Difference between revisions of "Andrew Cook"
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| − | Andrew Cook is the chairman of engineering firm [[William Cook]].<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan], BBC News, 21-July-2010</ref> | + | Andrew Cook is the chairman of engineering firm [[William Cook]].<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8841000/8841446.stm Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan], BBC News, 21-July-2010</ref> Cook describes himself as "the largest donor to the Conservative Party in Yorkshire".<ref>Miranda Richardson, [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Sheffield-Forgemasters-Downing-Street-Denies-Tory-Donor-Influenced-Decision-To-Withdraw-Loan/Article/201007415669282?lpos=Politics_Second_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region_4&lid=ARTICLE_15669282_Sheffield_Forgemasters%3A_Downing_Street_Denies_Tory_Donor_Influenced_Decision_To_Withdraw_Loan Loan Row: No10 Denies Pressure From Top Donor], Sky News, 22-July-2010</ref> |
==Lobbying== | ==Lobbying== | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 22 July 2010
Andrew Cook is the chairman of engineering firm William Cook.[1] Cook describes himself as "the largest donor to the Conservative Party in Yorkshire".[2]
Lobbying
Andrew Cook lobbied the government by writing to MP Mark Prisk to argue that a proposed £80 million loan to the firm Sheffield Forgemasters should be cancelled. Labour MP Clive Betts argued that there were several letters submitted to the consultation over the loan but the only letter arguing against the loan came from Andrew Cook.[3]
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ BBC News, Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan, BBC News, 21-July-2010
- ↑ Miranda Richardson, Loan Row: No10 Denies Pressure From Top Donor, Sky News, 22-July-2010
- ↑ BBC News, Tory donor 'lobbied minister' to axe Forgemasters loan, BBC News, 21-July-2010
