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DWP's ministerial meetings, Oct to Dec 2018
Updated 22 March 2019
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Rudd | 2018-12-05 | Introductory call w/ Scope: Anna Bird | Discussion on equality for disabled people |
| Amber Rudd | 2018-12-13 | Conquest Event | Strenghtening constituency relations |
| Amber Rudd | 2018-12-20 | Daily Telegraph interview | Not set |
| Esther McVey | 09/10/2018 | Autism Speaks teleconference | Discussion of housing and employment models for people with autism in the United States. |
| Esther McVey | 10/10/2018 | Nigel Peaple - Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association | Discussion of Pensions and Lifetime Savings |
| Esther McVey | 11/10/2018 | Breakfast event: Virgin Media, Scope & employers | Discussion on promoting disability friendly and developing effective recruitment policies |
| Esther McVey | 18/10/2018 | Meeting w/ British Red Cross: Mike Adamson, Chief Executive Naomi Phillips, Head of Advocacy | Discussion on how DWP can promote a human-centred appraoch to emergency response |
| Esther McVey | 18/10/2018 | Meeting w/ Alison Garnham: Child Poverty Action Group | Discussion on reducing child poverty in the UK |
| Esther McVey | 22/10/2018 | Meeting w/ Nick Walkley: Homes England | Discussion on housing policy |
| Esther McVey | 24/10/2018 | Meeting W/ Which? Jenni Allen, Managing Director, Money Content & Guidance Richard Piggin, Head of External Affairs | Discussion on Pensions Dashboard |
| Esther McVey | 24/10/2018 | Visit to Fledglings Nursery (Barclays) | Discussion on the 'Barclays Connect with Work,' programme. |
| Esther McVey | 31/10/2018 | Meeting w/ Vision Beyond Autism: Tracie Reyner & Andy Lusk | Discussion on disability employment |
| Esther McVey | 20/11/2018 | Speech at TISA Annual Conference 2018 | Discusson on social change and improving financial services |
| Alok Sharma | 09/10/2018 | Larry Elliot , Economics Editor at the Guardian | Introductory meeting providing an overview of the Minister's portfolio. |
| Alok Sharma | 09/10/2018 | Citizens Advice | Meeting with Gilian Guy ahead of Universal Credit regulations being laid in November 2018 |
| Alok Sharma | 10/10/2018 | Macmillan Cancer Support | Meeting with Lynda Thomas, CEO, ahead of Universal Credit regulations being laid in November 2018 |
| Alok Sharma | 10/10/2018 | Crisis | Meeting with Jon Sparks, CEO, ahead of Universal Credit regulations being laid in November 2018 |
| Alok Sharma | 10/10/2018 | MIND | Meeting with Paul Farmer, CEO, ahead of Universal Credit regulations being laid in November 2018 |
| Alok Sharma | 2018-10-10 | Trussell Trust | Meeting with Emma Revie, CEO, ahead of Universal Credit regulations being laid in November 2018 |
| Alok Sharma | 2018-10-11 | National Housing Federation | Meeting with Kate Henderson, CEO, ahead of Universal Credit regulations being laid in November 2018 |
| Alok Sharma | 2018-10-11 | Mencap | Meeting with Jan Tregelles, CEO, ahead of Universal Credit regulations being laid in November 2018 |
| Alok Sharma | 2018-10-16 | National Federation of ALMOs (Arm’s-length Management Organisations) | Meeting with Eamon McGoldrick (Managing Director) and Chloe Fletcher (Policy Director) of the National Assocation of ALMOs, ahead of Universal Credit regulations being laid in November 2018 |
| Alok Sharma | 30/10/2018 | Andy Briggs, Business Champion for Older Workers and representatives from the Federation of Small Businesses, Aviva, Chartered Insitute of Personnel, British Chambers of Commerce, Recruitment and Employment Confederation, the Confederation of Britsh Industry, Business in the Community and EEF (manufacturers' Association). | Fuller Working Lives roundtable on the challenges of employing older workers. This followed an earlier rountable held in February 2018. |
| Alok Sharma | 21/11/2018 | Federation of Small Businesses | Meeting with Martin McTague (FSB's Policy and Advocacy Chairman) and Ruby Peacock (Deputy Head of Public Affairs), discussing self employment and Universal Credit. |
| Guy Opperman | 10/10/2018 | Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association | To discuss the Pensions Dashboard |
| Guy Opperman | 16/10/2018 | Hargreaves Lansdown | To discuss employee engagement strategies among workplace pension members |
| Guy Opperman | 16/10/2018 | Ruston Smith, Independent Non-Executive Chairman Director and Consultant | To discuss Infrastructure Investment |
| Guy Opperman | 18/10/2018 | Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association | Annual Pensions Conference - Insight into the government’s pension strategy in 2019 |
| Guy Opperman | 22/10/2018 | WPI Strategy | To discuss Pension money into affordable housing |
| Guy Opperman | 22/10/2018 | Ernst and Young | To discuss their report 'Pensions 2030 - How can we make saving for the future feel like a good investment now?' |
| Guy Opperman | 24/10/2018 | Aviva | To discuss their Mid-Life MOT offer |
| Guy Opperman | 24/10/2018 | Institute for Fiscal Studies International Longevity Centre - UK Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association Pensions Policy Institute, Resolution Foundation, WPI Economics, Ruston Smith Independent Non-Executive Chairman Director and Consultant, Financial Conduct Authority | Roundtable discussion on Adequacy and Retirement Outcomes |
| Guy Opperman | 24/10/2018 | Which? | To discuss the Pensions Dashboard |
| Guy Opperman | 29/10/2018 | Methinkact | Roundtable disscussion on how to engage members and accelerate the ESG, in particular the social good, agenda in Pensions |
| Guy Opperman | 31/10/2018 | Hargreaves Lansdown | Roundtable disscussion to focus on a policy proposal around allowing member choice in AE |
| Guy Opperman | 05/11/2018 | Royal Mail | CDC Consultation Launch |
| Guy Opperman | 06/11/2018 | Jennie Allen, Which Yvonne Braun, ABI jNigel Peoples, PLSA | To discuss CDC Consultaion |
| Guy Opperman | 12/11/2018 | Malcolm Gooderham, owning private consultant | Roundtable discussion regarding Involvement in the ‘Talk Debt You’re Not Alone’ project |
| Guy Opperman | 12/11/2018 | Society of Pension Professionals | To discuss Industry response to DB White Paper |
| Guy Opperman | 13/11/2018 | Pensions Leadership Group | To discuss pension scheme investment in less liquid investments |
| Guy Opperman | 14/11/2018 | PensionBee | To discuss the Pensions dashboard and Defined Contribution Pensions |
| Guy Opperman | 16/11/2018 | Northumberland Community Bank | Talk Money Week Event |
| Guy Opperman | 20/11/2018 | Hibob UK Limted | To discuss the role of HR firms in helping to support AE, particularly for small businesses and potentially the self-employed |
| Guy Opperman | 21/11/2018 | BNY Mellon | Insight into the government’s pension strategy in 2019 |
| Guy Opperman | 03/12/2018 | Pensions Dashboard Launch 70 organisations were invited, including: PLSA ABI Standard Life Smart Pension Pensions Policy Institute NOW Pensions Firefighters Pension Scheme Aviva Legal & General TISA Laura Miller, Daily Telegraph (Press) Samantha Partington, Daily Mail (Press) Angus Peters, Pensions Expert (Press) | This event held in the House of Commons to launch the Pensions Dashboard. The Minister opened the event with a Speech and took Q&A's from the audience followed by interviews with the press. |
| Guy Opperman | 06/12/2018 | Eversheds | Annual Pensions Conference - Government’s agenda on DB scheme |
| Guy Opperman | 10/12/2018 | PensionBee | Visit PensionBee offices and to discuss their Open Banking integrations and pension technology service, and Mid-Life MOT |
| Guy Opperman | 12/12/2018 | AJ Bell | To discuss Simplifying Retirement Communications |
| Guy Opperman | 18/12/2018 | RSA and The Community Savings Bank | To discuss RSA's support of a network of co-operative regional banks as part of their inclusive growth agenda |
| Sarah Newton | 09/10/2018 | Ziv Aviram, OrCam | Discuss role assistive technology can play in society, leveling playing field for those with visual impairments |
| Sarah Newton | 10/10/2018 | Kate Lee, CLIC Sargent | Discussing support for young people with cancer |
| Sarah Newton | 10/10/2018 | Marianne Waite, Think Designable | Discussion about marketing to disabled consumers |
| Sarah Newton | 17/10/2018 | Lisa Morssion Coulthard, British Psychological Society (BPS) | Discussion the contributions of psychology and the BPS in relation to welfare reform |
| Sarah Newton | 24/10/2018 | Duncan Selbie, Public Health England | Introductory meeting |
| Sarah Newton | 30/10/2018 | Activity Alliance | Discuss their latest report |
| Sarah Newton | 01/11/2018 | Chris Wood, Flying Disabled | Discussing innovation for disabled airplane passengers |
| Sarah Newton | 01/11/2018 | Bill Bush, Premier League | Discussing how to make Premier League stadia more accessible |
| Sarah Newton | 2018-11-12 | Seeability | Discussing support for new project offering job coaching for disabled people |
| Sarah Newton | 2018-11-20 | James Ricketts, Carefree Breaks | Discussing how Department could help scheme that allows carers to take holiday |
| Sarah Newton | 2018-11-29 | Laurel Herman, Aspierations | Discussing support for people with Aspergers |
| Sarah Newton | 2018-12-03 | Disability Rights UK | Discuss APPG for Disability’s report ‘Ahead of the Arc’ |
| Sarah Newton | 2018-12-05 | Alison Oliver, CEO Youth Sport Trust | Discussing the work that the Youth Sport Trust is doing |
| Sarah Newton | 2018-12-12 | Jacky Everard, HARC | Discuss their work |
| Sarah Newton | 2018-12-13 | Rebecca Hilsenrath, EHRC | Discuss Housing support for disabled people |
| Justin Tomlinson | 10/10/2018 | Women's Aid Charity | Funding for Refugees |
| Justin Tomlinson | 10/10/2018 | Refuge Charity | Domestic Abuse |
| Justin Tomlinson | 16/10/2018 | Rethink Mental Illness Charity | Mental Health |
| Justin Tomlinson | 16/10/2018 | Trussell Trust | Vulnerable groups, Poverty and Food Banks |
| Justin Tomlinson | 16/10/2018 | Curo Housing Association | UC and managed migration |
| Justin Tomlinson | 16/10/2018 | Scope (with Minister for Employment) | UC and managed migration |
| Justin Tomlinson | 17/10/2018 | Citizens Advice | Disadvantaged Groups |
| Justin Tomlinson | 18/10/2018 | Royal National Institute for Blind People | PIP, Access to Work and employment support |
| Justin Tomlinson | 31/10/2018 | National Federation of Arms Length Management Organisation | Housing portfolio |
| Justin Tomlinson | 01/11/2018 | Crisis - Homeless Charity | Budget announcements |
| Justin Tomlinson | 01/11/2018 | St Mungo's Community Housing Association Charity | Budget announcements |
| Justin Tomlinson | 13/11/2013 | Beyond Life | Funeral Expenses Payment scheme |
| Justin Tomlinson | 14/11/2018 | Royal London Group | Funeral Expenses Payment scheme |
| Justin Tomlinson | 15/11/2018 | The Big House Charity - visit | Care Leavers |
| Justin Tomlinson | 20/11/2018 | Women's Aid Charity | UC Split Payments (Domestic abuse) |
| Justin Tomlinson | 20/11/2018 | Refuge Charity | UC Split Payments (Domestic abuse) |
| Justin Tomlinson | 26/11/2018 | Triple P (Parenting Programme) | Parental conflict |
| Justin Tomlinson | 26/11/2018 | Macmillan Cancer Support | UC and vulnerable groups |
| Justin Tomlinson | 29/11/2018 | Residential Landlord's Assocation conference (visit) | Housing portfolio |
| Justin Tomlinson | 29/11/2018 | Costa Coffee (visit) | Vulnerable groups |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2018-12-04 | Professors Philip and Carolyn Cowan (visiting UK from USA) | Experts in Parental Conflict |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2018-12-05 | ManKind Charity | Domestic Abuse |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2018-12-06 | The Forward Trust Charity (visit) | Vulnerable groups |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2018-12-17 | Action for Children | Helping vulnerable children |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2018-12-17 | Stonewater - Social Housing Provider | Supported Housing |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2018-12-18 | Crisis - Homeless Charity | Homelessness and Rough Sleepers |
| Baroness Buscombe | 10/10/2018 | Women's Aid Charity | Supporting MfFSH&CH with stakeholder engagement policy - Funding for Refugees |
| Baroness Buscombe | 10/10/2018 | Refuge Charity | Supporting MfFSH&CH with stakeholder engagement policy - Domestic Violence |
| Baroness Buscombe | 19/10/2018 | The Poppy Factory | Visit as part of rememberance - Military Covenant policy |
| Baroness Buscombe | 13/11/2018 | Barclays | Joint meeting with MoD - re employment for veterans - Military Covenant Portfolio |
| Baroness Buscombe | 13/10/2018 | Walking with the Wounded Charity | Meeting with CEO - Military Covenant portfiolio |
| Baroness Buscombe | 18/12/2018 | Directors of Step Change Debt Charity | Meeting with Directors - Fraud & Error Portfolio |