Summary of business appointment applications - Rt Hon Theresa Villiers
Published 20 April 2017
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Theresa Villiers left her role as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in July 2016
1. Advisory Board Member, Red Tape Initiative
Theresa Villiers sought the Committee’s advice about becoming a member of the advisory board of the Red Tape Initiative (RTI).
The Committee noted that the purpose of the RTI is to identify opportunities for repealing aspects of EU-derived regulation following the UK’s decision to leave the EU. The RTI’s proposals will be published for public debate and promoted on a non-partisan basis within Parliament. The role of the advisory board will be to provide views on what may be sensible and acceptable deregulatory measures. The role will be unpaid.
When considering the application, the Committee took into account that Ms Villiers’ former department had no concerns about the appointment.
Taking into account the specific facts in this case in accordance with the Government’s Business Appointment Rules, the Committee advised the appointment be subject to the following conditions:
- she should not draw on any privileged information available to her from her time in ministerial office; and
- for two years from her last day in ministerial office, she should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of the Red Tape Initiative.
The Committee sent its advice letter to Ms Villiers in November 2016 and the role was announced in April 2017.