Appointments taken up by former Ministers since 1 April 2008 (or, if earlier, where notification received after 1 April 2008) |
Name, former department & date of leaving office |
Appointment |
Advice & date tendered |
Date taken up |
The Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP
Secretary of State
Home Office May 2006 |
Consultant
KPMG LLP |
Sees no reason why he should not take it up forthwith March 2008 |
April 2008 |
The Lord Drayson
Minister for Defence Procurement
Ministry of Defence November 2007 |
Sponsorship of Drayson Motor Racing LLP
J C Bamford Excavators Ltd (JCB) |
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 |
The Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC
Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor
Ministry of Justice 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
Newcastle and Gateshead City Development Company |
Sees no reason why he should not take it up forthwith May 2008 |
June 2008 |
Chairman
The AmicusHorizon Group |
Sees no reason why he should not take it up forthwith June 2008 |
June 2008 |
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 |
The Rt Hon Adam Ingram MP
Minister of State
Ministry of Defence June 2007 |
Non-executive Consultant Partner
Argus Libya UK LLP |
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 |
Paddy Tipping MP
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 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 |
Non-executive Director and Consultant
African Minerals (UK) Ltd |
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 |
