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The [[Road Haulage Association]], which signed former Transport Minister [[Stephen Norris]] for £150,000 a year, is similar to the [[Freight Transport Association]], except that it represents the hauliers (over 10,000 members) rather than the freight users. It has 30 staff. <ref>BBC, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2000/london_mayor/726055.stm Steve Norris: Tory who ran as liberal], 5 May 2000.</ref>
 
The [[Road Haulage Association]], which signed former Transport Minister [[Stephen Norris]] for £150,000 a year, is similar to the [[Freight Transport Association]], except that it represents the hauliers (over 10,000 members) rather than the freight users. It has 30 staff. <ref>BBC, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2000/london_mayor/726055.stm Steve Norris: Tory who ran as liberal], 5 May 2000.</ref>
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==Members==
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Edinburgh based PR firm [[Bell Johnstone Communications]] (also known as the [[Bell Johnstone Agency]]) is reported to be an Allied Industry Member of the [[Road Haulage Association]]<ref>Bell Johnstone Communications [http://www.belljohnstone.co.uk/FACTS%20March%20web.pdf FACTS] Accessed 6th May 2008</ref>.
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==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
 
*[[Transport Forum All Party Parliamentary Group]]
 
*[[Transport Forum All Party Parliamentary Group]]
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==Lobbying on Fuel Tax==
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It is reported that the [[Road Haulage Association]] and the [[Freight Transport Association]] met with Alistair Darling (Chancellor of the Exchequer) on 11 February 2008 to push for the abandonment of plans to increase fuel duty<ref>Bell Johnstone Communications [http://www.belljohnstone.co.uk/FACTS%20March%20web.pdf FACTS] Accessed 6th May 2008</ref>.
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==PR and lobbying firms==
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*[[Tendo Consulting]], since 2015.<ref> Mark Leftly [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/ousted-lib-dem-special-advisers-peter-carroll-and-will-de-peyer-turn-to-lobbying-10384241.html Ousted Lib Dem special advisers Peter Carroll and Will de Peyer turn to lobbying] ''Independent'', 13 July 2015, accessed 21 July 2015.</ref>
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 09:28, 21 July 2015

The Road Haulage Association, which signed former Transport Minister Stephen Norris for £150,000 a year, is similar to the Freight Transport Association, except that it represents the hauliers (over 10,000 members) rather than the freight users. It has 30 staff. [1]

Members

Edinburgh based PR firm Bell Johnstone Communications (also known as the Bell Johnstone Agency) is reported to be an Allied Industry Member of the Road Haulage Association[2].

Affiliations

Lobbying on Fuel Tax

It is reported that the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association met with Alistair Darling (Chancellor of the Exchequer) on 11 February 2008 to push for the abandonment of plans to increase fuel duty[3].

PR and lobbying firms

References

  1. BBC, Steve Norris: Tory who ran as liberal, 5 May 2000.
  2. Bell Johnstone Communications FACTS Accessed 6th May 2008
  3. Bell Johnstone Communications FACTS Accessed 6th May 2008
  4. Mark Leftly Ousted Lib Dem special advisers Peter Carroll and Will de Peyer turn to lobbying Independent, 13 July 2015, accessed 21 July 2015.