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DWP's ministerial meetings, January to March 2022
Updated 23 November 2022
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thérèse Coffey | 03/02/2022 | Gilbert Houngbo, International Labour Organization | To discuss International Labour Organization candidacy |
| Thérèse Coffey | 24/02/2022 | Muriel Pénicaud, International Labour Organization | To discuss International Labour Organization candidacy |
| Chloe Smith | 12/01/2022 | Mencap | Introductory meeting to discuss employment support for those with learning disabiltiy and disability benefit assessments |
| Chloe Smith | 12/01/2022 | The DFN (David-Forbes Nixon) Charitable Foundation | Introductory meeting to discuss disability employment support |
| Chloe Smith | 17/01/2022 | Disability and Access Ambassador Meeting | Attended quarterly meeting to be introduced to the new Disability Access Ambassadors and to discuss the programme and how the Disability Access Ambassafors can work together as a group |
| Chloe Smith | 18/01/2022 | Sense | Introductory meeting to discuss the National Disability Strategy, social care, supporting care and disability employment |
| Chloe Smith | 19/01/2022 | Scope, Sainsbury's, Barclays, Ford of Britain, Sodexo, Smart Energy GB, BT Group, Arsenal FC, Microsoft UK, KPMG UK, John Lewis Partnership, GlaxoSmithKline, Kier, Business Disability Forum, We Are Purple, Network Rail, Leathwaite | Met with a Business Leaders Group to discuss the role of the employers in increasing disability employment with the Members of Disability Confident Business Leaders Group |
| Chloe Smith | 20/01/2022 | BBC | Interview on the 6-month anniversary of the National Disability Strategy, discussing the strategy, including announcements, such as the Access to Work Passport |
| Chloe Smith | 20/01/2022 | Alzheimer's Society | To discuss some of the challenges people affected by dementia (including carers) face in terms of remaining in the workplace |
| Chloe Smith | 20/01/2022 | Macmillan | To discuss the Health and Disability Green Paper, Macmillan's response and some of the issues people living with cancer are experiencing to acessing benefits |
| Chloe Smith | 24/01/2022 | SeeAbility | Introductory Meeting to discuss the National Disability Strategy |
| Chloe Smith | 25/01/2022 | Westminster Employment Forum | Disability in the Workplace Event to discuss inclusivity, progression, reporting and the priorities for the National Disability Strategy |
| Chloe Smith | 26/01/2022 | Leonard Cheshire | Introductory meeting to discuss disability employment and working age social care |
| Chloe Smith | 08/02/2022 | Scope | Introductory Meeting to discuss cost of living, Scope's campaign "Benefit's Without the Fight" and disability employment |
| Chloe Smith | 09/02/2022 | Rethink Mental Illness | Introductory meeting to discuss support of the benefit system for those with severe mental illness and serious case review |
| Chloe Smith | 09/02/2022 | National Deaf Children's Society, Royal National Institute for Deaf People, British Deaf Association, iBSL, National Registers of Communication Professionals Working with Deaf and Deafblind People, Royal Association for Deaf People, Sussex University | British Sign Language Roundtable to hear views on the next steps once the British Sign Language Private Members' Bill passed second reading |
| Chloe Smith | 22/02/2022 | Whizz-Kidz | Introductory meeting to discuss the provision of wheelchairs for children and young people and education for disabled children |
| Chloe Smith | 22/02/2022 | Disability Rights UK | Meeting with members of Our Voices, a group of disabled people's organisations (DPOs) convened by Disability Rights UK to engage with disabled people in advance of a renewed National Disability Strategy, living standards and social care charging and participation of disabled people in the COVID Public Inquiry |
| Chloe Smith | 25/02/2022 | Reasons To Be Cheerful Podcast | Podcast Interview to discuss the British Sign Language Bill and the tangible difference it will make to d/Deaf people's lives |
| Chloe Smith | 28/02/2022 | Citizens Advice | Introductory Meeting to discuss cost of living, disability benefit assessments including provision of evidence by claimants |
| Chloe Smith | 01/03/2022 | Richmond Fellowship | Met with a mental health services provider to hear how employment helps people with mental illness |
| Chloe Smith | 02/03/2022 | Z2K | Introductory meeting to discuss disability benefits assessments including Mandatory Reconsiderations and Appeals |
| Chloe Smith | 02/03/2022 | Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) | Introductory meeting to discuss the EHRC's new strategic plan and the shadow report on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) |
| Chloe Smith | 02/03/2022 | Reform's Research | Introductory meeting to discuss benefit reform and disability employment |
| Chloe Smith | 03/03/2022 | Parkinson's UK | Introductory meeting to discuss disability benefit assessments for fluctuating conditions and provision of evidence and disability employment |
| Chloe Smith | 03/03/2022 | Carers UK | Introductory meeting to discuss Carers Allowance and support for carers |
| Chloe Smith | 07/03/2022 | Neurodiversity in Business | To discuss how we can better support the recruitment and retention of neurodiverse talent |
| Chloe Smith | 07/03/2022 | Marks & Spencers | Part of the engagement with the Disability Access Ambassador Programme to discuss their progress in the role and ways of working going forward |
| Chloe Smith | 10/03/2022 | Paralympics | To celebrate and congratulate Paralympians taking part in the Winter Paralympics and hear about their disability sport experiences. |
| Chloe Smith | 10/03/2022 | Motor Neurone Disease Association, Marie Curie, Macmillan | Special Rules for Terminal Illness Roundtable to discuss the upcoming change to Special Rules Bill |
| Chloe Smith | 14/03/2022 | The Business Disability Forum | Introductory meeting to discuss disability employment and the role of employers |
| Chloe Smith | 14/03/2022 | Mind | Introductory meeting to discuss benefits system supporting people with mental health problems |
| Chloe Smith | 15/03/2022 | Royal National Institute of Blind People | Introductory meeting to discuss the National Disability Strategy (and judicial review) and the forward look for government/DCC's relationship |
| Chloe Smith | 16/03/2022 | Leeds Playhouse, Ramps on the Moon and Mind, The Gap Theatre | Met with Ramps on the Moon - a network of theatres that normalise the presence of deaf and disabled people on stage |
| Chloe Smith | 22/03/2022 | The National Autistic Society | Introductory meeting to discuss the impact of the pandemic, disability employment for people with autism and the autism strategy |
| Chloe Smith | 22/03/2022 | Ambitions Partnership for Palliative and End of Life Care, Together for Short Lives, Disability Benefits Consortium, Macmillan, Marie Curie, Association for Paediatric Palliative Medicine, Age UK, Sue Ryder, Motor Neurone Disease Association, Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of GPs, Association of Palliative Medicine, MSA Trust, British Medical Association | Special Rules for Terminal Illness Roundtable to discuss the upcoming change to Special Rules Bill |
| Chloe Smith | 24/03/2022 | University of Wolverhampton | To discuss support for disabled students as well as a further discussion with members of the Disability Adjustments Passport Pilot Project (including Disability Service team and the Psychology Research team) |
| Chloe Smith | 29/03/2022 | Warrington Disability Partnership | Visit to Warrington Disability Partnership to discuss the extensive range of programmes, services and support they provide to the local community and the collabarative approach to supporting disabled people in the Warrington area. |
| Chloe Smith | 29/03/2022 | Warrington Wolves (Disability Rugby League) | Met with key figures from the Disability Rugby League to learn more about the physical disability rugby league programme and learning disability rugby league programme |
| Mims Davies | 13/01/2022 | Marks and Spencers, The Prince's Trust | Virtual event to celebrate participants in the DWP Kickstart Scheme placed at Marks and Spencers and hear about their experiences part way through the programme and to provide an update. |
| Mims Davies | 27/01/2022 | City of Wolverhampton College, Duplex Business Services | Visit to an electric vehicle parts manufacturer taking part in the DWP Sector-Based Work Academy programme and to discuss the Green initiative. |
| Mims Davies | 09/02/2022 | Business in the Community, Capita, Leonard Cheshire, Catch-22, Themes Water, Boots | To open a recruitment campaign designed to help remove barriers into employment. |
| Mims Davies | 10/03/2022 | Airnow Cybersecurity | Visit to meet with participants in the DWP Kickstart programme and to discuss ways to get more people into the sector and specifically females. |
| Mims Davies | 10/03/2022 | Amazon | To discuss employment apprenticeships. |
| Mims Davies | 11/02/2022 | University of Sussex | To discuss careers, employability and entrepreneurship and how this is supported at the university. |
| Mims Davies | 01/03/2022 | Women's Work Lab | To discuss ways to get single Mums into work and help support those already in work. |
| Mims Davies | 03/03/2022 | Bentswood Hub | To discuss ways the DWP can support claimants with mental health issues easing this barrier to work. |
| Mims Davies | 10/03/2022 | British Chamber of Commerce | To discuss the DWP Way to Work Scheme. |
| Mims Davies | 10/03/2022 | Recruitment and Employment Confederation | To discuss the DWP Way to Work Scheme. |
| Mims Davies | 22/03/2022 | The Phoenix Group, Institute of Directors, Confederation of British Industry, British Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses, Recruitment and Employment Confederation, MakeUK, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Business in the Community, UK Hospitality, British Retail Consortium, National Health Service, Uni Bristol, Womens Business Council, Insuring Womens Futures, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Fawcett Society, TalkTalk, Lansons. | Menopause in the Workplace Roundtable to discuss measures being taken to support women staying in work while going through menopause. |
| Mims Davies | 25/03/2022 | Thriiver | Visit to meet with a group that works with people with disabilities, to discuss the use of specialist technology to help them overcome barriers to work. |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 10/01/2022 | Relationship Alliance | To discuss Reducing Parental Conflict |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 19/01/2022 | Gingerbread | Child maintenance service update |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 20/01/2022 | Domestic Abuse Commissioner | Regular catch up to discuss reducing parental conflict |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 08/02/2022 | Archbishops commission on children and families | To discuss reducing parental conflict |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 11/03/2022 | Womens Business Council | International womens day event, to discuss why breaking gender bias is as important as ever within business and society. |
| Deborah Stedman-Scott | 30/03/2022 | Families need fathers | To discuss child maintenance service |
| Guy Opperman | 10/01/2022 | British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association | To discuss Defined Contributions Pensions and the Charge Cap |
| Guy Opperman | 13/01/2022 | Talented Training | Visit to site to see and discuss the support provided to vulnerable DWP customers |
| Guy Opperman | 17/01/2022 | Phoenix Group | To discuss Financial Literacy |
| Guy Opperman | 18/01/2022 | Cash Action Group | To discuss Protecting access to cash in the UK. |
| Guy Opperman | 19/01/2022 | Richard Piggin (Head of External Affairs and Campaigns) Which?, Paddy Greene (Head of Money Policy) Which? | To discuss Pension Dashboards and Pensions Policy more broadly |
| Guy Opperman | 19/01/2022 | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd | To discuss the HSBC Pension Scheme and wider market developments |
| Guy Opperman | 24/01/2022 | Barclays UK | To discuss Access to Cash |
| Guy Opperman | 24/01/2022 | Scottish Widows | To discuss how to evolve pension engagement and make it even better than 2021 |
| Guy Opperman | 24/01/2022 | Ernst Young | To discuss Pension schemes safely transition to net zero, protecting consumers from harmful advertising online, and to support the government’s Dashboards programme. |
| Guy Opperman | 07/02/2022 | Industry Fund Management Investors | To discuss The Industry Fund Management model and UK pension funds |
| Guy Opperman | 08/02/2022 | Sciteb | To discuss UK science and technology Investments |
| Guy Opperman | 08/02/2022 | The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation | To discuss the 'Social' in Environmenal Social Governance |
| Guy Opperman | 10/02/2022 | The Lang Cat | To discuss Defined Benefit Pensions, Pension fraud, Pensions Dashboard, Simpler Statements, Mid-Life MOT |
| Guy Opperman | 11/02/2022 | Caterham Barracks Community Trust | Visit to Caterham Barracks Community Trust and to discuss their involvement with Triodos Bank |
| Guy Opperman | 18/02/2022 | Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, and The Association of British Insurers | To discuss Member Engagement |
| Guy Opperman | 18/02/2022 | Phoenix and Aviva | To discuss Mid-life MOT |
| Guy Opperman | 22/02/2022 | AVIVA | To discuss Pension scams, Financial advice, Climate change, Superfunds, Auto-Enrolment |
| Guy Opperman | 23/02/2022 | NinetyOne | To discuss Sustainable Investments, Environmental Social Governance |
| Guy Opperman | 28/02/2022 | Octopus | Visit to Solar Farm and to discuss Net Zero Climate Change |
| Guy Opperman | 07/03/2022 | Principles for Responsible Investment | To discuss A Legal Framework for Impact: Shaping Sustainability Outcomes in the UK |
| Guy Opperman | 09/03/2022 | The Investing and Saving Alliance | To discuss Sustainable Investments, Environmental Social Governance, Member Engagement |
| Guy Opperman | 11/03/2022 | Newcastle University | Visit to the Campus for Aging and Vitality, Former General Hospital - To discuss Net Zero Climate Change |
| Guy Opperman | 21/03/2022 | Lewisham Citizens Advice Bureau | Visit to discuss the promotion of Pension Credit |
| Guy Opperman | 22/03/2022 | Agewage | To discuss Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes and Pooled annuity funds |
| Guy Opperman | 28/03/2022 | Royal Society of Arts | To discuss Collective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes |
| Guy Opperman | 30/03/2022 | Bank of England | Productive Finance Working Group - Steering Committee |
| David Rutley | 12/01/2022 | Social Secruity Advisory Committee | Introductory meeting with newly appointed Chair of the committee |
| David Rutley | 26/01/2022 | Citizens Advice | Quarterly review meeting to discuss Citizens Advice concerns |
| David Rutley | 22/02/2022 | Pret A Manger, SCS Railways, Greene King, Timpsons, Veolia, NHS, Bupa, Sir Robert McAlpine, Wagamama, Beam, Only a Pavement Away, The Big Issue, House of St Barnabas, The Good Business Charter, Business in the Community, Hotel School, Construction Industry Training Board, UK Hospitality, Employment Related Services Association, Thames Reach, St Mungo's, Centrepoint | Homelessness and employment roundtable to discuss employment opportunities for people who have experienced homelessness and rough sleeping |
| David Rutley | 01/03/2022 | Local Government Association | Meeting to discuss Supported Housing |