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| − | {{Template:Revolving Door badge}} | + | {{Template:Revolving Door badge}}'''Ann Taylor''' was a Labour MP from 1974 to 2005, when she entered the [[House of Lords]] as Baroness Taylor of Bolton.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/winifred-taylor/25265 Baroness Taylor of Bolton], www.parliament.uk, accessed 17 December 2010.</ref> |
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[[Image:AnnTaylor.jpg|250px|right|thumb|'''Ann Taylor - from: The Guardian, Photograph: PA''']] | [[Image:AnnTaylor.jpg|250px|right|thumb|'''Ann Taylor - from: The Guardian, Photograph: PA''']] | ||
| − | == Parliamentary | + | == Parliamentary career == |
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Labour MP from 1974 to 2005, which included: | Labour MP from 1974 to 2005, which included: | ||
* Shadow Secretary of State from 1992 to 1995 | * Shadow Secretary of State from 1992 to 1995 | ||
* Chair of the intelligence and security committee between 2001 and 2005 | * Chair of the intelligence and security committee between 2001 and 2005 | ||
| − | * Chief Whip under Tony Blair from 1998 to 2001. A notable moment of this position includes when the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) was passed. <ref> Rowena Mason[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/12/theresa-may-appoints-labour-peer-to-scrutinise-snoopers-charter Theresa May to appoint Labour peer to scrutinise snooper's charter],guardian.co.uk, Monday 12 October 2015.</ref> | + | * Chief Whip under [[Tony Blair]] from 1998 to 2001. A notable moment of this position includes when the [[Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act]] (RIPA) was passed. <ref> Rowena Mason[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/12/theresa-may-appoints-labour-peer-to-scrutinise-snoopers-charter Theresa May to appoint Labour peer to scrutinise snooper's charter],guardian.co.uk, Monday 12 October 2015.</ref> |
| − | Entered the House of Lords as Baroness Taylor of Bolton in 2005 where she | + | Entered the House of Lords as Baroness Taylor of Bolton in 2005 where she held two ministerial briefs: |
* Minister for Defence Equipment between 2007 and 2008 | * Minister for Defence Equipment between 2007 and 2008 | ||
* Minister for International Defence and Security between 2008 and 2010 <ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/winifred-taylor/25265 Baroness Taylor of Bolton], www.parliament.uk, accessed 17 December 2010.</ref> <ref>Rajeev Syal and Solomon Hughes, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/dec/17/defence-minister-mod-overspend-ann-taylor Ex-defence minister joins arms firm behind MoD £1.5bn overspend],guardian.co.uk, 17 December 2010.</ref> | * Minister for International Defence and Security between 2008 and 2010 <ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/winifred-taylor/25265 Baroness Taylor of Bolton], www.parliament.uk, accessed 17 December 2010.</ref> <ref>Rajeev Syal and Solomon Hughes, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/dec/17/defence-minister-mod-overspend-ann-taylor Ex-defence minister joins arms firm behind MoD £1.5bn overspend],guardian.co.uk, 17 December 2010.</ref> | ||
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| − | + | Taylor joined the administrative board of the arms contractor [[Thales]] in 2010. Thales had been part of the consortium supplying two aircraft carriers that were £1.541bn over budget.<ref>Rajeev Syal and Solomon Hughes, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/dec/17/defence-minister-mod-overspend-ann-taylor Ex-defence minister joins arms firm behind MoD £1.5bn overspend],guardian.co.uk, 17 December 2010.</ref> | |
| − | + | The prime minister's [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]] at the time saw no reason why Taylor should not join the board of Thales, subject to ACOBA's usual two-year lobbying ban, whereby she should not be personally involved in lobbying UK ministers or Crown servants, including special advisers, on behalf of the arms firm. <ref>Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, Annual Report 2010-11 </ref> | |
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| − | == | + | == Chair of 'Snoopers Charter' committee== |
| − | + | In 2015 Taylor was approached by the home secretary [[Theresa May]] and accepted the job of chairing a joint committee on the controversial investigatory powers bill, commonly referred to as the [[‘Snooper’s Charter’]]. <ref> Rowena Mason[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/12/theresa-may-appoints-labour-peer-to-scrutinise-snoopers-charter Theresa May to appoint Labour peer to scrutinise snooper's charter],guardian.co.uk, Monday 12 October 2015.</ref> | |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Ann Taylor was a Labour MP from 1974 to 2005, when she entered the House of Lords as Baroness Taylor of Bolton.[1]
Parliamentary career
Labour MP from 1974 to 2005, which included:
- Shadow Secretary of State from 1992 to 1995
- Chair of the intelligence and security committee between 2001 and 2005
- Chief Whip under Tony Blair from 1998 to 2001. A notable moment of this position includes when the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) was passed. [2]
Entered the House of Lords as Baroness Taylor of Bolton in 2005 where she held two ministerial briefs:
- Minister for Defence Equipment between 2007 and 2008
- Minister for International Defence and Security between 2008 and 2010 [3] [4]
Revolving door
Taylor joined the administrative board of the arms contractor Thales in 2010. Thales had been part of the consortium supplying two aircraft carriers that were £1.541bn over budget.[5]
The prime minister's Advisory Committee on Business Appointments at the time saw no reason why Taylor should not join the board of Thales, subject to ACOBA's usual two-year lobbying ban, whereby she should not be personally involved in lobbying UK ministers or Crown servants, including special advisers, on behalf of the arms firm. [6]
Chair of 'Snoopers Charter' committee
In 2015 Taylor was approached by the home secretary Theresa May and accepted the job of chairing a joint committee on the controversial investigatory powers bill, commonly referred to as the ‘Snooper’s Charter’. [7]
Notes
- ↑ Baroness Taylor of Bolton, www.parliament.uk, accessed 17 December 2010.
- ↑ Rowena MasonTheresa May to appoint Labour peer to scrutinise snooper's charter,guardian.co.uk, Monday 12 October 2015.
- ↑ Baroness Taylor of Bolton, www.parliament.uk, accessed 17 December 2010.
- ↑ Rajeev Syal and Solomon Hughes, Ex-defence minister joins arms firm behind MoD £1.5bn overspend,guardian.co.uk, 17 December 2010.
- ↑ Rajeev Syal and Solomon Hughes, Ex-defence minister joins arms firm behind MoD £1.5bn overspend,guardian.co.uk, 17 December 2010.
- ↑ Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, Annual Report 2010-11
- ↑ Rowena MasonTheresa May to appoint Labour peer to scrutinise snooper's charter,guardian.co.uk, Monday 12 October 2015.
