Ministers' Meetings

Met National Partnership of Early Learning and Childcare

To discuss expansion of childcare entitlements and reforms to early years guidance

Met Global Disability Summit

To attend the Summit, which promotes global disability inclusion, and to demonstrate continued UK commitment to the advancement of international disability rights

Met SYNGENTA

Meeting to discuss chemicals industry and policy

Met IQVIA

To discuss the UK's Life Sciences sector

Met Church of England

To discuss a variety of topics including statutory transfers and school land transactions, the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, specialist provision, and Improving Education Together

Met Oracle

To discuss digitsation and health

Met Movement to Work

Keynote speech at the Movement to Work Summit

Met Adams of Rye, The Kind Table, The Green House, Rye Pottery

To hear the concerns of local businesses in Rye

Met LinkedIn

To discuss AI skills

Met US Chamber of Commerce

To discuss clean power 2030, industrial strategy and consultation on the future of energy

Met Southampton City Council, Hampshire County Council, Isle of Wight Council, Portsmouth City Council

To discuss the Devolution Priority Programme

Met National Farmers' Union, Council for the Preservation of Rural England, Nature Friendly Farming Network, Food Farming and Countryside Commission, Green Alliance, Wildlife Trusts, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Lloyds Banking Group, Savills, Countryside Land and Business Association, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Land use roundtable

Met No10 roundtable - Industrial Strategy clean energy deep dive: EDF, Orsted, Siemens Energy, SSE Renewables, Urenco, GE Vernova, Storegga, National Grid, Scottish Power, Marine Power Systems, RWE, Matthey, Tokomak Energy, Carbon Clean

To discuss the Industrial Strategy

Met Motherson

To discuss automotive supply chains

Met Anna Howard, William Marsh, One Essex Court

To discuss the Grenfell mediation process

Met Union Electric Steel Corporation

To discuss union electric steel's operations in the UK

Met National Farmers National Farmers' Union

Attended meeting to discuss Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB)

Met The Infrastructure Forum

To discuss investment into UK Infrastructure, and HMG's upcoming Ten Year Infrastructure Strategy

Met Female Founders (Attendees: Research Grid, Pikl, Jude, Rem3dy Health, Olio, MirZyme, Dendra, Araya Ventures, Regenerate Asset Managers)

To meet with the Female Founders group and discuss scaling businesses

Met Paypal

To discuss Paypal's business model and investment plans

Met GE Vernova

To discuss energy equipment manufacturing, Small Modular Reactors and investment into the supply chain

Met Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

To discuss CIP's existing UK investments and long-term energy/grids policy

Met Oracle

To discuss Oracle Whitepaper on digital transformation of the NHS

Met The Guardian Foundation

To discuss the Foundation's media literacy programmes targeting low-income communities around the UK

Met Global Disability Summit, Berlin

Minister for Social Security and Disability attendance at the Summit, to demonstrate continued UK commitment to the advancement of international disability rights.

Met Imperial College London, C3 Biotech, Biome Technologies, Octopus Ventures, Nanosyrinx, Extracellular, Manchester University, Ingenza, University of Edinburgh, Sixfold Bio, Science Creates, Astra Zeneca

Quarterly roundtable to discuss how HMG can support engineering biology companies to scale in the UK, how to support supply chains, and where best to engage with other governments in international work.

Met The Race disparity roundtable

Roundtable discussion on disproportionality and disparities with key stakeholders

Met CityFibre

Meeting regarding investment into UK full fibre market

Met LinkedIn

Discussion on the theme of "How to build the UK’s AI workforce of the future”.

Met Rye Fish Market & Seafood Bar, Rye Fine Wines, Paper Place, Jempsons, Diamond Koz & Lemongrass Thai, Ethel Loves Me, The Old Borough Arms, The Old Borough Arms, Merchant and Mills, The Mermaid Inn, Rye Chamber of Commerce

To discuss how to better support small businesses and plans to go further with the Small Business Strategy

Met Barratt Developments

Visit to Barratt Developments to discuss infrastructure and nature

Met League Against Cruel Sport

Discussions focussed on the intention with the animal welfare programme, the relationship between Defra and a League Against Cruel Sport. Policy discussions surrounded the government's approach to banning snares in England

Met Hala al Karib

To discuss the situation in South/Sudan

Met Chiltern Railways

To discuss the Chiltern East West Rail launch

Met Animal Free Research

To discuss medical research

Met Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS)

To discuss life sciences

Met Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation

To discuss the CTO's future plans

Met Communication Workers Union

To discuss Directly Managed Branches in the Post Office

Met Labour Animal Welfare Society

Meeting to discuss Animal Welfare Strategy, Minister's portfolio was discussed

Met National Grid

To discuss the energy sector's reaction to government policy

Met British Fashion Council

To discuss public participation and citizen engagement towards net zero, in the fashion and art industries

Met NATS, ARPAS-UK, Bristow Group, Skyports, Aerospace Technology Institute, Highlands & Islands Transport Partnership, Joby Aviation, Cornwall Council, ADS Group, Aplan, British Business and General Aviation Association, Regional and Business Airports Group, Altitude Angel, Future Flight Challenge, Darlington Borough Council, Civil Aviation Authority, Vertical Aerospace

Roundtable meeting to discuss Future of Flight programme, Regulatory Innovation Office establishment, and commercilisation of drones and eVTOL's

Met Green Hydrogen Alliance

Introductory meeting, discussing aviation and airport expansion, aviation noise, decarbonisation and airpsapce modernisation

Met US Chamber of Commerce

Roundtable with representatives from the US Chamber of Commerce, including discussion on regulation, tariff responses and international cooperation

Met Alice Larkin, Professor in Climate Science & Energy Policy at University of Manchester

Meeting to discuss UK position at IMO

Met Education Support

To discuss staffing in schools and Education Support's views on teacher and education staff wellbeing

Met The Civil Nuclear Police Federation (CNPF)

Introductory meeting with the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Also discussions around pensions and work culture

Met GE Verona, X-energy, GB Energy digitalisation and innovation, Graphcore, Third Way, Cisco, UK Day One, Apollo Global Management, Xlinks, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partner, Dassault Systèmes, Global Counsel , Sizewell C, AWS, OpenAI, Holtec Britain, ONR

Roundtable to discuss how to meet the growing energy needs of AI

Met New Towns Taskforce

To discuss the collaborative potential between the New Towns Taskforce and the Warm Homes Plan

Met Financial Inclusion Commission

Meeting to discuss ongoing work around the Government's Financial Inclusion Strategy