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DWP's ministerial meetings, October to December 2023
Updated 21 March 2024
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Opperman | 16/10/2023 | Art’Otel UK | To develop relationships and to discuss DWP Kickstart Scheme with Park Plaza Hotels Europe and working to support their recruitment needs in London and Essex Jobcentres. |
| Guy Opperman | 23/10/2023 | John Lewis, Tempus Novo | To visit John Lewis’ National Distribution Centre to see and discuss the work John Lewis & Partners and the charity Tempus Novo are doing with offenders with work opportunities as part of their rehabilitation |
| Guy Opperman | 24/10/2023 | ReGenerate, Hargreaves Lansdown, NHS, Youth Futures Foundation, British Chambers of Commerce, Business Disability Forum, John Lewis, Women's Work Lab, B-Lab UK, Better Business Act | A roundtable to discuss creating a ‘knowledge bank’ in response to the Good Jobs Project recommendations, to help businesses recruit from disadvantaged groups |
| Guy Opperman | 24/10/2023 | Adecco Group, Launch of Green Skills Commission, ParAdecco UK, London School Economics, The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, JD Sports, Uber, Accenture, Capital One, Xerox, Schneider, Swiss Post Solutions, Shell, Network Homes, Soverign, Housing Associations Charitable Trust, Sodexo | Parliamentary invite-only. A roundtable to launch and discuss Adecco Group’s Green Skills Commission to bring together businesses, policymakers and other stakeholders to identify the key steps needed to unlock a ‘green skills revolution’ and ensure the workforce has the relevant skills for the changing job market |
| Guy Opperman | 01/11/2023 | International Longevity Centre United States (ILC), Columbia University, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley | A roundtable to discuss shared challenges and priorities linked to an ageing labour market |
| Guy Opperman | 01/11/2023 | FedCap, Grant Collins | A visit to discuss vocational rehabilitation services delivered by a program supporting those with medical/health barriers to employment |
| Guy Opperman | 01/11/2023 | Coalition on Ageing (GCA) | To discuss priorities and challenges linked with an ageing labour market |
| Guy Opperman | 01/11/2023 | Jobs Plus | A visit to discuss lessons learned and gain insight into the implementation and delivery of the Jobs Plus model in the United States ahead of the UK pilot |
| Guy Opperman | 01/11/2023 | Mercer | To discuss wellbeing and Mental Health trends in multinational companies in the United States and Canada |
| Guy Opperman | 02/11/2023 | Eli's Cheesecake Factory | A visit to see an organisation with excellent staff retention policies and to discuss their support mechanisms for disadvantaged workers |
| Guy Opperman | 02/11/2023 | Chicago Innovation | A meeting to discuss their “ageless innovators” program which connects a network of age diverse innovators to share experiences and perspectives |
| Guy Opperman | 02/11/2023 | Illinois Lieutenant | A meeting to discuss the States’ various labour market initiatives including workforce participation and the Senior Community Service Employment Programme (SCSEP) |
| Guy Opperman | 03/11/2023 | Skills for Chicagoland’s Future, Cara Collective, Instituto Del Progresso Latino, Chicago Urban League, Poder, City of Chicago | A Roundtable to discuss workforce development organisations and non-profits in Chicago |
| Guy Opperman | 03/11/2023 | Discover Customer Care Centre, Shine Bright Community Center | A meeting to discuss how the organisation's approach has helped staff progress into employment |
| Guy Opperman | 03/11/2023 | Freedman Seating Co, Resource Corp | A meeting to discuss one of Chicago’s longest operating manufacturer’s approach to talent development and how they are partnering with workforce organisations. |
| Guy Opperman | 13/11/2023 | Hyatt | A discussion to share experiences in youth employment including Hyatt’s youth employment programme “RiseHy” |
| Not set | 13/11/2023 | Ben Venuti Italian Deli | Opportunity to discuss the work Ben Venuti are doing to recruit local employees into the hospitality sector |
| Jo Churchill | 14/11/2023 | LinkedIn, Department for Education, Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce, British Chambers of Commerce, GoodWork, Travis Perkins | To discuss local skills improvement plans and the focus on skills-first approaches to both training and hiring provision |
| Jo Churchill | 16/11/2023 | B&Q | A visit to see and discuss how B&Q are focusing on employing older people into the work place |
| Jo Churchill | 22/11/2023 | Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) | A meeting to discuss the Autumn Statement measures that had been announced |
| Jo Churchill | 29/11/2023 | Arapina Bakery, Forest Hill Jobcentre | Visit to meet and discuss Arapina Bakery's experience of working with the local Jobcentre |
| Jo Churchill | 30/11/2023 | Department for Education, Department for Business and Trade, Ridge and Partners Limited Liability Partnership, Felicitas Consultancy Ltd, The Skills Centre, Whitehead, Youth Build Ventures UK, AtkinsRealis, Colas UK , RED Systems Ltd, Interior Services Group LTD , Bouygues UK, Rider Levell Bucknall (RLB), The Hill Group, Balfour Beatty, Savills | A roundtable to discuss the challenges and opportunities surrounding employment in the construction sector |
| Jo Churchill | 04/12/2023 | British Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses, Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Make UK, UK Hospitality, Tech UK, Federation of Master Builders, Skills for Care | To discuss specific barriers to employment including skills, recruitment, retention of staff and the future of work |
| Jo Churchill | 05/12/2023 | Citizens Advice, Trussell Trust, MIND, Child Poverty Action Group, Disability Charity Consortium | To discuss the move to UC progress focusing on the migration of Tax Credit households |
| Jo Churchill | 06/12/2023 | Phoenix Group | A meeting to discuss the work of Government’s Business Champion for older workers |
| Jo Churchill | 06/12/2023 | Phoenix Group, Phoenix Insights | Phoenix Group Webinar focusing on the Midlife MOT support offer available and the recommendations in Phoenix Insights latest report. |
| Jo Churchill | 07/12/2023 | Morrisons, ITV Anglia | A visit to Morrisons’ fruit and nut manufacturing centre, to see and discuss their experience recruiting 320 people into permanent roles following support from Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough Jobcentres |
| Jo Churchill | 07/12/2023 | Wedgwood Pub Visit | Discussed how the business has worked with the local Jobcentre to fill roles |
| Jo Churchill | 07/12/2023 | Northampton Job Centre, Ball Corporation, GenCarbon, GXO, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, Carlsberg | A visit to Northampton Job Centre to meet staff, observe an Additional Job Centre Support (AJS) employability session and a roundtable to meet local employers and to discuss links with local job centres and support with recruitment |
| Jo Churchill | 14/12/2023 | Warren Services | To discuss how DWP is working with employers such as Warren Services to fill a range of vacancies, and specifically supporting young people looking for a career in the manufacturing sector, and those farthest away from the Labour Market, including ex-offenders |
| Jo Churchill | 14/12/2023 | The Mason Trust and ICanBeA, Baxter Healthcare, Centurion, Boniface Engineering, Peerless Plastics & Coatings | To discuss with stakeholders their feedback on working with the Jobcentre and future partnerships |
| James Younger | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Mel Stride | 02/10/2023 | The Sunday Telegraph, Alister Heath, Editor | Regular political engagement with Media Representative |
| Mel Stride | 02/10/2023 | The Telegraph, Chris Evans, Editor | Regular Political engagement with Media Representative |
| Mel Stride | 03/10/2023 | The Sunday Times, Ben Taylor, Editor | Regular political engagement with Media Representative |
| Mel Stride | 03/10/2023 | The Times, Tony Gallagher, Editor | Regular political engagement with Media Representative |
| Mel Stride | 11/10/2023 | Shaw Trust | A meeting to discuss the opportunities that Shaw Trust provide for their customers |
| Mel Stride | 08/11/2023 | British Chamber of Commerce | A meeting to discuss the Labour market and how we can improve the number of people back into work |
| Mel Stride | 22/11/2023 | Disability Charities Consortium (DCC) | A meeting to discuss policy, and how barriers can be removed to support disabled people back into work. |
| Mel Stride | 29/11/2023 | LBC Radio | An interview to discuss fraud, error and prevention and how this can be tackled in the benefit sytem |
| Mel Stride | 12/12/2023 | British Chamber of Commerce | A meeting to discuss the Labour market strategies and the options to move people closer to work |
| Mel Stride | 19/12/2023 | Paddington Development Trust | A meeting to discuss the annoucement on Winter fuel payments for the elderly |
| Paul Maynard | 21/11/2023 | Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 21/11/2023 | Pensions Management Institute | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 21/11/2023 | AVIVA | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 21/11/2023 | Royal London | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 21/11/2023 | Peoples Partnership | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 21/11/2023 | Smart Pensions | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 21/11/2023 | Capital Cranfield | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 21/11/2023 | Pheonix Group | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 21/11/2023 | Now Pensions | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 22/11/2023 | Lane Clarke & Peacock | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 11/12/2023 | Age UK | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 13/12/2023 | Age Wage | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 19/12/2023 | TheLangcat | Introductory meeting |
| Paul Maynard | 19/11/2023 | The Royal Society of Arts | Introductory meeting |
| Laura Trott | 25/10/2023 | Lane Clark & Peacock | To discuss Collective Defined Contribution schemes |
| Laura Trott | 09/11/2023 | Stoke on Trent College | Visit to discuss Automatic Enrolment |
| Laura Trott | 09/11/2023 | Emma Bridgewater factory | Visit to discuss Automatic Enrolment |
| Tom Pursglove | 11/10/2023 | Access All Podcast Interview | Interview with Nikki Fox to discuss work and health reforms around the disability benefits system. |
| Tom Pursglove | 18/10/2023 | Whizz Kidz | Meeting to discuss the A-Z guide on supporting young wheelchair users starting university |
| Tom Pursglove | 23/10/2023 | Royal National Institute for the Blind | Visit to the RNIB Grimaldi Building to see and discuss their facilities which use the British Standards Institute PAS 6463 Neurodiversity Built Environment Guidelines |
| Tom Pursglove | 25/10/2023 | Multiple Sclerosis Society | Meeting to discuss Personal Independence Payment scheme |
| Tom Pursglove | 06/11/2023 | Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations in England | Meeting to discuss the Disability Action Plan, Work Capability Assessment consultation and cost of living |
| Tom Pursglove | 08/11/2023 | INFACT | Meeting to discuss Personal Independence Payment scheme |
| Tom Pursglove | 08/11/2023 | Regional Stakeholder Network | Meeting to discuss the Disability Action Plan, cost of living and housing |
| Tom Pursglove | 15/11/2023 | Rights on Flights Campaign Group | Meeting to discuss the Rights on Flights campaign and the Assisted Air Travel Act |
| Tom Pursglove | 16/11/2023 | London Build Expo | Panel discussion on breaking barriers: empowering disabled talent in the contruction industry |
| Tom Pursglove | 20/11/2023 | Parkinsons, What Next Culture | A Roundtable to discuss Access to Work and Creative Industries |
| Tom Pursglove | 20/11/2023 | Reform | Reform Panel Event to discuss the topic of boosting the nations health through business |
| Tom Pursglove | 22/11/2023 | Business Disability Forum, Mind, Scope | To provide an update ahead of Autumn Statement |
| Tom Pursglove | 22/11/2023 | Multiple Sclerosis Society, Blue Yonder, Disability Right UK, Inclusion London | To provide an update ahead of Autumn Statement |
| Tom Pursglove | 29/11/2023 | Fair Shot Café | Visit to the café to discuss their disability employment programme |
| Tom Pursglove | 29/11/2023 | Mencap | An Introductory meeting to discuss Mencap priorities |
| Tom Pursglove | 04/11/2023 | Microsoft | Visit to Microsoft Centre to learn and discuss the assistive technology |
| Tom Pursglove | 04/11/2023 | British Sign Language | A roundtable to discuss the BSL Act and report |
| Tom Pursglove | 05/12/2023 | Allwyn, We Are Purple | Meeting to discuss accessibility partnerships in the National Lottery |
| Tom Pursglove | 05/12/2023 | National Autistic Society | A meeting to discuss training around Autism in schools to develop understanding individual needs and future goals |
| Tom Pursglove | 06/12/2023 | Down Syndrome Association | Visit to discuss the Workfit Programme |
| Mims Davies | 16/10/2023 | Twenty 11 Project | Visit to meet with stakeholders and discuss the Governments Household Support Fund and how it can help people in social Housing |
| Mims Davies | 16/10/2023 | Wycombe Homelessness Connection | Visit to meet with staff and discuss way of working together to help homeless people into housing and employment |
| Mims Davies | 16/10/2023 | Buchinghamshire New University | Visit to the University to tour the site and take part in their support scheme which offers financial aid and food and care packages to help with the cost of living increase |
| Mims Davies | 17/10/2023 | Purpose Coalition | Meeting to discuss our work on Women & the Menopause |
| Mims Davies | 19/10/2023 | AGH Engineering, Thales, Urenco, Sellafield, Fairfield, Control Systems, Bosch, Sage, Siemens PLC, Network rail, Nissan, Bechtel, Royal Air Force, Atkins, University of Manchester, British Aerospace Systems, Boeing International, Design & Technology association | A roundtable with businesses in engineering to discuss social mobility and employability. |
| Mims Davies | 23/10/2023 | 10 Downing Street | Event to celebrate Care Leavers Week and thank those involved in the Civil Service Care Leavers Scheme |
| Mims Davies | 24/10/2023 | Regenerate | A roundtable to discuss Regenerates Good Jobs Project |
| Mims Davies | 02/11/2023 | TalkTalk | To discuss the TalkTalk team Social Charter and Initiative Programmes on Youth Employement |
| Mims Davies | 02/11/2023 | The Lowry | To tour the site and meet with staff and participants in DWP programmes such as Kickstart |
| Mims Davies | 16/11/2023 | British Airways, Gatwick Airport | Roundtable to discuss how flexible working can help retain aviation staff affected by the menopause |
| Mims Davies | 23/11/2023 | Unum | Meeting to discuss Unums report on the links between employees health and happiness and it's effect on productivity |