Ministers' Meetings

Met Early Childhood Forum

To understand the organisation's proposals around the government's Plan for Change

Met United Kingdom Accreditation Service

To discuss UKAS' progress and activities, including a summary for the year 2024-25 and activities in relation to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Met Richard Parker/Tom Wagner

To discuss Birmingham's new sports quater and how government can help with transport links.

Met Boccard

Introductory meeting with Boccard to understand their plans for the UK and investments

Met Epic Systems

To discuss Epic Systems' existing business in the UK and plans to invest in building a large staff campus

Met OFGEM, SPEN, SSE and National Grid

To discuss the upgrade to the National Grid, and the regulatory framework for supply chain development

Met Strabag

To discuss Strabag's ambitions to expand from construction & civil engineering services to energy & utilities-linked infrastructure

Met Greater London Authority

To discuss Business Rates and London Governance

Met National Education Union

Bilateral meeting as part of ongoing engagement with key sector partners

Met Epic Systems

To discuss digitsation and health

Met Bliss

Introductory meeting with Bliss to discuss support for families of babies in neonatal care and to discuss Bliss' priorities

Met Greater London Authority

To discuss building safety in London

Met Oxford Science Enterprises

To discuss the role of university-aligned VC funds in providing access to finance/capital for UK spinouts

Met Carlyle

To discuss the investment environment and Carlyle investment priorities

Met Council for Disabled Children, Disabled Children's Partnership, Mencap, Family Fund, National Network of Parent Carer Forums, John Lyon's Charity, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

To discuss the connection between disability and child poverty and what the Child Poverty Strategy should prioritise to ensure better support for disabled families in poverty

Met Aviva, Co-operative Bank, Coventry Building Society, Health and Safety Executive, Nationwide, Santander UK, Skipton Building Society, TSB Bank, UK Finance

Roundtable discussion on spray foam insulation mortgage policies and consumer protection

Met Tony Blair Institute

To discuss the TBI report on the National Data Library

Met Nicole Jacobs (Domestic Abuse Commissioner)

To discuss the department's priorities on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).

Met BMW

To discuss US tariffs and the company's operations in the UK

Met BP

To discuss operations in the UK, and plans for investment

Met Aira UK, Baxi, Centrica, Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating, City Plumbing, Daikin Applied, EDF Energy, Energy Networks Association, Energy UK, EOn, Heat Geek, Heat Pump Association, Heat Pump Federation, Heating and Hot Water Industry Council, Ideal Heating, Microgeneration Certification Scheme, Mitsubishi Electric, Octopus Energy, Scottish Power, OVO Energy, Vaillant, Worcester Bosch

Roundtable discussion on the Warm Homes Plan and engaging consumers with home installations

Met BSI Group

To discuss how standards can contribute to growth and the cost and accessibility of standards

Met Emma Slawinski - Chief Executive for the League of Cruel Sports

Introductory meeting with the new Chief Executive Emma Slawinski

Met Professor Christopher Hodges, University of Oxford

To discuss public inquiries and the role of parliament

Met Trade Union Congress

To discuss the UK-EU Strategic Partnership

Met Centrica

To discuss the UK-EU Strategic Partnership

Met Council for Disabled Children, Disabled Children's Partnership, Mencap, Family Fund, National Network of Parent Carer Forums, John Lyon's Charity, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Part of CPTF session is to hear what matters most for these families with disabled children in poverty.

Met Mike Reader MP & Constituents Chris and Nicole Taylor

To discuss road safety for younger drivers and support for victims of road traffic collisions

Met Lime

To discuss Lime's investment and expansion plans in the UK

Met Victims Commissioner

Discussed VAC Bill

Met International Rescue Committee

Meeting to discuss humanitarian crises across the world, specifically Sudan & Gaza.

Met Fight for Sight, Be My Eyes, Meta, Charities Aid Foundation, TetraLogical, Adil Latif Digital Accessibility Coach, Gareth Ford Williams

Parliamentary Event hosted by Fight for Sight : Vis-Ability. Speakers and debates focused on the influence and application of artificial intelligence on the vision-impaired community.

Met The Epilepsy Society

To discuss medicine supply

Met Sense

Meeting with Sense alongside Minister for Employment to discuss Accessibility equipment and assistive technology needed at Job Centres.

Met Sarah Coombes MP, Diane Gall and Lucy Harrison

To discuss motoring offences and Diane's bereavement as a result of a road traffic collision. Diane and Lucy have campaigned as part of RoadPeace

Met Institute of Directors , Kings Business School , Disability@Work , Coca-Cola Europacific Partners , Benifex , The Times

Launch event for 'Progress Through Transparency: the case for mandatory disability employment and pay gap reporting' report

Met Tony Blair Institute

To discuss optimisation of data within government

Met National association of drainage contractors

Meeting to discuss sustainable draining systems

Met BASDA (Business Application Software Developers' Association)

To engage with the software industry about MTD and, more broadly, other ideas to further economic growth such as e-invoicing

Met Sovereign Network Group

Meeting with Chief Exec and Operations Director of SNG to discuss the Government's position on welfare and social housing.

Met Peel Hunt

To discuss The Pensions review

Met Australian Super; Confederation of British Industry; CPP Investments; Crown Estate; Eastdill; Eco World Investments; Legal & General; Gamuda; MTR Corporation; Nest; Related Argent; Grainger

To discuss public-private partnerships for the Government's New Towns Programme

Met British Medical Association

To discuss doctors' pensions

Met Pension Insurance Corporation; Fidelity; Lloyds Banking Group; CDPQ; Phoenix Group; HSBC; M&G Investments; BlackRock; IFM Investors; Santander UK; abrdn; CPP Investments; Border to Coast

Meeting of the British Infrastructure Taskforce to discuss investible opportunities and financing mechanisms in the infrastructure sector.

Met Megan Kenyon, Associate Editor at New Statesman

Informal meeting to discuss the governments clean power mission, and key DESNZ policies

Met Women's Justice Board

Discussed trajectory of women's justice changes in 2025

Met Amey

Discussed performance of SERCO

Met London International VAWG Summit - CHANGE, Network for Gender Equity representatives from Paris, Amsterdam, Louisville, Nairobi, Barcelona, Bogota, Freetown, Quezon City, Renca, Stockholm.

To join the evening reception and give a speech about the Governments commitment to half VAWG in a decade.

Met WAITS Seekers Board

VAWG strategy - Current Policies on Domestic Abuse and improving the system for Victims and Survivors

Met bp

To discuss renewable energy development