Ministers' Meetings

Met Protas

To discuss life sciences sector in the UK

Met Royal Mail

To discuss Royal Mail's quality of service, the universal service obligation and the Low Value Import review

Met Competition and Markets Authority, Chartered Trading Standards Institute, National Trading Standards

To discuss park home sector regulation and enforcement

Met Young Women's Trust

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill and the benefits of the Government’s Plan to Make Work Pay

Met Directors of Childrens Services Roundtable

To discuss multi-agency child protection teams (MACPTS)

Met Lost Chances Group; Hudgell Solicitors

Meeting to discuss on-going develpments with the Post Office compensation schemes

Met 0800 Repair, Aran Insulation, Baxter Kelly, Energystore, Installation Assurance Authority Federation, PAS Safe Solutions

Roundtable discussion on the Warm Homes Plan and Government-assured insulation schemes

Met Fuels Industry UK

Discussion to explain next steps for Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery

Met Unite

To discuss next steps for Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery

Met British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) Trustees

Discussed the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

Met DESNZ Stakeholder Reception

To convene DESNZ's top stakeholders (industry, trade unions, green groups, consumer groups, associations) pre-summer recess to mark one year of the clean energy mission

Met General, Municipal, Boilmakers

To discuss union views on water reform.

Met Local Government Association; Good Things Foundation; AgeUK; Citizens Advice Bureau; TUC; Centre for British Progress; Newton's Tree; Nesta; Jisc; King's Fund; Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Institute for the Future of Work; Ufi VocTech Trust; JUSTICE; Federation of Small Business; Institute for Government; Eastern Education Group; BCS; Which?; Ada Lovelace Institute; InnovateHer

To discuss public attitudes towards AI

Met The family of Benedict Blythe

To dicuss allergy safety in schools

Met Unison

To discuss general conditions in the water sector.

Met Lazard, Macquarie, Allianz Capital Partners, Blackrock, M&G, BCI, metlife, CPPIB, IFM investors, Orama House, GIC, Ancala, CKI UK, Corsair capital, Arjun Infrastructure, OTPP, Rothschild and co, IRCP, KKR, Western Asset, Moelis, Rothesay, LPPI, barclays, Stepstone Group, HWL Europe, USS, Omers, GIIA, PGIM, AGLTD, RBCCM, Invesco, Fil, Aberdeen plc, giia, cdpq, morrison global, farallon capital, adia, dws, fierainfrastructure, Igneo Infrastructure Partners, Federated hermes, dalmore capital, lacaisse, Lloyds,

To discuss Independent Water Commission final report with investment stakeholders.

Met Unite

Discussion with Prax union reps , to explain next steps for Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery

Met The Early Years Social Enterprise Collective

To discuss social enterprise in the Early Years market

Met UK Mortgage Prisoners

To discuss mortgage prisoners

Met Bristol Airport

To discuss the impact of business rates revaluation on Bristol Airport

Met Retail Jobs Alliance (RJA), Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW), and High Streets UK

To discuss concerns about the potential consequences of the high-value multiplier on retailers and the high street more broadly.

Met Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

A meeting with US based think tank to discuss Africa

Met DESNZ Stakeholder Reception

To convene DESNZ's top stakeholders (industry, trade unions, green groups, consumer groups, associations) pre-summer recess to mark one year of the clean energy mission

Met Industrial Strategy Delivery Forum: Confederation of British Industry (CBI), British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Make UK, Federation of Small Businesses, TheCityUK, Build UK, Energy UK, ADS, SMMT), Chemical Industries Association (CIA), techUK, Creative UK, StartUp Coalition, Small Business Britain, UK Finance

Discussed the HMG Industrial Strategy

Met Understanding Animal Research (UAR), Sequani, Lapcorp UK, Charles River, Marshall Bio Resources

To discuss life sciences

Met Dan Neidle

To discuss the Government's forthcoming consultation of new measures to tackle the promotion of tax avoidance schemes

Met Standard Bank

Introductory meeting to understand the group's operations, particularly in Africa

Met Gender Action for Peace and Security

To discuss Women, Peace and Security (WPS)

Met Mr Ersin Tatar, Turkish-Cypriot Leader

To discuss the UN-led Cyrus talks

Met British Medical Association, Resident Doctors Committee

To discuss industrial relations

Met ITM

To discuss ITM's UK investment pipeline

Met PDER Event

An in conversation with Janet Hughes and Carla Groom to discuss the publication of the design evidence review.

Met Walsin Lihwa/Special Melted Products

To discuss Special Melted Products' UK expansion and attend an on-site investment announcement

Met The Times

Interview

Met Tilbury Port

Visited the port of Tilbury to discuss the UK/ EU safety cooperation following the UK/EU Summit.

Met Chief Constable Jon Boutcher

Discussing Union related matters and Inter-Governmental Relations

Met Karma Nirvana - Natasha Rattu

Somaiya's Law Campaign

Met Victims and Survivors of 7/7

Roundtable to listen to personal experiences and update on Government's plans for support and recognition for victims and survivors of terrorism.

Met The Crown Estate

This meeting centred around option fees and The Crown Estate: Great British Energy

Met British Chambers of Commerce

To discuss the Employment Rights Bill

Met Orgreave Campaigners

Roundtable discussion with Orgreave Campaigners and Representatives on inquiry

Met Whitbread

To discuss the hospitality industry’s contribution to economic growth

Met George Eaton, New Statesman

Routine media engagement after Spending Review

Met Neil Brocklehurst, CEO, Post Office

To discuss Post Office Transformation Plan

Met EDF

To discuss Sizewell C and Hinkley Point C, and to look forward to the next phases of these projects

Met Andy Macnae MP

Discussions around the new APPG for Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature policy. Baroness Hayman shared her hopes to work closely with other departments on this policy area.

Met Ralph Bulger

Meeting with victim's family

Met Association of Electoral Administrators, Birmingham City Council, Renfrewshire Valuation Joint Board, Powys County Council, Sutton Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Norwich City Council

To discuss the elections strategy

Met Equitix

To discuss Pension Funds and UK Investment

Met Show Racism the Red Card

To discuss community cohesion