A Downing Street spokesperson
said:
“This afternoon the Prime Minister chaired the
latest meeting of her Business Advisory Council at Downing
Street.
“The Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the
Business Secretary opened the roundtable by updating on the
Modern Industrial Strategy following strong support at the last
meeting in March.
“The business leaders gave their support for
recent announcements, including the PM’s speech on science at
Jodrell Bank Observatory last month. This speech set out four
‘missions’ associated with each of the Industrial Strategy’s four
Grand Challenges – future of mobility, healthy ageing, AI, and
clean growth. These missions will galvanise public and private
sector investment in the development and dissemination of new
solutions to global problems, positioning the UK at the forefront
of the industries of the future.
“The Prime Minister then provided an update on
the negotiations with the EU alongside the Secretary of State for
Exiting the EU, setting out plans to provide greater detail of
the Future Relationship in a White Paper due to be published
shortly. The business representatives expressed their support for
this approach, which will build on information provided
through the Prime Minister’s various speeches.
“Finally, the Prime Minister invited the
International Trade Secretary to discuss foreign investment into
the UK and the opportunities and actions that Government and
business should take to grow this in the coming years.
“The meeting was also attended by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, , Business Secretary,
, the Brexit Secretary, and the Trade Secretary,
.”
Attendees
Emma Walmsley, CEO, GlaxoSmithKline
Jacqueline de Rojas CBE, techUK
President
Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco
PLC
Sacha Romanovitch, CEO, Grant Thornton UK
LLP
Robert Noel, Chief Executive, Landsec
Gavin Patterson, Chief Executive, BT Group
PLC
Leo Quinn, Group Chief Executive, Balfour
Beatty
Sir Roger Carr, Chairman, BAE Systems
PLC
Dr Andy Palmer CMG, President & CEO, Aston
Martin Lagonda Ltd
Dame Helena Morrissey CBE, Head of Personal
Investing, Legal & General Investment Management
Paul Drechsler, President, CBI
, Director General,
Institute of Directors
Sir Gerry Grimstone, Chair, Standard Life
Aberdeen PLC
