Ministers' Meetings

Met European Federation of Building and Woodworkers

To discuss the challenges facing the construction sector including shortages in the workforce and sub-contracting/agency work

Met European Trade Union Confederation

To discuss transformation of sectors through changes in technology, youth mobility and interoperability between defence systems in the defence sector

Met Netcompany

To discuss AI governance.

Met Afro Hair Campaign

Discussion of their campaign

Met Assistant Chief Constable Cumbria Constabulary

To discuss updates, concerns and improvements for Multi Agency Public Protection Systems to tackle and prevent violence against woman and girls.

Met industriAll

To discuss challenges in social dialogue and the rise of collective actions, in addition to organised crime in subcontracting, the exploitation of undocumented workers and the need for regulation and restructuring

Met The Victims Commissioner

Meeting to provide updates on the progress of the Crime and Policing Bill

Met Currys

To discuss the opportunities for retail and Currys’ plans for investment and growth.

Met Pub Culture, Small Business Britain, Family Business UK, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), The Turmeric Co, Creative Nature, James Lister & Sons Limited, Answer Digital, Pall Mall Barbers, Informed Solutions, OLIO, D-Drill (Master Drillers Ltd), Build UK, The Drilling & Sawing Association, Growth Strategy, CrowdProperty, John Williams Heating Services Ltd, Jomas Associates, Sunamp, Environmental Street Furniture, Enterprise Nation, ScaleUp Institute, Association for the Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE), and the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

To discussthe Business Growth Service platform

Met UK Fashion and Textiles Association (UKFT), Alliance of British Clock and Watchmakers, John Smedley, Walpole, British Furniture Confederation, Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (AMDEA), Macnaughton Holdings, British Beauty Council, National Association of Jewellers, Sustainable Flooring Alliance, Natural Fibre Company/Blacker Yarns, Burberry, Beko, Leather UK, techUK, Sanderson Design Group, Scottish Leather Group, British Footwear Association, Panaz, and Howdens Joinery Ltd.

To discuss both the Circular Economy, and other challenges and opportunities for the sector.

Met UNI Europa

To discuss Amazon and the need for government interventions to strengthen collective bargaining

Met UK Fashion and Textile Association, The Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers, John Smedley, Walpole, British Toy and Hobby Association, Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances, MacNaughton Holdings Limited, National Association of Jewellers, The Natural Fibre Company, Burberry, Hotpoint, Indesit, Whirlpool, Beko PLC, British Furniture Confederation, National Bed Federation, Leather UK, Tech UK, Sanderson Design Group, Scottish Leather Group, British Footwear Association, Howdens, British Beauty Council, Carpet Recycling UK, New Balance, Ercol Furniture, Panaz, Dualit

A roundtable with the Department of Business and Trade to discuss circularity with consumer goods companies

Met Blackrock, Amro Partners, Cina Railway Construction Corporation, Franklin Templeton, Patrizia, Nuveen, YTL, IJM, Federated Hermes, SEGRO, Lendlease

To discuss investment into the UK real estate market, 10 Year Infrastructure Plan, Industrial Strategy and planning reform, AI Growth Zones, and domestic investment for UK pension Funds

Met Which?

Meeting to discuss consumer protection, fraud, insurance and consumer credit

Met Global Growth Exchange

Meeting to discuss UK AIM market

Met Luton Vauxhall Taskforce roundtable - Luton Council, Goodman, Stellantis, Stellantis, Bedforshire Chamber of Commerce,

Discussed the Stellantis plant closure and the work going forwards by the Luton Council to support the workforce.

Met Charles Rangeley-Wilson

Meeting to discuss chalk streams

Met Impetus

Deliver a keynote speech at the launch of Impetus's latest Youth Jobs Gap Report

Met Trades Union Congress

To discuss workforce requirements and engagement in the context of the Warm Homes Plan

Met Gingerbread, Loughborough University

All Party Parliamentary Group to discuss single parents and child poverty.

Met Snapchat

To discuss Snap's presence in the UK, their child protection features and online harms act implementation

Met Relx

To discuss the Industrial Strategy, trade deals with the US and India, and the UK business environment

Met HMI Prisons & Ofsted

Quarterly discussion on youth justice inspections

Met TenU, University of Edinburgh, KU Leuven, Oxford University Innovation, University of Manchester, Columbia University, Stanford University, University College London, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Imperial College London, Evotec SE

TenU, an international collaboration of ten leading technology transfer offices at universities, flagship annual meeting to discuss university spinouts and commercialisation.

Met Chief Constable Sacha Hatchett Lancashire Police

A discussion on the Sentencing Review

Met Brent Council, Little Village, Citizens Advice Brent, Curzon and Fawood Partnership, Greater London Authority, Salusbury World

Roundtable to discuss what support children and families experiencing poverty in the local area is provided.

Met EHRC

To discuss EHRC interests in DSIT policy areas including data verification and the Data Bill

Met London Stock Exchange Group

To discuss transition planning and reporting, London Climate Action week engagement and importance of voluntary carbon markets' innovation

Met Metropolitan Police; Electoral Commission

Taskforce meeting on defending democracy

Met Gary Gibbon, Political Editor, Channel 4 News

To discuss the government's priorities

Met Climate Change Committee

To discuss industrial decarbonisation

Met BlackRock

To discuss the UK economy, Artificial Intelligence and opportunities for investment in UK AI infrastructure

Met Patrick Maguire, Chief Political Commentator at The Times

To discuss HMG's clean energy superpower mission

Met Mother of Victim

To discuss release on temporary licence and experiences of the justice system

Met One Parent Families Scotland, Fife Gingerbread, and Institute for Public Policy Research

meeting to provide an update on the second stage of the "Transforming child maintenance project"

Met Pele Trust

Bilateral meeting as part of ongoing engagement with key sector partners

Met Birth Companions

Discussed experience of mothers in prison

Met AQA Education, Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations, Pearson, WJEC

Introductory meeting with exam boards chief executives to discuss their work and Key Stage 4 assessments in the Curriculum and Assessment Review

Met NASH Family Drop In

Stakeholder Engagement

Met The British Council

To discuss the work of the Council and their funding considerations

Met Shomrim London

To discuss Jewish communities in the UK

Met BioNTech

To celebrate the announcement of BionTech's �1bn investment into the UK

Met GMB Union

Meeting to discuss public services and growth policies ahead of the Spending Review and Industrial Strategy.

Met Trades Union Congress

Meeting to discuss public services and growth policies ahead of the Spending Review and Industrial Strategy.

Met Taylor Wimpey; Berkeley Group; Hill; Vistry; HBF; Keepmoat; Barratt Redrow

To discuss challenges facing the housebuilding sector

Met South Yorkshire Combined Authority

To discuss local investment, infrastructure and housing

Met Mansfield District Council, Bassetlaw District Council

To discuss High Street Rental Auctions

Met HydraB

To discuss HydraB's Project HySpeed

Met Royal Horticultural Society

Meeting at the Chelsea Flower Show to discuss the impact of the ornamental horticulture sector on the UK economy

Met Reuse Network, Digital Poverty Alliance, Material Focus, Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee, Royal Mint, European Metal Recycling, Restart Project, Regen Initiative, N2S, Recolight, Environmental Services Association, British Metals Recycling Association, Triton Showers, Back Market, techUK, Ecogenesys, Beko PLC, Amazon, Currys, HP, SWEEEP, Virgin Media O2, Gap Recycling, Social, Environmental & Economic Solutions, Waste Recycling Action Programme,

A roundtable to discuss the electrical sector's opinions on directions for the Circular Economy Strategy and their input to the Circular Economy Taskforce