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==People==
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* [[Paul Rayner]] - Chief Operating Officer of [[British American Tobacco]] Australasia (since 1999). Rayner was previously Finance Director of [[British American Tobacco]] plc between 2002 to 2008. He is currently (in 2008) also Non-executive Director with energy company [[Centrica]], is Non-Executive Director of [[Qantas Airways Limited]] (since 2008) and held senior executive appointments with [[Rothmans Holdings Ltd]]<ref>Centrica [http://www.centrica.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=49 Management] Accessed 26th August 2008</ref>.
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==Lobbying==
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*[[EUK Consulting]] Ltd<ref> [http://www.appc.org.uk/members/register/register-profile/?company=EUK%20Consulting Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014] ''APPC'', accessed 28 January 2015 </ref>
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*[[FTI Consulting]]<ref>[https://registerofconsultantlobbyists.force.com/CLR_Public_Profile?id=00124000006ZigqAAC FTI Consulting profile 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 29 April 2016</ref>
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==EU lobbying==
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BAT were among the top spending British based companies on EU lobbying in Brussels in 2014, spending between €1,500,000 and €1,750,000.<ref> [http://lobbyfacts.eu/news/29-01-2015/finance-industry-uks-biggest-lobbyist-brussels Finance industry is UK's biggest lobbyist in Brussels] ''Lobby Facts'', 26 January 2015, accessed 3 February 2015 </ref> They also have 4 lobbyists with European Parliament passes, allowing the bearer virtually unlimited access to the Parliament's buildings.<ref> [http://lobbyfacts.eu/reports/staffing/companies?page=2 Companies declaring the most lobbyists] ''Lobby Facts'', 26 January 2015, accessed 3 February 2015 </ref>
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==Resources==
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* Gary J. Fooks, Anna B. Gilmore, [http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0080864 Corporate Philanthropy, Political Influence, and Health Policy], University of Bath, Nov 27, 2013, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080864
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 29 April 2016

People

Lobbying

EU lobbying

BAT were among the top spending British based companies on EU lobbying in Brussels in 2014, spending between €1,500,000 and €1,750,000.[4] They also have 4 lobbyists with European Parliament passes, allowing the bearer virtually unlimited access to the Parliament's buildings.[5]

Resources


References

  1. Centrica Management Accessed 26th August 2008
  2. Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 28 January 2015
  3. FTI Consulting profile 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 29 April 2016
  4. Finance industry is UK's biggest lobbyist in Brussels Lobby Facts, 26 January 2015, accessed 3 February 2015
  5. Companies declaring the most lobbyists Lobby Facts, 26 January 2015, accessed 3 February 2015