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| − | CEO and founder of [[Tullow Oil]] | + | {{Template:Fracking badge}} |
| + | Aidan Heavey is the CEO and founder of [[Tullow Oil]]. | ||
| − | == | + | He was a UK [[Conservative Party]] donor between 2007- 2010. |
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| + | ==Influencing politicians== | ||
| + | According to the ''Guardian'', British ministers including the then Foreign Secretary [[William Hague]] 'lobbied strongly' on behalf of [[Tullow Oil]] after it became involved in a tax dispute in Uganda. A spokesperson for Hague said, 'it is part of the government’s duty to support British business and British citizens abroad. This case is no different from any other case in which a British company seeks assistance through a UK embassy.'<ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2015/apr/01/tory-100-industry-captains-party-donors-tax-avoiders The Tory 100: captains of industry, party donors (and a few tax avoiders)] ''Guardian'', 1 April 2015, accessed 2 April 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Letter to the Telegraph== | ||
| + | On 1 April 2015 Heavey was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 2 April 2015.</ref> | ||
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| − | [[Michael Gove]] registered an individual donation from Heavey in October 2011 for £12,500. | + | *[[Michael Gove]] registered an individual donation from Heavey in October 2011 for £12,500. |
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:(Registered 26 May 2010) <ref> as recorded in Register of Members Financial Interests as at 6 September 2010 </ref> | :(Registered 26 May 2010) <ref> as recorded in Register of Members Financial Interests as at 6 September 2010 </ref> | ||
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| + | *[[Conservative Party]] Electoral Commission records also show that Heavey gave £10,000 to the Tories just before the 2010 UK general election, and another £10,000 six months afterwards. | ||
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| + | £ 10,000.00 Conservative Party C0025131 accepted 15/04/2010 | ||
| + | £ 10,000.00 Conservative Party C0026813 accepted 26/10/2010 | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Heavey, Aidan]][[Category:Fracking|Heavey, Aidan]] | [[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Heavey, Aidan]][[Category:Fracking|Heavey, Aidan]] | ||
[[Category:Oil Industry|Heavey, Aidan]] | [[Category:Oil Industry|Heavey, Aidan]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Telegraph Letter General Election 2015|Heavey, Aidan]] | ||
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Aidan Heavey is the CEO and founder of Tullow Oil.
He was a UK Conservative Party donor between 2007- 2010.
Influencing politicians
According to the Guardian, British ministers including the then Foreign Secretary William Hague 'lobbied strongly' on behalf of Tullow Oil after it became involved in a tax dispute in Uganda. A spokesperson for Hague said, 'it is part of the government’s duty to support British business and British citizens abroad. This case is no different from any other case in which a British company seeks assistance through a UK embassy.'[1]
Letter to the Telegraph
On 1 April 2015 Heavey was one of 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph praising the British Conservative Party's economic policies and claiming a Labour government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.[2]
Political donations
- Michael Gove registered an individual donation from Heavey in October 2011 for £12,500.
- Name of donor: Mr Aidan Heavey
- Address of donor: private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,500
- Donor status: individual
- (Registered 12 October 2011)
Gove also registered the following donation from Tullow in 2010:
- Name of donor: Tullow Oil plc
- Address of donor: Building 11 Chiswick Park 566 Chiswick High Road London w4 5YS
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
- Donor status: company
- (Registered 26 May 2010) [3]
- Conservative Party Electoral Commission records also show that Heavey gave £10,000 to the Tories just before the 2010 UK general election, and another £10,000 six months afterwards.
£ 10,000.00 Conservative Party C0025131 accepted 15/04/2010 £ 10,000.00 Conservative Party C0026813 accepted 26/10/2010
Notes
- ↑ The Tory 100: captains of industry, party donors (and a few tax avoiders) Guardian, 1 April 2015, accessed 2 April 2015.
- ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 2 April 2015.
- ↑ as recorded in Register of Members Financial Interests as at 6 September 2010
