Ministers' Meetings

Met (American) National Basketball Association

To discuss the NBA’s plans to expand their presence in the UK and investments in British basketball

Met Federation of Small Businesses

To discuss the UK's Small Business Plan

Met Cornwall County Council

To discuss growth, housing and devolution

Met Anthropic

Meeting to discuss AI.

Met British Broadcasting Company, Access All

Interview with Access All to discuss Health and Disability benefit reform

Met Bicycle Therapeutics

To discuss UK biotech investment opportunities

Met Vestas

To discuss investment opportunities and Contracts for Difference seventh allocation round (AR7)

Met GE Hitachi

To discuss Small Medium Reactors (SMRs) and UK supply chains

Met Centrica, Citizens Advice, Consumer Scotland, Energy UK, Ofgem, Utilita Energy

Roundtable discussion on improving data-sharing across Government departments

Met Cornwall dinner with Industry Leaders

Policy discussion

Met Lansdowne Partners

To discuss UK scale-up finance and the Oxford-Cambridge Corridor

Met Statkraft UK

To discuss renewable energy development, Long Duration Energy Storage and expansion plans

Met Imperial College

To discuss the venture fund and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the UK

Met Gates Foundation

To discuss the use of AI for medicines discovery and development

Met Visma

Meeting to discuss the UK business environment and the Growth mission

Met Microgeneration Certification Scheme

To discuss consumer protection in the insulation industry

Met Warwickshire Chief Constable

Discussion on Sensitive Asylum Case

Met Telescope (telescopegp.com)

Meeting to discuss critical and emerging technologies and talent

Met Financial Conduct Authority; Prudential Regulation Authority

Meeting to discuss regional mutual banks

Met Groq

Meeting to discuss compute strategy and UK investment

Met Isles of Scilly Council

To discuss housing, health and transport

Met Martin Lines Farm

Follow-up bilateral visit after Groundswell show to discuss farming policy

Met bp

To discuss hydrogen, refineries and north sea projects

Met Fractile AI

To discuss AI infrastructure investment and chip design innovation in the UK

Met University of Oxford

Discussion around current developments in artificial intelligence policy

Met Flogas Britain, Calor, Avantigas

To discuss LPG supply

Met HSBC

To discuss the recent G7 agreement and S899

Met Cornish Metals

Meeting to discuss mining and the local mine as part of a visit to South Crofty Tin Mine

Met Kensa, Geothermal Engineering Limited, Celtic Sea Power, Inyanga Marine Energy Group, Eden Geothermal Limited, Naked Solar, Cornish Metals, University of Exeter, National Wealth Fund

Roundtable on energy investment and local investment/jobs in Cornwall

Met Kensa, Smart Pension

Meeting to discuss investment and energy infrastructure

Met PlayStation and Sony

To discuss new parental controls, artificial intelligence, and creative industry skills development

Met Centrica, E3G, Heat Pump Association, Heat Pump Federation, Ideal Heating, National Energy Action, Nesta, Octopus Energy

Roundtable discussion with industry on heat pumps

Met Chartered Association of Building Engineers, Committee on Fuel Poverty, Egis, Federation of Master Builders, Heat Pump Association, National Retrofit Hub

To discuss consumer protection, quality assurance, skills, and standards for the insulation industry

Met Co-op Group

Meeting to discuss key priorites with the Co-Op Group

Met SMB

Meeting to discuss on-going Post Office matters.

Met Plymouth City Council

To discuss local government reorganisation

Met Devon County Council

To discuss local government reorganisation, devolution and housing

Met Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

To discuss the formation of the combined county authority, local government reorganisation, devolution and housing

Met Rachel Hallos' Farm

Attended the NFU's water summit

Met Harbour Lights, Falmouth

Meeting to discuss the UK's licensing system and hospitality sector

Met JP Morgan

Meeting to discuss regional growth and licensing

Met ConvaTec Group plc

To discuss investment opportunities across R&D and manufacturing

Met Sense about Science

To discuss the promotion of public engagement in science.

Met Association of Superfunds of Australia; Australian Retirement Trust; Future Fund; HESTA; Hostplus; IFM Investors; Lendlease; Macquarie Group; Phoenix Group; Queensland Investment Corporation; Super Members Council of Australia; Australia New Zealand Bank; Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Westpac Banking Corporation

To engage with major Australian pension industry investors and to encourage their continued and increased investment in the UK

Met Australian Submarine Corporation; Atkinsrealis; Babcock; BAE Systems Australia; Boeing; BT International Group; CEA Technologies; Darktrace; Laing O'Rourke; Mott McDonald; Phoenix Group; Qinetiq; Rheinmetall; Rolls Royce; Supacat; Thales; Turner & Townsend

To facilitate engagement with businesses helping to build the industrial partnership that will deliver AUKUS and increase investment in the UK’s industrial strategy priority sectors.

Met Lowy Institute

The Foreign Secretary spoke at an in-conversation event at the Lowy Institute, an international policy think tank based in Sydney. The event was hosted by Dr Michael Fullilove, who is the Executive Director of Lowy. Key stakeholders and media were present at the event.

Met University of Edinburgh, ProfessorMe, Aurora Avionics, Kight PowerHub, Arctech Innovation, Garandor, Edinburgh Innovations, Prothea

Roundtable on start-ups, spin-outs and investment as part of a visit to Edinburgh University

Met Lockheed Martin

To discuss proposed defence and security investments into the UK

Met VictimFocus - Dr Jessica Taylor

To discuss online safety

Met Dr Jessica Taylor

Joint meeting with Baroness Jones to discuss victims impacted by the website tattle.life