Overview
Lobbying Costs
800,000€ - 899,999€
Financial year: Nov 2022 - Oct 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
7
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
British Agriculture Bureau (BAB)
EU Transparency Register
23029147081-37 First registered on 07 Nov 2011
Goals / Remit
The British Agriculture Bureau (BAB) champions UK farming and growing in Brussels and provides professional representation and services to the members of the National Farmers’ Union of England, NFU Cymru (Wales), National Farmers’ Union of Scotland and the Ulster Farmers’ Union. Through NFU, BAB is a member of Copa Cogeca.
The main aims and objectives of BAB are to: provide political representation at European level; inform UK farming unions about important political, commercial or legislative changes that may impact on members; engage with EU and third country agri-food stakeholders based in Brussels; influence political decisions on agriculture by lobbying the EU public institutions, European and international organisations.Main EU files targeted
Agricultural policy, including the CAP
EU budget
State aid
Food Supply Chain (including unfair trading practices)
Research & Innovation
Rural transport
Rural Development & structural funds
Market sectors (arable, sugar, livestock, poultry, horticulture. apiculture)
Employment, including seasonal labour
Health & Safety
Sustainable Production & Consumption
Organics
Animal Health
Environment and climate change
Renewable Energy
Quality & promotion
Sustainable use of pesticides
Fertilisers, including anti-dumping measures
Farm to Fork
Biodiversity Strategy
Water
Trade in agricultural products, including future EU/UK trade relationshipAddress
Head Office
NFU Agriculture House, Stoneleigh Park Stoneleigh
Warwickshire CV8 2TZ
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
rue de Treves 61 6th floor
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 20 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Kate ADAMS 23 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Jennifer BRUNTON 28 Sep 2023 27 Sep 2024 Robin Manning 29 Sep 2023 27 Sep 2024 Ms Kate ADAMS 23 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Robin Manning 29 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Jennifer BRUNTON 28 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr James THOMPSON 27 Sep 2023 21 Mar 2024 Ms Kate ADAMS 29 Mar 2023 23 Mar 2024 Ms Jennifer BRUNTON 20 Oct 2022 28 Sep 2023 Mr Robin Manning 20 Oct 2022 29 Sep 2023 Mr Alastair HEINRICH 24 Feb 2022 01 Sep 2022 Ms Zoe MOORE 30 Oct 2021 24 Dec 2021 Mr Robin Manning 16 Oct 2021 15 Oct 2022 Ms Verity Richards 16 Oct 2021 15 Oct 2022 Ms Jennifer BRUNTON 10 Sep 2021 10 Sep 2022 Ms Katie Jarvis 26 Sep 2020 25 Sep 2021 Ms Verity Richards 26 Sep 2020 25 Sep 2021 Ms Isabelle RAYNER 25 Sep 2020 01 Jan 2021 Mr Robin Manning 29 Feb 2020 27 Feb 2021 Ms Imogen ENGLISH 05 Feb 2020 01 Jul 2020 Ms Verity Richards 12 Nov 2019 26 Sep 2020 Ms Imogen ENGLISH 29 Aug 2019 05 Feb 2020 Ms Victoria Morgan 10 Jul 2019 01 Feb 2020 Ms Katie Jarvis 24 May 2019 23 May 2020 Ms Jane Maeve Whyte 07 Feb 2019 02 Feb 2020 Ms Emily ROADS 13 Sep 2018 02 Mar 2019 Ms Claire Williams 22 Jun 2018 07 Feb 2019 Mr Tom Keen 30 May 2018 24 May 2019 Ms Katie Jarvis 24 May 2018 24 May 2019 Mr Richard Potts 14 Oct 2017 27 Jun 2018 Ms Claire Williams 20 Jul 2017 22 Jun 2018 Ms Katie Jarvis 09 Jun 2017 24 May 2018 Mr Tom Keen 17 May 2017 10 Jun 2017 Ms Jane Maeve Whyte 17 May 2017 22 Apr 2018 Mr Richard Potts 20 Oct 2016 14 Oct 2017 Ms Fay Jones 20 Oct 2016 19 Oct 2017 Ms Katie Jarvis 19 Jul 2016 10 Jun 2017 Ms Jane Maeve Whyte 27 May 2016 17 May 2017 Mr Tom Keen 29 Apr 2016 29 Apr 2017 Ms Fay Jones 03 Dec 2015 20 Oct 2016 Mr Richard Potts 13 Nov 2015 21 Oct 2016 Ms Ceris Jones 29 May 2015 18 Jul 2015 Mr Adam Bedford 07 May 2015 29 Apr 2016 Mr Tom Keen 07 May 2015 29 Apr 2016 Mr James Mills 25 Mar 2015 23 Mar 2016 Ms Jane Maeve Whyte 23 Jan 2015 28 May 2015 Mrs Jane maeve Whyte 23 Jan 2015 27 Jan 2015 Mr Richard Potts 09 Dec 2014 13 Nov 2015 Ms Fay Jones 18 Nov 2014 14 Nov 2015 Ms Rebecca Wells 28 May 2014 24 Mar 2015 Mr Adam Bedford 23 May 2014 07 May 2015 Lisabeth Sian DAVIES 16 Apr 2014 15 Nov 2014 Mrs Gail Soutar 16 Apr 2014 21 Jan 2015 Ms Fay Jones 19 Nov 2013 16 Nov 2014 Ms Jane Maeve Whyte 22 Jun 2013 13 Apr 2014 Mr Adam Bedford 22 Jun 2013 23 May 2014 Ms Rebecca Wells 22 Jun 2013 28 May 2014 Lisabeth Sian DAVIES 12 Mar 2013 09 Mar 2014 William SURMAN 08 Mar 2013 17 Nov 2013 Lisabeth Sian DAVIES 23 Mar 2012 08 Feb 2013 Mr Adam Bedford 05 May 2012 08 Feb 2013 Ms Jane Maeve Whyte 04 May 2012 08 Feb 2013 Kate Lee 06 Mar 2012 19 Oct 2012 William SURMAN 06 Mar 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
3 policy staff
1support staffPerson in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Copa-Cogeca
British Chamber of CommerceMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Nov 2022 - Oct 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
800,000€ - 899,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
800,000€ - 899,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Outreach events and networking
Webinars and seminars e.g. on future EU/UK trading relationship
Involvement in European events such as Greenweek
Involved in European events with EU counterparts and COPA
Hosting group visits (farmers and members)
Various communication campaigns on UK agricultureOther activities
Lobbying for UK farmers
Meetings
Meetings
7 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 11 Dec 2017 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject UK farming union future priorities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Julian King (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Agri matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Plant protection products Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Future of the CAP and general discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
- Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Potential opportunities for the agri-food sector through Horizon 2020 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - José Mendes Bota (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - José Mendes Bota (Cabinet member)