The Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) was established in 1977 by the Chief Executives of 10 major British companies to develop an understanding by management about Parliament through ‘dialogues’ between Parliamentarians and companies.
Click here to see a video of Nigel Abbott from the BOC Group interviewing Sir Leslie Smith, who was instrumental in founding the IPT.
The IPT was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in April 1977 and became a registered charity in 1983. Its charitable objects are:
‘To promote industry and commerce and the efficient and effective administration of government for the benefit of the public’
The IPT seeks to achieve its objects by promoting mutual understanding between legislators and wealth generators across all sectors of business.
Specifically, the IPT provides programmes of study, research, education and training on:
- the organisation and practice of industry and commerce, and
- the administration of Government both within the United Kingdom and the European Union
The IPT endeavours to publish the results of such study and research.
The Directors of the IPT since its foundation are:
| 1977 - 1982 | Alan Eden-Green |
| 1983 - 2003 | Riki Hyde-Chambers OBE |
| 2003 - | Sally Muggeridge (Chief Executive) |
Timeline
| 1977 | The founder companies who funded the development of the IPT were: - BOC
- Cadbury Schweppes
- Chloride Group
- Laporte Industries
- Marks & Spencer
- Metal Box
- Scottish & Newcastle Breweries
- Tarmac
- Plessey
- United Biscuits
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| 1978/9 | First fellowships awarded to: - Rt Hon Arthur Bottomley MP (M&S)
- Peter Bottomley MP (Plessey)
- Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler MP (Plessey)
- Jim Craigen (S&N)
- The Lord Corbett of Castle Vale(Chloride)
- Baroness Fookes (M&S)
- Rt Hon Sidney Irving (Metal Box)
- The Lord Jopling (Laporte)
- Hal Miller (Chloride)
- The Lord Pendry (Laporte)
- Sir Hugh Rossi (BOC)
- Neville Sandelson (BOC)
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| 1980 | IPT located at 1 Buckingham Place (Royal Warrant Holders Association) |
| 1992 | Inaugural European Study Programme for Industrialists (ESPI) in Brussels |
| 2003 | IPT records its 600th Fellowship programme |
| 2004 | IPT relocated to 3 Whitehall Court, SW1 |
