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Stott also worked for ex-energy minister and PR man [[Charles Hendry]] MP, and as a press officer for the Tories. <ref>John Owens, [http://www.prweek.com/article/1223033/hill+knowlton-strategies-hires-nuclear-expert-michael-stott Hill+Knowlton Strategies hires nuclear expert Michael Stott], ''PRWeek'', 28 November 2013, acc 1 December 2013 </ref> | Stott also worked for ex-energy minister and PR man [[Charles Hendry]] MP, and as a press officer for the Tories. <ref>John Owens, [http://www.prweek.com/article/1223033/hill+knowlton-strategies-hires-nuclear-expert-michael-stott Hill+Knowlton Strategies hires nuclear expert Michael Stott], ''PRWeek'', 28 November 2013, acc 1 December 2013 </ref> | ||
| − | His responsibilities at H+K include running the secretariat of the UK [[All-Party Parliamentary Group Unconventional Oil and Gas]] (APPG). Founded to ‘debate and explore the potential’ for developing such reserves, membership of this group offers the fracking industry and its lobbyists easy backdoor access to Westminster’s MPs. | + | His responsibilities at H+K include running the secretariat of the UK [[All-Party Parliamentary Group Unconventional Oil and Gas]] (APPG). Founded to ‘debate and explore the potential’ for developing such reserves, membership of this group offers the fracking industry and its lobbyists easy backdoor access to Westminster’s MPs. His old boss, Charles Hendry, is former vice-chair and member. |
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Michael Stott is a former UK government special adviser now senior associate director for the energy and industrials section of lobbying firm Hill and Knowlton Strategies UK.
Background
Stott joined H+K after a nine-month stint with Luther Pendragon and before that as EDF Energy's public affairs manager, handling comms for the development and deployment of its nuclear new build strategy.
Stott also worked for ex-energy minister and PR man Charles Hendry MP, and as a press officer for the Tories. [1]
His responsibilities at H+K include running the secretariat of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group Unconventional Oil and Gas (APPG). Founded to ‘debate and explore the potential’ for developing such reserves, membership of this group offers the fracking industry and its lobbyists easy backdoor access to Westminster’s MPs. His old boss, Charles Hendry, is former vice-chair and member.
Contact, Resources and Notes
Resources
See: Fracking Spads
- Melissa Jones and Andy Rowell, Access all areas: Westminster's (vast) fracking lobby exposed, 29 April 2015.
Notes
- ↑ John Owens, Hill+Knowlton Strategies hires nuclear expert Michael Stott, PRWeek, 28 November 2013, acc 1 December 2013
