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Wates joined [[Wates Construction]] in 1983. He was appointed marketing director in 1994, on the board in 1997 and chairman in 2013.<ref name="WATES"> Wates [http://www.wates.co.uk/about/management-structure/group-board/james-wates James Wates], accessed 7 April 2015.</ref>
 
Wates joined [[Wates Construction]] in 1983. He was appointed marketing director in 1994, on the board in 1997 and chairman in 2013.<ref name="WATES"> Wates [http://www.wates.co.uk/about/management-structure/group-board/james-wates James Wates], accessed 7 April 2015.</ref>
  
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===Letter to the Telegraph===
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==Letter to the Telegraph==
 
On 1 April 2015 Wates 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'', 7 April 2015.</ref>
 
On 1 April 2015 Wates 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'', 7 April 2015.</ref>
  
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*[[Prince's Trust Build Environment Leadership Group]], chairman
 
*[[Prince's Trust Build Environment Leadership Group]], chairman
 
*[[Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People]], vice-chairman<ref name="WATES"/>
 
*[[Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People]], vice-chairman<ref name="WATES"/>
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*[[The Leader's Group]]
  
 
===Former affiliations===
 
===Former affiliations===
 
*The [[Chartered Institute of Building]], president
 
*The [[Chartered Institute of Building]], president
 
*[[Confederation of British Industry]], member<ref name="WATES"/>
 
*[[Confederation of British Industry]], member<ref name="WATES"/>
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==Political donations==
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Recorded by the Electoral Commission:<ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 2 April 2015.</ref>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Name of donor</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th>
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<td align="center">22/05/2001</td>
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<td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd</td>
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<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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<td align="center">19/01/2006</td>
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<td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td>
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<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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<td align="center">29/05/2007</td>
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<td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd</td>
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<td align="center">£20,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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<td align="center">09/06/2008</td>
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<td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd</td>
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<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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<td align="center">02/09/2009</td>
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<td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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<td align="center">24/05/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates Group Services Ltd</td>
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<td align="center">£10,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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<td align="center">23/11/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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<td align="center">31/01/2012</td>
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<td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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<td align="center">16/05/2013</td>
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<td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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<td align="center">21/07/2014</td>
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<td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td>
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<td align="center">£75,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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[[Category:Telegraph Letter General Election 2015|Wates, James]][[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Wates, James]]

Latest revision as of 16:31, 8 April 2015

James Wates is the chairman of Wates Construction.

Career

Wates joined Wates Construction in 1983. He was appointed marketing director in 1994, on the board in 1997 and chairman in 2013.[1]

Letter to the Telegraph

On 1 April 2015 Wates 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]

Affiliations

Former affiliations

Political donations

Recorded by the Electoral Commission:[3]

Date Name of donor Amount Donated to Subsidiary (parties only)
22/05/2001 Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd £10,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
19/01/2006 Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House £10,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
29/05/2007 Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd £20,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
09/06/2008 Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd £25,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
02/09/2009 Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
24/05/2010 Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates Group Services Ltd £10,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
23/11/2010 Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
31/01/2012 Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
16/05/2013 Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
21/07/2014 Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House £75,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party





















Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wates James Wates, accessed 7 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 7 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 2 April 2015.
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