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'''Stephen Ladyman''' (06 November 1952, Lancashire) is a former British Labour MP who held the seat of South Thanet from May 1997 until April 2010. | '''Stephen Ladyman''' (06 November 1952, Lancashire) is a former British Labour MP who held the seat of South Thanet from May 1997 until April 2010. | ||
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===Current activities=== | ===Current activities=== | ||
Ladyman is currently the CEO of [[Oak Retirement]] Ltd, a director at [[Ladyman Services]] Ltd and the chairman of [[Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust]]<ref> [https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/stephen-ladyman/25/6a5/b27 Stephen Ladyman] ''Linkedin'', accessed 5 november 2014 </ref> | Ladyman is currently the CEO of [[Oak Retirement]] Ltd, a director at [[Ladyman Services]] Ltd and the chairman of [[Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust]]<ref> [https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/stephen-ladyman/25/6a5/b27 Stephen Ladyman] ''Linkedin'', accessed 5 november 2014 </ref> | ||
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| + | Whilst still under his [[ACOBA]] lobbying ban, Ladyman wrote to [[Peter Hendy]], the commissioner at [[Transport for London]], to make initial contact with a view to arranging a meeting once his lobbying ban had expired. Ladyman began his letter with, "You may remember me from my time as Minister of State for Transport", and received the response, "I do indeed and am delighted to hear from you," "We would be interested to hear your proposals."<ref> [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmpubadm/36/3606.htm Lobbying: Access and influence in Whitehall - Public Administration Committee] ''Publications. Parliament.uk'', accessed 5 November 2014 </ref><ref> Tamasin Cave and Andy Rowell [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/12/lobbying-10-ways-corprations-influence-government The truth about lobbying: 10 ways big business controls government] ''The Guardian'', 12 March 2014, accessed 5 November 2015 </ref> | ||
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Stephen Ladyman (06 November 1952, Lancashire) is a former British Labour MP who held the seat of South Thanet from May 1997 until April 2010.
After the 2001 General Election, Ladyman became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for the Armed Forces. In 2003, he was made the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Community in the Department of Health and from 2005 to 2007 he was Minister of State for Transport. He is now a vice chair of the Labour Party with particular responsibility for campaigning in the South East.[1]
Contents
Background
Current activities
Ladyman is currently the CEO of Oak Retirement Ltd, a director at Ladyman Services Ltd and the chairman of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust[2]
Controversies
Whilst still under his ACOBA lobbying ban, Ladyman wrote to Peter Hendy, the commissioner at Transport for London, to make initial contact with a view to arranging a meeting once his lobbying ban had expired. Ladyman began his letter with, "You may remember me from my time as Minister of State for Transport", and received the response, "I do indeed and am delighted to hear from you," "We would be interested to hear your proposals."[3][4]
Views
Affiliations
- Adviser (remunerated),[5] Itis Holdings plc (http://www.itisholdings.com/) - company selling traffic information from January 2008 – April 2010.[1] Upon applying to Advisory Committee on Business Appointments to take up this appointment, in November 2007, Ladyman was told, "Take up forthwith but, for 12 months after leaving office, he should not be personally involved in lobbying Government Ministers or officials on behalf of the company".[6]
Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes
- Address:
- Phone:
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- Website:
Resources
- Stephen Ladyman, Biography, accessed 27 November 2008.
- They Work For You, Stephen Ladyman MP, accessed 27 November 2008.
- Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., "Revealed: how minister cashed in on contacts," The Sunday Times, 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Ladyman, Biography, accessed 27 November 2008.
- ↑ Stephen Ladyman Linkedin, accessed 5 november 2014
- ↑ Lobbying: Access and influence in Whitehall - Public Administration Committee Publications. Parliament.uk, accessed 5 November 2014
- ↑ Tamasin Cave and Andy Rowell The truth about lobbying: 10 ways big business controls government The Guardian, 12 March 2014, accessed 5 November 2015
- ↑ They Work For You, Stephen Ladyman MP, accessed 27 November 2008.
- ↑ The advisory committee on business appointments ninth report 2006-2008 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 5 November 2014
