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DWP's ministerial meetings, January to March 2021
Updated 24 November 2021
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Therese Coffey | 17/01/2020 | BASIC Life Charity | Food Redistribution and Support |
| Therese Coffey | 29/01/2020 | Home Group | Social Housing |
| Therese Coffey | 12/02/2020 | Independent Food Aid Providers Roundtable: BASIC Life Charity Community Fridges English Football League Fit and Feed Programme Foodcycle Horncastle Community Larder Pecan Trust Storehouse (Suffolk) Sufra The Bread and Butter Thing The Mustard Tree Your Local Pantry | A round table discussion regarding food redistribution |
| Therese Coffey | 20/02/2020 | BAA | To discuss the London Heathrow Employment and Skills Academy and the relationship with DWP jobcentre |
| Therese Coffey | 28/02/2020 | Grangetown Training and Community Hub (various organisations, including Redcar&Cleveland Council) | Visit to learn more about the hub and links with DWP. |
| Therese Coffey | 28/02/2020 | Digital Telecoms Network Academy | Discussion on training support |
| Therese Coffey | 28/02/2020 | Husqvqrna and Gem Partnership | Discussion on training support and model |
| Therese Coffey | 04/03/2020 | Brooks Newmark | Discussion on Rough Sleeping and homelessness |
| Therese Coffey | 05/03/2020 | Post Office Limited | Discussion on Post Office Card accounts |
| Therese Coffey | 06/03/2020 | Complete Training Solutions | Discussion on training support |
| Therese Coffey | 06/03/2020 | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | Discussion on training support and employment |
| Therese Coffey | 06/03/2020 | Liverpool City Region | Discussion on training support and housing |
| Therese Coffey | 10/03/2020 | Make My Money Matter | Pension funds and climate change |
| Therese Coffey | 12/03/2020 | GB Training | Discussion on training support |
| Therese Coffey | 12/03/2020 | West Midlands Combined Authority; Birmingham and Solihull’s Women’s Aid | Discussion on homelessness |
| Therese Coffey | 12/03/2020 | West Midlands Combined Authority | Discussion on training support and employment |
| Therese Coffey | 12/03/2020 | West Midlands Construction Training Hub, Commonwealth Games Athletes Village | Discussion on training support and apprenticeships |
| Guy Opperman | 08/01/2020 | Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association | Superfunds, Pensions dashboard, Environmental Social Governance and Retirement standards. |
| Guy Opperman | 08/01/2020 | Royal Mail & Communication Workers Union | Collective Defined Contribution Schemes |
| Guy Opperman | 20/01/2020 | Calver Groom | Talking to local business about the advice given to clients in relation to pension savings |
| Guy Opperman | 22/01/2020 | Now Pension | Simpler Annual Benefit Statements |
| Guy Opperman | 23/01/2020 | Recovery Connections | Talking to local business about the advice given to clients in relation to pension savings |
| Guy Opperman | 03/02/2020 | Goldman Sachs | To discuss Environment Social Governance 1.0 and now Environment Social Governance 2.0 – where does Environment Social Governace go from here |
| Guy Opperman | 04/02/2020 | National Employment Savings Trust | To discuss National Employment Savings Trust insight |
| Guy Opperman | 04/02/2020 | DWP, Economic Secretary to Treasury, Her Majesty Treasury, various stakeholders | Joint meeting Financial Inclusion Forum |
| Guy Opperman | 06/02/2020 | Bank of England | To discuss Pension Fund Investment and Climate Change |
| Guy Opperman | 06/02/2020 | Financial Conduct Authority | Introductory Meeting |
| Guy Opperman | 06/02/2020 | Association of Member Nominated Trustees, Financial Conduct Authority | Asset Management |
| Guy Opperman | 06/02/2020 | UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association | To hear about their recently published research into the quality of pension scheme disclosures on Environmental Social Governance, climate change and stewardship |
| Guy Opperman | 10/02/2020 | Clara Pensions | Superfunds |
| Guy Opperman | 12/02/2020 | Principles for Responsible Investment | Regulation: making markets more sustainable |
| Guy Opperman | 24/02/2020 | Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd | Their approach to ESG and paris alignment |
| Guy Opperman | 02/03/2020 | Church of England | Pension scheme investments in relation to climate change |
| Guy Opperman | 02/03/2020 | Aviva | Mid-Life MOT |
| Guy Opperman | 12/03/2020 | Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association | Environmental Social Governance |
| Guy Opperman | 12/03/2020 | Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association | Investment Conference - Climate session |
| Justin Tomlinson | 07/01/2020 | Citizens Advice - Help to Claim | Minister for Disabled People joined a meeting set up by Minister for Welfare Deliverys team with Citizens Advice - Help to Claim |
| Justin Tomlinson | 13/01/2020 | Call with Geoff Fimister | welcome back call- starting engagement for new year |
| Justin Tomlinson | 15/01/2020 | cambridge- Harry Specter Chocolate Shop | Social enterprise- looking at all the good work the chocolote shop do, employing disabled people |
| Justin Tomlinson | 15/01/2020 | St Albans Job Centre Plus | job centre |
| Justin Tomlinson | 16/01/2020 | MS Society | General engagement after re-election |
| Justin Tomlinson | 17/01/2020 | Tiny Hotel - Coventry | Social enterprise - looking at all the good work the chocolote shop do, employing disabled people |
| Justin Tomlinson | 17/01/2020 | Nuneaton Job Centre Plus | job centre |
| Justin Tomlinson | 20/01/2020 | MNDA/Marie Curie | Stakeholder engagement |
| Justin Tomlinson | 21/01/2020 | Westminister Business forum | Westminister Business Forum |
| Justin Tomlinson | 28/01/2020 | Mail Out | Social enterprise- looking at all the good work the chocolote shop do, employing disabled people |
| Justin Tomlinson | 28/01/2020 | Lord Sterling | Motability Scheme |
| Justin Tomlinson | 29/01/2020 | Kamran Malick | Stakeholder engagement |
| Justin Tomlinson | 29/01/2020 | Access to work- Stakeholder Forum | Forum, with a Q and A |
| Justin Tomlinson | 03/02/2020 | DCC | Attended the DCC |
| Justin Tomlinson | 04/02/2020 | UnLtd Thrive event | event for social enterprises |
| Justin Tomlinson | 05/02/2020 | Royal National Institute for Blind Drop in | attended a drop in session in Portcullis House, ran by Royal National Institute for Blind |
| Justin Tomlinson | 06/02/2020 | Stoke Manderville visit | sports day for disabled children at stoke manderville stadium |
| Justin Tomlinson | 10/02/2020 | Ambitious about Autism | Ambitious about Autism - Special Education Needs review |
| Justin Tomlinson | 11/02/2020 | Versus Arthiritis | Post election engagement |
| Justin Tomlinson | 11/02/2020 | IPES | Joint Intensive Personalised Employment Support meeting with Minister for Employment |
| Justin Tomlinson | 12/02/2020 | RNIB | Meeting new chair |
| Justin Tomlinson | 25/02/2020 | Liquid Voice | Classroom solutions for hard of hearing children |
| Justin Tomlinson | 25/02/2020 | Mark Applin | British Sign Language websites for Banks (Loyds) |
| Justin Tomlinson | 26/02/2020 | RCOT event | event in Parliament set up by the RCOT |
| Justin Tomlinson | 02/03/2020 | EHRC | National Strategy for Disabled People and disability pay gaps |
| Justin Tomlinson | 03/03/2020 | Mind | Disability Benefits Green Paper, Disability Strategy, Work is Everyone’s Business Consultation & Safeguarding and support for benefits claimants |
| Justin Tomlinson | 10/03/2020 | Tim Fallowfield | Disability Confident |
| Justin Tomlinson* | 16/03/2020 | DRUK | Inform on suspension of Face to face assessments |
| Justin Tomlinson* | 16/03/2020 | Mind | Inform on suspension of Face to face assessments |
| Justin Tomlinson* | 16/03/2020 | Macmillan | Inform on suspension of Face to face assessments |
| Justin Tomlinson* | 17/03/2020 | Scope | Inform on suspension of Face to face assessments |
| Mims Davies | 14/01/2020 | Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and Job Centre Plus | commonwealth games 2022 meeting with Ian Reid and Job Centre plus partner |
| Mims Davies | 15/01/2020 | Hounslow Job Centre Plus | Job centre with social enterprise circle collective |
| Mims Davies | 15/01/2020 | Movement to work | to discuss movement to work with CEO James Marshall |
| Mims Davies | 30/01/2020 | We mind the gap charity | To discuss supporing young women in training |
| Mims Davies | 30/01/2020 | MoneyPenny HQ - Rachel Clacher | To discuss support for we mind the gap - recuitment skills for young women |
| Mims Davies | 31/01/2020 | Haywards Heath Job Centre Plus | Job centre |
| Mims Davies | 04/02/2020 | Movement to Work | speech for young people, training and employment |
| Mims Davies | 10/02/2020 | ONR | meeting with Adrienne Kelbie & Mark MacAllister |
| Mims Davies | 12/02/2020 | GTR and Princes Trust Panel, OXO2 Bargehouse | Keynote speech |
| Mims Davies | 12/02/2020 | Helen Walker of Carers UK | To discuss supporting carers in the workplace |
| Mims Davies* | 11/02/2020 | Unum UK | parliamentary reception |
| Mims Davies | 20/02/2020 | Grazia Magazine | To discuss women in work |
| Mims Davies | 24/02/2020 | Stakeholder Roundtable Sophie Wingfield - Recruitment and Employment Confederation Mary Bright - Aviva Andy Briggs - The Phoenix Group Stephen Martin - Institutue of Directors Matthew Percvial - Confederation of British Industry Ruby Peacock - Federation of Small Businesses Neil Carberry - Recruitment and Employment Confederation C Simpkins - Education Endowment Foundation Peter Cheese - Chartered Institue of Professional Development Ben Wilmot - Chartered Institue of Professional Development Eugina Migliori - Confederation of British Industry Emilia Quist - Federation of Small Businesses Nishi Mayor - Business in the Community Craig Beaumont - Federation of Small Businesses David Hale - Federation of Small Businesses Claire Simpkin - Make UK | Roundtable to discuss retention, recruitment and training of older workers |
| Mims Davies | 27/02/2020 | Learning and Work Institute | Housing, Learning and Work Conference |
| Mims Davies | 27/02/2020 | Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) | To discuss labour market startegy, inclusion into work and DWP and Recruitment and Employment Confederation joint working |
| Mims Davies | 02/03/2020 | Aviva | To discuss Mid Life MOT |
| Mims Davies | 05/03/2020 | ITV | Networking Event for International Womens Day |
| Mims Davies | 10/03/2020 | Pinewood Studios | To discuss vacancies in the film industry |
| Mims Davies | 16/03/2020 | British Chambers of Commerce | Introductory Meeting about DWP work |
| Mims Davies | 25/03/2020 | Peter Cheese, CIPD | Telekit to discuss recruitment and retention of staff |
| Mims Davies | 30/03/2020 | Spectator | Podcast to discuss 'time to start saving; - making the best of uncertainty |
| Will Quince | 07/01/2020 | Citizens Advice | To discuss the Help to Claim Universal Credit service Citizens Advice provides |
| Will Quince | 13/01/2020 | Resolution Foundation | To discuss working together to improve living standards |
| Will Quince | 13/01/2020 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation | To discuss working together to reduce poverty |
| Will Quince | 13/01/2020 | Shelter | To discuss working together to reduce homelessness |
| Will Quince | 13/01/2020 | Crisis | To discuss working together to reduce homelessness |
| Will Quince | 13/01/2020 | Child Poverty Action Group | To discuss working together to reduce child poverty |
| Will Quince | 13/01/2020 | Centrepoint | To discuss working together to reduce homelessness |
| Will Quince | 13/01/2020 | DePaul | To discuss working together to reduce homelessness |
| Will Quince | 14/01/2020 | Salvation Army | Discussion with staff on issues surrounding claimants experience of Universal Credit in the context of homelessness services |
| Will Quince | 15/01/2020 | National Housing Federation | To discuss homelessness challenges and good practice. |
| Will Quince | 16/01/2020 | Morrisons Head Office, Bradford | To see what Morrisons are doing to help with food poverty |
| Will Quince | 16/01/2020 | Inn Churches, Bradford | To see how they support people facing food poverty and homelessness |
| Will Quince | 16/01/2020 | Macmillan Support Line | To support their Help to claim (Universal Credit) service |
| Will Quince | 17/01/2020 | Leeds Action to Create Homes | Charity helping the homeless - refurbishes derelict and run-down houses |
| Will Quince | 17/01/2020 | St George’s Cryp | Charity working with the homeless, the vulnerable and those suffering from addiction |
| Will Quince | 17/01/2020 | Canopy Housing Project | Charity helping the homeless |
| Will Quince | 20/01/2020 | Families Federation | Employment for veterans and their families |
| Will Quince | 23/01/2020 | HMP Barlinnie | To announce the ‘go live‘ of a further Universal Credit pilot |
| Will Quince | 23/01/2020 | Glasgow City Mission | winter night shelter which provides shelter for rough sleepers |
| Will Quince | 24/01/2020 | Rangers Charity Foundation | Discuss the Employability Programme |
| Will Quince | 24/01/2020 | Starter Packs | Discuss their work to alleviate poverty across the city focusing on homnelessness |
| Will Quince | 27/01/2020 | National Housing Federation | Homelessness discussion |
| Will Quince | 28/01/2020 | Social Enerprise Roundtable | Supporting ex offenders |
| Will Quince | 28/01/2020 | Nacro Housing Association | Supporting ex offenders |
| Will Quince | 29/01/2020 | HM Prison, Standford Hill | Supporting ex offenders |
| Will Quince | 30/01/2020 | Roundtable with armed forces charities in Towbridge JCP | Supporting veterans discussion |
| Will Quince | 30/01/2020 | Alabare Charity | Supporting homeless adults, young people, veterans and people with learning difficulties. |
| Will Quince | 31/01/2020 | Royal Britis Legion Advice centre | To discus the work the Legion does in helping veterans |
| Will Quince | 31/01/2020 | Military Corrective Training Facility | Supporting Armed Services personnel and how to best support them |
| Will Quince | 03/02/2020 | Barnet Care Leaver Hub | Supporting care leavers in employment |
| Will Quince | 05/02/2020 | Meeting Salvation Army | To discuss the Salvation Army Report on Universal Credit and claimantgs with complex needs. |
| Will Quince | 06/02/2020 | National Association for the Care & Resettlement of Offenders | To discuss DWP support for ex-offenders |
| Will Quince | 26/02/2020 | Centre for Social Justice meeting | Social Housing Programme |
| Will Quince | 27/02/2020 | Meeting - Refuge Charity | To discuss Domestic abuse training for Jobcentre staff |
| Will Quince | 03/03/2020 | Meeting Save the Children | To discuss child poverty |
| Will Quince | 04/03/2020 | Meeting Trussell Trust | Foodbanks discussion |
| Will Quince | 04/03/2020 | Brooks Newmark (SoS meeting) | To discuss homelessness |
| Will Quince | 05/03/2020 | Providence Row Housing Association | Homelessness and supporting vulnerable people |
| Will Quince | 05/03/2020 | Peter Bedford Housing Association | Homelessness and supporting vulnerable people |
| Will Quince | 11/03/2020 | Centrepoint, Depaul, The Childrens’ Society | To discuss Care Leavers and the exemption from Shared Accommodation Rate |
| Will Quince | 11/03/2020 | Stepchange | Discuss Problem Debt and the Social Security System Report |
| Will Quince | 11/03/2020 | Dame Carol Black (SoS meeting) | To discuss the Independent Review of Drugs |
| Will Quince* | 19/03/2020 | Trussell Trust | Coronavirus Planning |
| Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott | 14/01/2020 | The Salvation Army | visit to the Salvation Army 's Riverside Complex to see how they help women reffered to them to help rebuild their lives |
| Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott | 29/01/2020 | Wealden Works | Visit to talk to the youth that Wealden Works provides support to. |
| Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott | 30/01/2020 | The Fellowship of St Nicholas | Visit to learn how the FSN helps young persons. |
| Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott | 30/01/2020 | The Pantry | Visit to learn how the Pantry supports people who are experiencing food poverty through a membership scheme. |
| Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott | 30/01/2020 | Five Villages Home | Visit to learn how Five Villages Homes looks after its residents. |
| Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott | 30/01/2020 | Ferry Road Nursery | Visit to see the nursery in operation and to discuss issues they're facing. |
| Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott | 05/02/2020 | Gingerbread | Visit to see the new Gingerbread Headquarters and to discuss the experiences of Child Maintenance parents |
| Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott | 06/02/2020 | Stefanou Foundation | Meeting to discuss Reducing Parental Conflict |
| Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott | 09/03/2020 | Relationships Alliance | Meeting to discuss the reducing parental conflict programme |
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| *Meetings were conducted in line with Government requirements during the COVID-19 emergency. For larger meetings, a collective description may be applied | Not set | Not set | Not set |