Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
If an appointment of a former Minister is not listed here it does not necessarily mean that he or she has not sought the advice of the Advisory Committee. We release information only when we are informed that the appointment or employment has been taken up (or announced).
In the cases of the recommendations marked †, a member of the Committee dissented from the advice given. If marked ‡, two members of the Committee dissented from the advice given.
This list is updated on a monthly basis.
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Appointments taken up by former Ministers since 1 April 2008 (or, if earlier, where notification received after 1 April 2008) |
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Name, former department & date of leaving office |
Appointment |
Advice & date tendered |
Date taken up |
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The Rt Hon Baroness Amos
June 2007 |
Non-executive Director England 2018 Ltd |
Sees no reason why she should not take it up forthwith
October 2008 |
October 2008 |
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The Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong MP
June 2007 |
Chair of Advisory Board SITA UK Ltd |
Sees no reason why she should not take it up forthwith
July 2008 |
July 2008 |
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The Rt Hon Tony Blair
June 2007 |
Mr Blair has established Tony Blair Associates which will allow him to provide, in partnership with others, strategic advice on both a commercial and pro-bono basis, on political and economic trends and governmental reform |
Sees no reason why he should not set up the firm forthwith
December 2008 |
February 2009 |
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The Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP
June 2007 |
Non-executive Director Nuclear Management Partners Ltd † |
Take up forthwith but, for 12 months after leaving office, he should not be personally involved in lobbying Government or the UK National Decommissioning Authority on behalf of Nuclear Management Partners Ltd, or the members of the consortium which own it
December 2007 |
July 2008 |
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The Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP
May 2006 |
Consultant |
Sees no reason why he should not take it up forthwith
March 2008 |
April 2008 |
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The Lord Drayson
November 2007 |
Sponsorship of Drayson Motor Racing LLP |
Sees no reason why his motor racing team should not accept sponsorship from JCB forthwith, provided that he did not become personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on JCB's behalf for a year after leaving office
March 2008 |
May 2008 |
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The Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC
June 2007 [Note: Lord Morris recused himself from the Committee’s consideration of these appointments in view of his previous working relationship with Lord Falconer] |
Chairman NewcastleGateshead City Development Company |
Sees no reason why he should not take it up forthwith
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
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Chairman |
Sees no reason why he should not take it up forthwith
June 2008 |
June 2008 |
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| Senior Counsel Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
Sees no reason why he should not take it up forthwith on the terms he had agreed with the Lord Chief Justice, namely that he should not appear in any court in England and Wales and that his professional conduct should be regulated by the Bar Council of England and Wales, but he may become involved in litigation in other capacities and he may appear in arbitral proceedings and in other private proceedings, and in foreign courts subject to satisfying their rules
July 2008 |
July 2008 | |
| Chairman Thames Gateway London Partnership |
Sees no reason why he should not take it up forthwith
November 2008 |
November 2008 | |
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The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP
January 2008 |
Partner HaywoodHain LLP |
Noted and saw no difficulty
February 2009 |
June 2008 |
| Adviser Renaissance Structures Ltd |
Noted and saw no difficulty
February 2009 |
January 2009 | |
| The Rt Hon Adam Ingram MP Minister of State Ministry of Defence
June 2007
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Non-executive Consultant Partner |
Take up forthwith, but he should not become personally involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of the company for a year after leaving office
January 2008 |
June 2008 |
| Non-executive Chairman Argus Scotland Ltd |
Take up forthwith, but he should not become personally involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of the company for a year after leaving office
January 2008 |
June 2008 | |
| Consultant EDS Ltd |
Sees no reason why he should not take up this appointment forthwith, but he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer for a year after he left office
March 2008 |
September 2008 | |
| Non-executive Director The International School for Security and Explosives Education (ISSEE Ltd) |
Sees no reason why he should not take up this appointment forthwith, but he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer for a year after he left office
March 2008 |
November 2008 | |
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Lord Jones of Birmingham Kt
October 2008 |
Speaking engagements, through either Performing Artistes (F4 Group Ltd) or through Digby Jones Consulting Ltd |
Sees no reason why he should not continue to carry out speaking engagements provided he does not draw on any privileged information which was available to him as a Minister
October 2008 |
October 2008 |
| Independent Consultant (Digby Jones Consulting Ltd) |
Sees no reason why he should not set up as an independent consultant, in January 2009 as he proposes, provided that he makes clear in any activities undertaken on behalf of his clients that he is representing them and not acting in a governmental capacity; that he does not draw on any privileged information which was available to him as a Minister for their particular benefit; and that, for 12 months after leaving office, he does not become personally involved in lobbying the Government on their behalf
December 2008 |
First commission accepted in January 2009 | |
| Chairman Neutrino Concepts Ltd |
Sees no reason why he should not take up these appointments, in January 2009 as he proposes, provided that he makes clear in any activities undertaken on their behalf that he is acting as a representative of the firm and not in a governmental capacity; that he does not draw on any privileged information which was available to him as a Minister for their particular benefit; and that, for 12 months after leaving office, he does not become personally involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of his new employers or their clients
December 2008 |
January 2009 | |
| Corporate Ambassador Jaguar Cars Ltd |
January 2009 | ||
| Unpaid Adviser to HRH the Duke of York, in his capacity as the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment | January 2009 | ||
| Chair of International Advisory Board HSBC Holdings plc |
January 2009 | ||
| Senior Adviser J C Bamford Excavators Ltd (JCB) |
April 2009 | ||
| Chairman Triumph Motorcycles Ltd |
Sees no reason why he should not take up this appointment, in June 2009 as he proposes, provided that he makes clear in any activities undertaken on their behalf that he is acting as a representative of Triumph Motorcycles and not in a governmental capacity; that he does not draw on any privileged information which was available to him as a Minister for their particular benefit; and that, for 12 months after leaving office, he does not become personally involved in lobbying the Government on their behalf
May 2009 |
June 2009 | |
| Member of Advisory Board Monitise plc |
Noted and saw no difficulty provided that he makes clear in any activities undertaken on their behalf that he is acting as a representative of Monitise and not in a governmental capacity; that he does not draw on any privileged information which was available to him as a Minister for their particular benefit; and that, for 12 months after leaving office, he does not become personally involved in lobbying the Government on their behalf
June 2009 |
January 2009 | |
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James Plaskitt MP
October 2008 |
Non-executive Director de Brus Marketing Services Ltd |
Sees no reason why he should not take up this appointment forthwith, but he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer for a year after he left office
December 2008 |
March 2009 |
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The Rt Hon Dr John Reid MP
June 2007 |
Visiting Professor and Director of Institute of Security & Resilience Studies University College London |
Sees no reason why he should not take it up forthwith
October 2008 |
November 2008 |
| Group Consultant G4S Security Services (UK) Ltd |
Sees no reason why he should not take it up forthwith
July 2008 |
December 2008 | |
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Paddy Tipping MP
June 2007 |
Non-executive Chairman North Nottinghamshire LIFT Company Ltd |
Sees no reason why he should not take up these appointments forthwith, but he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown officials, including Special Advisers, on behalf of either company, or any of their shareholders, for a year after he left office
April 2008 |
April 2008 |
| Non-executive Chairman Greater Nottinghamshire LIFT Company Ltd |
April 2008 | ||
| Lord Truscott Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department of Trade and Industry
June 2007 |
Consultant |
Sees no reason why he should not take up the appointment forthwith, provided he does not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of the company for a year after leaving office
April 2008 |
April 2008 |
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Non-executive Director and Consultant |
Noted and saw no difficulty, provided he does not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of the company for a year after leaving office
May 2008 |
April 2008 | |
| Non-executive Director and Consultant Eastern Petroleum Corporation Ltd |
Sees no reason why he should not take up the appointment forthwith, provided he does not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of the company for a year after leaving office
May 2008 |
May 2008 | |
| Non-executive Director and Consultant Gulf Keystone Petroleum (UK) Ltd |
Sees no reason why he should not take up the appointment forthwith, provided he does not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of the company for a year after leaving office
May 2008 |
May 2008 | |
| Consultant Torftech Ltd |
Sees no reason why he should not take up the appointment forthwith
July 2008 |
July 2008 | |
| Consultant & Member of Advisory Board VAL Energy |
Sees no reason why he should not take up the appointment forthwith
March 2009 |
March 2009 | |
| International Adviser Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
Sees no reason why he should not take up the appointment forthwith
March 2009 |
March 2009 | |
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The Rt Hon The Lord Warner December 2006 |
Adviser Perot Systems Europe Ltd |
Sees no reason why he should not take up the appointment forthwith
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
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Consultant |
Sees no reason why he should not take up the appointment forthwith
September 2008 |
November 2008 | |