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 *[[Security Futures]] - Former Company Secretary
 *[[UK Health]] Ltd - Director
 ==PowerBase resources==

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 ===Security Futures===
-During Fox's subsequent tenure as Shadow Defence Secretary, Werritty became a director of defence consultancy [[Security Futures Ltd]], using Fox's Southwark home as his address. Fox later said that Werritty had used a spare room at the house rent-free in 2002-03. The £1,400 monthly mortgage interest on the property was paid with Fox's parliamentary Additional Costs Allowance.<ref name="Indie091011">Matt Chorley and Brian Brady,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/how-the-odd-couples-relationship-blossomed-over-more-than-a-decade-2367847.html How the odd couple's relationship blossomed over more than a decade], independent.co.uk, 9 October 2011</ref>.</ref name="Tele081011"><ref>Holly Watt and James Kirkup, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8814932/Liam-Fox-adviser-set-up-Dubai-meeting-with-would-be-defence-contractor.html Liam Fox 'adviser' set up Dubai meeting with would-be defence contractor], ''Daily Telegraph, 8 October 2011.</ref>
+During Fox's subsequent tenure as Shadow Defence Secretary, Werritty became a director of defence consultancy [[Security Futures Ltd]], using Fox's Southwark home as his address. Fox later said that Werritty had used a spare room at the house rent-free in 2002-03. The £1,400 monthly mortgage interest on the property was paid with Fox's parliamentary Additional Costs Allowance.<ref name="Indie091011">Matt Chorley and Brian Brady,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/how-the-odd-couples-relationship-blossomed-over-more-than-a-decade-2367847.html How the odd couple's relationship blossomed over more than a decade], independent.co.uk, 9 October 2011</ref>.<ref name="Tele081011"/><ref>Holly Watt and James Kirkup, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8814932/Liam-Fox-adviser-set-up-Dubai-meeting-with-would-be-defence-contractor.html Liam Fox 'adviser' set up Dubai meeting with would-be defence contractor], ''Daily Telegraph, 8 October 2011.</ref>
 ===Sri Lanka===

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 ==Notes==
 <references/>
-[[Category: Think Tanker|Werritty, Adam]] [[Category: Lobbying|Werritty, Adam]]]
+[[Category: Think Tanker|Werritty, Adam]] [[Category: Lobbying|Werritty, Adam]]

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 *Rajeev Syal, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/23/adam-werritty-donors-conservative-party?CMP=twt_gu Adam Werritty donors also gave to Tory party, data reveals], guardian.co.uk, 23 November 2011.
 *Rupert Neate, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/29/adam-werritty-liam-fox-pargav?newsfeed=true Adam Werritty paid £70,000 by Tory donor-funded Pargav Limited], guardian.co.uk, 29 March 2012.
 ==Notes==
 <references/>
 [[Category: Think Tanker|Werritty, Adam]] [[Category: Lobbying|Werritty, Adam]]]

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 ===Security Futures===
-During Fox's subsequent tenure as Shadow Defence Secretary, Werritty became a director of defence consultancy [[Security Futures Ltd]], using Fox's Southwark home as his address. Fox later said that Werritty had used a spare room at the house rent-free in 2002-03. The £1,400 monthly mortgage interest on the property was paid with Fox's parliamentary Additional Costs Allowance.<ref name="Indie091011">Matt Chorley and Brian Brady,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/how-the-odd-couples-relationship-blossomed-over-more-than-a-decade-2367847.html How the odd couple's relationship blossomed over more than a decade], independent.co.uk, 9 October 2011.</ref name="Tele081011"><ref>Holly Watt and James Kirkup, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8814932/Liam-Fox-adviser-set-up-Dubai-meeting-with-would-be-defence-contractor.html Liam Fox 'adviser' set up Dubai meeting with would-be defence contractor], ''Daily Telegraph, 8 October 2011.</ref>
+During Fox's subsequent tenure as Shadow Defence Secretary, Werritty became a director of defence consultancy [[Security Futures Ltd]], using Fox's Southwark home as his address. Fox later said that Werritty had used a spare room at the house rent-free in 2002-03. The £1,400 monthly mortgage interest on the property was paid with Fox's parliamentary Additional Costs Allowance.<ref name="Indie091011">Matt Chorley and Brian Brady,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/how-the-odd-couples-relationship-blossomed-over-more-than-a-decade-2367847.html How the odd couple's relationship blossomed over more than a decade], independent.co.uk, 9 October 2011</ref>.</ref name="Tele081011"><ref>Holly Watt and James Kirkup, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8814932/Liam-Fox-adviser-set-up-Dubai-meeting-with-would-be-defence-contractor.html Liam Fox 'adviser' set up Dubai meeting with would-be defence contractor], ''Daily Telegraph, 8 October 2011.</ref>
 ===Sri Lanka===

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 Werritty attended Madras College in St Andrews, Scotland, before going to Edinburgh University in 1997, where he became vice-president of the [[Young Conservatives]]. He graduated with a 2:2 in Public Policy. According to the ''Mail'', he first met [[Liam Fox]] at a Burns Night supper organised by the Young Conservatives.<ref name="Mail131011">Ian Drury, Tim Shipman and Rob Cooper, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048131/Liam-Fox-rumours-He-loves-wife-Jesme-Baird-says-MP-Chris-Grayling.html 'He loves his wife': MP defends Liam Fox amid 'wild gossip' about his sex life after it emerges young male friend was at his flat when it was burgled], Mail Online, 13 October 2011.</ref>
-After university, Werrity went to work for the healthcare company [[PPP]].<ref name="Indie091011">Matt Chorley and Brian Brady,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/how-the-odd-couples-relationship-blossomed-over-more-than-a-decade-2367847.html How the odd couple's relationship blossomed over more than a decade], Independent.co.uk, 9 October 2011.</ref>
+After university, Werritty went to work for the healthcare company [[PPP]].<ref name="Indie091011">Matt Chorley and Brian Brady,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/how-the-odd-couples-relationship-blossomed-over-more-than-a-decade-2367847.html How the odd couple's relationship blossomed over more than a decade], Independent.co.uk, 9 October 2011.</ref>
 ==Relationship with Fox in opposition==
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 ===Security Futures===
-During Fox's subsequent tenure as Shadow Defence Secretary, Werrity became a director of defence consultancy [[Security Futures Ltd]], using Fox's Southwark home as his address. Fox later said that Werritty had used a spare room at the house rent-free in 2002-03. The £1,400 monthly mortgage interest on the property was paid with Fox's parliamentary Additional Costs Allowance.<ref name="Indie091011">Matt Chorley and Brian Brady,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/how-the-odd-couples-relationship-blossomed-over-more-than-a-decade-2367847.html How the odd couple's relationship blossomed over more than a decade], independent.co.uk, 9 October 2011.</ref name="Tele081011"><ref>Holly Watt and James Kirkup, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8814932/Liam-Fox-adviser-set-up-Dubai-meeting-with-would-be-defence-contractor.html Liam Fox 'adviser' set up Dubai meeting with would-be defence contractor], ''Daily Telegraph, 8 October 2011.</ref>
+During Fox's subsequent tenure as Shadow Defence Secretary, Werritty became a director of defence consultancy [[Security Futures Ltd]], using Fox's Southwark home as his address. Fox later said that Werritty had used a spare room at the house rent-free in 2002-03. The £1,400 monthly mortgage interest on the property was paid with Fox's parliamentary Additional Costs Allowance.<ref name="Indie091011">Matt Chorley and Brian Brady,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/how-the-odd-couples-relationship-blossomed-over-more-than-a-decade-2367847.html How the odd couple's relationship blossomed over more than a decade], independent.co.uk, 9 October 2011.</ref name="Tele081011"><ref>Holly Watt and James Kirkup, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8814932/Liam-Fox-adviser-set-up-Dubai-meeting-with-would-be-defence-contractor.html Liam Fox 'adviser' set up Dubai meeting with would-be defence contractor], ''Daily Telegraph, 8 October 2011.</ref>
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 ==Relationship with Fox in government==
-According to a [[Liam Fox - Adam Werrity list of meetings|list]] compiled by the [[Cabinet Office]], Werritty met Fox on some 40 occasions at the [[Ministry of Defence]] (MOD) and on overseas trips during Fox's tenure as Defence Secretary in 2010 and 2011.<ref name="CabOfficeList">[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/annexb-werritty-chronology.pdf Occasions when Adam Werritty is known to have met with Secretary of State in PDF Format], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref> These included 22 meetings at the MOD main building.<ref name="GODreport">Gus O'Donnell, [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/allegations-fox.pdf Allegations against Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref> Fox also met Werritty on some 18 overseas visits. According to Sir [[Gus O'Donnell]], "During some of these visits Mr Werritty attended informal meetings with Dr Fox at which foreign officials were present."<ref name="GODreport">Gus O'Donnell, [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/allegations-fox.pdf Allegations against Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
+According to a [[Liam Fox - Adam Werritty list of meetings|list]] compiled by the [[Cabinet Office]], Werritty met Fox on some 40 occasions at the [[Ministry of Defence]] (MOD) and on overseas trips during Fox's tenure as Defence Secretary in 2010 and 2011.<ref name="CabOfficeList">[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/annexb-werritty-chronology.pdf Occasions when Adam Werritty is known to have met with Secretary of State in PDF Format], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref> These included 22 meetings at the MOD main building.<ref name="GODreport">Gus O'Donnell, [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/allegations-fox.pdf Allegations against Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref> Fox also met Werritty on some 18 overseas visits. According to Sir [[Gus O'Donnell]], "During some of these visits Mr Werritty attended informal meetings with Dr Fox at which foreign officials were present."<ref name="GODreport">Gus O'Donnell, [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/allegations-fox.pdf Allegations against Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
 ===Lord Astor of Hever===
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 ===Business cards and advisor status===
-The last occasion on which Werrity visited the MOD was on 21 June 2011 when he met Fox and his special advisors to discuss concerns about his business cards.<ref name="CabOfficeList">[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/annexb-werritty-chronology.pdf Occasions when Adam Werritty is known to have met with Secretary of State in PDF Format], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
+The last occasion on which Werritty visited the MOD was on 21 June 2011 when he met Fox and his special advisors to discuss concerns about his business cards.<ref name="CabOfficeList">[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/annexb-werritty-chronology.pdf Occasions when Adam Werritty is known to have met with Secretary of State in PDF Format], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
 Cabinet Secretary [[Gus O'Donnell]] concluded on Werritty's use of business cards:
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 ::Mr Werritty describes the work of Pargav as a not-for-profit organisation which has supported his work in the Middle East. The company received donations from a number of individuals and companies, some of whom had donated previously to Dr Fox and/or the Conservative Party.<ref name="GODreport">Gus O'Donnell, [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/allegations-fox.pdf Allegations against Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
-Werrity's personal company, [[Todiha]] Ltd invoiced Pargav for his services.<ref name="GODreport">Gus O'Donnell, [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/allegations-fox.pdf Allegations against Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
+Werritty's personal company, [[Todiha]] Ltd invoiced Pargav for his services.<ref name="GODreport">Gus O'Donnell, [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/allegations-fox.pdf Allegations against Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
 According to the O'Donnell report, the donors to Pargav were:
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 ===Sri Lanka===
-Werrity was present at a meeting between Fox and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, [[Gamini Lakshman Peiris]] during the [[Shangri-La Dialogue]] in Singapore on 4-6 June 2010.<ref name="CabOfficeList">[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/annexb-werritty-chronology.pdf Occasions when Adam Werritty is known to have met with Secretary of State in PDF Format], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
+Werritty was present at a meeting between Fox and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, [[Gamini Lakshman Peiris]] during the [[Shangri-La Dialogue]] in Singapore on 4-6 June 2010.<ref name="CabOfficeList">[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/annexb-werritty-chronology.pdf Occasions when Adam Werritty is known to have met with Secretary of State in PDF Format], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
 Werritty arranged and attended another meeting between Fox and Peiris at the Ministry of Defence on 20 October 2010. According to the Cabinet Office, an official was present but "no official matters were discussed and hence no record was produced."<ref name="CabOfficeList">[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/annexb-werritty-chronology.pdf Occasions when Adam Werritty is known to have met with Secretary of State in PDF Format], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
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 ==PowerBase resources==
-*[[Liam Fox - Adam Werrity list of meetings]] - List released by the Cabinet Office in October 2011.
+*[[Liam Fox - Adam Werritty list of meetings]] - List released by the Cabinet Office in October 2011.
 ==External resources==
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 ==Notes==
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-[[Category: Think Tanker|Werrity, Adam]] [[Category: Lobbying|Werrity, Adam]]]
+[[Category: Think Tanker|Werritty, Adam]] [[Category: Lobbying|Werritty, Adam]]]

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 *Michael White, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/13/liam-fox-werritty-special-adviser?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Why didn't Liam Fox make Adam Werritty a special adviser?], guardian.co.uk, 13 October 2011.
 *Craig Murray, [http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2011/10/the-real-werritty-scandal/ The real Werritty scandal], craigmurray.org.uk, 13 October 2011.
 *Kim Sengupta, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/werritty-attended-talks-about-arms-deal-with-israel-and-china-2370905.html Werritty attended talks about arms deal with Israel and China], ''The Independent'', 15 October 2011.
 *Jane Merrick and James Hanning, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/revealed-foxs-best-man-and-his-ties-to-irans-opposition-2371352.html Revealed: Fox's best man and his ties to Iran's opposition], ''Independent on Sunday'' 16 October 2011.

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 ::This is not good news to the Rajapaksa administration. Thus far it had used Liam Fox and the British Public Relations firm [[Bell Pottinger]] to smoothen relationships between the two nations. The failure of this strategy was seen during the President’s recent visit to London. Public funds are spent to meet the bills of Bell Pottinger as well as the cost of Liam Fox’s visits to Sri Lanka and the results of these expenses have not yet borne fruit.<ref name="SundayLeader261210">[http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/12/26/mahinda%E2%80%99s-problems-and-ranil%E2%80%99s-woes%E2%80%A6/ Mahinda’s Problems And Ranil’s Woes…], ''Sunday Leader'', 26 December 2010.</ref>
-During the December 2010 visit, Werritty was reportedly present at a meeting with Sri Lankan officials at which arms deals with Israel and China were discussed.<ref>Kim Sengupta, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/werritty-attended-talks-about-arms-deal-with-israel-and-china-2370905.html Werritty attended talks about arms deal with Israel and China], ''The Independent'', 15 October 2011.</ref>
+During the December 2010 visit, Werritty was reportedly present at a meeting with Sri Lankan officials at which arms deals with Israel and China were discussed.<ref name="SEngupta151011>Kim Sengupta, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/werritty-attended-talks-about-arms-deal-with-israel-and-china-2370905.html Werritty attended talks about arms deal with Israel and China], ''The Independent'', 15 October 2011.</ref>
 On 17 March 2011, Werritty attended a meeting on Sri Lanka at the Ministry of Defence at which Fox was present along with officials.<ref name="CabOfficeList">[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/annexb-werritty-chronology.pdf Occasions when Adam Werritty is known to have met with Secretary of State in PDF Format], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
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 Sir Gus O'Donnell's report concluded:
 ::As the [[William Hague|Foreign Secretary]] has separately made clear publicly, Dr Fox’s relationship with Mr Werritty did not impact on UK foreign or security policy. That is agreed by the National Security Council and the Cabinet. He also said of Dr Fox that “If I asked him not to go to Sri Lanka, then he didn’t go. Or if I asked him when he went to convey messages of the UK Government, messages from me, then he conveyed those messages”. However, for the future we should strengthen the safeguards around this, making clearer who is or is not a member of a Ministerial team/delegation, and that official members of delegations accompanying Ministers to meetings overseas must respect HMG’s foreign policy positions.<ref name="GODreport">Gus O'Donnell, [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/allegations-fox.pdf Allegations against Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP], Cabinet Office, 18 October 2011.</ref>
 ===Israel and Iran===

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 *Kim Sengupta, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/werritty-attended-talks-about-arms-deal-with-israel-and-china-2370905.html Werritty attended talks about arms deal with Israel and China], ''The Independent'', 15 October 2011.
 *Jane Merrick and James Hanning, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/revealed-foxs-best-man-and-his-ties-to-irans-opposition-2371352.html Revealed: Fox's best man and his ties to Iran's opposition], ''Independent on Sunday'' 16 October 2011.
 *Richard Norton-Taylor and Saeed Kamali Dehghan, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/17/mi6-adam-wrritty-trips MI6 spoke to Adam Werritty after trips], guardian.co.uk, 17 October 2011.
 *Nicholas Watt, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/18/adam-werritty-met-junior-defence-ministers Adam Werritty met junior defence ministers, says No 10], guardian.co.uk, accessed 18 October 2011.
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 *Robert Winnett, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8844319/MI6-warned-Liam-Fox-over-Adam-Werritty-links.html MI6 warned Liam Fox over Adam Werritty links], ''The Telegraph'', 23 October 2011.
 *Craig Murray, [http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2011/10/gould-and-fox-werritty-schemed-for-attack-on-iran/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Gould and Fox-Werritty Schemed for Attack on Iran], craigmurray.org.uk, 25 October 2011.
 *[http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/fox_s_best_man_met_ambassador_in_another_unreported_meeting_1_1940642 Fox’s best man met ambassador in another unreported meeting], scotsman.com, 1 November 2011
 *Rajeev Syal, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/23/adam-werritty-donors-conservative-party?CMP=twt_gu Adam Werritty donors also gave to Tory party, data reveals], guardian.co.uk, 23 November 2011.