Summary of business appointments applications - Dr Daniel Poulter MP
Published 12 October 2016
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Dr Daniel Poulter MP left his role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department of Health in March 2015.
1. Visiting Professor, King’s College London
Dr Poulter sought the Committee’s advice on a role as a Visiting Professor at King’s College London, based within the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy.
When considering this application the Committee noted that Dr Poulter studied medicine at King’s College, and the only dealings he had with the university while in ministerial office were when he gave a speech at a Veterans Health Conference hosted there. They also noted that the role will not involve any contact with the UK Government.
The Committee advised Dr Poulter that it could see no reason why he should not take up this appointment, subject to the following conditions:
- He should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of himself or the organisations or persons to which this advice refers) any privileged information available to him as a Minister; and
- For two years from his last day in ministerial office he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of King’s College London, its students, staff or alumni.
The Committee wrote its advice letter to Dr Poulter in September 2016 and he took up the appointment in October 2016.