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DBT’s ministerial meetings, January to March 2026
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| Minister | Date | Name of Individual or Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bryant | 06/01/2026 | Santander | To discuss the Industrial Sector. |
| Chris Bryant | 15/01/2026 | Sigma, Ni-X, Diia, IT Ukraine Association, Genesis Technology Partners, Horizon Capital, Deus Robotics, DXC Luxoft, 1991 Ventures | Roundtable to discuss the UK-Ukraine Tech Bridge |
| Chris Bryant | 15/01/2026 | Reception with UK and Ukrainian businesses | To celebrate ongoing work between the UK and Ukraine. |
| Chris Bryant | 15/01/2026 | Nova Post | To discuss economic patrnerships bethween the UK and Ukraine. |
| Chris Bryant | 15/01/2026 | DTEK | To discuss economic patrnerships bethween the UK and Ukraine. |
| Chris Bryant | 16/01/2026 | CMT Power, EY, Gleeds, Howden Insurance, JCB, PwC, Unilever | Rountable to discuss Ukrainian reconstruction. |
| Chris Bryant | 08/01/2026 | CNBC | To discuss the UK's Trade Strategy. |
| Chris Bryant | 19/01/2026 | British Chamber of Commerce | To discuss export promotion for small businesses. |
| Chris Bryant | 19/01/2026 | ISTA, Sebden, Hadley Group, Steel Alloy, BSSA, NASS, HY-ten | Roundtable to discuss steel trade measures. |
| Chris Bryant | 20/01/2026 | People 1st International, Supacat, Biomedical Textiles UK, Wyke Farms, Gooch and Housego, STARK, Still Sisters, Numold, Walston Marlow | Rountable with SMEs on the benefits of exporting and UKEF's offer. |
| Chris Bryant | 20/01/2026 | Creators Rights Alliance | To discuss copyright laws in the creative industries sector. |
| Chris Bryant | 20/01/2026 | Pocket Gamer | To discuss the UK's gaming sector. |
| Chris Bryant | 21/01/2026 | Bett UK | To discuss the UK's education sector and DBT International Educations’ core offer. |
| Chris Bryant | 21/01/2026 | Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd, Prometheus Medical International, Truflo, Independent Freight Logistics, APKID, Just Crisps & Just Oil Ltd, Sandvik, Strip Tinning Automotive, Mail Solutions Ltd, TMT First | Rountable with MPs and SMEs from their constituency on exporting. |
| Chris Bryant | 21/01/2026 | Jonathan Bailey | To discuss the UK's film industry. |
| Chris Bryant | 22/01/2026 | The Law Society | To discuss the services sector and its postion in trade negotiatons. |
| Chris Bryant | 26/01/2026 | Fever Tree | Visit to discuss exporting as an SME and create a shoot a video. |
| Chris Bryant | 27/01/2026 | WPP and EIF | To discuss the creative industries sector and the Creative Industries Council. |
| Chris Bryant | 29/01/2026 | Vodafone | To discuss exporting opportunities in Africa. |
| Chris Bryant | 29/01/2026 | Gleeds | To discuss UK infrastructure export opportunities. |
| Chris Bryant | 04/02/2026 | Christian Aid | To discuss human rights in international trade. |
| Chris Bryant | 11/02/2026 | Made in Burnely | To discuss the benefits of exporting and the small business strategy. |
| Chris Bryant | 11/02/2026 | Caroline Hug (Politico) | To discuss the UK's Trade Strategy. |
| Chris Bryant | 12/02/2026 | Youtube | Roundtable lunch to discuss the music sector. |
| Chris Bryant | 16/02/2026 | WWF | To discuss enviromental standards. |
| Chris Bryant | 16/02/2026 | Ceramics UK | To discuss the impact of trade policy on the ceramics indsutry. |
| Chris Bryant | 23/02/2026 | Joe and Sephs | Visit to discuss exporting as an SME and shoot a comms video. |
| Chris Bryant | 24/02/2026 | ITV | To discuss legislation around the creative industries sector. |
| Chris Bryant | 27/02/2026 | 7Steel | To discuss trade policy on steel. |
| Chris Bryant | 03/03/2026 | TechUK | To discuss exporting from the UK tech sector. |
| Chris Bryant | 03/03/2026 | Milton Court Farm | Visit to discuss cattle farming, UK-US Trade Policy and shoot a comms video. |
| Chris Bryant | 03/03/2026 | Creative Nature | To discuss exporting as an SME. |
| Chris Bryant | 10/03/2026 | InnovateX | To discuss the creative industries sector. |
| Chris Bryant | 11/03/2026 | NFU | To discuss trade negotiations. |
| Chris Bryant | 11/03/2026 | UK Steel, British Steel Ltd, Tata Steel, 7 Steel, Marcegaglia, Sheffield Forgemasters, Specialty Steel, Speciality Steel UK Ltd, United Cast Bar, Special Melted Products Ltd, Metinvest, William Cook Holdings Ltd | Rountable to discuss the UK's steel sector and steel strategy. |
| Chris Bryant | 11/03/2026 | NFU | To discuss trade negotiations. |
| Chris Bryant | 17/03/2026 | Aston Martin | To discuss exporting from the UK and shoot a comms video. |
| Chris Bryant | 17/03/2026 | Briefing with the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Indsutry Members | To discuss UK-French relations. |
| Chris Bryant | 17/03/2026 | Banijay, Boudica Entertainment, British Film Institute, Caspian Films, CNC, Mediawan, PATHE, Shudder Films, Stigma Films, StudioCanal, Studio TF1, Trond Films, Western Edge Films, 27 Productions | Roundtable to discuss UK-France co‑production and co‑financing opportunities |
| Chris Bryant | 17/03/2026 | Diageo, HSBC, JCB, Mott MacDonald, Renishaw, Revolut, Rolls‑Royce, Sage | Roundtable to discuss UK-France industrial cooperation. |
| Chris Bryant | 18/03/2026 | Verbond van Nederlandse Ondernemingen | To discuss the upcoming Made in Europe legislation. |
| Chris Bryant | 18/03/2026 | Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce, Heineken, Eurostar, KLM | Roundtable to discuss the upcoming Made in Europe legislation. |
| Chris Bryant | 19/03/2026 | International Steel Trade Association, Confederation of British Metalforming, Hadley Group, British Stainless Steel Association, MPMA, British Constructional Steelwork Association, Rainham Steel, Barrett Steel, National Association of Steel Service Centres, Brown McFarlane, Steel & Alloy Gonvarri Industries, STEMCOR, Sebden Group, Meridian Steel, HY‑Ten, USP Steel, 7 Steel | Roundtable to discuss the steel strategy. |
| Chris Bryant | 23/03/2026 | International Business and Diplomatic Exchange | To discuss the UK's international strategy. |
| Kate Dearden | 08/01/2026 | Greene King | To discuss the hospitality sector including Budget, costs and licensing reform |
| Kate Dearden | 08/01/2026 | UK Fashion and Textile Association | To discuss procurement, skills, SME export support and competitiveness in the fashion and textiles industry |
| Kate Dearden | 08/01/2026 | British Independent Retailers Association | To discuss the retail outlook post-Budget , reform of business rates, Low Value Imports, employment rights, retail crime and cybersecurity |
| Kate Dearden | 08/01/2026 | Burnley Council | To discuss redundancies announced by the Debenhams Group, Exertis and JLR suppliers in Burnley |
| Kate Dearden | 12/01/2026 | Motion Picture Association, UK Interactive Entertainment, Professional Publishers Association, News Media Association | To discuss the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act and the subscription contracts regime |
| Kate Dearden | 12/01/2026 | The Co-operative Group | To discuss the retail outlook post-budget, retail crime, business rates support, Deposit Return Schemes, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, retail crime and cybersecurity |
| Kate Dearden | 12/01/2026 | Morrisons | To discuss the retail outlook post-Budget, National Insurance thresholds, the Employment Rights Act, retail crime and cybersecurity |
| Kate Dearden | 12/01/2026 | British Toy & Hobby Association | To discuss the British Toy & Hobby Association's report on the safety of toys sold on online marketplaces, the Product Regulation and Metrology Act, product liability and EU toy regulations |
| Kate Dearden | 12/01/2026 | Paul Hastings LLP, Roku, International Airlines Group, Keensight Capital, Macquarie Group, Rio Tinto, ByteDance TikTok, Barclays, Unilever, BioNTech, DnB Bank ASA, ACAS, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, The Trade Desk, Canva, GSK GlaxoSmithKline, The Bank of London, Wilmington Trust, Activum SG Capital, Argyll Partners, Tanium, PayPal Holdings, Accenture, Jump Trading, Kraft Heinz, BioNTech, Sophos, Moody's | To provide speaking remarks on the implementation and enforcement of the Employment Rights Act at Hasting’s Global employment roundtable |
| Kate Dearden | 13/01/2026 | British Beauty Council | To discuss the British Beauty Council's annual Macro Report, education, training and apprenticeships in the personal care sector, tax reform and financial and digital literacy |
| Kate Dearden | 13/01/2026 | Toiletry and Perfumery Association | To discuss the #SkinCareSimplified campaign, the Product Regulation and Metrology Act, regulation of cosmetics sold in the UK and micropollutants in water. |
| Kate Dearden | 13/01/2026 | Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances | To discuss the Product Regulation and Metrology Act, EU divergence, cumulative regulatory burdens and the UK Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act |
| Kate Dearden | 14/01/2026 | Anacta, Capita Public Service, The Electric Car Scheme, Mishcon de Reya LLP, Qantas, Ticketmaster, Bacta, Sainsburys, Amazon, Uber | To discuss employment rights and the implementation of the Employment Rights Act |
| Kate Dearden | 14/01/2026 | Former GMB Regional President | To discuss concerns over alleged use of NDAs/confidentiality clauses by trade unions to stop employees speaking out |
| Kate Dearden | 15/01/2026 | Which? | To discuss the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act, reform in trading standards, illicit trade on high streets, the Product Regulation and Metrology Act, online marketplaces and the online sale of cosmetics |
| Kate Dearden | 19/01/2026 | Julia Lopez MP & Constituent | To discuss the noise level, safety, sale and misuse of fireworks |
| Kate Dearden | 19/01/2026 | Unum | To discuss Unum’s research report on improving employee health and wellbeing across the UK's SME sector |
| Kate Dearden | 19/01/2026 | Living Wage Foundation | To discuss the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage |
| Kate Dearden | 19/01/2026 | Richer Sounds | To discuss the Good Business Charter, implementation of the Employment Rights Act and zero hours contracts |
| Kate Dearden | 21/01/2026 | Chartered Trading Standards Institute | To discuss the trading standards landscape, consumer protection strategy, consumer confidence and online marketplaces and consumer education |
| Kate Dearden | 21/01/2026 | Nautilus | To discuss employment rights, specifically the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and parental leave, the Seafarers Wages Act qualification, the Dreadnought NHS scheme for Scottish and NI seafarers and e-balloting |
| Kate Dearden | 26/01/2026 | Iceland | To discuss the retail outlook post-Budget, National Insurance thresholds, the Employment Rights Act, planning and property barriers and retail crime and cybersecurity |
| Kate Dearden | 26/01/2026 | Walpole | To discuss tourism and trade interdependence, investment, product safety and online marketplaces |
| Kate Dearden | 29/01/2026 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation | To discuss employment rights for the self-employed, the Parental Leave and Pay Review and tax reform |
| Kate Dearden | 02/02/2026 | British Institute of Innkeeping, Three Horseshoes, The Blue Ball, Tim Skinner Consultancy, The Squirrels, Oak Taverns, Barons Pub Company | To discuss the hospitality industry outlook post Budget, the role of the hospitality sector in the community, the current trading environment and unlocking potential in the sector |
| Kate Dearden | 02/02/2026 | Housedean Farm Campsite, Landsdown Arms, Steamworks Pubs, Poco | To discuss the hospitality industry outlook post Budget |
| Kate Dearden | 02/02/2026 | Valla | To discuss their research on the Employment Rights Act's implications for employment tribunals and their use of technology and AI to provide people with legal advice. |
| Kate Dearden | 04/02/2026 | Housedean Farm Campsite, Landsdown Arms | To discuss the challenges faced by local hospitality businesses in the Lewes constituency due to increasing operating costs |
| Kate Dearden | 05/02/2026 | Campaign for Real Ale | To discuss the statutory review on the Pubs Code |
| Kate Dearden | 05/02/2026 | British Beer & Pub Association | To discuss the statutory review on the Pubs Code |
| Kate Dearden | 05/02/2026 | Campaigner | To discuss e-bike safety |
| Kate Dearden | 05/02/2026 | Campaigner | To discuss button battery and high-powered magnet safety |
| Kate Dearden | 09/02/2026 | Campaigner | Meeting ahead of SI Debate on Draft Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave Regulations |
| Kate Dearden | 10/02/2026 | Royal Mail | To discuss Employment Rights Act, consultations on increasing trade union representation and future employment rights reform regarding worker status/self-employment in parcel delivery sector. |
| Kate Dearden | 10/02/2026 | Boots UK & ROI | Introduction and update from Boots and to discuss engagement on High Streets Strategy, business-rates reform and Implementation of Employment Rights Act |
| Kate Dearden | 10/02/2026 | Uber | To discuss plans to consult on employment status reform and autonomous vehicles as a upcoming labour-market disruption |
| Kate Dearden | 11/02/2026 | Roundtable: GMB, Royal College of Nursing, Trades Union Congress, Unison, Unite, Care England, Care Provider Alliance, Homecare Association, National Care Association, NHS Employers, Voluntary Organisation of Disabilities Group, Dimensions, HC-One, Unique Senior Care, Confederation of British Industry, Property Services & Unicare, UNI Global Union, Trade union expert, European Works Councils | To discuss industrial relations in social care, explain changes in the law through the Employment Rights Act and seek to build good-faith relationships. |
| Kate Dearden | 12/02/2026 | York Social Enterprise Coalition (YSEC) | To hear from local social enterprises who are meeting to discuss creating businesses that support better employment and good work as part of wider visit to York. |
| Kate Dearden | 23/02/2026 | Hospitality Sector Council, UKHospitality, British Beer & Pub Association, Society of Independent Brewers, Amith and Turner PLC, Greene King, Revolution Bars Group, Turtle Bay, Caravan Restaurants and Flight Club Darts, Mowgli Street Food, Burger King, Nandos, Dishoom. Cóte, Lucky Saint, Culture Quarter | To discuss Council’s priorities for 2026 focusing on five ‘growth levers’: jobs and skills; tax burden; high streets; sustainability and productivity/innovation |
| Kate Dearden | 23/02/2026 | Aslef, Community, Communications Workers Union, GMB, National Union of Mineworkers, Unison, Unite, Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, Trades Union Congress, Prospect | To discuss Trade Union Access following passage of the Employment Rights Act |
| Kate Dearden | 25/02/2026 | John Lewis | Introduction to discuss post-Christmas trading, outlook for retail for 2026 and barriers to growth to be incorporated into ongoing High Street Strategy discussions. |
| Kate Dearden | 25/02/2026 | Deliveroo | To discuss the upcoming consultation on employment status and Deliveroo's relationship with GMB. |
| Kate Dearden | 02/03/2026 | London Fire Brigade | To update on progress of PRAM Act secondary legislation following increase in lithium-ion battery fires and plans for future consultations to strengthen protections. |
| Kate Dearden | 03/03/2026 | Electrical Safety First | Meeting ahead of consultation on The Product Regulation and Metrology Act secondary legislation, with a focus on online marketplaces and lithium-ion batteries/e-bikes. |
| Kate Dearden | 10/03/2026 | Antisemitism Policy Trust | To discuss actions to tackle antisemitism in the workplace following the cross-government Antisemitism Working Group (AWG), including the role of the Employment Rights Act. |
| Kate Dearden | 10/03/2026 | Rockstar Games | To discuss the dismissal of individuals from Rockstar Games, for allegedly attempting to join a train union. |
| Kate Dearden | 11/03/2026 | Boars Head Pub | To discuss issues facing the hospitality industry and rural businesses relating to increased operating costs |
| Kate Dearden | 16/03/2026 | Retail Sector Council | Meeting with co-chair ahead of RSC session on 18 March to discuss agenda, potential improvements to ways of working with the Council and membership changes |
| Kate Dearden | 17/03/2026 | Hackney Council | Meeting with Dame Meg Hillier MP and Hackney Council to discuss the premises licensing review |
| Kate Dearden | 17/03/2026 | Prospect, IWGB | To discuss concerns over the dismissal of individuals from Rockstar Games, for allegedly attempting to join a train union. |
| Kate Dearden | 17/03/2026 | Small Business Group Forum: Enterprise Nation, Small Business Britain, Answer Digital, James Lister & Sons Limited, Creative Nature, Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, ScaleUp Institute, Federation of Small Businesses, Family Business UK, Jomas Associates, Goldman Sachs | To speak about the Employment Rights Act 2025 and moderate a discussion with SMEs about implementation readiness and support needed from the Government |
| Kate Dearden | 18/03/2026 | Retail Sector Council: Primark, Boots UK, British Retail Consortium, BIRA, Association of Convenience Stores, USDAW | To discuss Employments Rights and High Streets Strategy. |
| Kate Dearden | 23/03/2026 | Mischon de Reya LLP | To discuss concerns on unfair dismissal cap further following dinner with Anacta |
| Kate Dearden | 24/03/2026 | Hillsborough Law Now | To discuss concerns about the Public Office (Accountability) Bill (‘Hillsborough Law’), including the alleged lack of protections for officials who speak up. |
| Liz Lloyd | 06/01/2026 | Management Consultancy Association | To have an introductory meeting and hear about the work of the MCA. |
| Liz Lloyd | 07/01/2025 | WPP | To introduce WPP to DBT and to understand WPP's business landscape and growth ambitions. |
| Liz Lloyd | 26/01/2026 | The Law Society | To have an introductory meeting and discuss the implementation of the Industrial Strategy and the adoption of AI in legal services. |
| Liz Lloyd | 27/01/2026 | Startup Coalition | To discuss how the Startup Coalition can support the Regulatory Innovation Office's RIO work. |
| Liz Lloyd | 09/02/2026 | Samantha Seaton | To have an introductory meeting with the Co-chair of the Smart Data Council ahead of the Smart Data Council on 11 February. |
| Liz Lloyd | 11/02/2026 | Smart Data Council | The first Smart Data Council meeting of the year. |
| Liz Lloyd | 26/02/2026 | Iain Wright | To go through the agenda and Co-Chairing arrangements for the Professional and Business Services meeting. |
| Liz Lloyd | 26/02/2026 | Professional and Business Services Council | To attend the quarterly Professional and Business Services Council meeting. |
| Liz Lloyd | 02/03/2026 | Smart Data Roundtable - Startup Coalition, MoneyHub, Perse, Moverly, Open Transport, Mealia, VoltView, TrueLayer, Databonds | To discuss the use of smart data by startups across industry. |
| Liz Lloyd | 03/03/2026 | Deloitte | To discuss Deloitte's UK and global presence as well as the delivery of the PBS sector plan. |
| Liz Lloyd | 05/03/2026 | PWC | To discuss professional services' role in growth as well as tax and audit reform. |
| Liz Lloyd | 24/03/2026 | Xero | To discus digital adoption in SMEs. |
| Liz Lloyd | 30/03/2026 | Marco Amitrano, PWC | To discuss the workings of the Professional and Business Services Council. |
| Liz Lloyd | 31/03/2026 | Iain Wright | To discuss the workings of the Professional and Business Services Council. |
| Chris McDonald | 06/01/2026 | BICS roundtable: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Energy UK, TechUK, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, Chemical Industries Association (CIA), GMB, TUC, CBI, British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Make UK,Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), StartUp Coalition, UK BioIndustry Association (BIA),National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Enterprise Nation, British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers' Association (BEAMA), Build UK | Roundtable to discuss the British Industrial Cost Competitiveness scheme |
| Chris McDonald | 07/01/2026 | Imerys British Lithium | To discuss the critical minerals industry in the UK and Imerys British Lithium's business plans |
| Chris McDonald | 08/01/2026 | A&S Resources | Meeting to discuss A&S Resources Ltd investment proposition in the Central African Republic. |
| Chris McDonald | 13/01/2026 | Stellantis | To discuss Stellantis' oeprations and overall footprint in UK. |
| Chris McDonald | 13/01/2026 | EURIS | To discuss challenges in the business environment for manufacturing companies |
| Chris McDonald | 14/01/2026 | Leonardo Helicopters | Discussed the Yeovil site with the company and constituency MP |
| Chris McDonald | 14/01/2026 | Airbus Broughton Union reps | Discussed the work of Airbus' Broughton site and the need for support in landing future work. |
| Chris McDonald | 14/01/2026 | Airbus | Attended annual reception and discussed Airbus' operations in the UK |
| Chris McDonald | 15/01/2026 | HyProMag | Visit to launch of facility for separating and recycling rare earth magnets |
| Chris McDonald | 15/01/2026 | East Midlands Gateway | Visit to East Midlands Gateway to discuss their operations and the UK logistics sector |
| Chris McDonald | 15/01/2026 | Logistics sector roundtable: East Midlands Gateway, UK Road Logistics, Maritime Transport, DP World, Kuehne + Nagel, Howard Tenens Logistics Ltd, Logistics UK, GXO, SEGRO, Maersk, DHL, Pass Logistics, Nestlé, Volvo Trucks, Wincanton | Roundtable to discuss the UK logistics sector |
| Chris McDonald | 15/01/2026 | Tata Steel UK | To express condolences and discuss a worker fatality at Tata Steel Corby. |
| Chris McDonald | 19/01/2026 | Steel importers roundtable: International Steel Trade Association, Hy-Ten,British Independent Reinforcement Fabricators Association , Hadley Group, STEMCOR, British Stainless Steel Association , Sebden Steel, Steel & Alloy Gonvarri Industries, National Association of Steel Service Centres, British Stainless Steel Association | Joint meeting alongside Minister Bryant, focused on listening to the views of UK steel importers and downstream users on the government's approach to steel trade measures. |
| Chris McDonald | 19/01/2026 | Alstom | To discuss Alstom's UK business and the UK rail industry |
| Chris McDonald | 20/01/2026 | Marcegaglia | Discussed Marcegaglia's operations in the UK and challenges for the UK steel sector |
| Chris McDonald | 20/01/2026 | Jet Zero Taskforce Annual Plenary: Boeing, Virgin Atlantic, Airlines UK, Civil Aviation Authority, Rolls-Royce, Fuel Industry UK, National Wealth Fund, The Airport Operators Association, UK Aerospace Research Consortium, ExxonMbil, Jet2, LanzaTech, easyJet, Aviation Environment Federation, 1PointFive, DHL, Sustainable Aviation, Manchester Airports Group, University of Cambridge, Renewable Transport Fuel Association, GMB, Climate Change Committee, Heathrow, Airbus | Discussed the use of sustainable aviation fuels in the UK. |
| Chris McDonald | 20/01/2026 | ExxonMobil | To discuss ExxonMobil's Mossmorran site and ExxonMobil's clean energy work. |
| Chris McDonald | 21/01/2026 | Unite | Discussed the delivery of the industrial strategy and investment in aerospace and defence sectors. |
| Chris McDonald | 21/01/2026 | Ford, Toyota, BMW, Bosch | Discussed HMG automotive policy and challenges for UK automotive manufacturers |
| Chris McDonald | 27/01/2026 | Tata Steel and National Grid | Joint meeting with Minister Shanks to discuss Tata's transformation project in Port Talbot. |
| Chris McDonald | 27/01/2026 | Chery | To discuss the UK automotive sector and Chery's business plans |
| Chris McDonald | 27/01/2026 | Ceramics UK | Discussed the UK ceramics sector and challenges for the industry |
| Chris McDonald | 27/01/2026 | ADS | Attendance at the ADS annual dinner and discussion of the Department's priorities for the year ahead with regards to industrial strategy |
| Chris McDonald | 28/01/2026 | Aston Martin | Discussed the UK auto industry, US tariffs and Aston Martin's operations in the UK |
| Chris McDonald | 28/01/2026 | Altilium | Discussed the Battery Innovation Programme at their launch event and the work of Altilium |
| Chris McDonald | 28/01/2026 | Fortescue | Discussed the Battery Innovation Programme at their launch event and the work of Fortescue |
| Chris McDonald | 28/01/2026 | Elbow Beach Capital | Discussed the Battery Innovation Programme at their launch event and the work of Elbow Beach Capital |
| Chris McDonald | 28/01/2026 | Innovate UK | Discussed the Battery Innovation Programme at their launch event and the work of Innovate UK |
| Chris McDonald | 28/01/2026 | Mossmorran Taskforce Stakeholder Meeting: ExxonMobil only business attendee | Discussed Exxon’s long-term plans for the Mossmorran site following its closure |
| Chris McDonald | 29/01/2026 | Lloyds Register and Lloyds Register Foundation | Introductory meeting and discussion of nuclear and support for shipping and regenerating UK coastal/industrial maritime communities |
| Chris McDonald | 29/01/2026 | National Wealth Fund | Discussed how the NWF can support advanced manufacturing and aerospace firms. |
| Chris McDonald | 03/02/2026 | JB Consulting | Discussed the UK steel sector and the upcoming Steel Strategy |
| Chris McDonald | 03/02/2026 | 7 Steel | Discussed the UK steel sector, the upcoming Steel Strategy and steel trade |
| Chris McDonald | 04/02/2026 | Catapult CEOs: High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC), Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), National Composites Centre (NCC), Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) | Discussed delivery of the Industrial Strategy and challenges for the UK manufacturing sector |
| Chris McDonald | 05/02/2026 | British Steel | Discussed operations at British Steel Scunthorpe |
| Chris McDonald | 05/02/2026 | Build Academy | Visit to discuss the Build Academy projects and how to better develop construction skills in the UK |
| Chris McDonald | 17/02/2026 | BAE Systems | To visit BAE Systems site and discuss sustaining skills in UK maritime industry |
| Chris McDonald | 17/02/2026 | GMB and Unite | Discussed the UK maritime sector and work at BAE Systems |
| Chris McDonald | 23/02/2026 | British Steel | Discussed operations at British Steel Scunthorpe |
| Chris McDonald | 23/02/2026 | Chatham House | Discussed the UK Critical Minerals Strategy and HMG's support for the industry |
| Chris McDonald | 24/02/2026 | Rainham Steel | Discussed the UK steel industry and challenges for UK producers and users |
| Chris McDonald | 24/02/2026 | Johnson Matthey | Discussed Johnson Matthey's operations in the UK and the UK critical minerals strategy |
| Chris McDonald | 25/02/2026 | Victim of workplace abuse in construction sector | Discussed racism in the UK construction sector and opportunities to challenge it |
| Chris McDonald | 26/02/2026 | British Steel | Discussed operations at British Steel Scunthorpe |
| Chris McDonald | 03/04/2026 | GMB reps | Discussed growing UK supply chains and challenges for UK ceramics producers |
| Chris McDonald | 03/04/2026 | British Steel | Discussion operations at British Steel |
| Chris McDonald | 03/04/2026 | Community | Discussed the UK steel sector and the upcoming Steel Strategy |
| Chris McDonald | 03/04/2026 | Alpek | To discuss support options for Alpek |
| Chris McDonald | 05/03/2026 | IOM3 | To discuss strengthening the domestic engineering skills pipeline |
| Chris McDonald | 05/03/2026 | Nissan | To discuss Nissan's operations in the UK and challenges for UK automotive producers |
| Chris McDonald | 05/03/2026 | Boeing | Discussed Boeing's investments and business plans in the UK |
| Chris McDonald | 05/03/2026 | ZeroAvia | Discussed ZeroAvia's business ambitions and footprint in the UK. |
| Chris McDonald | 05/03/2026 | Unite | To discuss the UK construction sectors and challenges for its workforce |
| Chris McDonald | 09/03/2026 | Vidrala and Encirc | To discuss Vidrala's interest in UK operations |
| Chris McDonald | 10/03/2026 | Protos | To discuss the KVI procurement process and support for UK suppliers |
| Chris McDonald | 10/03/2026 | TheCityUK | Discussed TheCityUK's new Defence and Resilience Group |
| Chris McDonald | 10/03/2026 | Blastr | Joint meeting with Minister Stockwood to discuss potential Blastr investments in the UK. |
| Chris McDonald | 11/03/2026 | Zenzic | Gave speech on HMG work to promote connected and autonomous Mobility |
| Chris McDonald | 11/03/2026 | Automotive Council: AESC, Agratas. Advanced Propulsion Centre, Aston Martin, Bentley, BMW, Bosch, Caterpillar, Cummins, Ford, Horiba Mira, Jaguar Land Rover, Leyland, McLaren, Manufacturing Technology Centre, High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Nissan, SMMT, Stellantis, Unite, Toyota | Regular meeting of the HMG-industry Automotive Council to discuss opportunities and challenges for the UK automotive sector |
| Chris McDonald | 12/03/2026 | UK Battery industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) | Visit to launch the UKBIC's new Flexible Pilot Line |
| Chris McDonald | 12/03/2026 | Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) | Visit to discuss the work of WMG in the advanced manufacturing sector |
| Chris McDonald | 13/03/2026 | Alpek and Nepic | Discussed Alpek's operations in the UK and challenges for their business |
| Chris McDonald | 16/03/2026 | Meridian Steel, Pro Enviro ltd and International Steel Trade Association | Discussed the UK downstream steel sector and steel trade |
| Chris McDonald | 17/03/2026 | Honeywell | To discuss Honeywell's UK operations and clean economic growth |
| Chris McDonald | 17/03/2026 | British Steel | Discussed operations at British Steel |
| Chris McDonald | 18/03/2026 | Airports Council International | Discussed their experiences of the Passenger Terminal Expo and the UK and North American airport sectors |
| Chris McDonald | 18/03/2026 | Polish Airports (PPL) and CPK | Discussed their experiences of the Passenger Terminal Expo and the UK and Polish airport sectors |
| Chris McDonald | 18/03/2026 | Ethiopian Airlines Group | Discussed their experiences of the Passenger Terminal Expo and the UK and Ethiopian airport sectors |
| Chris McDonald | 18/03/2026 | Tata Steel | Visit to launch the Steel Strategy |
| Chris McDonald | 18/03/2026 | Unite and Community | Discussed the Steel Strategy |
| Chris McDonald | 19/03/2026 | Steel Council: British Steel, 7 Steel, Liberty Steel, Marcegaglia Stainless Steel, Sheffield Forgemasters, Tata Steel UK, Specialty Steels UK, UK Steel, British Metals Recycling Associatio, Materials Processing Institute, Unite the Unio, Community, GMB | Discussed the Steel Strategy |
| Chris McDonald | 19/03/2026 | Downstream Users Group Roundtable: International Steel Trade Association, Confederation of British Metalforming, Hadley Group, British Stainless Steel Association, Metal Packagers Manufactures Association, British Constructional Steelwork Association, Rainham Steel, Barrett Steel, National Association of Steel Service Centres, Brown McFarlane, Steel & Alloy Gonvarri Industries, STEMCOR, Hy-Ten, Sebden Steel, Meridian Steel | Discussed the Steel Strategy and UK trade measures |
| Chris McDonald | 20/03/2026 | Domestic Critical Minerals Trade Mission: Altilium; Ascension Earth Resources; DEScycle; Green Lithium; HyProMag; Ionic Technologies; Metalysis; Seloxium; Tees Valley Lithium; Vale Base Metals; Northern Lithium; Cornwall Resources; Imerys; Iconichem; Cornish Lithium; Geothermal Engineering; Harena Rare Earths; Cornish Tin; Tamar Minerals; Johnson Matthey; Glencore; Rio Tinto; Rothschild & Co; Techmet; BHP Bilton; Naya Fund; Bacchus Capital; Verdigris Strategic Capital; McQuarry; Peel Hunt; Arvo Lithium; Rovida Advisors; Code Investment Partners; Navara Metals; FIL; Critical Minerals Association; London Stock Exchange; The City UK; Fasken | HMG hosted event with speech and panel discussions at domestic trade mission event for critical minerals companies and investors |
| Chris McDonald | 24/03/2026 | Q-CTRL | Discussed possible investments in the UK. |
| Chris McDonald | 25/03/2026 | Institute of Civil Engineers | To discuss UK infrastructure and challenges with infrastructure development in the UK |
| Chris McDonald | 25/03/2026 | Valentine Clays | Visit to site and discussed challenges for UK ceramic production |
| Chris McDonald | 25/03/2026 | Ceramics industry roundtable: Valentine Clays, Ceramics UK, Portmeirion, Mantec, Churchill, Ibstock, Vulcan Refractories, James Kent, James M Brown | Roundtable in Stoke-on-Trent to discuss the UK ceramics sector and challenges for UK producers |
| Chris McDonald | 25/03/2026 | Ibstock Chesterson | To visit site and discuss challenges facing brickmaking in the UK |
| Chris McDonald | 31/03/2026 | Tungsten West | To discuss their business operations and UK investment plans |
| Blair McDougall | 07/01/2026 | Voice of the Postmaster | To discuss the future of the Post Office |
| Blair McDougall | 07/01/2026 | Allica Bank | Discussion of the underlying issues and problems surrounding ongoing SME access to finance |
| Blair McDougall | 08/01/2026 | HSBC | To discuss support for SMEs and alignment to Small Business Plan |
| Blair McDougall | 12/01/2026 | Airbus | To discuss the scope and scale of Airbus in the UK |
| Blair McDougall | 13/01/2026 | Co-operatives UK | To discuss Co-operatives UK’s recently published sector growth plan |
| Blair McDougall | 13/01/2026 | Xero | To discuss the Government’s commitment to driving digital adoption |
| Blair McDougall | 14/01/2026 | National Enterprise Network | To discuss critical challenges facing micro-businesses and enterprise support and propose collaborative solutions |
| Blair McDougall | 14/01/2026 | The Co-operative Group | To discuss oppurtunites to expand sectors size |
| Blair McDougall | 14/01/2026 | National Federation of Subpostmasters | To discuss the Green Paper and Future of the Post Office |
| Blair McDougall | 14/01/2026 | Santander UK | To discuss access to finance for SMEs and delivery of the Small Business Plan |
| Blair McDougall | 15/01/2026 | Barclays | To discuss Barclays Insights Note and 2025 Trends, Driving SME Investment and scale-up support and Invest in Woman Taskforce |
| Blair McDougall | 20/01/2026 | Small Business Britain, WorkSpa, British Chambers of Commerce, Anglia Ruskin University, Lloyds Banking Group, Trend Tonic, the King’s Trust, the Federation of Small Businesses, Purple Frog Systems, Bridal Reloved Lincolnshire, Barclays, Amazaleb, TKA Finance Training, Xero, BT Business, Eagles Wings Consultancy and the British Business Bank | To discuss policy implications and potential areas for collaboration. |
| Blair McDougall | 21/01/2026 | Post Office, Santander, UK Finance, NatWest, Nationwide, Lloyds Bank, Barclays UK, HSBC | Roundtable to discuss collaboration between the Post Office and the banking sector in regards to the provision of cash and banking services |
| Blair McDougall | 21/01/2026 | Prospect | To discuss the proposed Health & Safety Taskforce |
| Blair McDougall | 21/01/2026 | Aston University | To discuss the work of the Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME) |
| Blair McDougall | 22/01/2026 | Media Co-op, Community Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise, Energy4All, Supporters Direct Scotland, Scotmid, West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative, West Granton Housing Co-operative, the Building Societies Association, the Employee Ownership Association, Esteem Training, Co‑operatives UK, Jerba Campervans Ltd and Plunkett Ltd | To discuss experiences of Scottish co-operatives and non-financial mutuals in starting, growing, sustaining and mutualising |
| Blair McDougall | 26/01/2026 | National Federation of Subpostmasters, Voice of the Postmaster, Subpostmaster | Roundtable to provide an update to the group on the Green Paper |
| Blair McDougall | 27/01/2026 | Scale-Up Institute | To discuss the progress of the scale-up services |
| Blair McDougall | 27/01/2026 | Spirit of 2012, UK Events, LIVE, the Major Event Organisers Association, the Event Industry Alliance, Visit Britain, UK Sport and Arts Council England | Roundtable for Major Events Industry, to discuss DBT’s broader economic and industrial strategy interests |
| Blair McDougall | 27/01/2026 | EY | To discuss the current CEO sentiment around UK corporate governance and reporting |
| Blair McDougall | 28/01/2026 | Funding Circle | Introductory meeting to discuss SME lending |
| Blair McDougall | 28/01/2026 | British Growth Fund | To discuss regulatory burdens faced by SMEs |
| Blair McDougall | 03/02/2026 | Royal Mail | To discuss progress on Quality of Service |
| Blair McDougall | 03/02/2026 | Amazon UK Marketplace, Barclays, BT, Cisco, Dell Technologies, eBay, Google, IBM Consulting, Intuit, Lloyds Banking Group, Microsoft, Mastercard, Sage, Xero, Visa, Skills England, the Small Business Commissioner, Enterprise Nation and the SME Digital Adoption Taskforce | Roundtable to discuss digital adoption |
| Blair McDougall | 03/02/2026 | The CityUk | To discuss the Industrial Strategy |
| Blair McDougall | 05/02/2026 | Hartbeeps, the Fairer Franchising Campaign, HM Government, Sigma Pharma, the British Association of Removers, Watford BID, Hertfordshire Futures, Watford Chambers, Keir Group and the Building Safety Regulator | Roundtable to discuss what government will be doing to improve the business environment |
| Blair McDougall | 10/02/2026 | Loungers | To discuss government approach to high streets, footfall and the High Streets Strategy |
| Blair McDougall | 10/02/2026 | VenturePath, the Startup Coalition, UK Private Capital, The Entrepreneurs Network, the EIS Association, techUK, the UK Business Angels Association, Allica Bank, Sage and Sifted | Roundtable to discuss government’s scale-up agenda |
| Blair McDougall | 10/02/2026 | Institute of Directors | To discuss the work that the IoD has done to promote responsible behaviour by company directors |
| Blair McDougall | 10/02/2026 | Zoom | To discuss Zooms interest in their services being used to support SMEs in digital transformation and adoption |
| Blair McDougall | 11/02/2026 | Building Societies Association | To discuss Access to Finance and reporting requirements and regulations |
| Blair McDougall | 11/02/2026 | Family Business UK | To discuss Mid-Market Growth Council and their future plans |
| Blair McDougall | 12/02/2026 | Uber | To discuss the ways the regulatory environment can create the conditions for growth in the economy |
| Blair McDougall | 25/02/2026 | The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust, Metro Bank, Pennon, BAE Systems, Bellway, Pearson, Pantheon, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the National Cyber Security Centre | Roundtable discussion with Chairs and Non-Executive Directors of FTSE350 companies on the topic of the voluntary Cyber Resilience Pledge |
| Blair McDougall | 25/02/2026 | Goodman Corporate Finance, Female Founder Finance, the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers, UMi, UK Finance, the Federation of Small Businesses, the British Business Bank, First Enterprise, the Business Enterprise Fund, the CDFI Roadmap Taskforce, Responsible Finance and the Financial Conduct Authority | Roundtable discussion on high-cost lending practices and the effects on small businesses |
| Blair McDougall | 25/02/2026 | CDFI Roadmap Taskforce, Responsible Finance, Barclays, the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, BCRS Business Loans, the British Business Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group, Mastercard | Not set |
| Blair McDougall | 26/02/2026 | Mastercard UK | To discuss mastercard innovation and how they support growth and the regulatory environment |
| Blair McDougall | 02/03/2026 | Amazon UK, Sol Retail, Free Soul, ReBorn, SURI, Comfort Click, Big Potato Games, One Retail Group, Grace & Green and Elena Essex | Roundtable discussion on regulation with small business that sell on Amazon |
| Blair McDougall | 02/03/2026 | Amazon UK | To discuss business regulation issues |
| Blair McDougall | 02/03/2026 | Nationwide, Innovate UK, The Gender Index, Barclays, Virgin Money, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group, the British Business Bank, the UK Business Angels Association, the Scottish Government, Tramshed Tech, Foundervine, UK Finance and the British Chambers of Commerce. | To discuss government’s backing of women-led businesses and to hear insights from the Invest in Women Taskforce |
| Blair McDougall | 04/03/2026 | Edge Foundation | To discuss support of SME apprenticeships and skills |
| Blair McDougall | 05/03/2026 | Davy Reeves Legal, Sharkeys, Experience UX, Whitefox Surveyors, Naked Deli, Robert Old, Canvas, All Fired Up, Bright School of English, Koi Sakhana, Westover Gallery, Paris Smith, Venezy, Goadsby, Head & Wheble, Howden, El Murrino, Alfa Menswear, Barclays, Schofields, Nettleship Sawyer, NatWest, Regus, Café Revival, Total Network, Sonny’s Speakeasy and Bright Blue Day | Roundtable with local Bournemouth businesses to discuss the work the government is doing to support businesses |
| Blair McDougall | 11/03/2026 | Post Office | To discuss Green Paper response |
| Blair McDougall | 11/03/2026 | Ofcom | To discuss the current state of Royal Mail, including Quality of Service and progress on implementing Ofcom’s Universal Service Obligation (USO) reforms |
| Blair McDougall | 17/03/2026 | Goldman Sachs, Jomas Associates, Family Business UK, the Federation of Small Businesses, the ScaleUp Institute, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Creative Nature, James Lister & Sons Limited, Answer Digital, Small Business Britain, Enterprise Nation, IPSE, 80 Days and Marylebone Design Collectif | Small Business Growth Forum roundtable to discuss Make Work Pay measures and the Small Business Plan |
| Blair McDougall | 17/03/2026 | Post Office | To discuss POLs objectives and how to achieve them |
| Blair McDougall | 17/03/2026 | Sage, Intuit, Xero, the Federation of Small Businesses, Vertex, Basware, techUK, Sovos, First B2B, Comarch, Celaton and Causeway Technologies | E-Invoicing Roundtable to discuss plicy co-design process, sharing of data and insights and development of e-invoicing support for SMEs |
| Blair McDougall | 18/03/2026 | Business Board Network, Berkshire Growth Hub, Buckinghamshire Growth Board, Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington, Cumberland Council, the East Midlands Combined County Authority, the Greater Essex Business Board, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Herefordshire Council, Hertfordshire Futures, the Hull and East Yorkshire Business Growth and Skills Hub, the Leicester and Leicestershire Business and Skills Partnership, the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, the Norfolk Business Board, the Solent Growth Partnership, the South Midlands Business Board, Suffolk County Council, the Swindon and Wiltshire Business and Growth Unit, the Tees Valley Combined Authority, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership and the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Roundtable to discuss the Small Business Plan and gather insights |
| Blair McDougall | 19/03/2026 | Lost Chances Group | To discuss the proposals announced in the Post Office Written Ministerial Statement |
| Blair McDougall | 24/03/2026 | Small Business Britain, WorkSpa, Barclays, Amazaleb, TKA Finance Training, Xero, BT Business, Eagles Wings Consultancy, the British Business Bank, the British Chambers of Commerce, Anglia Ruskin University, Lloyds Banking Group, Trend Tonic, the King’s Trust, the Federation of Small Businesses, Purple Frog Systems and Bridal Reloved Lincolnshire | Maple review steering board meeting to discuss recommendations and potential areas for collaboration |
| Blair McDougall | 24/03/2026 | Unite CMA | To discuss operational implementation of USO reform and quality of service |
| Blair McDougall | 24/03/2026 | Pladis | To discuss the late payments response |
| Blair McDougall | 25/03/2026 | Babcock International | To discuss exports, AUKUS/Land/AHI40 and marine autonomy |
| Jason Stockwood | 08/01/2026 | Bouygues Group | To discuss Bouygues’ engagement with the UK Government on investment priorities and practical barriers to infrastructure delivery |
| Jason Stockwood | 13/01/2026 | Social Impact Investment Advisory Group | To discuss SIIAG’s priorities on growing UK impact investment, including potential collaboration with relevant initiatives |
| Jason Stockwood | 13/01/2026 | ABP | To discuss investment propositions at ABP's port sites |
| Jason Stockwood | 13/01/2026 | BlackRock | To discuss HMG’s approach to supporting long‑term investment in the UK and the importance of a predictable policy environment |
| Jason Stockwood | 14/01/2026 | ELT Recovery Ltd | To discuss ELTR tyre‑recycling project and the remaining equity funding gap |
| Jason Stockwood | 14/01/2026 | British Venture Capital Association | To discuss BVCA's rebranding as UK Private Capital and key priorities worldwide |
| Jason Stockwood | 15/01/2026 | JCB Aparito, Eren Holdings, Knauf Insulation, Syensqo, Boccard, Ipsen Biopharm, Airbus, BT/EE, VodafoneThree, Ambition North Wales, Magellan, Capital Engineering, Flintshire and Wrexham Investment Zone | To discuss Wrexham’s investment environment and the broad, barriers and enablers to investment in the area |
| Jason Stockwood | 15/01/2026 | Syensqo | To discuss Syensqo’s UK operations and strategic priorities |
| Jason Stockwood | 15/01/2026 | Boccard | To discuss Boccard’s operations in Wales and its growth ambitions |
| Jason Stockwood | 20/01/2026 | DP World | To discuss DP World's UK investment plans |
| Jason Stockwood | 20/01/2026 | Novartis | To discuss the UK life sciences investment environment |
| Jason Stockwood | 20/01/2026 | Syngenta | To discuss Syngenta's UK investment ambitions, in the context of the broader UK-EU agritech regulatory environment |
| Jason Stockwood | 20/01/2026 | Prosus | To discuss Prosus' UK investment ambitions |
| Jason Stockwood | 21/01/2026 | Flagship Pioneering | To discuss Flagship's ambition to set up a UK origination fund platform for life sciences scale-ups |
| Jason Stockwood | 21/01/2026 | Tech Mahindra | To discuss Tech Mahindra's UK investment and public procurement ambitions |
| Jason Stockwood | 21/01/2026 | Deel | To discuss Deel's UK investment and public procurement ambitions |
| Jason Stockwood | 21/01/2026 | Zoom | To discuss Zoom's UK investment and public procurement ambitions |
| Jason Stockwood | 21/01/2026 | Bharti Airtel | To discuss Bharti interest in new UK investment opportunities |
| Jason Stockwood | 21/01/2026 | AWS | To discuss AWS/Amazon's UK investment pipeline |
| Jason Stockwood | 21/01/2026 | Maersk | To discuss Maersk's ambitions to invest in a new UK deepwater port terminal |
| Jason Stockwood | 21/01/2026 | Reckitt | To discuss Reckitt's strategic brand simplification strategy and broader UK global talent attraction |
| Jason Stockwood | 21/01/2026 | Wipro | To discuss Wipro's UK investment ambitions |
| Jason Stockwood | 22/01/2026 | KKR | To discuss KKR's interest in UK investment opportunities |
| Jason Stockwood | 22/01/2026 | Mumtalakat | To discuss the UK-Bahraini investment partnership |
| Jason Stockwood | 22/01/2026 | ESSAR | To discuss ESSAR's UK investment ambitions |
| Jason Stockwood | 22/01/2026 | Gulf Finance House | To discuss GFH's interest in new UK investment opportunities |
| Jason Stockwood | 27/01/2026 | Vidrala | To discuss challenges in the UK glass manufacturing sector |
| Jason Stockwood | 27/01/2026 | Westwell Holdings Ltd | To discuss Westwell’s plans for UK operations and potential partnership opportunities |
| Jason Stockwood | 27/01/2026 | Chery | To discuss Chery's automotive manufacturing investment proposition |
| Jason Stockwood | 29/01/2026 | Humber Energy Board | To discuss the Humber region’s clean-energy investment narrative and next steps with the Humber Energy Board |
| Jason Stockwood | 30/01/2026 | Boparan | To discuss Boparan’s operations and sustainability priorities |
| Jason Stockwood | 30/01/2026 | Patteson's Glass | To discuss Patteson’s Glass’s views on the proposed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging changes |
| Jason Stockwood | 30/01/2026 | RWE | To discuss RWE’s activities in the Humber/Grimsby area, AR7 allocation round and the enabling conditions needed to support renewables development |
| Jason Stockwood | 02/02/2026 | Aberdeen | To discuss Aberdeen’s views on improving the UK investment environment, particularly around pensions, scale‑up capital and regulation |
| Jason Stockwood | 02/02/2026 | Global Counsel | To discuss Global Counsel’s work aligning business and politics, and broader themes in the UK’s international relationships |
| Jason Stockwood | 03/02/2026 | Unilever | To discuss Unilever's perspectives on the UK investment/commercial environment as an established investor acrosss different consumer sectors |
| Jason Stockwood | 03/02/2026 | Gatwick Airport | To discuss Gatwick's investment ambitions in the context of broader economic & fiscal challenges |
| Jason Stockwood | 03/02/2026 | BP | To discuss BP’s perspectives on the UK energy transition and the policy environment affecting the sector |
| Jason Stockwood | 04/02/2026 | Pinewood Studios | To discuss Pinewood Studios’ business and investment priorities, and opportunities in the creative sector |
| Jason Stockwood | 04/02/2026 | BLOXX | To discuss Bloxx’s innovative housing model and potential next steps for engagement financial sector stakeholders |
| Jason Stockwood | 05/02/2026 | Abu Dhabi Investment Authority | To discuss investment themes and areas of mutual interest between ADIA and the UK |
| Jason Stockwood | 05/02/2026 | Mubadala | To discuss the UK-UAE Investment Partnership |
| Jason Stockwood | 05/02/2026 | Masdar | To discuss clean energy and investment collaboration opportunities with Masdar in the UK |
| Jason Stockwood | 05/02/2026 | E& | To discuss E&’s UK engagement and the wider tech landscape |
| Jason Stockwood | 06/02/2026 | Edge | To discuss defence-industrial cooperation and areas for UK–UAE collaboration with EDGE |
| Jason Stockwood | 06/02/2026 | Taqa | To discuss energy sector collaboration and potential UK opportunities with TAQA |
| Jason Stockwood | 06/02/2026 | XRG | To discuss high-level energy transition themes and commercial considerations with XRG |
| Jason Stockwood | 08/02/2026 | Future Generation Reserve Capital | To discuss UK-focused investment interests |
| Jason Stockwood | 08/02/2026 | Bahrain Economic Development Board | To discuss investment promotion and sector collaboration opportunities with the Bahrain Economic Development Board and the Office for Investment |
| Jason Stockwood | 08/02/2026 | Mumtalakat | To discuss Mumtalakat’s UK engagement and broader bilateral investment cooperation |
| Jason Stockwood | 08/02/2026 | Gulf Finance House | To discuss GFH’s UK presence and opportunities for collaboration on investment |
| Jason Stockwood | 08/02/2026 | Osool Asset Management | To discuss Osool Asset Management’s engagement with the UK and the broader investment environment |
| Jason Stockwood | 08/02/2026 | Kanoo | To discuss UK–Bahrain commercial links and Kanoo’s perspectives on the bilateral relationship |
| Jason Stockwood | 11/02/2026 | The City UK Breakfast | Attended by TheCityUK, Santander, Sullivan & Cromwell, Barker McKenzie, Accenture, St James's Place, A&O Shearman, JP Morgan, Deloitte, Howden Group, PwC, PrimaryBid, KPMG, Rothschild&Co, Ninety One, Barclays, Invesco, Lockton, Hogan Lovells, Aviva, Societe Generale, and Rothesay Life |
| Jason Stockwood | 12/02/2026 | Tritax | To discuss Tritax's Manor Farm data centre investment |
| Jason Stockwood | 12/02/2026 | Ecolab | To discuss their Llantrisant facility expansion plans |
| Jason Stockwood | 12/02/2026 | Sumitomo | To discuss Sumitomo Electric UK’s growth plans and market access |
| Jason Stockwood | 23/02/2026 | American Pharmaceutical Group | To discuss the UK life sciences investment environment |
| Jason Stockwood | 24/02/2026 | The Investment Assocation, Innovate Finance, St James's Place, BVCA, Barclays, The Rigby Group, EY, Zilch, Volution, NatWest and FTI Consulting | To discuss supporting UK wealth creation and entrepreneurship |
| Jason Stockwood | 25/02/2026 | Airbus | To discuss Airbus’s priorities in the UK for investment and aerospace policy developments |
| Jason Stockwood | 25/02/2026 | HG Capital | To discuss Hg Capital’s views on UK market conditions, investment confidence and how government can support growth, listings and entrepreneurship |
| Jason Stockwood | 25/02/2026 | Prologis | To discuss ongoing investment projects in the UK in the housing sector and next steps |
| Jason Stockwood | 26/02/2026 | Agratas | To discuss the progress of their Somerset gigafactory investment |
| Jason Stockwood | 26/02/2026 | London Stock Exchange | To discuss LSEG’s views on strengthening the UK listings environment and how government can support capital allocation and market confidence |
| Jason Stockwood | 26/02/2026 | CGI | To discuss CGI's investment ambitions across UK regions, and in strategic public procurement |
| Jason Stockwood | 26/02/2026 | Humber Roundtable (PRAX) | To discuss the future of the Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery site |
| Jason Stockwood | 27/02/2026 | Amazon | To discuss Amazon's UK investment pipeline and the implications of the Employment Rights Act for their business, during a visit to their Bolton facility |
| Jason Stockwood | 27/02/2026 | AstraZeneca | To discuss the UK life sciences investment environment during a visit to their Macclesfield facility |
| Jason Stockwood | 02/03/2026 | Nationwide, Octopus (Octopus Ventures), British Business Bank, Aon, Scottish National Investment Bank, Development Bank of Wales, Women in Business Northern Ireland, UK Private Capital, Barclays, Aviva (Aviva Ventures), BGF, Visa, M&G, Morgan Stanley | To discuss the ongoing work of the Invest in Women Taskforce, exploring new sources of capital commitments |
| Jason Stockwood | 03/03/2026 | Blackstone Board Meeting | To discuss Blackstone’s perspectives on the UK growth outlook and how government can support investment, particularly in housing, infrastructure and regulatory effectiveness |
| Jason Stockwood | 03/03/2026 | Prologis UK, Bidwells, AstraZeneca UK, East Midlands Airport, East Midlands Freeport, Cambridge Enterprise, Connect Group (Connect Public Affairs), Medical Research Council (Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge), Bicycle Therapeutics | To discuss attendee priorities and the wider investment environment, including how government can support long‑term growth |
| Jason Stockwood | 03/03/2026 | Tokamak Energy, Kraken, Graphcore, Infleqtion UK, Oriole, Clean Growth Fund, Elbow Beach, Barton Blakeley Technologies, Future Planet Capital, Tony Blair Institute, Meta, UK Private Capital | To discuss the UK fusion industry’s priorities, particularly supply chain and investment needs, and how government can best support commercialisation |
| Jason Stockwood | 04/03/2026 | Harworth Group | To discuss Harworth's focus on flexible, market-led funding and delivery frameworks to support large-scale regional investment |
| Jason Stockwood | 04/03/2026 | Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry | To discuss the UK life sciences commerical environment |
| Jason Stockwood | 04/03/2026 | Loveholidays | To discuss Love Holidays’ experience of the UK business and regulatory environment and considerations around future growth and listing decisions |
| Jason Stockwood | 04/03/2026 | Playrix, Olayan, Proximie, Doctify, 32Co, Deliveroo, Lendable, Wayve, Schroders Capital, Tencent, Financial Times and Firstminute | To discuss the UK’s environment for investment, entrepreneurship, and scaling innovative companies |
| Jason Stockwood | 05/03/2026 | Trip.com | To discuss Trip.com’s scale-up and expansion of its UK operations as a strategic European hub |
| Jason Stockwood | 05/03/2026 | Toyota | To discuss challenges in the UK automotive manufacturing & commercial environment |
| Jason Stockwood | 05/03/2026 | GSK plc | To discuss the UK life sciences investment environment |
| Jason Stockwood | 05/03/2026 | Siemens plc | To discuss Siemens’ priorities in industrial software and AI, alongside UK innovation and investment |
| Jason Stockwood | 05/03/2026 | ServiceNow | To discuss AI adoption & ServiceNow's public procurement ambitions |
| Jason Stockwood | 09/03/2026 | Flagship Pioneering | To discuss Flagship's ambition to set up a UK origination fund platform for life sciences scale-ups |
| Jason Stockwood | 10/03/2026 | Future Forum | To discuss Future Forum's operations in the UK and future plans |
| Jason Stockwood | 10/03/2026 | J.P. Morgan | To discuss JPMorgan’s Security and Resiliency Initiative and how government could engage to support investment in strategically important sectors |
| Jason Stockwood | 10/03/2026 | Harbour Energy | To discuss the Viking CCS project and its advatages for the region economically and for skills retention |
| Jason Stockwood | 10/03/2026 | Blastr | To discuss Blastr's UK investment ambitions |
| Jason Stockwood | 11/03/2026 | Microsoft | To discuss challenges associated with power supply at their Acton data centre |
| Jason Stockwood | 12/03/2026 | Hithium | To discuss HiTHIUM’s operations and potential activity in the UK |
| Jason Stockwood | 19/03/2026 | Doncasters | To discuss Doncasters’ operating outlook in the UK |
| Jason Stockwood | 19/03/2026 | CATL | To discuss CATL’s interests in the UK’s advanced manufacturing, clean energy landscape and future plans |
| Jason Stockwood | 19/03/2026 | Flagship Pioneering | To discuss Flagship's ambition to set up a UK origination fund platform for life sciences scale-ups |
| Jason Stockwood | 20/03/2026 | Decoded | To discuss strengthening UK AI capability and the practical steps on adoption initiatives |
| Jason Stockwood | 23/03/2026 | Vodafone 3 | To discuss VodafoneThree's UK investment plans |
| Jason Stockwood | 23/03/2026 | Amentum | To discuss Amentum’s move into commercial energy markets and its work to progress nuclear capability |
| Jason Stockwood | 23/03/2026 | Lockheed Martin | To discuss UK defence investment opportunities |
| Jason Stockwood | 24/03/2026 | AFORE PENSIONISSSTE, AFORE Profuturo, AFORE Banamex, Amafore | To discuss strengthening engagement between AFOREs and the UK on investment opportunities |
| Jason Stockwood | 24/03/2026 | Cushon | To discuss Cushon’s views on accelerating pension investment into the UK economy |
| Jason Stockwood | 24/03/2026 | X-energy | To discuss X-energy's investment plans and technology background |
| Jason Stockwood | 25/03/2026 | STRABAG | To discuss Strabag's UK investment plans |
| Jason Stockwood | 25/03/2026 | CityFibre | To discuss CityFibre's UK investment plans |
| Jason Stockwood | 26/03/2026 | IAG | To discuss the impact of the Middle East conflict on the aviation sector, Heathrow Airport expansion, and SAF useage timelines |
| Jason Stockwood | 26/03/2026 | Octopus Energy | To discuss energy investment and the potential implications |
| Peter Kyle | 05/01/2026 | Tom Kerridge | To discuss UK Government support to the hospitality sector |
| Peter Kyle | 06/01/2026 | BP | To discuss the challenges and opportunities for the oil and gas sector |
| Peter Kyle | 07/01/2026 | Felix Martin | To discuss the UK's growth priorities. |
| Peter Kyle | 07/01/2026 | JLR | To discuss the new CEO's plans for the company and thoughts on the wider sector |
| Peter Kyle | 07/01/2026 | Regulators Council: Health and Safety Executive (HSE); Civil Aviation Authority (CAA); Office for Rail and Road (ORR); Food Standards Agency (FSA); Environment Agency (EA); Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA); National Institute for Health Care Excellence (NICE); Natural England | To discuss the Government’s Regulation for Growth programme |
| Peter Kyle | 07/01/2026 | Rolls-Royce | To discuss future programmes in aerospace |
| Peter Kyle | 08/01/2026 | Greene King | To discuss UK Government support to the hospitality sector |
| Peter Kyle | 09/01/2026 | MakeUK | To discuss the Industrial Strategy and the Government's growth priorities. |
| Peter Kyle | 09/01/2026 | Rio Tinto | To discuss the company's future strategy |
| Peter Kyle | 09/01/2026 | IKEA | To discuss the UK retail sector |
| Peter Kyle | 12/01/2026 | IS-8: PBS roundtable: ICAEW, Adecco, Accenture, PwC, Simmons & Simmons | To discuss challenges and opportunities for the PBS sector |
| Peter Kyle | 13/01/2026 | Robert Peston | To discuss the work of the Department, and priorities on growth. |
| Peter Kyle | 14/01/2026 | CBI | To discuss broader business sentiment, and upcoming growth announcements |
| Peter Kyle | 14/01/2026 | Airbus | To discuss the UK aerospace sector |
| Peter Kyle | 15/01/2026 | The Purposeful Company | To discuss the UK's growth priorities |
| Peter Kyle | 19/01/2026 | Octopus, Kraken | To discuss the UK technology and energy sectors |
| Peter Kyle | 20/01/2026 | Economist Roundtable | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 21/01/2026 | Roche | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 21/01/2026 | Temasek | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 21/01/2026 | Vattenfall | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 21/01/2026 | Anglo American | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 21/01/2026 | Liberty | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 21/01/2026 | Honeywell | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 22/01/2026 | Uber | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 22/01/2026 | Circle | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 22/01/2026 | Kraken | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 22/01/2026 | Flagship Pioneering | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 22/01/2026 | Microsoft | To discuss UK growth & increasing business investment at the World Economic Forum, Davos |
| Peter Kyle | 26/01/2026 | UKEF SME roundtable: Barclays, NatWest, Santander, Lloyds, HSBC | To discuss an £11bn lending package from five high street banks to support UK exporters. |
| Peter Kyle | 26/01/2026 | Synthesia | To discuss challenges and opportunities in AI development in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 27/01/2026 | ACAS | To discuss industrial relations |
| Peter Kyle | 27/01/2026 | Chery | To discuss potential investment opportunities in the UK. |
| Peter Kyle | 27/01/2026 | Toyota | To discuss challenges and opportunities in the automotive sector. |
| Peter Kyle | 27/01/2026 | Heathrow | To discuss Heathrow's operations and future plans |
| Peter Kyle | 28/01/2026 | Business Dinner: McLaren; KPMG; Prudential; Natural History Museum; Competition and Markets Authority; Liberty; Holland & Barrett; Haleon; CVC Capital Partners; Bridgepoint; Arup; AngloAmerican | To discuss opportunities for collaboration and investment with the Chinese Minister for Commerce |
| Peter Kyle | 29/01/2026 | Meituan | To discuss potential investment opportunities in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 29/01/2026 | Popmart | To discuss the company's expansion to the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 29/01/2026 | CATL | To discuss potential investment opportunities in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 29/01/2026 | Hillhouse | To discuss potential investment opportunities in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 29/01/2026 | Hithium | To discuss potential investment opportunities in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 29/01/2026 | MingYang | To discuss potential investment opportunities in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 29/01/2026 | Envision | To discuss the company's existing investment in the UK and future plans for expansion |
| Peter Kyle | 29/01/2026 | Roundtable: Bank of China; Popmart; JD.com; Chery; CATL; Meituan; Hillhouse; | To discuss how political collaboration can unlock business opportunities for Chinese companies in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 20/01/2026 | Keidanren | To discuss UK-Japan business opportunities |
| Peter Kyle | 2026-02-30 | Nissan | To discuss the company's presence in the UK and relevant Government policies |
| Peter Kyle | 02/02/2026 | Mace | To discuss challenges and opportunities in the construction and infrastructure sectors |
| Peter Kyle | 03/02/2026 | British Chambers of Commerce | To discuss UK trade and investment opportunities |
| Peter Kyle | 04/02/2026 | InterContinental Hotels Group | To discuss challenges and opportunities in the UK travel and tourism sector. |
| Peter Kyle | 04/02/2026 | EP Group | To discuss Royal Mail and the implementation of worker measures |
| Peter Kyle | 05/02/2026 | Teneo Roundtable: Teneo, Aberdeen Group, BNY, Boeing, CD&R, Centrica, Diageo, EasyJet, Encyclis, Equitix, Experion, Haleon, Hill & Smith, Howdens, Johnson Matthey, Kingfisher, M&G, Spirax Sarco, The AA, Trafigura, Whitbread | To discuss growth and trade and investment opportunities |
| Peter Kyle | 09/02/2026 | IS-8: Clean Energy roundtable: Carbon Clean; National Energy System Opporator; Nuclear Industry Association; Offshore Energies UK; Renewables UK; Rolls-Royce; Siemens Energy; SSE | To discuss challenges and opportunities for the sector |
| Peter Kyle | 09/02/2026 | To discuss challenges and opportunities in AI development in the UK | |
| Peter Kyle | 09/02/2026 | Vodafone Group | To discuss challenges and opportunities in the communications sector |
| Peter Kyle | 09/02/2026 | Community Trade Union | To discuss the UK steel sector |
| Peter Kyle | 09/02/2026 | Investor dinner: Ardian; Arm; BAE Systems; HSBC; KPMG; Mubadala; Rheinmetall; Rothschild | To discuss the international environment for trade and investment |
| Peter Kyle | 11/02/2026 | AP7, AP3, Handelsbanken, SEB, EQT, LPPI, PPF, NatWest | To discuss the UK and Swedish investment environment through UK-Sweden Business Forum |
| Peter Kyle | 11/02/2026 | Carl Bennet AB, Svenskt Näringsliv, Astra Zeneca, British Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Skanska, Saab | To discuss the UK-Sweden business relationship |
| Peter Kyle | 12/02/2026 | Vattenfall AB | To discuss Vattenfall's UK business and energy issues |
| Peter Kyle | 12/02/2026 | Björn Ulvaeus | To discuss ABBA's activity in the UK and AI copyright issues |
| Peter Kyle | 12/02/2026 | Wallenberg Investments AB | To discuss investment in the UK, and UK-Sweden cooperation |
| Peter Kyle | 16/02/2026 | CWU, EP Group | To discuss Royal Mail and the implementation of worker measures |
| Peter Kyle | 16/02/2026 | Wayve | To discuss challenges and opportunities in the UK autonomous motors sector. |
| Peter Kyle | 23/02/2026 | Federation of Small Businesses | To discuss the business environment for small businesses |
| Peter Kyle | 23/02/2026 | Ford | To discuss challenges and opportunities in the automotive sector. |
| Peter Kyle | 25/02/2026 | Commissioner Ribera, EU Commission | To discuss UK-EU collaboration and competition cooperation |
| Peter Kyle | 25/02/2026 | Auto dinner: Toyota, JLR, Nissan, SMMT, ACEA | To discuss UK-EU auto trade and 'Made in Europe' |
| Peter Kyle | 26/02/2026 | David Clarinval, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister | To discuss UK-Belgium trade |
| Peter Kyle | 26/02/2026 | UCB | To discuss investment in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 02/03/2026 | Blackstone | To discuss the UK's growth priorities, and investment plans in the UK. |
| Peter Kyle | 03/03/2026 | Stellantis | To discuss challenges and opportunities in the automotive sector. |
| Peter Kyle | 04/03/2026 | Young people and work roundtable: Sainsbury’s, Federation of Small Businesses, Haven, Severn Trent, Coach Core, PwC, McDonald’s, John Lewis, Greene King, BT, M&S, BAE Systems | To discuss youth unemployment |
| Peter Kyle | 04/03/2026 | Virgin Atlantic | To discuss challenges and opportunities in the aerospace sector. |
| Peter Kyle | 09/03/2026 | Automotive industry leaders: Nissan, Toyota, BMW, Stellantis, JLR, Cummins, Bosch, SMMT | To discuss challenges and opportunities in the automotive sector. |
| Peter Kyle | 09/03/2026 | CPPIB | To discuss investment environment in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 09/03/2026 | Axel Springer | To discuss investment environment in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 10/03/2026 | Entrepreneurs First | To discuss the UK's approach to growth and support for scale ups. |
| Peter Kyle | 11/03/2026 | Automotive Council: | To discuss challenges and opportunities in the automotive sector. |
| Peter Kyle | 16/03/2026 | Board of Trade | To discuss how to support UK businesses to export and take advantage of the UK-India CETA once it comes into force. |
| Peter Kyle | 17/03/2026 | Nissan | To discuss challenges and opportunities in the automotive sector. |
| Peter Kyle | 17/03/2026 | CWU | To discuss Royal Mail |
| Peter Kyle | 18/03/2026 | Tata Steel UK | To discuss the UK steel strategy and steel trade measure |
| Peter Kyle | 18/03/2026 | Flagship Pioneering | To discuss investment environment in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 19/03/2026 | CWU, EP Group | To discuss Royal Mail and the implementation of worker measures |
| Peter Kyle | 23/03/2026 | GMB | To discuss employment rights and economic conditions |
| Peter Kyle | 24/03/2026 | Trade Associations Call: ABHI; ADS; ALFED; British Chambers of Commerce; British Glass; British Retail Consortium; Ceramics UK; Confederation of British Industry; Confederation of Paper Industries; Chemical Business Association; Chemical Industries Association; Institute of Directors; Intensive Energy Users Group; International Steel Trade Association; Mineral Products Association; National Steel Association; Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders; UK Hospitality; UK Steel | To discuss Middle East-related trade and resilience |
| Peter Kyle | 24/03/2024 | Wayve | To discuss future plans and investment in the UK |
| Peter Kyle | 25/03/2026 | Broadcast call | To discuss Middle East-related trade and resilience |
| Peter Kyle | 27/03/2026 | WTO DG Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | During MC14, to discuss the ongoing conference and wider WTO reform |