Ministers' Meetings

Met Leicester City Council

To discuss local government reorganisation in Leicestershire

Met Stagecoach

Introductory meeting with Claire Miles, the CEO of Stagecoach.

Met Engie

To discuss the capacity market, project timelines and energy pricing reforms

Met Sanctuary, Westminster City Council, Local Government Organisation, National Housing Federation, L&Q Group, Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association

To discuss the remediation of unsafe buildings

Met Quantexa

Meeting to discuss scaling ecosystem, and challenges faces by growing companies

Met BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, Babcock, QinetiQ, Leonardo, Rheinmetall, MBDA, Thales, Airbus, Saab, Helsing

Meeting with CEOs of leading UK Defence Primes following the outcome of UK-EU Summit discussions

Met AKT

Tour of their London Offices and to learn more about their work supporting LGBT Homeless Youth

Met Alan Turing Institute

Meeting to discuss the transformation of the Alan Turing Instuttion

Met Neale Coleman (Oxford Growth Commission)

meeting as part of a visit to Oxford. Discussed barriers to development in Oxford, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and the establishment of an Oxford development corporation

Met Victims Commissioner

Engagement Call on fixed term recall SI

Met Alan Turing Institute

To discuss ongoing work at the Turing Institute and assess how this can support HMG AI work.

Met Gordon Brown

To discuss International Development

Met West Yorkshire Private Law Conference

To speak to the benefits of the Pathfinder programme

Met Birmingham City Council, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

To discuss the waste collection service dispute

Met Alan Turing Institute

Meeting to discuss the transformation of the Alan Turing Instuttion

Met Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

To discuss building safety and community support

Met Victim of child sexual abuse

To discuss their experiences of child sexual abuse

Met National Union of Students

To discuss and address key challenges and assist in working collaboratively to ensure benefits for learners across the country

Met ACAS

To provide a speaking address on the Employment Rights Bill at ACAS' conference on resetting employment relations and building healthy workplaces to grow a strong economy

Met Trans in the City

To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK

Met UK Energy Storage

To discuss the Peak Cluster Business Case

Met Representatives from higher education institutions

Roundtable to develop a vision for the sector that balances the delivery of research and teaching in a way that supports the growth agenda and enables HEPs to remain financially sufficient

Met Royal Mail and BVRLA

Tour of Royal Mail Pensbury Place site, including unveiling of Royal Mail's 7000th EV and a roundtable hosted by BVRLA with van fleet stakeholders

Met Equinor

To discuss the energy sector's reaction to government policy

Met Al Zayani Investments

To discuss business and investment links between the UK and Bahrain and Islamic Banking

Met Gulf Finance House

To discuss the investment made under the 2023 Investment Partnership and plans for the 2025 Investment Partnership, and a focus for GFH on UK logistics, medical science, student housing and data centres

Met Mumtalakat

To discuss the UK's development of the National Wealth Fund, 2025 Investment Partnership plans and UK planning reform and Industrial Strategy

Met Bahrain Chamber of Commerce

To discuss trading, business, investment and historical links between the UK and Bahrain, and the importance of developing skills and education

Met Family of deceased individual

Meeting on release of data to bereaved parents

Met Tesco, Primark, Sainsburys, National Federation of Retail Newsagents, Retail Motor Industry Federation, Osiris Forums, City of London Police, Metropolitan Police

Quarterly Retail Crime Forum

Met British Business Group Bahrain, Mobico, Konexus Resouce Group, PwC, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Towers and Hamlins, Savils, AECOM, Travelex

To discuss the business environment in Bahrain for British companies

Met Osool Asset Management

To discuss investment and pension funds, UK National Wealth Fund creation, AI Opportunties Plan and opportunties for investment

Met Waymo

To discuss AI opportinuies Action Plan

Met DeBeers

To discuss opportunities to growth the synthetic diamond sector in the UK, with a view to supporting quantum technologies

Met Prospect

To discuss digital transformation within the civil service

Met British Airways

To visit British Airways at Heathrow, as BA are a key member of the Department for Transport's 'Accessibility Task and Finish Group'. This visit discussed ongoing work to improve accessibility for air travel

Met Salix, Ofgem

To discuss Warm Homes Plan delivery and consumer protection

Met Centrica, Drax Group, Ecotricity, EDF Energy, ENGIE, EON, Energy UK, Good Energy, Octopus Energy, OVO, Ruby Energy, Scottish Power, SO Energy, SSE, Total Energies, Utilita, Utility Warehouse, Valda Energy Ltd

Roundtable discussion on Government's review of Ofgem

Met Awakening Minds, Watering Your Soul CIC, Jo Barker-Marsh, Aspire2Inspire Communities, Maverick Lab

Roundtable to discuss Child Poverty in Rochdale

Met Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

To discuss plans for the region, and working with government and other Mayors

Met Jet Zero Council Expert Group - Virgin Atlantic, Mike Kane MP, Minister for Aviation, Jet - Maritime and Security, Department for Transport, Airbus, Aerospace Technology Institute, SAF Task & Finish Group, Boeing, Greenhouse Gas Removals Task and Finish Group, British Airways, Alfanar, IAG, 1PointFive, UK Aerospace Research Consortium, Waste to Fuels, Velocys, Bristol Airport, ExxonMobil, Aviation Environment Federation, Civil Aviation Authority, Sustainable Aviation, ZeroAvia, Rolls-Royce, EasyJet, BP, Airlines UK, Heathrow Airport

Discussed the aero industry in the UK and the future of SAF

Met Confederation of School Trusts, Ormiston Academies Trust, Education Endowment Foundation, Reach2, ARK, Lifts Schools, Eden Academy Trust, Ormiston Academies Trust, Ambition Institute, National Association of Head Teachers

To attend a dinner hosted by the Confederation of School Trusts on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and inclusion focusing on the themes of policy, workforce and culture

Met Critical Minerals Expert Group Committee - Birmingham University, natural history museum, university of exeter, UCL, British geological survey, institute of materials, minerals and mining, international council on mining and metals, high value manufacturing catapult, women in mining, cornish lithium, Johnson Matthey, britishvolt, JLR, Anglo American, Rio Tinto, Satarla, Fasken, Benchmark mineral intelligence, Hoskins, Rotchschild & co, london metals exchange

to discuss the upcoming critical minerals strategy

Met British Airways

Visit by Minister for Social Security and Disability to British Airways at Heathrow the Minister discussed work to improve accessibility for air travel.

Met British Steel

To discuss the passage of the Steel (Special Measures) Bill

Met Brunswick Group business roundtable: Brunswick Group; Rothschild & Co; Vanguard; InfraRed; Brookfield; Schroders; Swift; Wise; Starling Bank; NatWest Group; IVC Evidensia; ICE; CK Hutchinson; M&G; iQ Accommodation

To discuss the Industrial Strategy

Met Scope, Sky News

Attendance at the Scope Awards 2025.

Met Cardiff Council

A discussion on the civil service estate in Cardiff

Met Connected Places

A discussion on digitial SMEs and procurement reform

Met UNISON

To discuss improving relations with trade unions