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The Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) is a charity that works to promote the mutual understanding of Parliament and business. It works within the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the European Parliament and with organisations from all sectors of industry. It is non-partisan, non-lobbying and not-for-profit. Its activities include: * Fellowship programmes for Members of Parliament (MPs), Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), peers and senior parliamentary staff. Fellowships provide the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in one more companies through bespoke programmes of placements; * Courses, seminars, panel discussions, lectures and events for policymakers, businesspeople and civil servants; * Attachments for civil servants. The Industry and Parliament Trust is based in Whitehall, London, close to the Houses of Parliament. == Fellowships == A quarter of the current House of Commons are Fellows of the Industry and Parliament Trust. (Fellowships ) are open to all MPs, peers, UK MEPs and senior House Staff irrespective of their political party. Most Fellowships consist of 18 days over 18 to 24 months, and all programmes are explicitly educational and non-lobbying, intended to give parliamentarians a greater understanding of the issues facing business and the British economy. High-profile IPT Fellows include: * The Rt Hon David Blunkett MP * The Rt Hon Andrew Stunell OBE MP * The Hon Ed Vaizey MP * Tom Watson MP * John Whittingdale OBE MP * The Rt Hon Baroness Fookes DBE DL * The Rt Hon Baroness Jay of Paddington * The Rt Hon Lord Martin of Springburn, former Speaker of the British House of Commons * The Rt Hon Baron Mawhinney * The Rt Hon Lord McFall of Alcluith * The Rt Hon Lord McNally PC Former MPs who are IPT Fellows include: * Edwina Currie * Jacqui Smith (List of current on-going Fellowships ) All Fellows receive a cartoon upon completion of their Fellowship, an original copy of which is retained at the British Cartoon Archive at the University of Kent.〔http://www.ipt.org.uk/Fellowships/Fellowship+cartoons.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Industry and Parliament Trust」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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