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DWP's ministerial meetings, July to September 2019
Updated 23 January 2020
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Rudd | 01/07/2019 | Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) | Meeting focused on debt and how DWP and FCA can cooperate to address debt |
| Amber Rudd | 02/07/2019 | Portland Breakfast Event: Public affairs in the age of populism | Breakfast event with NICK HARGRAVE AND LAURA TROTT to discuss the future for public affairs and government engagement at this event. |
| Amber Rudd | 02/07/2019 | National Clinical Director for End of Life Care | Discussion about end of life care and the stakeholder roundtable event on 11 July. |
| Amber Rudd | 03/07/2019 | Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) | Introductory meeting covering the recent organisational changes, strategic direction, the upcoming spending review, and the listening events which have been taking place nationwide over the past few months |
| Amber Rudd | 04/07/2019 | Gumtree - video filming | Sharing insight into the Department’s energetic focus on upskilling workers and supporting them into roles with real career progression. |
| Amber Rudd | 10/07/2019 | Macmillan Horizon Centre Brighton | Tour of the centre and to hear their views on access to Universal Credit. |
| Amber Rudd | 11/07/2019 | Mental Health First Aid-England | Meeting with representatives from Mental Health First Aid-England (MHFA). To support MHFA-England’s activity via their Workplace Manifesto to raise awareness of the need for employers to manage mental health and to Reiterate Government’s position that employers should implement a prescriptive approach to managing mental health. |
| Amber Rudd | 11/07/2019 | Special Rules for Terminal Ill Roundtables | First stage of the evaluation work around support for people nearing the end of their life |
| Amber Rudd | 15/07/2019 | Her Majestys Ambassador Jill Morris CMG - Business Breakfast with UK/Italian Business Leaders - Women in Politics | Sharing business experience and relationship between UK and Italy, future relationship between the two countries and the progression of female employment in the workplace. |
| Amber Rudd | 15/07/2019 | Her Majestys Ambassador Jill Morris CMG - Young Women's Network Meeting | A brief presentation of their organisation and talk about the challenges of empowerment for women in Italy. A non-profit organisation focused on young women’s empowerment, networking and mentoring. |
| Amber Rudd | 15/07/2019 | Her Majestys Ambassador Jill Morris CMG - INPS - National Institute for Social Security | Meeting with Professor Pasquale Tridico, President of INPS discussing challenges and opportunities of the labour market today and in the future. Exchange on welfare policies and strategies in the two countries for an inclusive and fair society |
| Amber Rudd | 15/07/2019 | Her Majestys Ambassador Jill Morris CMG | Event seeking to celebrate success and excellence by bringing together leading British and Italian female politicians to address how to tackle gender discrimination and facilitate access for women into politics. |
| Amber Rudd | 16/07/2019 | John Lewis Partnership | Meeting to discuss employer investment into employee health and wellbeing and measures to reduce ill health related job losses. |
| Amber Rudd | 18/07/2019 | Advance Charity - Hammersmith | Meeting with front line staff, service users and a trainer from Women’s Aid. BBC filming. |
| Amber Rudd | 18/07/2019 | Reform Roundtable | Discussion about social housing and unemployment rates |
| Amber Rudd | 14/08/2019 | FDM Group | Lunch event to meet and discuss FDMs commitment to women in the workplace. |
| Amber Rudd | 20/08/2019 | Sunflower Women's Centre | Linked to Trevi House - a residential rehabilitation centre where women and their children can stay together |
| Amber Rudd | 20/08/2019 | Café Chaos | A community organisation supporting vulnerable individuals and helping them to build skills for employment |
| Amber Rudd | 27/08/2019 | Federation of Small Businesses East Sussex Apprentice Graduation ceremony | Filming video message for Federation of Small Businesses East Sussex Apprentice Fraduation Ceremony |
| Therese Coffey | NIL return | NIL return | NIL return |
| Alok Sharma | 03/07/2019 | Centrepoint | To discuss Youth Obligation Support programme |
| Alok Sharma | 04/07/2019 | Centre for Ageing better | To discuss mid life MOT + becoming an age friendly employer guidance produced by Centre for Ageing Better |
| Alok Sharma | 17/07/2019 | Meeting with Keren Newnham- Starting point mentoring | Starting point wanted to present to the Minister what they did and wanted to know more about the European supprt fund |
| Alok Sharma | 23/07/2019 | Mentoring Circles round table event in conjunction with The City of London Corporation Attendee's Giles French- External affairs director, City of London Corp, Marcus Scott- Chief operating officer, The CityUK, Sahir Akbar- Director, association for financial markets in Europe, Andrew Barrat- Vice president, Bank of America Merril Lynch, Walter Blake- Partner, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, Caroline Courtois Sharp- Corporate citizenship officer, credit suisse, Craig Cox- Head of Government & Political affairs, KPMG, Alan Houmann- Managing Director for Government Affairs, EMEA Citigroup, Hind Naciri- Senior Sustainability manager, Standard and chartered bank plc, Emma Phillips- Head of Human Resources, Association of British Insurers, Antony Raine- Senior manager, Deloitte LLP, Claire Tunley- Head of employability, city of London corporation, Sandra Wallace- joint managing director, DLA piper UK LLP, Jim Winter- Regional director, Chartered institue for securities and investment, Iain Wright- Director of Corporate & regional engagement | to talk about the successful Mentoring Circles pilot programme and to discuss opportunities to support the programme |
| Peta Buscombe | 10/07/2019 | Learning & Work Institute | Employment and Skills Convention 2019 |
| Guy Opperman | 01/07/2019 | Sustineri | Roundtable: The Role of UK Pension Funds in Low-Carbon Transition |
| Guy Opperman | 14/08/2019 | Tesco | Meeting: Simplified Annual Statements |
| Guy Opperman | 10/09/2019 | Association of British Insurers | Meeting: Superfunds, discusssion on dashboard and simpler statements |
| Guy Opperman | 11/09/2019 | DWP Roundtable: Organisations who attended include: Blackrock, People’s Pension, Dr Daniel Summerfiled (USS), Aviva, Legal & General, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, Lloyds, Brunel Pension Partnership/Environment Agency, The UK Sustainable Investment Finance Association, Share Action, The Pension Regulator, Scottish Widows, UN Principles for Responsible Investment, Sackers, Association of Member-Nominated Trustees, and National Employment Savings Trust. | Roundtable: Environment and Social Governance |
| Justin Tomlinson | 02/07/2019 | Citizens Advice | To discuss the work done by Citizens Advice with DWP customers |
| Justin Tomlinson | 03/07/2019 | Fujitsu | To discuss priorities with the sector champion for technology and Fujitsu |
| Justin Tomlinson | 03/07/2019 | Shaw Trust | Introduction and discussion on Shaw Trust priorities and DWP |
| Justin Tomlinson | 08/07/2019 | Inclusion London | To discuss United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issues and strategic engagement and monitoring with Disabled People User Led Organisations |
| Justin Tomlinson | 10/07/2019 | Action on Hearing Loss | Action on Hearing Loss roundtable to discuss employment for the hearing impared |
| Justin Tomlinson | 10/07/2019 | Muscular Dystrophy UK | To discuss the recommendations in the Trailblazers report and Personal Independence Payment |
| Justin Tomlinson | 11/07/2019 | Mental Health First Aid England | To discuss the Mental Health First Aid England manifesto |
| Justin Tomlinson | 11/07/2019 | Marie Curie, Royal College of Nursing, British Medical Association, Hospice UK, Association for Palliative Methodology, Macmillan , Motor Neurone Disease Association, Queen’s Nursing Institute, Sue Ryder Care | Special Rules for TerminaI Illness roundtable |
| Justin Tomlinson | 15/07/2019 | Leonard Cheshire, Scope, Action on Hearing Loss, Business Disability Forum, Mencap, NAS, Disability Rights UK, Sense | Disability Charity Consortium |
| Justin Tomlinson | 15/07/2019 | Un Ltd and Scope | To discuss using social entrepreneurs to cross the disability gap |
| Justin Tomlinson | 17/07/2019 | Premier League/BT | To attend the Premier League/BT Disability Sports Festival |
| Justin Tomlinson | 17/07/2019 | Dame Carol Black | To discuss the consultation on occupational health and statutory sick pay |
| Justin Tomlinson | 17/07/2019 | British Psychological Society | To discuss disability employment and the Work Capability Assesment |
| Justin Tomlinson | 23/07/2019 | Marianne Waite | Had a discussion on priorities with the sector champion for brand design |
| Justin Tomlinson | 03/09/2019 | Royal British Legion | To discuss disability benefit and veterans |
| Justin Tomlinson | 03/09/2019 | Mencap | To discuss helping people with learning disabilities into work |
| Justin Tomlinson | 04/09/2019 | Leonard Cheshire | To discuss closing the disability employment gap |
| Justin Tomlinson | 09/09/2019 | SeeAbility | Discussed supporting people with autism and visually impared into employment |
| Justin Tomlinson | 20/09/2019 | Remploy | As part of a visit day in Cardiff MfDP visited the local Work and Health Programme provider to discuss the programme and potential improvements |
| Justin Tomlinson | 26/09/2019 | Tim Fallowfield | To discuss the upcoming Disability Confident Business Leaders Group |
| Mims Davies | 23/09/2019 | Meeting with Building heroes | To discuss veterans' employment opportunities focused on the new veteran's policies, plus looking at skills and funding challenges getting reskilled for work. |
| Will Quince | 01/07/2019 | Save the Children Charity | Childcare in Universal Credit |
| Will Quince | 01/07/2019 | National Ugly Mugs Charity | Discuss support for people with experience of domestic abuse. |
| Will Quince | 02/07/2019 | Visit to Gardens of Peace Funerals | Supporting the Funerals sector |
| Will Quince | 03/07/2019 | Recruitment and Employment Confederation | Discuss support from the Employment Sector for vulnerable groups |
| Will Quince | 03/07/2019 | Save the Children | Meeting families with Childcare element of Univeral Credit |
| Will Quince | 04/07/2019 | Nordic Model Charity | Support for people with experience of domestic abuse. |
| Will Quince | 08/07/2019 | MIND Charity | To meet people and discuss how to help vulnerable groups interacting with Universal Credit. |
| Will Quince | 08/07/2019 | Barnardo's Reception - Key note speech | Key note speech - Supporting New People |
| Will Quince | 09/07/2019 | Crisis Charity | Reducing Homelessness |
| Will Quince | 09/07/2019 | A Way Out Charity | To discuss supporting people with experience of domestic abuse. |
| Will Quince | 09/07/2019 | Basis Yorkshire Charity | To discuss supporting people with experience of domestic abuse |
| Will Quince | 15/07/2019 | Soulmates Academy Charity | Reducing family breakdown |
| Will Quince | 15/07/2019 | Trussell Trust Charity | Food Banks |
| Will Quince | 16/07/2019 | Visit to Gingerbread Charity, Highgate London | Single Parents and Child Maintenance |
| Will Quince | 18/07/2019 | Visit to Refuge Chartity Headquarters | Domestic Abuse |
| Will Quince | 22/07/2019 | Visit to Shelter Charity | Reducing Homelessness |
| Will Quince | 27/08/2019 | Visit to Basil's Birminham Youth Hub | Reducing Homelessness |
| Will Quince | 27/08/2019 | Visit to Birmingham Voluntary Service Council | Disadvantaged - Homelessness, Prison Leavers, Substance Abuse and Mental Health |
| Will Quince | 28/08/2019 | Visit to Citizens Advice, Darlington | To discuss the perosnalised service they offer to Universal Credit claimants |
| Will Quince | 29/08/2019 | Visit to Crisis Skylight Centre, Newcastle | Homelessness Prevention Trailblazer |
| Will Quince | 29/08/2019 | Visit to The Big Issue, Middlesbrough | Local Partnership regarding Homelessness |
| Will Quince | 29/08/2019 | Visit to Prince's Trust, Newcastle | Supporting disadvantaged young people |
| Will Quince | 30/08/2019 | Visit to Tomorrow's Women Wirral | Supporting vulnerable Women |
| Will Quince | 30/08/2019 | Visit to Number 7 Citizens Supermarket | Food Banks |
| Will Quince | 17/09/2019 | Trussell Trust Teleconference | Food Banks Proof of Concept |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 10/09/2019 | Centre for Social Justice | Introductory Chat with external stakeholders to learn more about working relations with DWP |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 11/09/2019 | Gingerbread | Introductory Chat with external stakeholders to learn more about working relations with DWP |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 11/09/2019 | Families Need Fathers - Michael Lewkowicz (Company Secretary) | Introductory Chat with external stakeholders to learn more about working relations with DWP |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 19/09/2019 | Royal National Institue of Blind People | Show and Tell session for new staff learning aid |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 19/09/2019 | Prince's Trust | Job fair for youth |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 24/09/2019 | Take Off | Operational go, look see visit |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 24/09/2019 | Catching Lives | Operational go, look see visit |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 24/09/2019 | Canterbury College | Operational go, look see visit |