Industry and Parliament Trust

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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 and 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), peers and senior parliamentary staff. Fellowships provide the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at a variety of companies, spanning the various sectors through bespoke programmes of placements;
• Courses, seminars, panel discussions, lectures and events for policymakers, business people, academics, and civil servants;
• A series of policy events echoing the most pertinent issues of the day being discussed in Parliament and business.
• MP attachments for civil servants. To see how MPs day-to-day decisions directly impacts the formulation of policy.

The Industry and Parliament Trust is based in Whitehall, London, close to the Houses of Parliament.