Find out more about our engagement with UK Parliamentarians, including meetings with government ministers, Members of Parliament (MPs) and Peers from across the political spectrum. These meetings and engagement are one way we influence Government built environment policy, and promote our key positions on building safety, delivering more high-quality, well designed homes and places, net zero and international trade.
GREAT reception at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
January 2025
Valerie Vaughan-Dick, CEO, and Muyiwa Oki, President, attended the GREAT reception hosted at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The event celebrated the global success of British industries. During the reception, Valerie had the opportunity to speak with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Rt Hon David Lammy MP, about how the Government can support the architecture sector’s international growth opportunities. The conversation highlighted the need for the Government to prioritise Mutual Recognition Agreements and improve market access to help grow the UK architecture sector abroad.
Meeting with Florence Eshalomi MP
January 2025
Muyiwa Oki, RIBA President, and Phoebe MacDonald, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, met with Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee and Labour MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green.
They shared RIBA’s response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, emphasising key fire safety issues in high-risk buildings, such as fire-fighting staircases and sprinklers, and, presented our Foundations for the Future report which proposes a new financial model for social housing.
Department for Culture Media and Sport (DMCS) Creative Industries Growth Summit
January 2025
Muyiwa Oki, RIBA President, attended the Creative Industries Growth Summit in Gateshead, hosted by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport. The summit, which brought together leaders and policymakers, focused on the UK’s creative industries and their role in driving economic growth.
Creative Industries Council (CIC) meeting
January 2025
Muyiwa Oki, RIBA President, attended a CIC meeting chaired by Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State of Culture, Media and Sport and Labour MP for Wigan, and, Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries and Labour MP for Rhondda and Ogmore, focusing on how, as a key sector identified in the Industrial Strategy, the creative industries can help the economy grow.
At the meeting, Muyiwa Oki highlighted that to help the architecture sector grow we need a broader talent pipeline and more inclusive pathways into architecture.
