Ministers' Meetings

Met Barclays

Introductory meeting to discuss climate finance in the UK

Met Auto Council Roundtable - JLR, SMMT, Toyota, Nissan, BMW, Stellantis, Bosch, APC

To discuss the ZEV mandate

Met Balfour Beatty Plc

Introductory meeting and discussed the Planning and Infrastructure bill and skills within the construction industry

Met Nissan

To discuss the company's operations in the UK and the amendments to the ZEV Mandate

Met Comcast

To discuss Universal's investment into Universal Studios Great Britain (Bedford)

Met Municipal & General Securities Company Limited

To discuss Economic Growth in the UK

Met Ben Riley-Smith: Political Editor for The Telegraph

Meeting to discuss the government's plan to Get Britain Working

Met Exmoor National Park Authority

A visit to Exmoor National Park in which discussions were held on the impact of funding changes to the national park and the range of nature-based solutions they utilise

Met British Business Bank

To discuss Growth and Pensions Investment in the UK

Met Anchor Hanover Group, Barnsbury Housing Association, Clarion Housing Group, Housing 21, Hyde Housing Association, LiveWest Homes, Magna Housing, Moat Homes, MSV Housing Group, National Housing Federation, Orwell Housing Association, Peabody, Places For People Group, Raven Housing Trust, Sanctuary Housing Association

Roundtable discussion as part of the National Housing Federation's Sustainability and Quality of Homes Group on the Warm Homes Plan

Met Children's Commissioner for England

Meeting to discuss employment opportunities for young people, young people’s employment ambitions and hear about findings from the Big Ambition survey that will shape the Commissioner’s priorities.

Met Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Meeting to discuss how we can ensure a successful transition into or back to employment and meaningful activity.

Met Purple, EnableAll

To receive a demonstration of the EnableAll App which aims to transform accessibility for Shopify store owners and disabled customers through utilising AI

Met HSBC UK

To discuss green finance and financing for the Warm Homes Plan

Met BBC News

To discuss parliamentary business and the work of the modernisation committee

Met Secretary of State DESNZ, Ofgem, National Energy System Operator (NESO), National Grid Transmission UK, Energy Networks Association (ENA), EDF Energy, Scottish Power, Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), Google EMEA, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft EMEA, ARM, Equinix, Corporate Communications and Brand, Brookfield, Advanced Research and Innovation Agency (ARIA), EpochAI

Inaugral AI Energy Council; terms of reference agreed

Met Norton Rose Fullbright

Chicago de-brief meeting, attended by various law firms

Met Blacklaw Consulting

Chicago de-brief meeting, attended by various law firms

Met LawtechUK

Chicago de-brief meeting, attended by various law firms

Met Lewiatan, Polityka Insight, Employers of Poland, Poland Business Roundtable

To discuss the UK-EU Strategic Partnership

Met Steel Council Roundtable - Materials Processing Institute, British Steel, Celsa Steel UK, Liberty Steel, Marcegagalia Stainless Sheffield Ltd, Sheffield Forgemasters, TATA Steel, UK Steel, British Metals Recycling Association, Materials Processing Institute, Catapult, Community Union

To discuss the UK steel industry

Met David Gauke

Discussed the Victim Experience

Met Travers Smith

Chicago de-brief meeting, attended by various law firms

Met Agriculture Industries, Croplife, National Farmers' Union, Frontier Agriculture, British Society of Plant Breeders

Attended meetings for discussions on oilseed rape farming

Met Enterprise Nation; Dell; Square; Melo; Sage; Google

Roundtable with industry leaders, small business owners and parliamentarians to discuss driving SME growth through the adoption of AI.

Met Ben Houchen

To discuss DSIT Departmental business

Met SSE

To discuss next steps following the publication of the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan

Met Robert Peston, Political Editor at ITV

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

Met APS Group

Tour of the APS Groupe site in Runcorn with suppliers and local authority blue badge officials in attendance

Met Purple, EnableAll

Demonstration of the EnableAll App which aims to transform accessibility for Shopify disabled customers through utilising AI

Met Microsoft

To discuss discuss how Microsoft can support HMRC in achieving its strategic objectives to improve customer service, close the tax gap, and modernise and reform the tax system.

Met eBay

To discuss eBay's and their wider sector’s priorities for growth, as well as how the government can help unlock further private sector investment into the UK economy

Met Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force; Manchester United Football Club

Meeting to discuss the Old Trafford Regeneration

Met Ellison�Institute�of�Technology

Discussion on how EIT plans to support science and health.

Met Heathrow Reimagined

An opportunity for Heathrow Reimagined to set out their proposals for Heathrow

Met Launchpad Veterans

Charity support for veterans & engagement with veterans

Met Xlinks

To discuss the Moroccan undersea power project

Met National Grid, EDF, SSE, Energy UK, Renewable UK, Energy and Utilities Skills Partnership, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), Association of Colleges, POWERful Women and Energy Institute, Green Alliance, GMB Union, Institute of Directors, Greenworkx, British Chamber of Commerce, Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Prospect

Meeting of the DESNZ/DWP Clean Energy Workforce Forum to discuss skills and workforce needs in the clean energy sector

Met EDF, Renewable UK, SSE Renewables, Scottish power, RES, RWE, Vattenfall, Nadara, BayWa r.e, Octopus Energy Generation, Scottish Renewables, Energy 4All, Nordex, Hitachi Energy, Hutchison Engineering, National Energy System Operator (NESO), Prospect, Unite, GMB Union

Meeting of the Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce to discuss the Onshore Wind Strategy

Met Mencap, Scope, Sense, Mind, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Inclusion London, Disability Rights UK, Parkinson's UK, Inclusion Barnet, Carers UK, British Medical Association, Health Foundation, Rethink Mental Illness, Royal College of Psychiatrists

An opportunity to respond to criticism and reassure disability stakeholders on the Pathways to Work Green Paper

Met Seasonal Worker Taskforce

A webinar to discuss the operation of the Seasonal Worker route.

Met Lawyers from the Orgreave Inquest

Discussion on the Orgreave Inquiry

Met Energy UK

To discuss bills, smart meters, the Energy Company Obligation and Government's review of Ofgem

Met Environmental Street Furniture, GIC, MakeUK, BEAMA, Federation of Environmental Trade Associations, Microsoft, UK Space, The Construction Equipment Association, Sustainable Energy Association, UK Finance, National Grid, PwC, British Retail Consortium, Octopus Energy, BP, SSE, Yimby Alliance, KPMG, EDF Energy, UK Hospitality, ADS Group, Energy UK, Heathrow, Mubadala, Night Time Industries Association, EUA, Amazon, Royal Institute of British Architects, Institute of Export, Peter Marks, NEOS Hospitality, Meta, The Deluxe Group, NFU, Global Tech Advocates, Excellence in Electrotechnical and Engineering Services, Barratt Redrow, REA, Alden Legal, Viasat, Airbus, FSB, AMDEA, Export UK

To discuss reforms to reduce the burden of regulation, tackle complexity, reduce uncertainty and challenge excessive risk aversion in the regulatory system

Met Regulatory Policy Committee

To discuss reducing dministrative costs from regulation, outstanding post-implementation reviews and the Employment Rights Bill

Met Small Business Britain, Clu, FundOnion, Precision Health Technology Accelerator

To discuss progress of the Employment Rights Bill and implementation planning for SMEs

Met Companies House, Dark Money Files, Tax Policy Associates, Transparency International

To discuss the reforms to Companies House and the launch of the Authorised Corporate Service Provider registration

Met Federation of Small Businesses, HAD&CO, James Lister & Sons, Starfish

To discuss progress of the Employment Rights Bill and implementation planning for SMEs

Met Ofcom

To discuss Royal Mail

Met West Midlands Combined Authority

To discuss the waste collection service dispute