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NIO's Ministerial Meetings, January to March 2024
Updated 29 August 2024
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| Minister | Date | Name of Individual or Organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-01-10 | Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association | To officially open the Northern Ireland Food & Drink Awards for 2024 and network with industry stakeholders. |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-01-11 | Kestrel Foods | To visit a business to learn more about it's success which included a site dour and discussion. |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-01-25 | Catholic Police Guild of Northern Ireland | To meet with a minority staff association within the PSNI to hear their views on current issues facing the PSNI. |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-01-25 | Irish Football Association | To meet to discuss the Casement Park redevelopment project and the joint UK - Ireland Euros2028 bid. |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-01-25 | The Software Alliance Northern Ireland | To attend the organisations' conference and discuss advancements in making Belfast a tech hub. |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-01-25 | Version 1 | To meet members of the business and learn about the work and their successes in recent years and hear about their current challenges. |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-01-25 | Kainos | To meet a business specialising in the AI sector and discuss how UKG funding is supporting the technology & advanced manufacturing sector in NI. |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-01-25 | Amazon Web Services | To attend a business roundtable to emphasise NI’s unique position across Europe as a top investment destination following the implementation of the Windsor Framework. |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-02-08 | British American Business Association | To attend a roundtable meeting with key US stakeholders to discuss general US investment opportunities in Northern Ireland |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-03-06 | Irish Football Association | To meet to discuss the Casement Park redevelopment project and the joint UK - Ireland Euros2028 bid. |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-03-06 | NI Fiscal Council | To discuss the NIFC's upcomming report, NI regional rates and the 24/25 NIE Budget. |
| Chris Heaton-Harris | 2024-03-07 | Women's Tec North Belfast | To visit ahead of International Women’s Day to demonstrate UKG commitment to inclusive economic growth in NI, including through the UKSPF support for schemes to help women into work. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-01-09 | Andor Technologies (Oxford Instruments) | A follow-up visit to discuss the Windsor Framework and their ongoing work with the Department for Business and Trade on Export Licenses. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-01-09 | HERstory- Women in Loyalism | To discuss the work the group are doing to communicate the nuances that exist within unionism and loyalism, particularly from a female perspective. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-01-09 | Hummingbird Project | To learn more about the social enterprise and the work they do to support individuals, organisations and communities to promote positive mental health. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-01-23 | Enva Toombridge LTD | To discuss key issues surrounding recycling in NI and hear how the Windsor Framework has improved trading for the company. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-01-23 | Training for Women Network | To hear about the work the organisation does to support and empower women across NI with PEACEPLUS and UKSPF funding. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-01-23 | Business in the Community NI | A follow up visit to discuss the British Business Bank Investment Fund for Northern Ireland and how this will boost the supply of finance and help SME's to scale up. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-01-24 | RE-GEN Waste | To hear about the company's expansion and success in the integrated recycling and waste management sector in NI and ROI. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-02-06 | FD Technologies | A roundtable discussion on job creation/graduates in NI, technology and growth outside NI and the impact of the US Special Envoy (Joe Kennedy III) visit in October 2023. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-02-06 | System Operator for Northern Ireland | To hear about the work they are doing to upgrade their power system to help deliver Northern Ireland’s Energy Strategy and facilitate a cleaner energy future. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-02-06 | NI Ukranian Community | A touch point meeting with the Community to hear about their recent fundraising efforts to support Ukraine. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-02-21 | Spirit Aerosystems | To hear about their work to grow Northern Ireland operations and development of new technologies to support more sustainable aircraft structures and create new skills-based jobs. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-03-05 | EAGLE DIVERS NI | To hear about the business' engagement with DBT and InvestNI and discuss the success of the British Business Bank funding. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-03-06 | WEARMATTER | To hear about the business' engagement with DBT and InvestNI to develop skills-based jobs and discuss the success of the British Business Bank funding. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-03-06 | CATAGEN | Follow up visit to hear about the business' engagement with DBT and InvestNI and discuss the success of the British Business Bank funding. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-03-06 | Belfast Harbour Office & Belfast City Quays | Joint visit with Minister Burghart to discuss the success of the cyber and tech industry in Belfast and how it continues to expand its infrastructure, capacity, and capability. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-03-19 | NI ALTERNATIVES | To hear about NI Alternative's work within the community and with young people and discuss an upcoming event she is planning to celebrate reconcilliation and peacebuilding. |
| Steve Baker | 2024-03-20 | CREATIVE COMPOSITES | Meeting to showcase and discuss the impact of UKG investment funding into the company and wider sector through 'Innovate UK funding'. |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-02-15 | Progressive Unionist Party | Discussion on Windsor Framework and Northern Ireland Executive Formation, particularly how the party's constituents perceptions |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-02-15 | East Belfast Mission | To learn more about the work of East Belfast Mission in supporting the community including language and housing support |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-02-21 | Limavady Shared Education Campus | Opening the new Limavady Shared Education Campus with FM & dFM on behalf of UK Government |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-02-21 | Limavady Orange Heritage Centre | A tour of the museum and to hear about future projects the group are hoping to develop |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-02-21 | Australian Deputy High Commissioner for London | A discussion on the current political situation in Northern Ireland following the restoration of the Executive |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-02-29 | Belfast City Deal | Represented UKG on a key milestone of the Belfast City Deal which includes millions of UKG funding into the area |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-03-15 | Ancient Order of the Hibernians | A discussion on a range of issues relating to Northern Ireland, including Executive Formation and legacy and reconciliation |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-03-15 | National Committee American Foreign Policy | A discussion on a range of issues relating to Northern Ireland and the importance of the restoration of the NI Executive and legacy |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-03-15 | 57 Stars | A discussion on the current state of the NI economy and the importance of US investment in the region |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-02-29 | Chief Constable Police Service Northern Ireland | An introductory meeting with new Chief Constable for the PSNI, discussing priorities and challenges. |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-03-21 | Queen's Parade Regeneration Project Bangor | To discuss the progress of the regeneration project at Queen's Parade, Bangor. |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-03-27 | Meetings with Downpatrick business traders | A follow up visit to learn how businesses in Downpatrick mainstreet are rebuilding after recent flooding and hearing how they have been accessing Government support funding |
| Jonathan Caine | 2024-03-27 | Downpatrick Asda store senior leadership team | To hear about plans for the permanent store in Downpatrick following recent flooding |