Industry and Parliament Trust

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The Industry and Parliament trust is a corporate-Parliament partnership designed to increase the influence of business and give business privileged access to MPs at Westminster. It provided the model for the development of the Scottish Parliament Business Exchange

It describes itself as follows on its website:

Established in 1977, the Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) is a registered charity dedicated to fostering mutual understanding between business and Parliament for the public benefit. The Trust is independent, non-partisan and non-lobbying.
  • IPT facilitates educational exchange Fellowships for MPs, MEPs, Peers and Officers of both Houses with a range of companies from different sectors of commerce and industry.
  • IPT organises a range of study programmes and events for companies in Westminster and in Brussels.
  • IPT arranges attachment schemes for civil servants enabling them to see the parliamentary process at first hand in the company of an MP.

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