Ministers' Meetings

Met Rolls-Royce plc

During visit to India to discuss Rolls-Royce investment in the UK aerospace and low carbon energy sectors and exports of their products around the world

Met IKEA

Visit to IKEA Chester for the store opening and to discuss retail

Met Family of Ronan Kanda

To discuss Ronan's Law

Met Representatives of Apple

Discussion on mobile phone theft

Met Breakfast with UK Founders

To discuss the UK's AI ecosystem

Met Police Leaders

To discuss Police Protest Powers

Met FutureHouse

To discuss AI for science

Met Softbank

To discuss the UK's AI ecosystem

Met BMW

Discussion on challenges facing BMW's business in the UK.

Met Assosciation of YOT Managers

Meeting on youth offending teams

Met Brighton and Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council, West Sussex County Council

To discuss devolution in Sussex and Brighton

Met Isle of Wight Council, Portsmouth City Council, Southampton City Council, Hampshire County Council

To discuss devolution in Hampshire and the Solent

Met Center for AI Safety

To discuss AI Safety & online safety

Met Legal & General

Asset Management Client Conference

Met Glasgow College Maritime Campus

To discuss skills policy.

Met Viz.Ai

To discuss the UK's AI ecosystem

Met Cerebras.ai

To discuss AI infrastructure

Met Greylock Partners

To discuss the UK's AI ecosystem

Met Construction Leadership Council: Builders Merchants Federation, Mace Group, Construction Product Association, Home Builders Federation, Civil Engineering Contractors Association, Build UK, British Property Federation, National Federation of Builders, Construction Industry Training Board, Health and Safety Executive, Federation of Master Builders, Construction Industry Council, Atkins Global, Infrastructure and Projects Authority, Transport for London, National Centre for Excellence in Housing, Association for Consultancy and Engineering, Berkeley Group, Scape Group

Introductory meeting with the Construction Leadership Council Board members.

Met Barclays

Meeting to discuss the UK economy and business environment

Met Groq

To discuss AI infrastructure

Met Fractile

To discuss AI infrastructure

Met J. P. Morgan

Meeting to discuss investment and growth opportunities

Met City of Glasgow College

To discuss skills in Scotland

Met Research Independent, NEL Fund Managers, North Star Ventures, Atom Bank, Sage, Darlington Building Society

A roundtable to discuss investment and growth in the North East

Met Scottish Power

To discuss clean energy in Scotland

Met Association of Infrastructure Investors in Public Private Partnerships (AIIP)

To discuss Public Private Partnerships

Met NatWest, Scottish Financial Enterprise, Shepherd & Wedderburn, Bank of China UK, BlackRock UK, PWC, ScottishPower, Ocean Winds, Scottish Widows, Roslin CT, Nomura Asset Management, FNZ, KES Group, JP Morgan

Roundtable to discuss start-ups, investment, and growth

Met Uber

Meeting about VAT

Met Loan Charge Review

Meeting about the Loan Charge Review

Met UNISON

Political call with General Secretary of UNISON

Met Southend-on Sea City Council, Thurrock Council, Essex County Council

To discuss devolution in the Greater Essex

Met Oracle

To discuss the use of digital technologies in the health service

Met Early Years Alliance

Meeting to discuss the impact of early years reforms on the sector

Met Jaguar Land Rover / Banking Roundtable: NatWest, Cynergy, Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC, Santander, UK Finance

Meeting with banks to discuss JLR cyber attack

Met Early Education and Childcare Coalition

Meeting to discuss the impact of early years reforms on the sector

Met Microsoft

To discuss technology policy.

Met Google

To discuss technology policy.

Met INEOS

To discuss the INEOS plant in Grangemouth

Met University of Strathclyde

To discuss research on Quantum and potential investment support

Met College of Policing CEO

To discuss the work of the College

Met CFC Insurance, Straling Bank, OakNorth, Tru Potential, Waterstones / Barnes and Noble, Gymshark, David Lloyd, Goldman Sachs

Roundtable to discuss the UK business environment and investibility

Met Jewish Council of Scotland

Discussion of Middle East relations

Met ScottishPower

To discuss the Industrial Strategy, renewable energy and ongoing investment projects

Met National Wealth Fund

Regular catch-up as Minister responsible for the NWF

Met Microsoft

introductory meeting to discuss UK Tech landscape

Met Centrica

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities

Met Octopus Energy

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities

Met OVO Energy

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities

Met Scottish Power

Introductory meeting to discuss priorities