the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act, resourcing of local trading standards consumber education and alternative dispute resolutions

Met Cafcass

To discuss Cafcass' domestic abuse policy and deprivation of liberty orders

Met Jewish Leadership Council

To discuss key issues affecting the Jewish community.

Met Association of Optometrists, Fight for Sight, Macular Society, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Roche, MandF Health Communications

Introductory meeting with The Eyes Have It Partnership.

Met Sex Matters

To discuss equalities legislation and tackling violence against women

Met Jaguar Land Rover

Discussed the UK automotive industry and business environment

Met Chemicals Roundtable: Chemicals Industries Association, British Coatings Federation, Croda International, TATA Chemicals, BASF, Synthomer, Society of Chemical Industry, Ineos, Victrex, Johnson Matthey, British Plastics Federation, Pfizer, Thomas-Swan,

Discussed chemicals and supply chain industrial sector, and how the budget will impact on businesses.

Met Metropolitan Police, National Police Chiefs’ Council, College of Policing, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Police and Crime Commissioner Merseyside, National Crime Agency, Independent Office of Police Conduct

Roundtable to discuss reform of the police service

Met Met Office; Standard Chartered; Church of England Pensions Board; Mercer; International Energy Agency; Deputy Secretary General of OECD; Inter-American Development Bank;

To discuss ambition on climate and nature ahead of COP29

Met ABTA

Introductory meeting to discuss ATOL reform, EU entry/exit scheme, decarbonisation, airspace modernisation and economic growth

Met Mersey Maritime

Introductory meeting to discuss stakeholder promotion of maritime in Liverpool, clean maritime, digitalisation and skills, cluster funds, clean energy and sector growth

Met Road Safety GB

To attend and speak at the National Road Safety Conference

Met Royal Mail

Employer and industry pensions event keynote address, about multi-employer and master trust CDC schemes and pensions more widely, as the Government looks to ensure working people have good pension provision in retirement.

Met Heathrow Airport

Introductory meeting to discuss airspace modernisation, sustainability and skills, decarbonisation, resilience, air passenger duty and business rates and growth and planning issues

Met Orbex

To discuss Orbex's space launch plans.

Met Visaat

Discussion on Future strategy, developing UK business and space sustainability

Met Margaret Snowdon

To discuss her work on pensions scams

Met TechUK

Delivery of a keynote speech to attendees as part of the 2024 Tech and Innovation Summit, exploring the latest advancements in exciting technologies transforming the UK economy.

Met Active Travel England

Introduction with National Active Travel Commissioner, Chris Boardman to discuss barriers and opportunities to delivering faster progress on active travel

Met TUI

Introductory meeting to discuss sustainability, apprenticeships, EU entry/exit scheme, Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate and ATOL reform

Met Industrial Cities Alliance, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

To discuss funding for local and regional development

Met Business Board Network

To discuss Local Enterprise Partnerships

Met Open Rights Group; Institute for the Future of Work; Which?; Trades Union Congress; Ada Lovelace Institute; Big Brother Watch; 5Rights Foundation; Defend Digital Me

To discuss the Data (Use and Access) Bill.

Met King's College London

Met with a professor to discuss health and disability benefits and opportunities to get more disabled people into work.

Met Motability Foundation

Meeting to gain an understanding of the Motability Scheme, their business model and their strategic objectives.

Met Steve Backshall

Informal meeting to discuss how he would like to be a voice for good and a posisitve influence for Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs in his capacity as a public figure

Met FT Future of AI Summit

To discuss the publication of the 'Assuring a Responsible Future for AI' report and launch the public consultation on an AI Management Essentials Tool.

Met Structural Timber Association, Confor

To discuss the use of timber in construction, and the Government's commitment to build 1.5million homes

Met Citizen's Advice

A discussion on Statutory Sick Pay and continue to build relationship with Citizens advice.

Met Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP

To discuss dangerous cycling with him and his constituent Matthew Briggs

Met Government Transformation Magazine, Salesforce, Amazon Web Services, BearingPoint, Hitachi Solutions

Government Transformation Week - Over 200 central and local government transformation and technology leaders are coming together to talk operational transformation, against the backdrop of the Government Transformation Week, where their teams can learn more about emergent technical challenges and capabilities as part of our dedicated Transformation Zone on the Expo floor.

Met Transport Focus

To discuss Rail Reform and to brief the minister on various initiatives Transport Focus are working on.

Met Sunday Telegraph

Dinner with Sunday Telegraph

Met Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Meeting to discuss Secretary of State's priorities in the water sector. This included the price review 2024.

Met Nominet

To discuss internet domains and governance standards.

Met Rail Forum

To discuss Rail Forum member's challenges and ideas for improvement alongside supply chain issues.

Met Scope

To discuss health and disability benefits and opportunities to get more disabled people into work.

Met Citizens Advice, Disability Rights UK, Trussell, Inclusion Barnet, National Housing Federation

To discuss the progress of Move to Universal Credit.

Met School for Social Entreprenuers

To discuss Get Britain Working White Paper and access to finance for disabled entreprenuers and disability employment more generally

Met Small Business Growth Forum Lunch - Attendees: Small Business Britain; Family Business UK; Federation of Small Businesses; Founder of The Turmeric Co; Creative Nature; James Lister & Sons Limited; Answer Digital; Elvie; Richard Marshall, Pall Mall Barbers; Informed Solutions; OLIO; D-Drill; Crowd Property; John Williams Heating Services; Jomas Associates; Sunamp; Environmental Street Furniture; Enterprise Nation; ScaleUp Institute; IPSE; ICAEW

To outline the aims of the new Forum

Met Reed

To discuss the Government's plan to Make Work Pay discuss Make Work Pay and flexible working models

Met Mosaic Centre, Philippi

Meet and discuss UK Support for Mosaic, one of longest-serving organisations working to prevent and respond to gender-based violence and abuse in South Africa.

Met Cape Town Port

Site visit to The Logistics Company (TLG), a multi cargo terminal and logistics company backed by British International Investment, to showcase the role of UK trade and investment in promoting inclusive economic development in South Africa.

Met Confederation of British Industry

To discuss the CBI Manifesto and how government can work together to tackle skills gaps

Met Centrica

Introductory meeting to discuss the government's commitment to the hydrogen sector

Met Boeing

Discussed Boeing updates on its strategy and opportunities for growth in the UK

Met Post Masters

To discuss the Kroll Report

Met Faraday Institution

Discussion around the work of the Faraday Institution, and the role that the Government can play in assisting with energy storage research.