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In January 2008 Hutton stood up in the House of Commons in his role as energy minister and announced a Nuclear White Paper that set out, he said "a clear timetable for action to enable the building of the first new nuclear power station, which I hope will be completed well before 2020". | In January 2008 Hutton stood up in the House of Commons in his role as energy minister and announced a Nuclear White Paper that set out, he said "a clear timetable for action to enable the building of the first new nuclear power station, which I hope will be completed well before 2020". | ||
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==Life after government== | ==Life after government== | ||
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Hutton became a member of the advisory board of U.S. nuclear power company [[Hyperion Power Generation]] (now [[Gen4 Energy]], Inc) in July 2010. The UK government's [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]], which vets the jobs of former ministers, said it saw 'no reason' why he should not take up the role immediately - provided he did not lobby his former department for 12 months. | Hutton became a member of the advisory board of U.S. nuclear power company [[Hyperion Power Generation]] (now [[Gen4 Energy]], Inc) in July 2010. The UK government's [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]], which vets the jobs of former ministers, said it saw 'no reason' why he should not take up the role immediately - provided he did not lobby his former department for 12 months. | ||
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In 2010 Lord Hutton was invited by the coalition government to Chair an Independent Commission on public service pensions, with its final report published in March 2011. He was paid £4,000 per month for a minimum of three days per week while conducting the review over a nine-month period with travel and subsistence expenses.<ref> HM Treasury, [http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/indreview_johnhutton_pensions.htm Independent Public Service Pensions Commission], undated, accessed 9 May 2012 </ref> <ref> Hansard Written Answers, [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm100712/text/100712w0004.htm 12 July 2010 : Column 532W], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 May 2012 </ref> | In 2010 Lord Hutton was invited by the coalition government to Chair an Independent Commission on public service pensions, with its final report published in March 2011. He was paid £4,000 per month for a minimum of three days per week while conducting the review over a nine-month period with travel and subsistence expenses.<ref> HM Treasury, [http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/indreview_johnhutton_pensions.htm Independent Public Service Pensions Commission], undated, accessed 9 May 2012 </ref> <ref> Hansard Written Answers, [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm100712/text/100712w0004.htm 12 July 2010 : Column 532W], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 May 2012 </ref> | ||
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| + | In June 2011, a year after stepping down as an MP, Hutton took over as Chairman of trade body the [[Nuclear Industry Association]] following the end of Lord [[Martin O’Neill]]’s three-year tenure in the role.<ref name="moves"> [http://www.publicaffairsnews.com/no_cache/home/uk-news/news-detail/newsarticle/people-moves-june-2011-edition/130/ 'PEOPLE MOVES' - June 2011 edition], ''Public Affairs News'', 9 June 2011 </ref> | ||
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| + | Dubbed the "nuclear renaissance man", Hutton told one interviewer how he had arrived at his pro-nuclear views. | ||
| + | :I grew up in the 1970s when there was the Three Mile Island accident [in the US] and a lot of concerns about safety. I was never very heavily one way or other on nuclear, but I probably was sceptical in the '70s. | ||
| + | :But once I was elected and I began to consider the issue in depth, I became convinced there was no way we could meet the energy challenges we faced without a strong role for civil nuclear power in the mix. Climate change and the need to decarbonise power production made the case even more strongly. <ref>[http://www.utilityweek.co.uk/news/news_story.asp?id=195864&title=John+Hutton%2C+nuclear+renaissance+man John Hutton, nuclear renaissance man], Utility Week, 14 September 2011 </ref> | ||
==External resources== | ==External resources== | ||
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Contents
Background
John Hutton (Lord Hutton of Furness) was Labour MP for Barrow and Furness between April 1992 and April 2010. He entered the House of Lords on 1 July 2010. [1]
Hutton was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys, in Essex, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He became a law lecturer at Northumbria University, before being elected the MP for Barrow and Furness in 1992. He is a friend and former flatmate of key Blair ally Alan Milburn. He was appointed Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in June 2007.[2]
Pro-Nuclear Defender
In government, Hutton was seen as a keen defender of local industries including Britain's nuclear Trident programme.[3] The Times described him as a "Champion of the nuclear industry" within the Cabinet,[4] and his outspoken pro-nuclear stance reportedly angered many Labour activists.[5]
In January 2008 Hutton stood up in the House of Commons in his role as energy minister and announced a Nuclear White Paper that set out, he said "a clear timetable for action to enable the building of the first new nuclear power station, which I hope will be completed well before 2020".
Life after government
Revolving door appointments
Hutton became a member of the advisory board of U.S. nuclear power company Hyperion Power Generation (now Gen4 Energy, Inc) in July 2010. The UK government's Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, which vets the jobs of former ministers, said it saw 'no reason' why he should not take up the role immediately - provided he did not lobby his former department for 12 months. [6][5]
He also became an adviser to lobbying firm APCO Worldwide in August 2010, which the Committee similarly approved. [7]
In 2010 Lord Hutton was invited by the coalition government to Chair an Independent Commission on public service pensions, with its final report published in March 2011. He was paid £4,000 per month for a minimum of three days per week while conducting the review over a nine-month period with travel and subsistence expenses.[8] [9]
Chair of nuclear trade body
In June 2011, a year after stepping down as an MP, Hutton took over as Chairman of trade body the Nuclear Industry Association following the end of Lord Martin O’Neill’s three-year tenure in the role.[6]
Dubbed the "nuclear renaissance man", Hutton told one interviewer how he had arrived at his pro-nuclear views.
- I grew up in the 1970s when there was the Three Mile Island accident [in the US] and a lot of concerns about safety. I was never very heavily one way or other on nuclear, but I probably was sceptical in the '70s.
- But once I was elected and I began to consider the issue in depth, I became convinced there was no way we could meet the energy challenges we faced without a strong role for civil nuclear power in the mix. Climate change and the need to decarbonise power production made the case even more strongly. [10]
External resources
- BBC Hardtalk, John Hutton, Chairman of Nuclear Industry Association, Broadcast BBC News Channels, 9 Aug 2011 (available to view online until August 2012)
References
- ↑ They Work For You Lord Hutton of Furness, accessed 20 October 2010.
- ↑ BBC News "Profile: John Hutton", Daily Mail, November 3, 2005.
- ↑ BBC News "John Hutton", February 10, 2005
- ↑ "The Nuclear Cabinet", The Times, November 23, 2005; not accessable online
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jason Groves, [1], 16 June 2010
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 'PEOPLE MOVES' - June 2011 edition, Public Affairs News, 9 June 2011
- ↑ Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Twelfth Annual Report 2010-2011, ADVICE GIVEN TO FORMER MINISTERS DURING THE PREVIOUS REPORTING YEAR ON APPOINTMENTS WHICH WERE TAKEN UP AFTER MARCH 2010
- ↑ HM Treasury, Independent Public Service Pensions Commission, undated, accessed 9 May 2012
- ↑ Hansard Written Answers, 12 July 2010 : Column 532W, www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 May 2012
- ↑ John Hutton, nuclear renaissance man, Utility Week, 14 September 2011
