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*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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| + | 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> | ||
| + | <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" float="left" align="left" width="100%"> | ||
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| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Name of donor</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Donated to</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Subsidiary (parties only)</th> | ||
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| + | <td align="center">22/05/2001</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£10,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central Party</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
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| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">19/01/2006</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£10,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central Party</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
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| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">29/05/2007</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£20,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central Party</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
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| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">09/06/2008</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, 1260 London Rd</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£25,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central Party</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
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| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">02/09/2009</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£50,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central Party</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">24/05/2010</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates Group Services Ltd</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£10,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central Party</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">23/11/2010</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£50,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central Party</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
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| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">31/01/2012</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£50,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central Party</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
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| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">16/05/2013</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£50,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central Party</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
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| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">21/07/2014</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Wates Group Services Ltd, Wates House</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£75,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central Party</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
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| − | [[Category:Telegraph Letter General Election 2015|Wates, James]] | + | [[Category:Telegraph Letter General Election 2015|Wates, James]][[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Wates, James]] |
Revision as of 14:59, 7 April 2015
James Wates is the chairman of Wates Construction.
Contents
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
- Construction Industry Training Board, chairman
- UK Contractors Group, chairman
- Building Research Establishment, chairman
- UK Commission for Employment and Skills, commissioner
- Prince's Trust Build Environment Leadership Group, chairman
- Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People, vice-chairman[1]
Former affiliations
- The Chartered Institute of Building, president
- Confederation of British Industry, member[1]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wates James Wates, accessed 7 April 2015.
- ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 7 April 2015.
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 2 April 2015.
