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Baker, Steve - former Minister of State for Northern Ireland and Minister of State in the Cabinet Office - ACOBA advice

Advice to The Rt Hon Steve Baker, former Minister of State for Northern Ireland and Minister of State in the Cabinet Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.

Documents

Advice Letter - Steve Baker, Non-Executive Director, Home@ix

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Advice Letter: Steve Baker, Chairman, Anchor Philanthropic Capital

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Advice Letter: Steve Baker, Consultant, Net Zero Watch Limited

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Advice letter: Steve Baker, Business Development Affiliate, Glint Pay

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Advice letter: Steve Baker, Chair, Fighting for a free future

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Advice Letter: Steve Baker, Speaker, Specialist Speakers

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Details

Mr Baker left his role at The Northern Ireland Office and The Cabinet Office in July 2024.

Non-Executive Director, Home@ix Limited.

Mr Baker sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Home@ix. The letter containing the Committee’s advice about the conditions imposed was sent in November 2024 and the appointment was taken up in September 2025. An accessible version of the letter is available here

Chairman, Anchor Philanthropic Capital

Mr Baker sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Anchor Philanthropic Capital. The letter containing the Committee’s advice about the conditions imposed was sent in July 2025 and taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Consultant, Net Zero Watch

Mr Baker sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Net Zero Watch. The letter containing the Committee’s advice about the conditions imposed was sent in July 2025 and taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Business Development Affiliate, Glint Pay

Mr Baker sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Glint Pay. The letter containing the Committee’s advice about the conditions imposed was sent in June 2025 and taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Chair, Fighting for a Free Future

Mr Baker sought the Committee’s advice about expanding his newsletter ‘Fighting for a Free Future ‘ into a wider project. The letter containing the Committee’s advice and the conditions imposed was sent in June 2025 and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Advisor, Axiom Venture Fund II LP

Mr Baker sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Axiom Venture Fund II LP.  The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in November 2024; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Speaker, Specialist Speakers

Mr Baker sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Specialist Speakers.  The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in October 2024; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Director and Founder, The Provocation People Limited

Mr Baker sought the Committee’s advice about establishing The Provocation People Limited. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in October 2024; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Expert Panel Media, Globelynx, Part of PA Media

Mr Baker sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Globelynx. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in October 2024; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Establishing an online newsletter via Substack

Mr Baker sought the Committee’s advice establishing a regular, online, newsletter via Substack.  The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed was sent in August 2024. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Updates to this page

Published 27 November 2024
Last updated 30 September 2025 show all updates
  1. Appointments with Home@ix, Anchor Philanthropic Capital, Net Zero Watch added.

  2. Project with 'Fighting for a Free future' added Appointment with Glint Pay added

  3. Appointment with The Provocation People Limited and Globelynx added.

  4. First published.

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