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:lobbyist Will Chambre also spoke. Representing the Northern Ireland government Affairs Group, the lobbyists lobby group, Chambre was there to argue against transparency in defence of the lobbying industry.  He seemed a little nervous and somewhat hesitant making his case – subverting the traditional image of the lobbyist as smooth talking salesman.  Chambre undermined his case further his nerve wracked delivery of the message that it was the ‘quality of the message’ and not the ‘size of the back hander’ which was important in lobbying. Chambre learned his lobbying at the knee of one of the key fixers of the Westminster lobby scene – [[Douglas Smith]] the conservative party member who runs All Party Parliamentary Groups and a string of lobby firms. <ref>ref needed</ref>
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'''Chambré Public Affairs''' is a Belfast-based lobbying firm with lots of clients in the health sector.  
  
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==Clients==
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===APPC lobbying register===
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====March 2016-May 2016====
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[[AbbVie]] | [[Addiction NI (Drink Wise, Age Well Programme)]] | [[ASDA]] | [[Asthma UK]] | [[Kelda Water Services]] | [[Lloyds Banking Group]] | [[NHBC]] | [[Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited]] | [[Oxford University Foreign Service Programme]] | [[Turley]]<ref name="Mar16">[http://www.appc.org.uk/register/profile/?company=Chambre%20Public%20Affairs%20LLP Chambre Public Affairs clients], ''APPC'', accessed 15 June 2016</ref>
  
Chambre Public Affairs do disclose their clients in the register of the [[APPC]].  But they don’t disclose how much they are paid by [[GlaxoSmithKline]] for example. Nor do they tell us the techniques they use. Do they for example use the third party technique in which respectable sounding organisations – such as patient groups for example – are used as a ventriloquists dummies to mouth the policy positions preferred by the corporation that funds them?  
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[[AbbVie]] | [[Addiction NI]] (Drink Wise, Age Well Programme) | [[ASDA]] | [[Kelda Water Services]] | [[Lundbeck Limited]] | [[MindWise]] | [[New Vision]] | [[NHBC]] | [[Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK]] Limited | [[Oxford University Foreign Service Programme]] <ref name="Dec15">[http://www.appc.org.uk/members/register/register-profile/?company=Chambre%20Public%20Affairs%20LLP Chambre PA staff, Register Dec15-Feb16], ''APPC'', accessed 11 April 2016</ref>
  
Or do they get involved in setting up fake front groups with names suggesting a disinterested approach such as institute of this or foundation for that? We simply don’t know that answer to either question but it is noticeable that along with the big pharma clients Chambre also works for a number of patient groups.  Chambre do not disclose which pharma companies fund their patient group clients. According to company disclosures though, we can tell that Chambre works for:
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====September 2015-November 2015====
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[[Addiction NI (Drink Wise, Age Well Programme)]] |  [[ASDA]] | [[intu]] | [[Kelda Water Services]] |  [[Lacuna Developments]] |  [[LucidTalk]] | [[Lundbeck Limited]] | [[MindWise]] | [[New Vision]] | [[Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited]] |  [[Novo Nordisk Ltd]] | [[Oxford University Foreign Service Programme]] | [[Quarry Products Association]]<ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk/members/register/register-profile/?company=Chambre%20Public%20Affairs%20LLP Chambre PA Client list Sep-Nov15], ''APPC.org'', accessed 19 February 2016</ref>
  
*[[Sanofi Pasteur MSD]] who also fund the [[British Heart Foundation]] and [[Jo’s Trust]] both clients of Chambre<ref>http://www.spmsd.co.uk/doc.asp?catid=380&docid=705</ref>
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====December 2014-February 2015====
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[[ASDA]] | [[Generator NI]] | [[George Best Belfast City Airport Hanover]] | [[Lundbeck Limited]] |  [[MindWise]] | [[New Vision]] | [[Prostate Cancer UK]]<ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/FEB-2015-REGISTER-27.5.15-final.pdf Chambre PA Client list Dec14-Feb15], ''APPC.org'', accessed 19 February 2016</ref>
  
*[[Lilly]] who also fund [[Rethink]] also a client of Chambre<ref>http://www.lilly.co.uk/Nitro/newTemplates/general/Content_IT_LBCT.jsp?page=1471</ref>
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Lobbying clients listed in 2008 include:<ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk APPC register, to December 2008]</ref><br>
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[[General Medical Council]] | [[Enterprise Northern Ireland]] | [[Bryson Charitable Group]] | [[Bryson Social Services]] | [[Northern Ireland Energy Agency]] | [[Health Foundation]] | [[Shingles Support Society]] | [[Sanofi Pasteur MSD]] | [[Lilly]] UK | [[Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry]] | [[Ulster Cancer Foundation]] | [[Royal British Legion]] | [[NESTA]] | [[Boehringer Ingelheim]] | [[Freight Transport Association]] | [[British Dental Association]] | [[Skills for Logistics]] | [[Baglady Productions]] | [[ASDA]] | [[Consumer Focus Post]] 
  
*[[GlaxoSmithkline]] who fund the [[British Heart Foundation]] and [[Jo’s Trust]] both also clients<ref>http://www.gsk.com/responsibility/cr_issues/patient-groups/uk-patient-organisations.htm</ref>
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Chambre therefore works for a number of big pharmaceutical clients, as well as patient groups, although it doesn't disclose which pharma companies fund these patient groups. The relationships between these charities and the pharmaceutical companies is not clear:
  
*[[Boehringer Ingelheim]] who fund the [[British Heart Foundation]] also a client.
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:*Both [[Sanofi Pasteur MSD]]<ref>[http://www.spmsd.co.uk/doc.asp?catid=380&docid=705 Sanofi Pasteur website]</ref> and [[GlaxoSmithkline]]<ref>[http://www.gsk.com/responsibility/cr_issues/patient-groups/uk-patient-organisations.htm GSK website]</ref> fund the [[British Heart Foundation]] and the cervical cancer charity [[Jo’s Trust]]. Both charities are clients of Chambre. Client [[Boehringer Ingelheim]] also funds the [[British Heart Foundation]].
 
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:*[[Lilly]] funds [[Rethink]], which describes itself as the leading national mental health membership charity, and which is also a client of Chambre<ref>[http://www.lilly.co.uk/Nitro/newTemplates/general/Content_IT_LBCT.jsp?page=1471 Lilly's website]</ref>
We have no means of knowing what the relationship is here – another reason why transparency is necessary. There is a further point which is that Chambre also work for [[Northern Health & Social Services Board]] which is responsible for both health and social care in the north of Northern Ireland.  This leads to potential conflict of interest as both the patient groups and the pharma companies which pay Chambre have a vested interest in influencing the behaviour of the Board in relation to say Autism or mental health, both areas where Chambre clients have interests.
 
  
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Chambre also works for the [[Northern Health & Social Services Board]], which is responsible for both health and social care in the north of Northern Ireland.  This leads to potential conflict of interest as both the patient groups and the pharma companies which pay Chambre have a vested interest in influencing the behaviour of the Board in relation to, say, autism or mental health, both areas where Chambre clients have interests.
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
*[[Will Chambre]]
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*[[Will Chambre]]. Chambre has represented the [[Northern Ireland Government Affairs Group]], the trade association for lobbyists in Northern Ireland. At a fringe meeting in April 2008 on [[lobbying transparency]] at the 2008 annual delegate meeting of the National Union of Journalists, Chambre argued against transparency and in defence of the lobbying industry. SpinWatch reports:<ref>David Miller [http://www.spinwatch.org.uk/blogs-mainmenu-29/david-miller-unspun-mainmenu-31/4838-open-stormont-lobbying-transparency-for-northern-ireland Open Stormont? Lobbying Transparency for Northern Ireland]], David Miller - Unspun, 21 April 2008</ref> "Chambre learned his lobbying at the knee of one of the key fixers of the Westminster lobby scene – [[Douglas Smith]] the [[Conservative Party]] member who runs various [[All Party Parliamentary Groups]] and a string of lobby firms.
 
*[[Neil Johnston]]  
 
*[[Neil Johnston]]  
 
*[[Terry McErlane]]
 
*[[Terry McErlane]]
 
*[[Simon Logan]]
 
*[[Simon Logan]]
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====APPC lobbying register====
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====March 2016-May 2016====
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[[Will Chambre]] | [[Jack Gibson]] | [[Craig Harrison]] | [[Megan Kelly]](Intern) | [[Geoff McGimpsey]] | [[Michael McKenna]] | [[Leah Reah]] <ref name="Mar16"/>
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====December 2015-February 2016====
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[[Will Chambre]] | [[Aishling Fitzsimons]] (intern) | [[Jack Gibson]] | [[Craig Harrison]] | [[Geoff McGimpsey]] | [[Michael McKenna]] | [[Rory McKittrick]] (intern) | [[Odhran McMahon]] (intern) | [[Hannah Moore]] (intern) <ref name="Dec15"/>
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====September 2015-November 2015====
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[[Will Chambre]] | [[John Davison]] |  [[Aishling Fitzsimons]] (intern) | [[Jack Gibson]] | [[Craig Harrison]] | [[Geoff McGimpsey]] | [[Michael McKenna]] | [[Odhran McMahon]](intern) | [[Lucinda McMillan]](intern) | [[Hannah Moore]](intern) | [[Harold Ohayon]] | [[Adam Ringland]](intern) <ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk/members/register/register-profile/?company=Chambre%20Public%20Affairs%20LLP Chambre PA Client list Sep-Nov15], ''APPC.org'', accessed 19 February 2016</ref>
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===December 2014-February 2015===
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[[Will Chambre]] | [[John Davison]] | [[Katy Fields]] | [[Iain Hoy]] | [[Richard McCarthy (Intern)]] |  [[Jenny McEaeney]] | [[Kelly McVeigh]] | [[Harold Ohayon]] | [[Zoe Seeley (intern)]] | [[Rebecca Smith (Intern)]]<ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/FEB-2015-REGISTER-27.5.15-final.pdf Chambre PA Client list Dec14-Feb15], ''APPC.org'', accessed 19 February 2016</ref>
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
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==Resources==
 
==Resources==
 
*[[Chambré Public Affairs, Staff and Clients 1.12.07-29.02.08]]
 
*[[Chambré Public Affairs, Staff and Clients 1.12.07-29.02.08]]
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*[[Chambré Public Affairs, Staff and Clients 1 june 2009 to 31 August 2009]]
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==References==
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Chambré Public Affairs is a Belfast-based lobbying firm with lots of clients in the health sector.

Clients

APPC lobbying register

March 2016-May 2016

AbbVie | Addiction NI (Drink Wise, Age Well Programme) | ASDA | Asthma UK | Kelda Water Services | Lloyds Banking Group | NHBC | Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited | Oxford University Foreign Service Programme | Turley[1]

December 2015-February 2016

AbbVie | Addiction NI (Drink Wise, Age Well Programme) | ASDA | Kelda Water Services | Lundbeck Limited | MindWise | New Vision | NHBC | Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited | Oxford University Foreign Service Programme [2]

September 2015-November 2015

Addiction NI (Drink Wise, Age Well Programme) | ASDA | intu | Kelda Water Services | Lacuna Developments | LucidTalk | Lundbeck Limited | MindWise | New Vision | Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited | Novo Nordisk Ltd | Oxford University Foreign Service Programme | Quarry Products Association[3]

December 2014-February 2015

ASDA | Generator NI | George Best Belfast City Airport Hanover | Lundbeck Limited | MindWise | New Vision | Prostate Cancer UK[4]

Lobbying clients listed in 2008 include:[5]
General Medical Council | Enterprise Northern Ireland | Bryson Charitable Group | Bryson Social Services | Northern Ireland Energy Agency | Health Foundation | Shingles Support Society | Sanofi Pasteur MSD | Lilly UK | Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry | Ulster Cancer Foundation | Royal British Legion | NESTA | Boehringer Ingelheim | Freight Transport Association | British Dental Association | Skills for Logistics | Baglady Productions | ASDA | Consumer Focus Post

Chambre therefore works for a number of big pharmaceutical clients, as well as patient groups, although it doesn't disclose which pharma companies fund these patient groups. The relationships between these charities and the pharmaceutical companies is not clear:

Chambre also works for the Northern Health & Social Services Board, which is responsible for both health and social care in the north of Northern Ireland. This leads to potential conflict of interest as both the patient groups and the pharma companies which pay Chambre have a vested interest in influencing the behaviour of the Board in relation to, say, autism or mental health, both areas where Chambre clients have interests.

People

APPC lobbying register

March 2016-May 2016

Will Chambre | Jack Gibson | Craig Harrison | Megan Kelly(Intern) | Geoff McGimpsey | Michael McKenna | Leah Reah [1]

December 2015-February 2016

Will Chambre | Aishling Fitzsimons (intern) | Jack Gibson | Craig Harrison | Geoff McGimpsey | Michael McKenna | Rory McKittrick (intern) | Odhran McMahon (intern) | Hannah Moore (intern) [2]

September 2015-November 2015

Will Chambre | John Davison | Aishling Fitzsimons (intern) | Jack Gibson | Craig Harrison | Geoff McGimpsey | Michael McKenna | Odhran McMahon(intern) | Lucinda McMillan(intern) | Hannah Moore(intern) | Harold Ohayon | Adam Ringland(intern) [10]

December 2014-February 2015

Will Chambre | John Davison | Katy Fields | Iain Hoy | Richard McCarthy (Intern) | Jenny McEaeney | Kelly McVeigh | Harold Ohayon | Zoe Seeley (intern) | Rebecca Smith (Intern)[11]

Affiliations

Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chambre Public Affairs clients, APPC, accessed 15 June 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chambre PA staff, Register Dec15-Feb16, APPC, accessed 11 April 2016
  3. Chambre PA Client list Sep-Nov15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016
  4. Chambre PA Client list Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016
  5. APPC register, to December 2008
  6. Sanofi Pasteur website
  7. GSK website
  8. Lilly's website
  9. David Miller Open Stormont? Lobbying Transparency for Northern Ireland], David Miller - Unspun, 21 April 2008
  10. Chambre PA Client list Sep-Nov15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016
  11. Chambre PA Client list Dec14-Feb15, APPC.org, accessed 19 February 2016
  12. http://www.nicci.co.uk/members-directory?r=All&

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