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DWP's ministerial meetings, October to December 2020
Updated 7 May 2021
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-10-13 | John Ayton, James Reed | A virtual fundraising initiative for the Prince's Trust that raises money for the Women Supporting Women Initiative. The event is intended to fund programmes for disadvantaged women in the UK whose employment prospects are seen to have suffered disproportionally due to COVID-19. |
| Not set | 2020-11-02 | Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, Event Support Team, West Midlands Combined Authority | To discuss the Kickstart Scheme |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-11-05 | Adecco | Discuss getting the UK into work |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-11-25 | British Chamber of Commerce | To discuss the Kickstart Scheme |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-12-01 | Adzuna | Discuss labour market data |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-12-04 | British Chamber of Commerce | To discuss the Kickstart Scheme |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-12-09 | Behavioural Insights Team | Introductory meeting |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-10-05 | The Disabilities Trust | To discuss the impact of brain injuries on vulnerable groups such as Domestic Abuse Survivors and Prison Leavers. |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-10-12 | RNIB | Disability Green Paper Stakeholder event |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-10-13 | Action on Hearing Loss | Disability Green Paper Stakeholder event |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-10-14 | MIND | Disability Green Paper Stakeholder event |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-10-14 | Motor Neurone Disease Association | To discuss Special Rules for Terminally Ill |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-10-21 | Mencap | Disability Green Paper Stakeholder event |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-10-21 | Macmillan | Disability Green Paper Stakeholder event |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-11-03 | Citizens Advice | Disability Green Paper Stakeholder event |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-11-12 | Disabled Peoples Organisation | Forum for stakeholders to discuss the disability agenda |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-11-16 | Ambitious About Autism | Disability Green Paper Stakeholder event |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-11-17 | Onward + Scope | Roundtable discussion on spending review and disability |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-11-17 | Motor Neurone Disease Association | Diability Green Paper Stakeholder event |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-11-17 | Sector Champions Roundtable: National Trust, Think Designable, Scottish Widows, Rail Delivery Group’s Governance Group Blackpool Transport, Arts Council England and the Arts Council of Wales, Fujitsu | To discuss the issues disabled people face as consumers. |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-11-18 | Disability Charities Consortium | To discuss shielding, social care, COVID-19 emergency response funding, employment and National Disability Strategy |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-11-19 | KPMG Midlands Ability Conference | He spoke on Disabiltiy Confident, Access to work and support for disabled people. |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-11-23 | RNIB | Discuss their report on Accessible Voting for Disabled People |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-12-01 | Anthony Magnall MP, Kingsbridge and Saltstone Caring, Citizens’ Advice South Hams, Citizens’ Advice Paignton, Crafty Fox Café, Totnes Caring, Marketplace Ministries Ltd Totnes Connection Hub, Dartmouth Caring, Yes! Brixham, Devon Partnership NHS Trust | Virtual GP event to discuss the disability agenda |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-12-01 | Carers UK , Carers Trust, Age UK, Sense, Contact, Motor Neurone Disease Association, MS Society, Care for the Carers East Sussex. | Discussion on support for unpaid carers |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-12-01 | Reed, The Growth Company, Remploy, Fedcap, Shaw Trust | Intensive Personalised Support Programme provider roundtable |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-12-01 | UN Roundtable: Hungary, Sense International, SG Enable, Access Israel, The Valuable 500, The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Merck, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Canadian Government, Federal Bureau for Equality of People with Disabilities, Switzerland, Sense International India, International Labour Organisation, Russian Federation, Youth Representative to the United Nations, Georgia, World Blind Union, Permanent Mission, Morocco, Republic of Iran, Republic of Turkey, Algeria, Solvenia, Malaysia | Roundtable to discuss the handover of the global disability summit. |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-12-02 | Leonard Cheshire | To discuss the Unlock Work report |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-12-02 | Group Risk Development (GRiD) including Unum, Aviva and Zurich | Group Risk Development (GRiD) Workplace Public Policy Committee who were established to provide an industry forum for discussion of all public policy matters relating to workplace health & wellbeing |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-12-03 | Prime Partnership Providers (Remploy, Ingeus, Shaw Trust, Seetec Plus, Reed in Partnership) | Disability Confident |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-12-15 | Mencap, Stroke Association, Sense, DRUk, National Austistic Society, RNIB, British Deaf Association | Ministerial Taskforce on Alternative Formats - group of stakeholders |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-12-16 | Sainburys, GlaxoSmithKline, Barclays, BT, Coca Cola (ccep), Enjoy Technology, Ford, Smart Energy, Kier Group, Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler, Prudential, Microsoft UK, Arsenal, Korn Ferry, Sodexo, PurpleSpace, We are Purple, Channel 4, Scope | Disability Confident Business Leaders Group meeting to discuss and update on Disability Strategy |
| Mims Davis | 2020-10-05 | Matt Smith Leicester Live, Catherine Lund West Midland Live, Charlie Charlton Newcastle Live, Usman Azad 3 Counties Radio Live, Ushma Mistry Coventry and Warwick Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Clodagh Stenson Oxford Recruitment and Employment Confederation | Media good news round to discuss DWPs Job Entry Targetted Support programme. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-10-08 | West Midlands Combined Authority | Virtual visit to Wolverhampton Youth Hub opening event. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-10-08 | AgeUK | To discuss the importance of older workers. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-10-15 | British Chambers of Commerce, The Phoenix Group, Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Institute of Directors, Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Businesses, Business in The Community, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, MakeUK, | Roundtable to discuss the DWPs Fuller Working Lives Agenda and recruitment of older workers. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-10-15 | Microsoft | To discuss DWP, Skills and Future of Work. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-10-22 | Seetec Pluss, Shaw Trust, Remploy, Reed, Igneus | To discuss updates to the DWPs Job Entry Targetted Support programme. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-10-23 | North East British Chambers of Commerce | To discuss Kickstart scheme |
| Mims Davis | 2020-11-05 | Onward | Roundtable panel discussion on how housing associations contribute to the jobs recovery. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-11-05 | British Chambers of Commerce, The Phoenix Group, Whitbread, Federation of Small Businesses, Business Intelligence, Confederation of British Industry, British Retail Consortium | To discuss In Work progression and upskilling. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-11-11 | Unltd, Employment Related Services Association, National Council for Volunary Organisations, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations | Roundtable to discuss Kickstart Scheme |
| Mims Davis | 2020-11-13 | Confederation of British Industry webinar | To give a short speech on DWPs Kickstart Scheme. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-11-17 | Homeless Link | To discuss homelessness and supporting young people into work. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-11-20 | Platinum Publishing, University of Sussex Business School, Crest Coaching, Sherrard Employment Law, Jonathan Lea Network, Coast to Capital, NatWest Group | To discuss recruitment and recent changes to the work place as a result of COVID-19. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-11-23 | Youth Employment UK, Institution of Environmental Sciences, YMCA, Young Ambassador, | To discuss youth employement issues. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-11-26 | Carers UK, Carers UK, Barts Health NHS Trust, Grant Thornton | Keynote address and panel discussion |
| Mims Davis | 2020-12-03 | Children’s Commissioner | To discuss unemployment levels and impacts on families |
| Mims Davis | 2020-12-07 | Greater Manchester,West Midlands, North of Tyne, Cambridge and Peterborough | Mayoral Roundtable to discuss the Plan for Jobs package, the recent SR announcements on Restart and UKSPF. |
| Mims Davis | 2020-12-08 | Joe Mayes Journalist Bloomberg News | Introductory meeting. |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-10-02 | Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) Ltd, Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board, Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London Trustee Company, Roswell Park Memorial Institute Pensions Administration, | Meeting to discuss open schemes |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-10-05 | Project Bloom | Meeting to discuss Pension Scams |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-10-06 | Financial Times Stock Exchange Russell Group | Meeting to discuss Green Finance and Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-10-12 | Prospect magazine | Conference with various discussions on pensions |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-10-12 | Age Wage, Pension Bee, Nest, Boring Money, SUEZ, St James Place, Global Payroll Association, Money Hub, Tumelo | Roundtable to discuss innovation and ideas to improve outcomes for the members of private occupational DC pension schemes. |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-10-14 | Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association | Keynote address at the annual conference on Schemes Bill, Climate agenda |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-11-13 | Royal Mail | Meeting to discuss the Pension Schemes Bill |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-11-18 | Nest, Age Wage, Capital Cranfield, Cardarno Group | Roundtable to discuss Small Pension Pots |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-11-23 | Financial Inclusion Forum (joint with the Economic Secretary to the Treasury) | Event to discuss medium-term support for consumers to reduce financial exclusion risk |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-11-25 | Now Pensions | Meeting to discuss costs and charges |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-12-01 | Association of Member Nominated Trustees | Conference to give Keynote address: Asset Fund management, and Environmental, Social and Governance |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-12-01 | Financial Conduct Authority | Introductory meeting with new ceo |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-12-09 | AVIVA | Meeting to discuss the Climate agenda |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-12-10 | Institute for Fiscal Studies | Retirement Savings Consortium Event |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-12-14 | Eversheds Sutherland | Pensions Conference: Pensions Post Covid |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-12-15 | Hakluyt | Meeting to discuss pension freedoms, access and increased savings rate |
| Will Quince | 2020-10-01 | Action for Children | Planning recovery from COVID-19 for children and families |
| Will Quince | 2020-10-05 | The Disabilities Trust | To discuss the impact of brain injuries on vulnerable groups |
| Will Quince | 2020-11-03 | Become Care Leavers | Roundtable with Department for Education to discuss Universal Credit for Care Leavers |
| Will Quince | 2020-11-04 | Crisis | Impact of COVID-19 on the homeless |
| Will Quince | 2020-11-05 | Transform & Achieve, Communities that Work, J.P. Morgan, Peabody, | Keynote speech at the celebration event supporting the Transform & Achieve partnership with DWP |
| Will Quince | 2020-11-07 | Trussell Trust, End Child Poverty Coalition, Child Poverty Action Group, Children's Society, Local Government Association | Calls to stakeholders ahead of Covid Winter Support Scheme announcement |
| Will Quince | 2020-11-10 | Forces in Mind Trust | Discuss improving employment prospects for senior non-commissioned officers |
| Will Quince | 2020-11-11 | National Association for Voluntary Community, National Council for Voluntary Action Organisations, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary organisations, UnLtd - umbrella body for social enterprises focused on vulnerable groups | Ministerial Roundtable with organisations representing voluntary and charitable sectors to engage in relation to Kickstart |
| Will Quince | 2020-11-11 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation | To discuss their report - 'Economics of Keeping the Lifeline' |
| Will Quince | 2020-11-17 | Homeless Link | Supporting young people into work |
| Will Quince | 2020-12-02 | Local Government Association | Working across the public sector to improve the lives of our most vulnerable residents |
| Will Quince | 2020-12-03 | Citizens Advice | Introductory meeting with CEO |
| Will Quince | 2020-12-09 | Atkins Consultancy | To review 'Move to UC' plans |
| Will Quince | 2020-12-10 | StepChange | Tackling COVID-19 personal debt |
| Will Quince | 2020-12-16 | Centrepoint, DePaul, Children’s Society, National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders, Clink Charity, Barnardo’s, Spectra First, Young Minds, Addaction (We Are With You), Nelson Trust, Forward Trust, Black Training & Enterprise Group, Young homeless people, Care leavers | Kickstart Programme Roundtable with Minister for Employment to discuss Help for young people with mental health issues |
| Will Quince | 2020-12-17 | Rebuild | Virtual visit with DWP partner supporting people into employment by working with DWP on the Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-10-22 | Cellmark | CMS DNA Testing Centre Virtual Visit |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-10-29 | University of Bath Social Policy Association | Universal Credit: Evidence and Experience |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-12-10 | StepChange | Tackling the Corona Virus Debt Crisis |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-12-11 | BBC Newcastle | Interview with Sam Thomson, Newsreader, |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-12-15 | Dept. of Justice and Kent County Council | Kickstart Programme Discussion |