Ministers' Meetings

Met Rio Tinto; Opentext; Babcock; BAE Systems; Darktrace; Rolls-Royce; Diageo

Business roundtable discussion about key opportunities for Canadian and UK businesses and the governments growth agenda.

Met Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec

Discussion on Canada- UK investment and pension funds.

Met Building Society Association

Meeting to discuss mutual banks and financial sector strategy

Met Former Chartered Institute of Taxation president

To discuss the Loan Charge

Met BAE Systems plc

Brief on the ongoing typhoon export campaigns in the Middle East from an Industry perspective

Met Cisco

To find out about Cisco's work and discuss government tech policy.

Met Rupert Murdoch, Proprietor of News Corporation, Victoria Newton, Editor of The Sun

Meeting with media proprietor to discuss the Government’s agenda, priorities and the Missions.

Met Archbishop of Canterbury

Meeting to discuss community cohesion and international relations.

Met Navantia UK

Discuss Fleet Solid Support (FSS) contract and CACTUS

Met West Midlands Combined Authority

Discussion with the Mayor and Cllr Rob Pocock (Cabinet Member for Transformation, Governance and HR) on public service reform

Met Association of Police and Crime Commissioners; Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria; Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex; Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Isle of Wight; York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority; Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire; Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Devon & Cornwall; Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire

To discuss devolution

Met Association for Decentralised Energy

Introductory chat to discuss the Minister's priorities including ramping up renewables and grid connections

Met West Morland and Furness Council, Cumberland Council

To discuss a potential devolution deal in Cumbria

Met Community

To discuss the steel industry in the UK

Met British Steel, Sarah Jones MP, Minister of State DBT

To discuss the steel industry in the UK and business operations.

Met Financial Times - George Parker, Political Editor, Financial Times & Robert Shrimsley, Executive Editor

lunch in Parliament with discussion focused on House of Lords reform

Met Swiss Re, Direct Line, British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA), Association of British Insurers, University of Westminster, WPI Economics, University of the West of England, University of Hull, Ciwem, Aviva, Axa, Admiral, Zurich, RSA Insurance Group

Flooding Insurance Roundtable to share the government's vision for floods insurance and understand how the insurance industry can do their part

Met GSK, Bioindustry Association, CropLife, AMRC, CRL, ABPI, Syngenta, AstraZeneca, Unilever, LabCorp, CTPA

To discuss alternatives to the use of animals in science

Met Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

A meeting to discuss DBT's wider Trade Strategy and FTA programme

Met British Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses, Confederation of British Industry, Institute of Directors, Make UK, Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Logistics UK, TheCityUK, Tech UK, British Retail Consortium, Chemical Industries Association, Royal Institute of British Architects

A roundtable to gather high-level views from business stakeholders on the UK-EU relationship reset and recommendations to support businesses and boost trade

Met Financial Reporting Council

To discuss developments since Sir John Kingman’s 2018 review, local audit and challenges in the audit market. Also to discuss upcoming priorities, including the draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill and the UK Stewardship Code review.

Met Hitachi Energy

To discuss shared priorities, opportunities for collaboration, and investment

Met Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)

Introductory meeting to discuss UK-ROK Clean Energy Partnership

Met UK-EU Roundtable with British Chambers of Commerce; Federation of Small Business; Confederation of British Industry; Institute of Directors; Make UK; Chartered Institute of Exports and International Trade; Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders; Logistics UK; The City UK; Tech UK; British Retail Consortium; Chemical Industries Association; Royal Institute for British Architects.

Roundtable to gather high-level views from business stakeholders on the UK-EU relationship reset and recommendations to support businesses and boost trade.

Met Sylvie Bermann

To discuss the World Nuclear Exhibition

Met Grenfell bereaved and survivors

Meeting to discuss the publication of Phase Two of the Grenfell Inquiry

Met Learning and Work Institute

Meeting with Stephan Evans from the Learning and Work Institute to discuss issues around cross-government skills work. This looked at skills in the context of visas.

Met Lincolnshire County Council, North Lincolnshire Council, North East Lincolnshire Council

To discuss a potential devolution deal in Lincolnshire

Met Communication Workers Union

Meeting with the Communication Workers Union to discuss policy recommendations for the future of the Post Office and strategies for improving services and operations within the sector

Met SOLACE

To discuss SOLACE's priorities

Met Wildlife Trusts

Meeting to discuss water sector and longer term reforms

Met Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

Meeting to discuss water sector and longer term reforms

Met Matt Wrack - Fire Brigade's Union

Introduction - to discuss culture in the fire service

Met World Wide Fund for Nature

Meeting to discuss water sector and longer term reforms

Met Greenpeace

Meeting to discuss water sector and longer term reforms

Met SOS Whitstable

Meeting to discuss water sector and longer term reforms

Met British Standards Institution

To discuss the ways standards can support the delivery of the Department for Business & Trade's priorities, and how to strengthen the working relationship

Met Roundtable: Prospect, EDF, Orsted, RWE, LSE

Discussed clean industries and the Industrial Strategy

Met City of London University

To discuss UK science.

Met Centrica

To discuss SoS priorities including energy reliance, green jobs and consumer support

Met Federation of Small Businesses

To discuss the Government's plan to Make Work Pay, especially Zero Hours Contracts and Day One Rights. Also to share an update on the development of the Employment Rights Bill.

Met Shell

Introductory chat to discuss the Minister's priorities including the Just Transition

Met Small Business Britain

Meeting with Small Business Britain to discuss policy initiatives aimed at supporting the growth and sustainability of small businesses in the UK

Met SYSTEMIQ

To discuss their report on the North Sea transition

Met Grenfell Next of Kin Group

Meeting following the Grenfell Oral Statement in the House of Commons to discuss the Grenfell Report's findings and to hear from the bereaved and survivors.

Met JP Morgan Chase

Meeting to discuss economic growth, the UK/US relationship and JP Morgan Chase opportunities in the UK.

Met Gordon Brown

To discuss social impact investing

Met Thames 21

Meeting to discuss water sector and longer term reforms

Met British Retail Consortium Northern Ireland Retail Consortium Sainsbury’s M&S Co-op ASDA Tesco Iceland

Met with leaders in the retail industry to discuss Windsor Framework Implementation

Met Winander Leisure

Meeting to discuss water sector and longer term reforms