Transparency data
DWP's ministerial meetings, July to September 2020
Updated 10 February 2021
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-07-01 | Dynamic Parcel Distribution (DPD), Skanska UK, Costain, Openreach, Balfour Beatty | Employer Roundtable to discuss supporting people into/back into the infrastructure sector |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-07-01 | Care UK, Reed, Bupa | Employer Roundtable to discuss supporting people into/back into the care and recruitment sectors |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-07-02 | Renishaw, Spring, Amazon | Employer Roundtable to discuss supporting people into/back into the knowledge and digital sectors |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-08-24 | Specialisterne NI | Hear how they support people with autism into employment |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-08-25 | Andor Technology Ltd | See the work place adaptations they have made to continue operating during the pandemic |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-08-25 | Mugshots | Hear how they support offenders into work |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-08-25 | Access Employment Ltd | Hear how they support people into work |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-08-26 | Community Reuse Shop | Hear how they support their community |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-09-28 | Suffolk Chamber of Commerce | To discuss Kickstart scheme |
| Thérèse Coffey | 2020-09-28 | Suffolk Libraries | To discuss Kickstart scheme |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-07-20 | Disability Charity Concortium: Leonard Cheshire, Scope, Business Disability Forum, Disability Rights UK, RNIB, Mencap, Sense, MIND, Action on Hearing Loss, The National Autistic Society | Quarterly meeting to discuss COVID 19 impacts |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-07-21 | Scope Engagement event | Virtual focus group led by Scope, to hear from service users about Green Paper and National Strategy for Disabled People |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-07-21 | Operational Stakeholder Engagement Forum: Action on Hearing Loss, Age UK, Aspire, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Big Issue, British Limbless Ex Service Men’s Association, Carers UK, Centrepoint, Child Poverty Action Group, Christians Against Poverty, Citizens Advice, Crisis, Disability Rights UK, Gingerbread, Help for Heroes, HMRC, Homeless Link, Independent Age, Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation, Local Government Associations Social Security Adviser Group, Low Incomes Tax Reform Group, Macmillan Cancer Support, Mencap, MIND, Money Advice and Pensions Service, Motor Neurone Disease Association, Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders, National Association of Student Money Advisers, National Deaf Children's Society, National Housing Federation, Parkinson's UK, Race Equality Foundation, Refuge, Rightsnet / NAWRA, Royal British Legion, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Salvation Army, Scope, Sense, Shelter, Social Security Advisory Committee, Spectra First, Stroke Association, Thomas Pocklington Trust, Trussell Trust, Turn2Us, Versus Arthritis | Discussion on Health and Disability Services and feedback from the organisations represented in the Operational Stakeholder Engagement Forum |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-07-21 | Sector Champions Roundtable: BTInternet, Think Design Able, Barclays, Fujitsu, Revo Community, Motion Spot, National Trust, Scottish Widows | To discuss how they can support National Strategy for Disabled People and celebrating their successes |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-07-21 | Disability Rights UK | Discussion on Personal Independence Payments, Employment Support Allowance and Mandatory Reconsiderations. |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-07-22 | Citizens Advice/Citizens Advice Scotland | Discussion on Help to Claim and Covid-19 |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-07-22 | Disabled People's Organisations Forum: Disability Rights UK, Alfie, Equal Lives, Wecil, Inclusion London, Social Action, BTConnect, Imagineer, Disability Peterborough, Whizz Kidz, Scattergood | First meeting of the newly created Disabled People’s Organisations (DPO) forum - which brings together user-led DPOs without those that aren’t run by disabled people. It builds on our other engagement with disabled people such as the Disability Charities Consortium and Regional Stakeholder Network. |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-09-07 | Scope | To discuss Scope’s priorities for the Health and Disability Support Green paper. |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-09-16 | Microlink | Talk about Access to Work |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-09-17 | Tech Sector Disability Champions: Fujitsu, TechUK | To discuss Assisted Technology Essentials Concept |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-09-21 | Do It Profiler | Discussion about Disability Confident |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-09-23 | Leonard Cheshire, British Psychological Society, Cystic Fibrosis, Nsun, Disability Peterborough, MSSociety, Pocklington Trust, MacMillan, British Legion, Rethink, Blesma, Disability Wales, Spinal, Campaign for my Brain, Motor Neurons Disease Association, MIND, Disability Rights, Scope, Ambitious about Autism, Nimbus Disability, Inclusion London, Blue Yonder, Spectrumcil | Ministerial Stakeholder Green Paper Event |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-09-23 | Sainburys | Business Leaders Group Meeting to discuss Disability Confident |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-09-29 | Scotland Green Paper Event: Glasgow Disability Aliance, Multiple Sclerosis Society, MacMillan, Epilepsy Scotland, Inclusion Scotland, Citizens Advice Scotland | Green Paper Stakeholder event with Scotland based charities/organisations |
| Justin Tomlinson | 2020-09-30 | MS Society | Focus Group with service users to discuss upcoming Green Paper on Health and Disability |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-07-07 | Majedie | Event to discuss Environmental Social Governance |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-07-14 | Professional Pensions Conference | Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit Pension Schemes |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-07-20 | AgeWage | Meeting to discuss Illiquid Investments and Small pension pots |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-08-27 | Pressock Solar Farm | Visit as part of the Climate Agenda - net zero |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-08-27 | Aviva | Visit as part of the Climate Agenda and Tour of solar car park |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-08-27 | Scottish Widows | Recordings for Pensions Awareness - visit |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-08-13 | Pensions Policy Institute | Meeting to discuss small pension pots deferred members |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-08 | Montfort, Majedie | Event and speech about Environmental Social Governance |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-09 | Elmhurst Primary School | Now Pensions, recording with school |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-09 | Financial Conduct Authority, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association | Meeting to discuss Asset Managers and the Climate Agenda |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-09 | Tesco Pension Fund | Meeting to discuss the Financial Conduct Authority Consultation |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-10 | Company Shop Group | Climate Agenda - Reducing waste food within the community and supporting those who need it. |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-10 | Yorkshire Sculpture Park | Climate Agenda net zero |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-10 | Release Potential | Visit to see their training and recruitment for the Care Sector. |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-10 | Airedale Springs | Climate Agenda net zero |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-15 | The Society of Pension Professionals | Conference on the Pensions agenda and COVID-19 impact |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-16 | Impact Investing Institute | Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit Pension Schemes |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-21 | Financial Conduct Authority | Meeting to discuss Pension scams |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-22 | Small pots stakeholder working group | Small pots - launch of the small pots stakeholder working group |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-23 | Newgate Comms | Industry discussion on Environment Social Governance |
| Guy Opperman | 2020-09-28 | Hume Brophy | Event and speech on Pensions climate risk reporting |
| Will Quince | 2020-07-01 | Colne Housing | Virtual visit to discuss housing policy and homelessness |
| Will Quince | 2020-07-13 | National Housing Federation | Virtual meeting to discuss National Housing Federation Time to Wait report and Homes at the Heart campaign |
| Will Quince | 2020-07-20 | Salvation Army | Virtual meeting to discuss working together and supporting disadvantaged people during and following COVID-19 |
| Will Quince | 2020-07-20 | Joseph Rowntree Trust | Virtual meeting to discuss the Labour Market offer |
| Will Quince | 2020-07-20 | Communities that Work | Virtual meeting to discuss the Labour Market offer |
| Will Quince | 2020-07-21 | The Board of Deputies of British Jews | Virtual meeting to discuss Benefit Cap, Local Housing Allowance and issues facing the Jewish community |
| Will Quince | 2020-07-22 | Citizens Advice (CA)/ CA Scotland | Virtual meeting - Quarterly performance and update |
| Will Quince | 2020-09-08 | Social Finance | Virtual meeting to discuss Social Impact Bonds |
| Will Quince | 2020-09-08 | St Mungo’s charity | Virtual meeting to discuss working together to help homelessness |
| Will Quince | 2020-09-16 | Communities that Work, Employment Related Services Association, Gingerbread, Salvation Army, Joseph Rowntree Foundation | Virtual Roundtable to discuss disadvantaged groups |
| Will Quince | 2020-09-16 | Trussel Trust | Virtual meeting to discuss Trussell Trust Report – Impact of Covid 19 on Food Banks |
| Will Quince | 2020-09-22 | Bcome Charity | Virtual meeting to discuss support for Care Leavers |
| Will Quince | 2020-09-24 | National Housing Federation | Virtual meeting to discuss COVID-19 restrictions announcement 23/9 |
| Will Quince | 2020-09-24 | Homeless Link | Virtual meeting to discuss COVID-19 restrictions announcement 23/9 |
| Will Quince | 2020-09-25 | Citizens Advice | Virtual meeting to discuss COVID-19 restrictions announcement 23/9 |
| Will Quince | 2020-09-28 | Communities that Work | Virtual visit regarding the Transform and Achieve Programme (supporting people into work) |
| Will Quince | 2020-09-30 | Red Cross | Virtual meeting to discuss the Red Cross report - Access to food in emergencies: learning from Covid-19 |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-07-08 | Gingerbread | To discuss the Child Maintenance Service |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-07-20 | The Salvation Army | To discuss the employment strategy and the employment programme provision for disadvantaged groups in Universal Credit |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-07-29 | Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) | Introductory Meeting with Centre for Social Justice Family Policy Contact |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-09-08 | Social Finance | To discuss Social Impact Bonds |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-09-18 | The Relationship Alliance | To discuss Reducing Parental Conflict |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-09-17 | Families Need Fathers | To discuss Child Maintenance |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-09-17 | The Centre for Social Justice, Stefanou Foundation, Action for Children, Barnardos | To discuss Reducing Parental Conflict |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 2020-09-28 | Cruise | To discuss Bereavement Services |
| Mims Davies | 2020-07-09 | Learning at Work Institute - Employment and Skills Convention. | To give a short speech on Employment and Skills. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-07-09 | Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. | To discuss Business in the Community. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-07-09 | Local Enterprise Partnerships. | Introductory meeting with Mark Bretton the LEP Chair. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-07-15 | Mayoral Roundtable with West of England, Greater Manchester, North of Tyne Combined Authority, Tee Valley, Sheffield City Region, London, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Liverpool City Region and West Midlands | To discuss recent announcements and new government schemes. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-07-15 | British Chamber of Commerce. | To discuss the Chancellors recent announcement on employment, redundancies and new government schemes. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-07-16 | Kennington Jobcentre. | Interview with Channel 5 to discuss employment figures and how Jobcentres can help during the pandemic . |
| Mims Davies | 2020-07-24 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Youth-led Roundtable with British Youth Council | To discuss youth employment, apprenticeships and Kickstart. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-08-05 | British Chamber of Commerce. | To discuss the impact of covid-19, furlough and the hospitality sector. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-08-27 | Cambridge Chamber of Commerce | To give an update on the DWP Kickstart Scheme. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-02 | Jo Coburn - Presenter - BBC Politics Live | Interview to discuss the DWP Kickstart Scheme. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-03 | Recruitment & Employment Confederation. | To discuss employment, recruitment and the DWP Kickstart Scheme. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-03 | Suffolk Chamber of Commerce | To give an update on Kickstart. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-08 | Central Bedfordshire Council. | To discuss the Youth Employment Programme, Youth Hubs, Kickstart and government funding. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-10 | G20 Labour Market and Employment Minsterial Meeting (LEMM) with Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, UK, US and the European Union | Attended to represent the UK Government and gave an intervention on youth employment, inclusion and recovery from Covid-19. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-11 | Mark Smith - Presenter - BBC Radio Gloucester. | Interview with Mark Smith to discuss the Kickstart Scheme and to encourage organisations to volunteer. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-11 | LiftOff event - virtual launch of Gloucestershire Jobs with Richard Graham MP. | To discuss the government policies for employers, youth engagement local Jobcentre work. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-15 | Nick Howard - Presenter - Jazz FM. | Interview with Nick Howard to discuss the latest employment figures and the government investments and programmes. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-15 | Dan Wootton - Presenter - Talk Talk Radio. | Interview with Dan Wootton discuss recent Labour Market Statistics. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-15 | Eddie Nester and Graham Rodgers - Presenters - BBC Drive-time Radio. | Interview with Eddie Nester and Graham Rodgers to discuss recent Labour Market Statistics. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-16 | Confederation of British Industry webinar | To discuss how the Kickstart Scheme application process works and what makes a good bid. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-16 | The Princes Trust | Introductory meeting with new CEO and to discuss the upcoming Princes Trust employment Event. |
| Mims Davies | 2020-09-22 | Princes Trust Virtual Event with Princes Trust, Barclays, Google | To give a speech on youth unemployment, the impact of covid-19, funding and governemnt programmes such as Kickstart. |