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Bureau publishes comprehensive civil service hospitality database
The UK’s most senior civil servants have been wined and dined by major corporations and interest groups on more than 3,100 occasions in the last three years, the Bureau can reveal. Research gathering together for the first time each department’s hospitality release and extra information obtained through Freedom of Information laws has uncovered the extent of corporate entertainment offered to top mandarins.
The data: Top ten City financiers of the Tory Party
Research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism details for the first time the full extent of donations made to the Tory party by members of the Financial Services industry since 2005. The biggest individual City backer of the Tories is David Rowland, who has contributed £4.013m in just two years. Property investment made Rowland his first fortune, but he has moved into more general investment and City activity.
The data: The growth of City donations to the Conservative Party
City financing of the Conservative Party has doubled under David Cameron to over 50% of total Tory funding, an investigation by the Bureau reveals. The table below shows how donations to the CPCO from City backers have risen sharply over the past five years.
Tory Party funding from City doubles under Cameron
The City’s contibution to the Conservative Party has more than doubled since David Cameron became its leader. The latest research from the Bureau details for the first time the full extent of Square Mile donations given to the Tories. It reveals that the percentage of donations from companies and individuals connected to the financial services industry has now reached more than half.
UN High Commissioner calls for investigation into war logs allegations
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay has called for an investigation into allegations of abuse and murder of Iraqis within detention centres, following the publication of the Iraq war logs. The High Commissioner also called for all alleged abuses against Iraqi civilians by US troops to be properly investigated.
HFEA launches first National Fertility Patient Survey
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has today launched the first ever National Fertility Patient Survey. The objective is to give the UK's fertility patients an unprecedented chance to have their say. From 3 to 30 September 2018, we will be offering anyone who has undergone fertility treatment the opportunity to be part of this study, by giving their views on the quality of treatment, care and support they received, and how they would change it if they could.
HFEA launches first National Fertility Patient Survey
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has today launched the first ever National Fertility Patient Survey. The objective is to give the UK's fertility patients an unprecedented chance to have their say. From 3 to the 30 of September 2018, we will be offering anyone who has undergone fertility treatment the opportunity to be part of this study, by giving their views on the quality of treatment, care and support they received, and how they would change it if they could.
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