Bellenden Public Affairs

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Bellenden Public Affairs is a UK lobbying firm with offices in London and Ayrshire (Scotland). It was set up in 2006 by lobbyist Mark Glover, who had previously worked with Indigo Public Affairs, Media Strategy and Chelgate. ^[1]

People

Mark Glover, Chief Executive. Mark's political experience has included spells on the Liberal Democrat Federal Executive and setting up the Reformer Magazine, chaired by Charles Kennedy MP. He joined the Labour Party in 1995 and has been a Labour councillor in Southwark since 2002. He is current Chair of the Labour Group and has been shadow spokesperson for performance and communications. Mark is also on the Board of Groundwork Southwark and is a member of the CIPR.^[2]
Phil Briscoe, Managing Director. Has worked in politics and communications for more than 25 years, specialising in property, planning, energy and regeneration. He also served four years as a Conservative councillor in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, before stepping down in 2010, and has been a candidate for the Greater London Assembly. ^[3]
Nikki da Costa. A former Special Adviser and FTSE 100 Head of UK Government Relations, joined Bellenden in 2010. ^[3] In March 2015 it was announced da Costa would be departing her role as managing director to set up her own training and mentoring business, but will continue to provide consultancy services at Bellenden one day per week.^[4]
Greg Rosen, Had spells working in government, as a senior strategist in Whitehall, and as Head of Media Strategy for the London Development Agency. Is a political columnist for the Scotsman and the Guardian, is a Consultant-Director at the Fabian Society and is Chair of the Labour History Group, a former Vice-Chair of the Fabian Society, media adviser to the Co-operative Party and Visiting Fellow in Politics at Goldsmiths, London 2008-2011. Has worked for Bellenden since 2006. ^[3]

In October 2011 PRWeek reported Bellenden had recruited the following six people:

Kris Verle associate director (public affairs) (ex-the Whitehouse Consultancy)
Sophie Fernandes account manager (public affairs) - has rejoined from the Institute of Directors
Annie Powell - account executive (public policy) - ex-law firm Travers Smith
Michael Dixon - senior account exec in Scotland, (ex-office of Nicola Sturgeon MSP)
Clare Phillips - account manager and Wales office head (ex-aide to Alan Pugh AM)
John Lakin - associate (an education sector specialist who is ex-PricewaterhouseCoopers) ^[5]

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March 2014-May 2014

Clients

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Lobbying clients listed include

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March 2014-May 2014

Airvolution, Aldwyck Housing Group, All Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group (Scotts, Corporation of London, Royal Horticultural Society, Institute of Horticulture and Horticultural Trades Association), Ansell Harman Enterprises Ltd, AQA, Association of Independent Healthcare Organisations, Association of School and College Leaders, Banks Group, Barratt Developments plc, Berkeley First, Braeburn Estates Limited Partnership, British Land, CALA Homes, Canary Wharf Group plc, Cano Ltd, Care UK, Chartered Management Institute, City University London, Cory Environmental Ltd, County Councils Network, Crisis Prevention Institute, Cystic Fibrosis Trust, DSN Limited, East 7, EDI, Electrical Safety First, Element Power, Ellucian, Enforcement Regulatory Group, ESB, Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Horticultural Trades Association, Housing and Care 21, Independent Renewable Energy Generators Group (RES, Infinis, Fred Olsen, Banks Group, REG, Broadview Energy, Infinergy, Infinis, International Association of Horticultural Producers, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, Landsvirkjun, Leeds and Partners, Legal & General Ltd, Liberata, Lightwood Strategic Limited, Miller Developments, North Wales Fire & Rescue Service, Ocean Outdoors, Park Properties Development, Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies, Peabody, PEFC International, PEFC UK, Pup Aid, Qatari Diar, REG Windpower, RES, Royal Horticultural Society, Sager Group, Serco, SIGOMA, Stark Invest, Student Costello, Student Living Kingston Limited, Swan Housing Group, Vergnet SA, Visa Europe, Wheelabrator Technologies Inc, Wildstone. ^[8]

2013

Independent Renewable Energy Generators Group (RES, Infinis, Fred Olsen, Banks Group, REG, Broadview Energy) | Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies - an Associate All Party Parliamentary Group. 2Co Energy Ltd; Alkane Energy plc; Alstom Power Systems; AMEC plc; APX-ENDEX; Babcock International Plc; Baringa Partners LLP; BG Group; Bosch Thermotechnology; BP plc; British Managment Data Foundation; British Sugar plc; Centrica plc; CMS Cameron McKenna; ConocoPhillips UK Ltd; Cornwall Energy Assocs; Corona Energy Ltd; Costain Group plc; Doosan Power Systems; Drax Power Ltd; E.ON UK; EDF Energy; Elexon Ltd; Enertek Int. Ltd; Ernst & Young LLP; ESBI Contracting Ltd; ExxonMobil Group (Esso); Fluor; GEI; Herbert Smith Solicitors; Hess Corporation; Hothouse Technologies Ltd; IBM Uk Ltd; Igas Energy plc; ITM Power plc; Jersey Electricity plc; KBR Energy & Chemicals; Lane Clark & Peacock LLP; Local Waste Solutions; NaREC; National Grid; Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd; Nuclear Liabilities Fund Ltd; Oliver Wyman; Power Efficiency Ltd; PwC LLP; Ravenheat Manufacturing Ltd; Red Solar Ltd; Rothschild; RWE npower plc; Scottish Power; Alfa Energy; Candu Energy^[9] Serco Defence, Science and Nuclear |Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies | Scottish Power Renewables Canary Wharf plc | Timber Trade Federation | Horticultural Trades Association | | The Royal Parks | ‘Greening the Games’ | All Party Parliamentary China Group | All Party Parliamentary Vietnam Group

2011

Lobbying clients listed in 2011 include: Ash Contracting | All Party Parliamentary Vietnam Group | All Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group (consisting of Corporation of London, Horticultural Trades Association, Royal Horticultural Society, Horticulture Week, The Royal Parks - Bellenden provides secretariat ^[10]) | Allies and Morrison Urban Practitioners | Association of School and College Leaders | Ben Bailey Homes | Barratt Developments Plc | Canary Wharf Group Plc | Cambridge Assessment | Chartered Management Institute | Cory/Wheelabrator | The Bond Group | Construction Products Association | East 7 (Aldwyck, Circle Anglia, Flagship Housing Group, Bedfordshire Pilgrims, Borwell Housing) TheCityUK | Tribal Plc | Vestas Wind Systems A/S ^[11]

2013-14

Associate Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies - Bellenden is registered as group secretariat from November 2012. ^[13] ^[14]

Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership

In January 2015, Nick Clegg criticised LEP's who turn to lobbying agencies, using Hertfordshire LEP hiring Bellenden on a year-long contract for £80,592.59 as an example. He said his door is 'always open to LEPs' and other ministers speak to LEPs all the time and questioned why they need to pay consultants to do what MPs offer for free. Conservative MP, Stephen McPartland, called for an investigation in to how taxpayers' money was spent, who it paid and the meeting that were held, adding that it should be in the public domain. A number of other LEPs are understood to be employing lobbying agencies.^[15]

Contacts

Bellenden Public Affairs Suite 18 Swan Court 9 Tanner Street London SE1 3LE

Telephone 0207 234 3333
Website: www.bellendenpublicaffairs.co.uk

References

↑ Hannah Marriott, PR Week UK, 02 February 2006. Glover leaves Indigo to launch start-up Bellenden
↑ Bellenden website, accessed Feb 2009
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 [1], accessed September 2014
↑ Rod Muir Bellenden public affairs chief quits Public Affairs News, 13 March 2015, accessed 15 April 2015.
↑ People Moves, October 2011
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 15 January 2015
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Register 1st June 2014 - 31st August 2014 APPC, accessed 16 October 2014
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 APPC Register for 1st March 2014 - 31st May 2014, accessed September 2014
↑ Register.... APPC, 4 October 2013
↑ House of Commons Register of All-Party Groups: as at 30 September 2010
↑ APPC Register 1 March to 31 May 2011
↑ Bellenden website, accessed Feb 2009
↑ APPC Register Entry for 1 Sep 2012 to 30 Nov 2012 - group is incorrectly listed by APPC as 'Energy Services'
↑ House of Commons Register Of All-Party Groups [as at 14 March 2013], Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies (an Associate Parliamentary Group), acc 1 May 2013
↑ David Singleton Clegg hits out at lobbying contract Public Affairs News, 30 January 2015, accessed 9 February 2015

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[1] Hannah Marriott, PR Week UK, 02 February 2006. Glover leaves Indigo to launch start-up Bellenden

[2] Bellenden website, accessed Feb 2009

[ML-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 [1], accessed September 2014

[4] Rod Muir Bellenden public affairs chief quits Public Affairs News, 13 March 2015, accessed 15 April 2015.

[5] People Moves, October 2011

[sept-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 15 January 2015

[June-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Register 1st June 2014 - 31st August 2014 APPC, accessed 16 October 2014

[MP-8] 8.0 ^8.1 APPC Register for 1st March 2014 - 31st May 2014, accessed September 2014

[9] Register.... APPC, 4 October 2013

[10] House of Commons Register of All-Party Groups: as at 30 September 2010

[11] APPC Register 1 March to 31 May 2011

[12] Bellenden website, accessed Feb 2009

[13] APPC Register Entry for 1 Sep 2012 to 30 Nov 2012 - group is incorrectly listed by APPC as 'Energy Services'

[14] House of Commons Register Of All-Party Groups [as at 14 March 2013], Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies (an Associate Parliamentary Group), acc 1 May 2013

[15] David Singleton Clegg hits out at lobbying contract Public Affairs News, 30 January 2015, accessed 9 February 2015

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