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Summary of previous advice (2014-2016) - Stephen Hammond

Updated 2 February 2021

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Stephen Hammond left his role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport in July 2014.

1. Adviser, Inmarsat

Stephen Hammond sought advice to accept a part-time, paid appointment as an Adviser for Inmarsat.

In their consideration of this application, the Committee noted that Mr Hammond did not have official dealings with Inmarsat during his last two years in ministerial office. The Committee noted that Mr Hammond’s former department did have a relationship with Inmarsat, but that this was of a non-contractual nature.

The Committee advised Mr Hammond that it saw no reason why he should not take up the appointment, subject to the following conditions:

  • Mr Hammond should not draw on privileged information available to him from his time in Government; and

  • For two years from his last day in service, Mr Hammond should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of his new employer, its parent company or its clients.

The Committee wrote its advice letter to Mr Hammond in December 2014 and he took up the role later that month.

2. Adviser, Confederation of Passenger Transport

Stephen Hammond sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a paid appointment as an adviser to the Confederation of Passenger Transport.

The Committee noted that Mr Hammond had been offered a role as an adviser, and that he had acted in a similar capacity for the Confederation of Passenger Transport between 2010 and 2012 prior to joining the Government. Given his previous Ministerial position at the Department for Transport, the Committee drew attention to the ban on lobbying and drawing on privileged information set out below.

The Committee advised Mr Hammond that it saw no reason why he should not take up the appointment, subject to the following conditions:

  • That Mr Hammond should not draw on any privileged information available to him as a Minister; and

  • For two years from his last day in service, Mr Hammond should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of his new employer or its members.

The Committee wrote its advice letter to Mr Hammond in January 2016 and he took up the role later that month.

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