Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Directorships
Director of NGC Networks Ltd, Navigation Court, Calder Park, Wakefield WF2 7BJ..
Supplier of telecommunications products and services to businesses.
29 January 2011, received 500 gross (435.40 net) for work done in January 2011.
Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 27 February 2011)
25 February 2011, received 500 gross (435.20 net) for work done in February
2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 27 February 2011)
22 March 2011, received 500 gross (435.20 net) for work done in March 2011.
Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 3 May 2011)
28 April 2011, received 500 gross (435.20 net) for work done in April 2011.
Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 3 May 2011)
27 May 2011, received 500 gross (300.00 net) for work done in May 2011. Hours:
1 hr. (Registered 4 August 2011)
24 June 2011, received 500 gross (400.00 net) for work done in June 2011. Hours:
1 hr. (Registered 4 August 2011)
29 July 2011, received 500 gross (400.00 net) for work done in July 2011. Hours:
1 hr. (Registered 4 August 2011)
26 August 2011, received 500 gross (400.00 net) for work done in August 2011.
Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 10 October 2011)
30 September 2011, received 500 gross (400.00 net) for work done in September
2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 10 October 2011)
Remunerated directorship ceased with effect from 1 October 2011.
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Shareholdings
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Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Adfero Ltd; news and information services company.
Connect Support Services Ltd; IT services company.
Brafton Incorporated; news and information services company.
Castleford Media Pty Ltd; news and information services company.
Mountford Media Inc; news and information services company.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: State of Qatar
Address of donor: Embassy of the State of Qatar, 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): approximately 4,500 for air travel
and 4 nights accommodation
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Date of visit: 8-12 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade
(Registered 8 June 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: NDN
Address of donor: 729 15th St, NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): donation to cover cost of visit;
covering internal domestic flights from New York to Washington DC, 4 nights hotel
accommodation and transport (via private car) in Washington DC; approx 2,559
Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA
Date of visit: 19- 26 July 2011
Purpose of visit: to participate in meetings and events organized by NDN and meetings
arranged by the British Embassy.
(Registered 26 August 2011)
Name of donor: Not For Sale
Address of donor: 270 Capistrano Road, Suite #2 Half Moon Bay, California 94019, USA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): international flights to California
1,852.60 and hotel accommodation for two nights at an estimated 306; total estimated
2,158.59
Destination of visit: San Jose, California, USA
Date of visit: 19-22 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to participate in the Not For Sale Global Forum on Human Trafficking.
(Registered 14 November 2011)
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): total cost for flights, accommodation
and internal transport estimated at 1,000
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories. Refreshments at meetings within
Israel and the Palestinian territories provided by the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli
Ministry of Foreign Afffairs.
Date of visit: 5-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories to hold various meetings in my
role as Shadow Foreign Secretary.
(Registered 23 December 2011)
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Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Canary Wharf Group PLC
Address of donor: One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,000
Donor status: company
(Registered 7 September 2011 )
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: 15 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Airfare: 4,605; estimated value of
accommodation provided by All China Youth Federation: 600
Destination of visit: Beijing and Hohhot
Date of visit: 2228 May 2011
Purpose of visit: To attend the second meeting of the UK-China Young Leaders Roundtable
(Registered 29 June 2011)
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in
the Middle East
Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell
Square, London WC1H 0XG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, internal travel, food and
accommodation: total value 1,200
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestinian Territories
Date of visit: 6-10 April 2011
Purpose of visit: delegation to the West Bank with the British Palestine APPG
(Registered 29 June 2011)
Name of donor:
1) Oxfam GB
2) Care International
Address of donor:
1) John Smith House, Cowley, Oxfordshire OX4 2JY
2) 9th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO)
Address of donor: 6 Grafton Street, London W1S 4EQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 7,752.29, including business class
flights, accommodation, transportation and meals
Destination of visit: Hong Kong
Date of visit: 19-26 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to strengthen bilateral ties and deepen understanding between the UK and
Hong Kong, and to update knowledge and awareness of Hong Kongs political, social and
economic development
(Registered 21 March 2011)
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Miscellaneous
Trustee of the Industry and Parliament Trust.
Chairman of the Industry and Parliament Fellowship Committee.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W23UR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,663.19 from CFI; plus two meals
provided by other hosts, estimated cost of 100.
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 20-25 February 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank.
(Registered 11 March 2011)
Name of donor: Australia Israel Cultural Exchange
Address of donor: Suite 838, St Kilda Road Towers, 1 Queens Road, Melbourne, Victoria
3004, Australia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,416 comprising 673 for flights;
565 for accommodation and 178 for food, incidentals and other transport
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories
Date of visit: 7-10 January 2012
Purpose of visit: participation in the Australia Israel UK Leadership Dialogue.
(Registered 19 January 2012)
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Miscellaneous
Non-practising barrister.
Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Israel (unremunerated).
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Unison
Address of donor: 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 4,195.20
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 8 June 2011)
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Dudley North CLP
Address of donor: c/o Turner House, Wrens Nest Road, Dudley, DY1 3RU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Money raised at a fundraising
event for the benefit of Wolverhampton South East Constituency Labour Party and Dudley
North Consituency Labour Party in support of me and another Labour MP. The total raised
was 27,730 which includes no registrable donations, and Dudley North CLP received
13,865.
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 19 January 2012 )
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Directorships
Ambriel Consulting; software consultancy (not trading), Treluswell Hill Main Street The
Lizard Cornwall TR12 7NZ.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: The Iman Foundation
Address of donor: 4th Floor, 100 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 1SP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,050
Destination of visit: Cairo, Egypt
Date of visit: 24 to 27 July 2011
Purpose of visit: To present a seminar on the principles of a free society and to promote
dialogue to strengthen international understanding in relation to current events in Egypt.
(Registered 9 September 2011)
Name of donor: the Triarius Foundation
Address of donor: Stonecroft, Dr Gruze Micelli Street, Gzira GZR 1723, Malta
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): UK transport, flights, accommodation
and subsistence; total 8,130
Destination of visit: Equatorial Guinea
Date of visit: 17-21 August 2011
Purpose of visit: a parliamentary delegation, undertaken with the knowledge of the FCO, to
assess the business and political conditions prevailing in Equatorial Guinea.
(Registered 22 September 2011)
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Shareholdings
(a) Securities Automation Ltd (not trading)
Remunerated directorships
Deputy Chairman, Woburn Energy plc, 16 Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1H 0AF; AIM
listed company specialising in oil exploration and recovery. Work includes attending
meetings and advising on business opportunities.
Received payment of 3,333.33 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 28 February 2011)
Received payment of 3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 24 March 2011)
Received payment of 3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 26 April 2011)
Received payment of 3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 25 May 2011)
Received payment of 3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 29 June 2011)
Received payment of 3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 27 July 2011)
Received payment of 3,333 Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 31 August 2011)
Received payment of 3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 27 September 2011)
Received payment of 3,333 Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 28 November 2011)
Received payment of 3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 29 December 2011)
Received payment of 3,333 Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 27 January 2012)
Taha & Partners Ltd (non-executive); investment and business development in Iraq. Address:
Barbican House, 26 34 Old Street, London EC1V 9QR. Work includes attending meetings
and advising on business opportunities.
HCFI Limited (non-executive); a publicly quoted company in Egypt, with a range of
commercial activities from aviation and tourism to medical equipment. Resigned from
directorship in October 2011, rejoined Board in December 2011.
Received directors fees of 10,000. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 2 June 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Shaheed Nanak Singh Foundation
Address of donor: Sun House, 428 Long Drive, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 8UH
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,200
Destination of visit: Delhi and Patiala
Date of visit: 12-15 January 2012
Purpose of visit: To attend the fourth Shaheed Nanak Singh Memorial Lecture given by
General JJ Singh, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and former chief of the Indian Army
(Registered 18 January 2012)
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Registrable shareholdings
(b)
Petroquest Ltd (owns shares in Westminster Oil Limited)
Mastermailer plc; supplier of secure stationery
Woburn Energy plc.
Target Resources plc; gold and diamond mining in Sierra Leone
Directorships
Social Investment Business, 5th Floor, 6 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AE; investing in
charities and social enterprises. Three days per month chairing Investment Committee for
Futurebuilders Fund and as Vice Chair of the Board.
Payment of 1,000. Hours: 22.5 hrs. (Registered 6 April 2011)
Payment of 1,000. Hours: 22.5 hrs. (Registered 3 May 2011)
Payment of 1,000. Hours: 22.5 hrs. (Registered 15 June 2011)
Payment of 1,000. Hours: 22.5 hrs. (Registered 4 July 2011)
Payment of 1,000. Hours: 22.5 hrs. (Registered 2 August 2011)
Payment of 584. Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 30 August 2011)
Payment of 584 on 27 September 2011. Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 17 October
2011)
Payment of 584 on 27 October 2011. Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 15 November 2011)
Payment of 584 on 27 November 2011. Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 7 December
2011)
Payment of 584 on 20 December 2011. Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 22 December
2011)
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Shareholdings
(a) Astley Research Ltd, consultancy (until April 2011).
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Miscellaneous
January 2012, I received two first class return tickets, donated to charity, from First Great
Western. (Registered 9 January 2012)
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Remunerated directorships
Cartmore Building Supply Co Ltd, Cartmore Industrial Estate, Lochgelly, Fife. Builders
merchant. Work includes: attending meetings; reviewing management accounts; reviewing
company procedures; performance and processes; management of staff; and, management of
stock control and IT development.
27 January 2011, received salary payment of 3,500 gross (2069.76 net) for the
period 1-31 January 2011. I also had the use of a company car for this period.
Hours: 19 hrs. (Registered 7 March 2011)
27 February 2011, received salary payment of 3,500 gross (2069.76 net) for the
period 1-28 February 2011. I also had the use of a company car for this period.
Hours: 21 hrs. (Registered 7 March 2011)
27 March 2011, received salary payment of 2,666.67 gross (1,578.36 net) for the
period 1-31 March 2011. Hours: 17 hrs. (Registered 26 April 2011)
27 April 2011, received salary payment of 2,666.67 gross (1,558.98 net) for the
period 1-30 April 2011. Hours: 19 hrs. (Registered 24 May 2011)
27 May 2011, received salary payment of 2,666.67 gross (1,558.98 net) for the
period 1-31 May 2011. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 28 June 2011)
27 June 2011, received salary payment of 2,666.67 gross (1,558.98 net) for the
period 1-30 June 2011. Hours: 21 hrs. (Registered 28 June 2011)
27 July 2011, received salary payment of 2,666.67 gross (1,558.98 net) for the
period 1-31 July 2011. Hours: 19 hrs. (Registered 29 August 2011)
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27 August 2011, received salary payment of 2,666.67 gross (1,558.98 net) for the
period 1-31 August 2011. Hours: 27 hrs. (Registered 29 August 2011)
27 September 2011, received salary payment of 2,666.67 gross (1,558.98 net) for
the period 1-30 September 2011. Hours: 22 hrs. (Registered 18 October 2011)
27 October 2011, received salary payment of 2,666.67 gross (1,558.98 net) for the
period 1-31 October 2011. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 8 December 2011)
27 November 2011, received salary payment of 2,666.67 gross (1,558.98 net) for
the period 1-30 November 2011. Hours: 21 hrs. (Registered 8 December 2011)
27 December 2011, received salary payment of 2,666.67 gross (1,558.98 net) for
the period 1-31 December 2011. Hours: 14 hrs. (Registered 18January 2012)
Remunerated directorships
Director, Flare View Ltd.; property investment company holding freehold property let to
commercial tenants.
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Miscellaneous
Chair of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB) until 4 December 2010
(unpaid).
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Clients
Of Egin Partnership:
Payments from Jacal Cyf, consultancy; for consultancy services. Address: Gorwel,
Tudweiliog, Pwllheli, Gwynedd:
January 2011, payment of 900. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 8 February
2011)
February 2011, payment of 900. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 8 February
2011)
March 2011, payment of 900. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered12 May 2011)
April 2011, payment of 900. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 12 May 2011)
May 2011, payment of 900. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 15 July 2011)
June 2011, payment of 900. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 15 July 2011)
Payment of 2,000 from Innovas Ltd, Verdin Exchange; consultancy, for
consultancy support. Address: Winsford, Cheshire, for consultancy support. Hours:
15 hrs. (Registered 28 October 2010)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,355 from CFI, plus two meals
supplied by other hosts at estimated cost of 100
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 20-25 February 2011
Purpose of visit: fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank
(Registered 8 March 2011)
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Occasional writing for John Wiley and Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester,
PO19 8SQ.
Payments from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for opinion research:
Payment of 75. Hours: 1.5 hrs. Payment donated to my constituency party.
(Registered 29 March 2011)
Payments from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for opinion research:
Payment of 75. Hours: 1.5 hrs. Payment donated to my constituency
(Registered 16 March 2011)
Payment of 75. Hours: 1.5 hrs. Payment donated to my constituency
(Registered 9 May 2011)
Payment of 75. Hours: 1.5 hrs. Payment donated to my constituency
(Registered 8 June 2011)
Payment of 125. Hours: 3 hrs. Payment donated to my constituency
(Registered 26 January 2012)
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Payment of 150 from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for opinion
research. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to my constituency party. (Registered 7 October
2011)
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Miscellaneous
Chairman of the Historic Chapels Trust.
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Miscellaneous
Barrister (non-practising).
Remunerated directorships
Glencara Estate Company; private company unlimited with share capital which owns
commercial and agricultural land. Resigned following May 6 General Election.
Environmental Recycling Technologies PLC (non-executive); Keble House, South Leigh,
Oxfordshire OX29 6UR, AIM-listed company specialising in research and development into
waste and recycling technologies. Work includes analysing documents, speaking to executive
directors and carrying out duties as a non-executive director in line with the Combined Code
on Corporate Governance. Resigned following May 6 General Election.
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Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Glencara Estate Co. Ltd.
Lansdowne Advisory Ltd.
Longborough Capital PLC.
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Miscellaneous
Non-practising barrister-at-law.
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Received 100 on 8 June 2011 for completing survey. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 8
June 2011)
Received 75 on 28 May 2011 for completing May 2011 survey. Hours: 20 mins.
Payment donated to my Constituency Labour Party. (Registered 13 June 2011)
Received 75 on 12 December 2011 for completing survey. Hours: 20 mins.
Payment donated to my Constituency Labour Party. (Registered 14 December 2011)
Payment of 80 received on 31 January 2011 from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London
EC1Y 8RT, for completing online research survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity.
(Registered 24 February 2011)
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Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Liverpool Wavertree CLP
Address of donor: c/o 56 Derwent Road East, Stoneycroft, Liverpool L13 6QR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: money raised at a fund-raising
event for the benefit of Liverpool Wavertree Constituency Labour Party and Stalybridge and
Hyde Constituency Labour Party in support of myself and another Labour Party MP. Total
raised: approximately 3,464 (which includes no registrable donations) of which Wavertree
CLP received approximately 1,732.
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 4 November 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: World Jewish Congress
Address of donor: 501 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, USA
Amount of donation: 796.88 for 3 nights stay at the David Citadel Hotel and 1,132.30
roundtrip flight from London to Tel Aviv, total value 1,929.18
Destination of visit: Tel Aviv, Israel
Date of visit: 26th June 2011 29th June 2011
Purpose of visit: To attend an international conference of Jewish parliamentarians
(Registered 28 July 2011)
Name of donor: (1) Oxfam GB and (2) VSO
Address of donor: (1) John Smith House, Cowley, Oxfordshire, OX4 2JY; (2) Carlton House
27A Carlton Drive, Putney, London SW15 2BS
Amount of donation: (1) 1,061.12, comprising roundtrip flights from London to Dar es
Salaam costing 765.73 ; food, beverages and guesthouse on field visits costing 131.89 and
Dar es Salaam hotel accommodation costing 163.50 (2) 106.67, comprising flights to
Zanzibar costing 75.25 and food in Zanzibar costing 31.42.
Destination of visit: Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam, Morogoro and Dodoma, Tanzania
Date of visit: 14 -19 August 2011
Purpose of visit: To attend a study tour of Tanzania focused on food security and climate
change with Oxfam GB and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Agriculture and Food for
Development.
(Registered 19 October 2011)
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June 2011, payment of 75. Hours: 45 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered
27 June 2011)
August 2011, payment of 75. Hours: 45 mins. Payment donated to charity.
(Registered 15 August 2011)
December 2011, payment of 75. Hours: 60 mins. Payment donated to charity.
(Registered 22 December 2011)
I received one case of mixed wines, totalling approximately 120 in value, in respect of a
short speech I gave to a group of North West businessmen on 25 March 2011. Address of
payer: Palladium Associates plc, Top Oth Hill Farm, Meadowhead Lane, Norden, Greater
Manchester OL11 5UL. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 April 2011)
Consultant to Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (UK) LLP as a consultant solicitor advising on
client services, business development and on other specific matters. Address: Trinity Court,
16 John Dalton Street, Manchester M60 8HS. Payment received on a monthly basis.
July 2011, payment of 1,250. Hours: 16 hrs in May 2011. Registered 3 August
2011)
July 2011, payment of 1,250. Hours: 16 hrs in June 2011. (Registered 3 August
2011)
August 2011, payment of 1,250. Hours: 16 hrs in July 2011. (Registered 3 August
2011)
September 2011, payment of 1,250. Hours: 16 hrs in August 2011. (Registered 1
November 2011)
October 2011, payment of 1,250. Hours: 16 hrs in September 2011. (Registered 1
November 2011)
November 2011, payment of 1,250. Hours: 16 hrs in October 2011. (Registered 15
December2011)
December 2011, payment of 1,250. Hours: 16 hrs in November 2011. (Registered
15 December 2011)
January 2012, payment of 1,250. Hours: 16 hrs in December 2011. (Registered 26
January 2012)
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Payments from Populus Ltd, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for completing
surveys. All payments are donated directly to my constituency party:
50 for May 2010 survey. Hours: 15 mins.
50 for September 2010 survey. Hours: 15 mins
50 for December 2010 survey. Hours: 15 mins.
(Registered 16 February 2011)
18 March 2011, 75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 4 January 2012)
28 March 2011, 75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 4 January 2012)
27 September 2011, 75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 4 January 2012)
Payment of 75 from BPRI, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX, for completing a
survey in May 2010. Hours: 25 mins. Payment donated directly to my constituency party.
(Registered 16 February 2011)
Payment of 150 from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for completing a
survey in August 2010. Hours: 50 mins. Payment donated directly to my constituency party.
(Registered 16 February 2011)
Paymentof 80 from YouGov, 50 Featherstone St, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing a
survey in February 2011. Payment donated to my constituency party. 9registered 16
February 2011)
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Remunerated directorships
Chairman (non-executive), BCC Marketing Services Ltd, Belgrade Business Centre,
Denington Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN8 2QH; a database building and
information gathering telemarketing service company which I founded in 1989. I receive a
payment of 32,000 per annum, paid monthly. I chair a monthly board meeting and have
regular telephone contact with the managing director. Hours worked, approximately 5 hours
per month.
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets at Glyndebourne;
total value 1,132.80
Date of receipt of donation: 26 May 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 20 May 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 01501573
(Registered 18 July 2011)
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Registrable shareholdings
(a)
BCC.Marketing Services Ltd.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Indian Government
Address of donor: Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of
India, New Delhi, India
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air fares and accommodation; total
value 3,143.23, plus other hospitality and meals for me and my wife; value 250. We paid
for my wifes flights ourselves.
Destination of visit: New Delhi and Kerala, India
Date of visit: 25 September-2 October 2010
Purpose of visit: to improve UK/India relationship
(Registered 26 October 2010)
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Shareholdings
(a) P and J Engineering Supplies, of which I am an unremunerated director.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 458 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,417 from CFI; plus two meals
provided by other hosts, estimated cost of 100.
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 20-25 February 2011
Purpose of visit: fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank.
(Registered 14 March 2011)
Name of donor: The European Azerbaijan Society
Address of donor: 11-12 St Jamess Square London SW1Y 4LB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): c. 3,500, covering cost of flights,
accommodation, internal travel
Destination of visit: Azerbaijan
Date of visit: 25-30 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet senior Azerbaijani political and business figures, British diplomats
and visit some of the regions.
(Registered 22 June 2011)
Name of donor: Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR)
Address of donor: 1 Olympic Way, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 0NP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air tickets, transport, food and hotel
costs; total 1,084
Destination of visit: Jordan and the West Bank
Date of visit: 7-12 October 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding political delegation to Jordan and the West Bank
(Registered 10 November 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor:1) Christian Aid; 2) International alert; 3) CAFOD
Address of donor:
1) 35 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RL
2) 346 Clapham Road, London SW9 9AP
3) Romero House, 55 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1) 750; 2) 375; 3)100
Destination of visit: Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
Date of visit:14-19 May
Purpose of visit: Parliamentary Delegation with the APPG Great Lakes
(Registered 15 June 2011)
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Remunerated directorships
HADAW Productions and Investments Ltd; publishing, broadcast and print media; advisory
services for overseas trade, and cyber and internet security advice; to which is payable income
from:
Adviser on business development to A4e Ltd; global public service reform.
(25,00130,000 per financial year) This involves some travel.
Secure Trading Inc. (US), 108 West 13th Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, USA.
This involves some travel.
Advisory post for corporate social responsibility (volunteering and education) for
News International, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1HR.
6-month contract, 25,000 (Registered 22 March 2011)
Contract renewal, 6 month rolling contract. January 2012, 49,500.
(Registered 10 January 2012)
3,000 received in May 2011 for Sky IQ Advisory Seminar. Address of payer:
Michael Wood Consultancy, 38 Taunton Avenue, London SW20 0BH. Hours
worked: 5 hrs. (Registered 9 June 2011)
Payments from RLF Partnership (51 Causton St, London SW1P 4AT) for seminars
on UK and International Relations:
1,500 received on 4 July 2011. Hours worked: 4 hrs (Registered 12 July
2011)
1,500 received on 3 October 2011. Hours worked: 2 hrs. (Registered 13
October 2011)
London School of Business and Finance visiting lecturer. Up to 12 months, 20,000.
(Registered 5 September 2011)
28 November 2011, I received 2,000 from Sysmex Ltd, Sysmex UK Ltd, Sysmex
House, Garamonde Drive, Wymbush, Milton Keynes, MK8 8DF for making a
speech. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 20 December 2011)
I have not yet drawn down any income from the above directorship.
UC Group Ltd, Sundridge Park Manor, Willoughby Lane, Bromley, Kent BR1 3FZ (nonexecutive) This involves some travel.
Payment of 5,000 received on 2 February 2011. Hours; 8 hrs. (Registered 18
February 2011)
Payment of 5,000 received on 28 February 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 15
March 2011)
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9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
HADAW Productions and Investments Ltd.
11.
Miscellaneous
My formal connection with News International is registered under Category 1 above.
Following negotiations relating to intrusion and substantial damage caused to my family (as
well as myself), News International paid damages to close members of my family in July
2011.(Registered 12 December 2011)
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Miscellaneous
A donation of 200 was made direct to charity after I opened new premises for Osborne,
Fonteyn House, 47-49 London Road, Reigate, Surrey RH2 9PY. (Registered 24 November
2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Love146
Address of donor: PO Box 8266, New Haven, CT 06530, USA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,800
Destination of visit: Philippines
Date of visit: 26 November-6 December 2010
Purpose of visit: to see how child victims of human trafficking are looked after and
reintegrated back into Philippine society, with a view to see if that model could work in the
United Kingdom.
(Registered 17 December 2010)
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
AJWB Travel Ltd; travel company
11.
Miscellaneous
Director of AJWB Travel Ltd; non-remunerated at present.
Owner of P W Bone Chartered Accountants; non-remunerated at present.
9.
Shareholdings
(b)
Streetbook Ltd.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in
the Middle East
Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell
Square, London WC1H 0XG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,120
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestinian Territories
Date of visit: 20-24 January 2011
Purpose of visit: Parliamentary fact-finding delegation
(Registered 7 February 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: The European Azerbaijan society
Address of donor: 2 Queen Annes Gate, London SW1H 9AA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel and accommodation estimated
at 3,600
Destination of visit: Azerbaijan
Date of visit: 22 -27 July 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet senior Azerbaijani political and business figures and, British
diplomats, and to visit some of the regions and IDP camp
(Registered 26 August 2011 )
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22 February 2011, received payment of 150 for giving a speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee
donated to my local constituency party. (Registered 23 February 2011)
3 March 2011, received 150 for giving a speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to my
local constituency party. (Registered 27 March 2011)
23 March 2011, received 150 for giving a speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to my
local constituency party. (Registered 27 March 2011)
30 March 2011, received 150 for giving a speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to my
local constituency party. (Registered 1 July 2011)
10 May 2011, received 150 for giving a speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to my
local constituency party. (Registered 1 July 2011)
14 June 2011, received 150 for giving a speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to my
local constituency party. (Registered 1 July 2011)
6 September 2011, received 150 for giving a speech. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to
my local constituency party. (Registered 6 October 2011)
8 December 2011, received 150 for giving a speech. Hours: 45 mins. Fee donated
to Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat Development Fund. (Registered 8
December 2011)
ComRes, 4 Millbank, London.
30 November 2010, received payment of 75 for survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee
donated to my local constituency party. (Registered 7 February 2011)
20 January 2011, received payment of 75 for survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated
to my local constituency party. (Registered 24 February 2011)
21 March 2011, received payment of 75.00 for survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated
to my local constituency party. (Registered 27 March 2011)
17 June 2011, received payment of 75 for survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to
Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat Development Fund. (Registered 30 July
2011)
14 July 2011, received payment of 75 for survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to
Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat Development Fund. (Registered 8
September 2011)
15 January 2012, received payment of 75 for survey. Hours: 20 mins. Fee donated
to Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrat Development Fund. (Registered 15
January 2012)
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Israel
Address of donor: Embassy of Israel, 2 Palace Green, London W8 4QB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,242 from the Israeli Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, meals by Conservative Friends of Israel and others below the registrable
threshold. This includes accommodation for my partner and me.
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Date of visit: 18-23 September 2011
Purpose of visit: fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank.
(Registered 18 October 2011)
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Directorships
AB produce PLC (non-executive chairman); fresh vegetable processing and distribution.
Address: Enterprise House, Repton Road, Westminster Industrial Estate, Measham,
Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE12 7DT. I attend board meetings once a month and communicate
with the managing director weekly.
24 December 2010, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2011)
21 January 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2011)
18 February 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 18 March 2011)
18 March 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 18 March 2011)
15 April 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 19 April 2011)
13 May 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 23 May 2011)
10 June 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 13 June 2011)
18 July 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5 August 2011)
5 August 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5 August 2011)
2 September 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 2 September 2011)
30 September 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 30 September
2011)
28 October 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 3 November 2011)
25 November 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 28 November
2011)
23 December 2011, payment of 7,773. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011
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Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: AB Produce PLC
Address of donor: Enterprise House, Repton Road, Westminster Industrial Estate, Measham,
Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE12 7DT.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 600 a month ongoing
Date of receipt: 6 May 2011
Date of acceptance: 6 May 2011
Donor status: company
(Registered 6 June 2011)
9.
Shareholdings
(a) AB Produce PLC; processing and distribution of fresh vegetables.
(a) AB Produce Trading Ltd; holding company.
(a) Bridgen Investments Ltd; investment company, investing in shares, property, building
projects
Miscellaneous
I am a non-practising solicitor.
8.
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I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
Payment of 36,018.18 for speech to Comtec Med in Geneva, Switzerland. Address of
Comtec: 53 Rothschild Boulevard, PO Box 68 Tel Aviv, 61000 Israel. Hours: 3 hrs. Flights
and accommodation to Geneva also paid for me and a member of my staff; value 2,949.13.
(Registered 19 April 2011)
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
Payment of 35,873.94 for speech to World 50, Inc in New York. Address of World 50:
3525 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30305 USA. Hours: 2.5 hrs. Flights and accommodation
to New York also paid for me and a member of my staff; value 11,255.07. (Registered 31
May 2011)
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
Payment of 36,174.63 for speech to Pacific Investment Mortgage Company (PIMCO) in
Newport Beach, California. Address of PIMCO: 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
NY 10105, USA. Hours: 4 hrs. Flights and accommodation in California also paid for me
and a member of my staff; value 12,484.87. (Registered 7 June 2011)
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
Payment of 36,174.63 for speech to Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan in Benton
Harbor, Michigan. Address of Economic Club: 2887 Villa Lane, Benton harbor, MI 49022,
USA. Hours: 3.5 hrs. Flights and accommodation in Michigan also paid; value 2,346.67.
(Registered 7 June 2011)
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
Payment of 36,146.29 for speech to Skybridge Capital in Las Vegas. Address of Skybridge
Capital: 527 Madison Avenue, 6th floor, New York, NY 10022, USA. Hours: 3 hrs. Flights
and accommodation in Las Vegas also paid; value 2,008.58. (Registered 7 June 2011)
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
Payment of 36,292.84 for speech to Citi Latin America in New York. Address of Cit Latin
America: 201 S.Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131, USA. Hours: 3 hrs.
Flights and accommodation in New York also paid; value 2,008.58. (Registered 7 June 2011)
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
Payment for staff and research of 42,158.38 as Chairman of the World Economic Forum
Policy Coordination Group. Address of donor: Route de la Capite 91-93, 1223
Cologny/Geneva. Hours: ongoing commitment. (Registered 7 June 2011)
Airfare and accommodation to Geneva also paid, 1,657.64. (Registered 23 June
2011)
Airfare and accommodation in Geneva also paid, 1,559.76. (Updated 16 August
2011)
Airfare and accommodation in Geneva also paid, 732.84. (Registered 1 September
2011)
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Flight, accommodation and transport paid for me and my staff; value 8,835.16, for speech to
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative and Principles for Responsible
Investment, Washington. Address: 15 Chemin des Anmones, Geneva, Switzerland. Hours: 3
hrs. (Registered 30 November 2011).
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
Speech to The New School: New York. Address: The New School, 6 E 16th Street, Room
1022 New York, NY 10011, USA. Hours: 3 hrs. Value of 4,273.04. (Registered 30
November 2011).
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. The sum of 4,273.04 was
donated to charity upon receipt.
Payment of 49,580.80 for speech to Carlyle Investment Management, in Paris. Address: of
Carlyle Investment Management LLC: 1001 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 220 South
Washington DC 20004, USA. Hours: 2 hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid
for me and my staff; value 1,822.94. (Registered 20 December 2011)
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
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I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
Flights, accommodation and transport paid for me and my staff; value 7,782.82 for speech to
Doha UN Alliance of Civilizations, Doha. Address of Qatar Committee of UNAOC, PO Box
5825, Doha, Qatar. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 16 January 2012)
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
Flights, accommodation and transport paid for me and my staff; value 4,197.68 for speech to
21st Century Council, Berggruen Institute, Paris. Address of Nicolas Berggruen Institute: 9720
Wilshire Blvd, 6F Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 16 January 2012)
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
Flights, accommodation and transport paid for me and my staff; value 6,645.44 for dinner
and speech to World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), Doha. Address of Qatar
Foundation: PO Box 5825, Doha, Qatar. Hours: 4.5 hrs. (Registered 16 January 2012)
I am not receiving any money from this engagement personally. It is being held by the Office
of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement
in public life.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Chinese Peoples Institute for Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: 71 Nanchizi Street, Beijing 100006, China
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flight and accommodation in Beijing
paid, 11,202
Destination of visit: Beijing, China
Date of visit: 11-14 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend International Conference on Global Economy organized by
Chinese Peoples Institute for Foreign Affairs.
(Registered 30 June 2011)
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Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): airfare paid for my travel to the INET
Forum in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA; value 475.59; donation of 278.70 made
direct to charity.
(Registered 26 April 2011; updated 14 July 2011)
Name of donor: Georgetown University
Address of donor: 37th and O Streets, N.W., Washington DC 20057
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): airfare and accommodation paid for
me and a member of my staff to travel to Washington, DC for speech at Georgetown
University; value 3,079.29
(Registered 14 June 2011)
Name of donor: United Nations Economic and Social Council
Address of donor: ECOSOC Secretariat, 1 UN Plaza, New York, NY USA
Amount of donation: airfare paid to travel to Geneva to give keynote address to the High level
segment of the UNECOSOC, 666.20
(Registered 14 July 2011)
Name of donor: Temasek Holdings
Address of donor: 60B Orchard Rd, #06-18 Tower 2, the Atrium@Orchard, Singapore
238891.
Amount of donation (or estimate of probable value) Airfare, accommodation and other travel
paid to travel to Singapore on 26 September to address the Temasek International Panel, value
12,752.17.
(Registered 10 October 2011)
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown Ltd; company set up to provide administrative support
for Mr and Mrs Brown in their ongoing activities.
11.
Miscellaneous
Co-convenor of the Global Campaign for Education high level panel. Unpaid role: research
and back-up support provided via members of the GCE Coalition.
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5.
Payments for articles for Mail on Sunday, Associated Newspapers, 2 Derry Street,
Kensington, W8 5TT:
Payment of 1,000. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 31 March 2011)
Payment of 1,000. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 11 April 2011)
Payment of 1,400. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 18 July 2011)
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Payments from MGN Limited for articles in the Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, Canary
Wharf, London E14 5AP:
Payment of 300 for article. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 19 July 2011)
Payment of 500 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 30 August 2011)
Payment of 15,375 from Transworld Publishers, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V
2SA, as an advance for a book to be published in 2014. (Registered 18 July 2011)
Payments from The Independent, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT:
Payment of 5,833.34. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 26 October 2011)
Payment of 2,916.67 for a weekly column. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 28 November
2011)
Payment of 2,916.67 for December. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 23 January 2012)
Payment of 2,916.67 for January. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 23 January 2012)
4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Fundraising dinner held by the Rhondda Labour Party which raised 6,964, including the
following donation: (Registered 18 July 2011)
Name of donor: Craig Fraser
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,450
Donor status: individual
(Registered 18 July 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Programme
Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square,
London WC1H 0XG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,000
Destination of visit: West Bank, Palestine
Date of visit: 25-29 November 2010
Purpose of visit: Britain-Palestine APPG delegation
(Registered 20 December 2010)
5.
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR and Israeli Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Government of Israel
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 974 from CFI; 574 from the
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meals provided by other hosts below registrable
threshold.
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 29 May-3 June 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank.
(Registered 8 June 2011)
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10.
4.
I receive
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales
Address of donor: 39 Ecclestone Square, London SW1V 1BX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: a salary of 4,000 and
accommodation will be provided for an intern in my parliamentary office for 10 months,
October 2011-July 2012
Date of receipt: 20 September 2011
Date of acceptance: 3 October 2011
Donor status: registered charity
(Registered 3 November 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain
Address of donor: c/o The Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain, 30 Belgrave Square, London
SW1X 8QB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,279
Destination of visit: Bahrain
Date of visit: 21-25 October 2010
Purpose of visit: in my capacity as Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Bahrain
I was invited to visit to country to met with Government Ministers and others and to observe
the Parliamentary elections that were taking place during the visit.
(Registered 16 November 2010)
Name of donor: Government of Tunisia
Address of donor: Tunisian Embassy, 29 Princes Gate, London SW7 1QG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): return flights to Tunis and hotel
accommodation; value 1,907.10
Destination of visit: Tunis, Tunisia
Date of visit: 4-7 January 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet the British Tunisia Chamber of Commerce, officials in the
Department for Culture and Tourism, members of the Tunisian Parliament, the Mayor of
Hammermat and some Government Ministers, at the invitation of the Ambassador of Tunisia
in the United Kingdom
(Registered 9 February 2011)
Name of donor: Government of Taiwan
Address of donor: Taiwan Representative Office, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB
Amount of donation: 3,050
Destination of visit: Republic of China (Taiwan)
Date of visit: 30 May to 3 June 2011
Purpose of visit: Meetings with the President of Taiwan and other members of the
Government, and members of the Taiwan Parliament.
(Registered 23 June 2011)
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Received 200 for being on police station call for the weekends commencing 20
October and 11 November 2011. Hours: 120 hours in total. (Registered 19 December
2011)
Received 55.15 for attending as duty solicitor at Hatfield Magistrates Court on 22
October 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 19 December 2011)
Sponsorships
(a) Sponsorship or financial or material support:
Name of donor: Champneys Ltd
Address of donor: Henlow Grange, Henlow, Bedfordshire SG16 6DB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,040 value of sponsorship of
fund-raising Spa Day for North East Bedfordshire Conservatives
Date of receipt: 30 June 2011
Date of acceptance: 20 June 2011
Donor status: Company No 01297142
(Registered 27 July 2011 )
5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: United Kingdom-Japan 21st Century Group
Address of donor: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): transport, food and accommodation;
total value 3,430
Destination of visit: Japan
Date of visit: 20-25 October 2010
Purpose of visit: to foster international relations and facilitate trade
(Registered 4 November 2010)
Name of donor: Council for European Palestinian Relations
Address of donor: 1 Olympic Way, Wembley, London, HA9 0NP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): transport, accommodation and food
estimated at 1,418.56
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: (1) All-Party Parliamentary China Group (APPCG)
(2) National Peoples Congress of China
Address of donor:
(1) c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
(2) 23 Xi Jiao Min Xiang, Beijing 10085, P.R. China
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
(1) Return flights to China paid for by the APPCG from funds previously registered;
total cost 2421.47
(2) Internal travel and hospitality (including meals) paid for by National Peoples
Congress; approx value 500
Destination of visit: shanghai and Beijing
Date of visit: 9-16 October 2010
Purpose of visit: to consolidate links between the UK Parliament and National Peoples
Congress, and update knowledge and awareness of Chinas political, social and economic
development.
(Registered 28 October 2010)
8.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Policy Network
Address of donor: Third Floor, 11 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 664
Destination of visit: Oslo, Norway
Date of visit: 12-13 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the Progressive Governance Conference 2011
(Registered 23 December 2011)
Name of donor: UK-China Forum
Address of donor: 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 7,916
Destination of visit: Beijing, China and Hohot, Inner Mongolia
Date of visit: 22-27 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the China-UK Young Leaders Roundtable
(Registered 23 December 2011)
Name of donor: Fundacin IDEAS
Address of donor: Gobelas, 31, 28023 Madrid, Spain
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,012
Destination of visit: Madrid, Spain
Date of visit: 17-19 October 2011
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Purpose of visit: to attend the Third Global Progress Conference Progressive Futures.
(Registered 23 December 2011)
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11.
Miscellaneous
Elected Member of the National Assembly for Wales. Address: Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF99
1NA. No salary taken. This has now ceased, May 2011. A resettlement grant has been paid.
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Sponsorships
3 July 2009, I attended my local Principal Patrons Club Dinner which raised money for the
West Oxfordshire Conservative Association. The following donations of over 1000 were
received by the Association;
Name of donor: The Marquess of Headfort
Address of donor: Private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 1, 250 towards cost of
dinner. 500 donation in kind for provision of venue.
Donor status: Individual
(Registered 21 July 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Nicholas Kaye
Address of donor: Private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind:
towards cost of dinner.
Donor status: Individual.
(Registered 21 July 2009)
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1,500 donation
8.
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Miscellaneous
(Unremunerated interests currently registered on the NI Assembly website register do not
appear here as they are not registrable under House of Commons rules.)
Remunerated directorships
Scottish American Investment Company PLC (15,00120,000)
Payment of 4,375 gross (2,625 net) received on 31 December 2011. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 9 March 2011)
Payment of 4,375 gross (2,625 net) received on 31 March 2011. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 6 April 2011)
Payment of 4,375 gross (2,625 net) received on 30 June 2011. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 4 July 2011)
Payment of 4,375 gross (2,625 net) received on 30 September 2011. Hours: 12
hrs. (Registered 10 October 2011)
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Miscellaneous
A proposal by NPower to erect wind turbines on my land (see Category 8) is currently the
subject of a planning application and a public inquiry is likely to be held in early 2011
(Registered 11 October 2010)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
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Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,025
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to Riyadh at the invitation of the Shura
Council to meet with Members of the Shura Council, Government Ministers and various
human rights groups to further understanding of the Kingdom and its latest developments as
well as to strengthen political ties with the country.
(Registered 4 January 2012)
11.
Miscellaneous
Councillor Rainham Central Medway Council. Since my election to Parliament I draw no
allowances.
Non-practising barrister.
Remunerated directorships
Carclew Limited; small private company which provides business consultancy services but
excludes advice on parliamentary or public affairs (not trading).
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Carclew Limited (not trading).
11.
Miscellaneous
I am a barrister, currently non-practising.
8.
11.
Miscellaneous
Barrister, not undertaking work.
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8.
9.
Shareholdings
(b) Interest in Salisbury Road Development LLP, which owns a property in Christchurch,
Dorset. (Registered 18 October 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (unremunerated).
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8.
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Shareholdings
(a) Polity Communications Ltd; advises organisations on community consultation relating to
regeneration projects within the UK.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Government of Taiwan
Address of donor: Taipei, Taiwan
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation, subsistence and
travel costs
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Date of visit: 23-30 September 2010
Purpose of visit: to increase knowledge of Taiwan and discuss issues of mutual interest as
member of the All-Party British Taiwan Group
(Registered 17 February 2011)
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Barbara Follett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 4,550 donation to the Labour
Party to pay a member of staff working for me in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State
for Women and Equalities
Date of receipt: 7 November 2011
Date of acceptance: 7 November 2011
(Registered 23 November 2011)
Name of donor: Barbara Follett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 4,550 donation to the Labour
Party to pay a member of staff working for me in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State
for Women and Equalities
Date of receipt: 18 January 2012
Date of acceptance: 18 January 2012
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Messrs. Paul Martin & Co. Address: 8-10 Eastern Road, Romford RM1 3PS.
Received 24,541.58 for legal services provided between 1 September 2010 and 30
November 2010. Hours: 100 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Messrs. Royds LLP. Address: 65 Carter Lane, London EC4V 5HF.
Received 2,500, for legal services provided between 1 March 2010 and 30 April
2010. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Messrs. McGrigors. Address: 5 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7BA.
Received 1,762.50 for legal services provided between 1 January 2011 and 10
March 2011. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Messrs. Aegis Tax LLP. Address: 2 Stone Buildings, Lincolns Inn, London WC2A 3RH.
Received 30,000 for legal services provided between 1 March 2011 and 31 May
2011. Hours: 50 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Received 3,500 for legal services provided between 1 June 2010 and 17 May 2011.
Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: The Council for European Palestinian Relations
Address of donor: 1 Olympic Way, Wembley, HA9 0NP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,240
Destination of visit: Cairo and Gaza
Date of visit: 22-27 July 2011
Purpose of visit: To explore the issues faced by the people of Gaza/Palestine and the Egyptian
governments approach to them
(Registered 13 September 2011)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in
the Middle East
Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell
Square, London WC1H 0XG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,120
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestinian Territories
Date of visit: 20-24 January 2011
Purpose of visit: delegation to the West Bank with the British-Palestine All-Party
Parliamentary Group
11.
Miscellaneous
On 31 May 2011 I received a resettlement payment of 17,576 when I stood down as a
Member of the Scottish Parliament. This payment will be donated to charity. (Registered 9
June 2011)
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Payment of 80 from Leftfield, 51 Clink Street Studios, Clink Street, London SE1 9DG for
opinion survey. Hours: 15 mins. Payment donated to constituency party. (Registered 27
September 2011)
October 2011, payment of 150 from Arcadia University, 450 S. Easton Rd., Glenside, PA
19038, USA, as guest lecturer at City University, London. Hours: 2 hrs. Payment donated to
constituency party. (Registered 18 October 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) Tibet Society UK
2) Tibetan Parliament in exile
Address of donor:
1) Unit 9, 139 Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3HF
2) H-10 2nd Floor, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi, 11024, India
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) 724.64
2) 150.58
Destination of visit: Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj, India
Date of visit: 1-8 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet the Tibetan parliament and Government in exile; to improve
understanding by British MPs of the issues affecting Tibet; to further the exchange
programme between British and Tibetan MPs; to have an audience with his Holiness the Dalai
Lama.
(Registered 31 October 2011)
8.
Directorships
Vision Twenty-One, Milton Hall, 244 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4BQ (Urban Visions Ltd)
(social research). Company ceased trading in May 2011.
Payment of 12,000 as non-executive director of Vision Twenty-One, for period May
2010-April 2011. Hours: approximately 12 hours work per month. (Registered 20
May 2011)
2.
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5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) Government of Azad Kashmir
2) Justice Foundation London
Address of donor:
1) Prime Minister Secretariat, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
2) Kashmir Centre, The Dutch House, High Holborn, London WC1V 7LL
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) Accommodation and travel in Pakistan, totalling 720 (520 accommodation;
200 for internal travel). Costs were for MP and a member of my staff.
2) Flights; cost 2,320
Destination of visit: Kashmir, Pakistan
Date of visit: 19-24 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet local politicians, to assess and learn about the situation regarding
Kashmir.
(Registered 4 July 2011)
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Urban Visions Ltd
11.
Miscellaneous
In a prize draw held at a parliamentary reception sponsored by BT I won 1,000 of computer
equipment, which will be donated by BT to a charity of my choice. (Registered 25 May 2011)
In the annual parliamentary pool competition sponsored by Rileys Snooker I won 750 as
runner-up, which will be donated by Rileys Snooker to a charity of my choice. (Registered 20
May 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Meridiam
Address of donor: 5 Allee Scheffer, L-2520 Luxembourg
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): train fare and accommodation in
Paris; total value 937.61
Destination of visit: Paris
Date of visit: 26 April 2011
Purpose of visit: attending seminar
(Registered 17 May 2011)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1. All Party Parliamentary China Group, sponsored by GKN plc, City of London,
London Export Corporation (LEC), John Swire & Sons, GlaxoSmithKline, Astra
Zeneca, Arup, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, HSBC.
2. Virgin Atlantic
Address of donor:
1. c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
2. Customer Relations, PO Box 747, Dunstable LU6 9AH
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1. 2,199.98, return flights to China, internal travel in China, accommodation and
meals. I also received some meals and hospitality provided locally.
2. 1,500, flight upgrade on outward journey
Destination of visit: China; Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu
Date of visit: 16-22 December 2011
Purpose of visit: to maintain and strengthen relations between Parliament and the National
Peoples Congress of China; to learn about and support British businesses operating in China;
and to deepen the knowledge and understanding of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 4 January 2012)
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9.
Shareholdings
(a) Pure Crete Ltd, tour operator to Crete.
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5.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Partito Dei Liberisti Ticinesi i Liberisti
Address of donor: c/o Rivo Cortonesi, Via la Prada 12, CH-6929, Gravesano, Italy
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,311.96
Destination of visit: Inter Libertarian Conference, Lugano, Switzerland
Date of visit: 31 March-2 April 2011
Purpose of visit: speaking engagement at conference
(Registered 4 May 2011)
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Payment of 360 from Telegraph Media Group, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London
SW1W 0DT, for an article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 10 January 2012)
Directorships
Chair of Rapier Design Group (non-executive), exhibition and event management company,
(client industries aerospace, transport, automotive, pharmaceutical, medical, leisure, retail,
financial services, defence, entertainment, FMCG) Rapier House, Crane Mead Ware SG12
9PW, and subsidiaries Rapier Group Inc (US division), Joan Carol Inc, Hampton Medical
Conferences (exhibition management), OPUS CREATES Ltd and .Rapier Design Ltd. I
resigned from all these directorships on 31 October 2011. (Registered 2 November 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) Conservative Middle East Council
2) Government of Kuwait
Address of donor:
1) 55 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QL
2) Kuwait City, Kuwait
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) 1,098, for flights
2) 850, for hotels
Destination of visit: Kuwait
Date of visit: 2-5 December 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding visit including meetings with the Emir of Kuwait, senior
Government officials and British business groups
(Registered 14 December 2011)
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Rapier Design Group Ltd.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Barnsley East CLP
Address of donor: 26 Newsome Road, Wombwell, Barnsley S73 8QS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,918.14; money raised at a
fundraising event for the benefit of Ashfield Constituency Labour Party and Barnsley East
Constituency Labour Party in support of myself and another Labour MP. The total raised
included one registrable donation; see below.
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 30 March 2011)
Name of donor: David Menton
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,477.44 as the only
registrable donation from a fundraising event for the benefit of Ashfield Constituency
Labour Party and Barnsley East Constituency Labour Party in support of myself and
another Labour MP.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 March 2011)
5.
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket and hospitality at the
National Television Awards; value 662.46
Date of receipt of donation: 26 January 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 26 January 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 4967001
(Registered 4 March 2011)
Name of donor: UK Music
Address of donor : 26 Berners Street, London W1T 3LR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket and hospitality at the BRIT
Awards; value 850
Date of receipt of donation: 15 February 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 15 February 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 3245288
(Registered 4 March 2011)
Name of donor: Time Warner Ltd
Address of donor : 44 GreatMarlborough Street, London W1F 7JL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket and hospitality at the
Orange British Academy Film Awards; value 700
Date of receipt of donation: 13 February 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 13 February 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 02713670
(Registered 8 March 2011)
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Address of donor: Cornwall Court, 19 Cornwall Street, Birmingham B3 2DT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the services of a research
assistant/analyst to support me in my Opposition front bench role, for 4 days per week on 18
week secondment from 28 February 2011 until 30 June 2011; value 53,812
Date of receipt: 28 February 2011
Date of acceptance: 28 February 2011-30 June 2011
Donor status: limited liability partnership
(Registered 8 April 2011; updated 14 October 2011)
Name of donor: GMB
Address of donor: GMB National Office, 22/24 Worple Road, London SW19 4DD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000 to pay for a member of
staff for three months to support me in my Opposition front bench role.
Date of receipt: 30 June 2011
Date of acceptance: 30 June 2011
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 27 July 2011)
Name of donor: Lord Bhattacharyya
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,000 to pay for a member of
staff working for me in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Business Innovation and
Skills (until 6 October 2011)
Date of receipt: 17 August 2011
Date of acceptance: 17 August 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered September 2011; updated 14 October 2011)
Name of donor:GMB
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Address of donor: GMB National Office, 22/24 Worple Road, London SW19 4DD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 1,500 to pay for a member of
staff for three months in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Business Innovation
and Skills and frontbench role for the Labour Party.
Date of receipt: 30 September 2011
Date of acceptance: 30 September 2011
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 14 October 2011)
Name of donor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Address of donor: Cornwall Court, 19 Cornwall Street, Birmingham B3 2DT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the services of a research
assistant/analyst to support me in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Business
Innovation and Skills, for 4 days per week from 6 September 2011 until 6 October 2011; value
12,213
Date of receipt: 6 September 2011
Date of acceptance: 6 September 2011
Donor status: limited liability partnership
(Registered 14 October 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Nigel Doughty
Address of donor: Doughty Hanson & Co, 45 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 4,657,95
Destination of visit: Singapore
Date of visit: 3-7 October 2011
Purpose of visit: observance of Singaporean businesses/Eastern economies
(Registered 21 October 2011)
Name of donor: Nigel Doughty
Address of donor: Doughty Hanson & Co, 45 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 4,697.71, including flights,
accommodation, car and driver
Destination of visit: Washington
Date of visit: 31 October -3 November 2011
Purpose of visit: observance of Washington businesses
(Registered 29 November 2011)
Directorships
Dinenages Ltd, trading as Recognition Express Southern London Road Horndean PO8 0BL,
manufacturer of corporate identity products.
2.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Address of donor: South Block, New Delhi 110 011
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights to and from India and internal
flights, hotel accommodation, food and other travel; total approximately 8,000.
Destination of visit: India
Date of visit: 17-24 September 2011
Purpose of visit: as part of a delegation of the Conservative Friends of India at the invitation
of the High Commission in London and the Ministry of External Affairs, Delhi, meeting
politicians and businessmen in Delhi and Mumbai.
(Registered 7 November 2011)
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Dinenages Ltd trading as Recognition Express
11.
Miscellaneous
On 26 October 2010 I transferred to a blind trust my woodland in Dumfriesshire, my
registrable shareholdings and my minority share in the Djanogly Family LLP (member of
Lloyds). (Registered 23 September 2011)
Overseas visits
Name of donor: The GAVI Alliance Secretariat
Address of donor: 2 Chemin des Mines, CH-1202, Geneva, Switzerland
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,644
Destination of visit: Bangladesh
Date of visit: 8-15 November 2011
Purpose of visit: inspection of child health and pneumonia facilities in and around Dhaka in
response to an invitation from the Bangladesh Ministry of Health
(Registered 6 December 2011)
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Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Catholic Trust for England and Wales
Address of donor: Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales, 39 Eccleston Square,
London SW1V 1BX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: educational intern provided
October 2011-August 2012; value 9,360
Date of receipt: October 2011
Date of acceptance: July 2011
Donor status: registered charity
(Registered 6 December 2011)
Overseas visits
Name of donor: The European Friends of Israel
Address of donor: Rue Joseph II 168, Brussels 1000, Belgium
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,062. Cost includes flights, hotel
room and some meals.
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 3-8 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the 2nd conference of the European Friends of Israel held in
Jerusalem
(Registered 25 May 2011)
8.
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Remunerated directorships
Faithful Group Ltd., 1-3 College Yard, Worcester. Provider of management services.
2.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Faithful Group Ltd.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: The Triarius Foundation
Address of donor: Stonecroft, Dr Gruze Micelli Street, Gzira GZR1723, Malta.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): UK Transport: 180; flights: 6,050
plus a short internal flight; accommodation: 1,300; subsistence: 600.
Destination of visit: Equatorial Guinea
Date of visit: 1721 August 2011
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding parliamentary delegation.
(Registered 15 September 2011)
2.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Falkland Islands Government
Address of donor: the Secretariat, Stanley, Falkland Islands, FIQQ 1ZZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,810.11
Destination of visit: Falkland Islands
Date of visit: 2-10 November 2011
Purpose of visit: familiarization visit
(Registered 21 December 2011)
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Miscellaneous
Unremunerated parliamentary adviser to Port of Tilbury Police.
Directorships
Morden Estates Company Limited, The Estate Office, Charborough Park, Wareham, Dorset,
BH20 7EN; property company that manages a number of family-owned properties.
8.
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Morden Estates Company Ltd, property management company (see 1 above)
(a) Abbotts Court Farm Company (Holdings) Limited, holding company for a farming
business.
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In addition to my salary I had the use of a company car and until 4 September 2010 a
mobile telephone.
4 June 2010, received payment of 7,098 for work done in June 2010. Hours: 40-60 hours.
6 July 2010, received payment of 13,977, comprising 8,736 for work done in July 2010,
and 5,241 for holiday pay for the period JanuaryJuly 2010. Hours: 40-60 hours
5 November 2010, received payment of 7,098 for work done in AugustOctober 2010
Hours: 95-135 hours. (Registered 19 January 2012)1
11.
Miscellaneous
I received an ex gratia payment of 30,000 on leaving my position as Deputy General
Secretary of Unite. See entry in Category 2 above. (Registered 7 July 2011)
4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Barnsley East CLP
Address of donor: 26 Newsome Road, Wombwell, Barnsley S73 8QS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 7,116.51; money raised at a
fundraising event for the benefit of Ashfield Constituency Labour Party (2,918.14) and
Barnsley East Constituency Labour Party (4,198.37) in support of myself and another Labour
MP. The total raised included one registrable donation; see below.
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 30 March 2011)
Name of donor: David Menton
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,477.44 as the only
registrable donation from a fundraising event for the benefit of Barnsley East
Constituency Labour Party and Ashfield Constituency Labour Party in support of
myself and another Labour MP.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 March 2011)
5.
Correction to earlier Register entry, following an inquiry by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
See 22nd Report from the Committee on Standards and Privileges of Session 2010-12, HC 1766.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) Institute for Policy and Strategy
2) David Menton
Address of donor:
1) Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center
Herzliya, PO Box 167, Herzliya 46150, Israel
2) private
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) flights for me and a staff member; value 1,796 (approx)
2) hotel accommodation for me and a staff member; value 1,260 (approx)
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 6-9 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend and participate in the 2011 Herzliya Conference
(Registered 7 March 2011; updated 26 July 2011)
Name of donor: BICOM (Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre)
Address of donor: 32-36 Great Portland Street, London
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,843.07 (estimate) for flights and
other delegation expenses, except accommodation. (Accommodation and some hospitality
was provided by the British Embassy in Tel Aviv.)
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Date of visit: 5-8 June 2011
Purpose of visit: the visit was part of the shadow defence teams review into defence
procurement.
(Registered 6 July 2011)
Name of donor:
1) MBDA (Anglo-European defence company)
2) Graham Cole
Address of donor:
1) Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2DA
2) private
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) return Eurostar tickets for me and a member of staff; value 900
2) Hotel accommodation for me and a staff member; value 440 (approx)
Destination of visit: Paris, France (Paris Air Show)
Date of visit: 19-20 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend a major defence exhibition and trade fair and meet representatives
of the defence industry as part of the Oppositions review into defence procurement.
(Registered 19 July 2011; updated 26 July 2011)
Name of donor: Cellcrypt (smartphone encryption company based in the UK)
Address of donor: 13-15 Carteret St, London SW1H 9DJ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation and some
hospitality for myself and a staff member, at a total cost of 2,973
Destination of visit: Washington DC
Date of visit: 19-23 July 2011
Purpose of visit: Factfinding visit as part of the Oppositions review of defence procurement.
(Registered 15 August 2011 )
Name of donor: Australia Israel Cultural Exchange
Address of donor: Suite 838, St Kilda Road Towers, 1 Queens Road, Melbourne, Victoria
3004, Australia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,200, comprising 650 for flights;
380 for hotel accommodation and 170 for food, bus transport and other incidentals
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories
Date of visit: 8-10 January 2012
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis (FAES)
Address of donor: c/Maria de Molina, 40, 6th floor, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return flight to Madrid,
accommodation for one night in Madrid and car, costing 1,055
Destination of visit: Madrid
Date of visit: 30 June 2011 and 1 July 2011
Purpose of visit: to give a keynote speech, at the invitation of the Spanish government, at the
opening of the international section of the FAES campus.
(Registered 14 September 2011)
Name of donor: (1) The Menzies Centre; (2) The Maxim Institute
Address of donor (1) PO Box 6091, Kingston, ACT 2604, New Zealand; (2) 29 Cape Horn
Road, Hillsborough, Auckland, Australia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) accommodation, food and car hire
valued at 947.77 in total; (2) Return flights from London to New Zealand to Australia and
accommodation valued at 3491.70 in total
Destination of visit: Australia and New Zealand
Date of visit: 19 to 29 July 2011
Purpose of visit: I was invited by the Liberal Party of Australia to give the John Howard
Lecture and in New Zealand to look at its welfare programme
(Registered 10 October 2011 )
9.
Shareholdings
(b) Share options held in nlyte Software Ltd. No dividend received.
(b) Share options held in Byotrol plc, a hygiene technology company. Options cannot be
exercised before 23 June 2011. No dividend received.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Falkland Islands Government
Address of donor: the Secretariat, Stanley, Falkland Islands, FIQQ 1ZZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,823.09
Destination of visit: Falkland Islands
Date of visit: 2-10 November 2011
Purpose of visit: familiarization visit, sponsored by the Falkland Islands Government
(Registered 12 December 2011)
8.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Nomina 538 LLP, a member of Lloyds. (Registered 22 January 2010)
(b)
Baronsmead VCT-4-PLC
Ruffer LLP, retired member
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Payment of 80 from YouGov, 50 Featherstone St, London EC1Y 8RT, for online research
survey in January 2011. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated direct to charity. (Registered 10
February 2011)
5.
8.
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9.
Shareholdings
(a) Arnold Estates Ltd. UK property company.
Arnold Estates LLC. US property company.
11.
Miscellaneous
Barrister (non-practising).
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Australia Israel Cultural Exchange
Address of donor: Suite 838, St Kilda Road Towers, 1 Queens Road, Melbourne, Victoria
3004, Australia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,640 for travel, food and
accommodation
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories
Date of visit: 6-10 January 2012
Purpose of visit: participation in the Australia Israel UK Leadership Dialogue. This included
discussions with both Israelis and Palestinians on the peace process and security.
(Registered 20 January 2012)
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservatives Abroad
Address of donor: c/o CCHQ, 30 Millbank, London SW1P 4DP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 800
Destination of visit: Krakow
Date of visit: 15-18 October 2010
Purpose of visit: to visit Auschwitz and for speaking engagement
(Registered 23 November 2011)
Name of donor: Government of Japan
Address of donor: Embassy of Japan, 101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,100
Destination of visit: Japan
Date of visit: 31 October-8 November 2010
Purpose of visit: furthering Anglo-Japanese relations
(Registered 22 November 2011)
Name of donor: Government of Georgia
Address of donor: Embassy of Georgia, 4 Russell Gardens, London, W14 8EZ
Amount of donation: 1,898.44
Destination of visit: Tbilisi, Georgia
Date of visit: 610 April 2011
Purpose of visit: To meet with senior members of the Georgian Government and military, and
to speak with them on the topic of UK-Georgian relations and regional influences.
(Registered 16 June 2011)
Name of donor: Conservative Arab Network
Address of donor: 122 Gunnersbury Lane, London NW3 9BA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,150
Destination of visit: Cairo
Date of visit: 28-30 May 2011
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Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Mr John Winter
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: membership of European
Research Group; value 1,950
Date of receipt: 23 June 2011
Date of acceptance: 23 June 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 June 2011)
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: John Moores
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 3,000 donation
Date of receipt: 20 April 2011
Date of acceptance: 20 April 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 May 2011)
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9.
Shareholdings
(a) Leaps & Bounds (Training) Ltd; training consultancy.
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10 August 2011, payment of 600 for 2 columns in June 2011. Hours: 4 hrs in total.
(Registered 17 October 2011)
2 September 2011, payment of 600 for 2 columns in July 2011. Hours: 4 hrs in
total. (Registered 17 October 2011)
29 September 2011, payment of 600 for 2 columns in August 2011. Hours: 4 hrs in
total. (Registered 17 October 2011)
24 November 2011, payment of 1,200 for 2 columns in September 2011 and 2
columns in October 2011. Hours: 8 hrs in total. (Registered 7 December 2011)
30 November 2011, payment of 600 for 2 columns in November 2011. Hours: 4 hrs
in total. (Registered 7 December 2011)
7 November 2011, payment of 150 for an article for The Sun newspaper on 24 October 2011.
Address: News International Trading Ltd, PO Box 151, Peterborough PE7 8YT. Hours: 2 hrs
in total. (Registered 5 January 2012)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
Address of donor: 13 Cowley Street, London SW1P 3LZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 893.93
Destination of visit: Canada
Date of visit: 1-5 September 2011
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Purpose of visit: part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme to allow MPs to experience
service life and to improve their understanding of the training and the associated resource
implications required to train the Army and prepare it for operations.
(Registered 13 October 2011)
Name of donor: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Israel
Address of donor: 9 Yitzhak Rabin Blvd., Kiryat Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem, 91950
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,242
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 18-23 September 2011
Purpose of visit: fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank.
(Registered 13 October 2011)
Directorships
I am Non-executive Chairman of the UK subsidiary companies of Phoenix Life Holdings
Limited and Pearl Group Holdings (No.2) Limited: London Life Limited, Pearl Assurance Plc,
National Provident Life Limited, NPI Limited, Phoenix and London Assurance Limited (until
22 March 2011) , Phoenix Life Limited and Phoenix Pensions Limited, all of Juxon House,
100 St Pauls Churchyard, London EC4M 8BU. These companies are long-established life
assurance and pensions companies, closed to new business and now owned by Phoenix Group
(formerly Pearl Group) of which I was Group Chairman from 2005 to 2009. These companies
are regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority. I am an FSA approved person in
respect of this appointment. I attend and chair monthly consolidated Board meetings in
London as well as regularly advising the executive officers.
Received 9,166 gross on 21 February 2011 in respect of Board fees. Hours: 14 hrs.
(Registered 2 March 2011)
Received 9,167 gross on 21 March 2011 in respect of Board fees. Hours: 14 hrs.
(Registered 30 March 2011)
Received 9,167 gross on 20 April 2011 in respect of Board fees. Hours: 14 hrs.
(Registered 27 April 2011)
Received 9,167 gross on 20 May 2011 in respect of Board fees. Hours: 14 hrs.
(Registered 24 May 2011)
Received 9,167 gross on 22 June 2011 in respect of Board fees. Hours 14 hrs.
(Registered 23 June 2011)
Received 9,167 gross on 22 July 2011 in respect of Board fees. Hours 14 hrs.
(Registered 10 August 2011.)
Received 9,167 gross on 22 August 2011 in respect of Board fees. Hours 14 hrs.
(Registered 7 September 2011)
Received 9,167 gross on 22 September 2011 in respect of Board fees. Hours 14 hrs.
(Registered 11 October 2011)
Received 9,167 gross on 21 October 2011 in respect of Board fees. Hours 14 hrs.
(Registered 25 October 2011)
Received 9,167 gross on 23 November 2011 in respect of Board fees. Hours 14 hrs.
(Registered 8 December 2011)
Received 9,167 gross on 22 December 2011 in respect of Board fees. Hours: 14 hrs.
(Registered 12 January 2012)
Received 9,167 gross on 20 January 2012 in respect of Board fees. Hours: 14 hrs.
(Registered 23 January 2012)
11.
Miscellaneous
Solicitor of the Supreme Court (non-practising)
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I and a guest attended the
Paul McCartney concert at the O2 Arena at the invitation of JTI. Total value 350
Date of receipt of donation: 5 December 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 5 December 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 01501573
(Registered 8 December 2011)
Name of donor: JTI (Japan Tobacco International)
Address of donor : Members Hill, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I attended the
Chelsea Flower Show at the invitation of JTI. Total value 556.40
Date of receipt of donation: 24 May 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 24 May 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 01501573
(Registered 8 December 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London
SW1 W0EB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): approximately 3,600, which
includes travel to and from Taiwan (RoC), travel within the country, accommodation and
hospitality
Destination of visit: Taipei and I Lan
Date of visit: 29 May-4 June 2011 inclusive
Purpose of visit: part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of the
Republic of China (Taiwan) to gain a better understanding of economic and political issues
concerning the country.
(Registered 10 June 2011)
Name of donor:
1) Maurice Bennett
2) Huawei Technologies (UK) Ltd
3) International Department, Central Committee, Communist Party of China
4) British Airways plc
Address of donor:
1) Private
2) Viables 3, Jays Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire
3) 4 Flixing Road, Beijing
4) Waterside, PO Box 365, Harmondsworth UB7 0GB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) Flight from London to Hong Kong and flight from Beijing to London; value
650
2) One nights accommodation in Hong Kong; value 600
3) Flight from Shenzen to Guiyang, flight from Guiyang to Beijing, 6 nights
accommodation and hospitality; value 1,000
4) Upgrade on homeward bound flight to business class from premium economy;
value 602
Destination of visit: Hong Kong and China
Date of visit: 20-28 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet representatives of Huawei Technologies Ltd and representatives of
the Chinese Government.
(Registered 19 October 2011)
Name of donor: The Canary Wharf Group plc
Address of donor: One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,000 for flights, accommodation
and food
Destination of visit: Bangladesh
Date of visit: 3-10 January 2012
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Purpose of visit: to learn about Bangladeshi culture and about the issues that impact the
community in the UK
(Registered 18 January 2012)
8.
Remunerated directorships
Tullett Prebon Plc (independent non-executive); inter-dealer broking. Address: Tower 42
Level 37, 25 Old Broad Street , London EC2N 1HQ. (Resigned directorship on 28 May 2010.
Re-appointed on 28 September 2010.)
Received quarterly fee of 6,435.28 net. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 4 April 2011)
Received quarterly fee of 6,404.73. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 1 August 2011)
Received quarterly fee of 6,598.20. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 21 October 2011)
Received quarterly fee of 6,984.72. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 29 December 2011)
Attendo AB; Scandinavian social and health care provider.
Received annual fee of 13,954.88 net. Hours: 20 hrs approximately. (Registered 4
April 2011)
Received annual fee of 13,651.09 net. Hours: 20 hrs approximately. (Registered 17
January 2012)
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(b)
Just Learning Holdings Ltd.
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Remunerated directorships
Medicash Health Benefits Ltd (non executive). Address: Merchants Court, 2-12 Lord Street,
Liverpool, L2 1TS. In my capacity as non-executive director I attend meetings and offer
advice. I was appointed non-executive Chairman of the Board on 20 June 2011.
31 January 2011, received monthly payment of 1,030. (Payment made directly to
charity.) (Registered 15 February 2011)
28 February 2011, received monthly payment of 1,030. (Payment made directly to
charity.) (Registered 24 May 2011)
31 March 2011, received monthly payment of 1,030. (Payment made directly to
charity.) (Registered 24 May 2011)
30 April 2011, received monthly payment of 1,030. (Payment made directly to
charity.) (Registered 24 May 2011)
31 May 2011, received monthly payment of 1,030. (Payment made directly to
charity.) (Registered 24 May 2011)
2.
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Authors Licensing and Collecting Society Limited, The Writers House, 13 Haydon Street,
London, EC3N 1DB.
Received 162.82 in royalties. (Registered 24 February 2011)
29 September 2011, 500 for Optimus Education conference fee. Address: 33-41 Dallington
Street, London EC1V 0BB. Hours: 20 mins speaking. Payment made directly to charity.
(Registered 20 October 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
Co-Chair of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration. Migrationwatch UK provides
secretarial, research and administrative support, pays for printing costs and maintains the
groups website. Quiller Consultants, which is a consultancy, is paid by its client,
Migrationwatch UK, to act as consultants to the group. (Registered 24 May 2011)
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Payment of 2,000 gross for work done in March 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 4
April 2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for work done in April 2011. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 9
May 2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for work done in May 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 1
June 2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for work done in June 2011. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5
July 2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for work done in July 2011. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 1
August 2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for work done in August 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 7
September 2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for work done in September 2011. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 10 October 2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for work done in October 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 8
November 2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for work done in November 2011. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 7 December 2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for work done in December 2011. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered
10 January 2012)
Member of the Advisory Board of The European Azerbaijan Society, advising on cultural,
economic, diplomatic and political issues in the South Caucasus region. (5,001-10,000)
Address: 11-12 St Jamess Square, London SW1Y 4LB. (Registered 1 June 2011)
Payment of 1,000 gross for work done in April/May 2011. Hours: 6 hrs.
(Registered 1 June 2011)
Payment of 500 gross for work done in June 2011. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 5 July
2011)
Payment of 500 gross for work done in July 2011. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 1
August 2011)
Payment of 500 gross for work done in August 2011. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 7
September 2011)
Payment of 500 gross for work done in September 2011. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered
10 October 2011)
Payment of 500 gross for work done in October 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 8
November 2011)
Payment of 500 gross for work done in November 2011. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered
7 December 2011)
Payment of 500 gross for work done in December 2011. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered
10 January 2012)
Advisor to Cains Advocates Limited; international law firm. The role includes assisting the
firm with its international strategy, ambassadorial work and advising on government and
parliamentary aspects of financial services. (35,001-40,000) Address: One Love Lane,
London EC2V 7JN.
Payment of 10,000 gross for work carried out in April-June 2011. Hours: 35 hrs.
(Registered 5 July 2011)
Payment of 10,000 gross for work carried out in July-September 2011. Hours: 35
hrs work from July-September 2011. (Registered 10 October 2011)
Payment of 10,000 gross for work carried out in October-December 2011. Hours:
35 hrs. (Registered 10 January 2012)
Payment of 240 from Telegraph Media Group, 111 Buckingham palace Road, London
SW1W 0DT, for writing an article published in the Daily Telegraph on 13 July 2011. Hours:
3 hrs. (Registered 1 August 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: London School of Commerce
Address of donor: Chaucer House, White Hart Yard, London SE1 1NX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,750 (flights 2,246 and hotel
rooms)
Destination of visit: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date of visit: 31 January-2 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet political and business figures and officiate at the opening of the
British School of Commerce in Colombo.
(Registered 7 February 2011)
Name of donor: The European Azerbaijan Society
Address of donor: 11-12 St Jamess Square London SW1Y 4LB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): c. 3,500, covering cost of flights,
accommodation, internal travel
Destination of visit: Azerbaijan
Date of visit: 25-30 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet senior Azeri political and business figures, British diplomats and visit
some of the regions
(Registered 1 June 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: 1) Doha Forum
2) UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles)
Address of donor:
1) Doha, Qatar
2) Centre for Middle East Development, Los Angeles, USA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): return flights and accommodation
provided for 2 nights; approximate cost 3,000
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Date of visit: 8-11 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend and speak at the Forum
(Registered 20 May 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: War on Want
Address of donor: 44-48 Shepherdess Walk, London N1 7JP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): approximately 1,000, comprising
approximately 600 for flights, approximately 150 for hotel accommodation and
approximately 200 for meals and other transport costs.
Destination of visit: Mozambique
Date of visit: 18 to 23 September 2011
Purpose of visit: As co-chair of APPG on Agro-Ecology and with parliamentary interests in
sustainable agriculture, to look at farming and food sovereignty issues
(Registered 25 October 2011 )
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Payment of 75 for completing June 2011 survey. Hours: 1 hr. Payment made
directly to Don Valley Labour Party on 7 July 2011. (Registered 22 July 2011)
Payment of 75 for completing September 2011 survey. Hours: 1 hr. Payment made
directly to Don Valley Labour Party, received 11 November 2011. (Registered 14
December 2011)
Payment of 80 for completing January 2011 online research survey for YouGov, 50
Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT. Hours: 2 hrs. Payment made directly to Don Valley
Labour Party, received 6 February 2011. (Registered 5 July 2011)
Payment of 80 for completing March 2011 survey for Populus, 10 Northburgh Street,
London EC1V 0AT. Payment made directly to Don Valley Labour Party, received 11 April
2011. (Registered 5 July 2011)
4.
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Address of donor: 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6RH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Policy analysis provided to me as
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, commencing 3 May
2011: 3 days per week for May, June and July 2011; 4 days per week for August and
September 2011. Total value 25,515.
Date of receipt: 3 May 2011
Date of acceptance: April 2011
Donor status: limited liability partnership
(Registered 27 April 2011; updated 6 September 2011)
5.
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Payment for opinion survey for ComRes, 4 Millbank London SW1P 3JA
Received payment of 75, donated to my local party, in January 2011. Hours: 30
mins. (Registered 21 February 2011)
Received payment of 75 for March-April Parliamentary Panel Survey in April 2011.
Fee donated donated to a local charity. Hours: 30 mins .(Registered 24 August 2011)
Received payment of 75 for May 2011 Parliamentary Panel Survey in May 2011.
Fee donated donated to a local charity. Hours: 30 mins.(Registered 24 August 2011)
Received payment of 75 for May 2011 Research Project, donated to my local party.
Hours: 30mins. Hours: 30 mins.(Registered 24 August 2011)
Received payment of 75for. July 2011 Parliamentary Panel Survey, donated to my
local party. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 24 August 2011)
Payment of 80 for market research survey for YouGov, 50 Featherstone St, London EC1Y
8RT, January 2011. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to my local party. (Registered 4
February 2011)
4.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Halifax International Security Forum
Address of donor: 1717 Rhode Island Ave, NW , Suite 610, Washington, DC 20036
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Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,248.15 (including return flights,
accommodation and dinner)
Destination of visit: Halifax, Canada
Date of visit: 19-21 November 2011
Purpose of visit: to take part in the Halifax International Security Forum, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization, to discuss emerging threats in the world
(Registered 8 December 2011)
Name of donor: Government of Georgia
Address of donor: 7 Ingorokva Str, Tbilisi, Georgia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,470.51 for flights and
accommodation - meals and travel within Georgia were funded by the Government of Georgia
Destination of visit: Tbilisi and Batumi, georgia
Date of visit: 7-10 December 2011
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit and to meet with President Saakashvili and to hold
meetings with Government and Opposition representatives
(Registered 16 January 2012)
8.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Falkland Islands Government
Address of donor: Falkland Islands Government London Office, 14 Broadway, London
SW1W 0BH
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,810
Destination of visit: The Falkland Islands
Date of visit: 2-10 November 2011, including travel
Purpose of visit: familiarisation visit, as part of delegation from the All-Party Falkland Islands
Group.
(Registered 8 December 2011)
Directorships
4D Biomedical Ltd, 21 Hill St, Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk IP26 4AB; biomedical innovation
advisory business.
11 February 2011, received 2009 bonus payment of 207.98. (Registered 24 March
2011)
11 February 2011, received 2010 bonus payment of 1,175. (Registered 24 March
2011)
4D Biomedical is ceasing to trade in the life science sector with effect from 30 November
2011. (Updated 29 November 2011)
Iceni Advisory Ltd (non-executive), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk R4 7TJ; the
Advisory Board of the Iceni Seed Challenge Fund set up to support the commercialisation of
new technologies.
Payment of 2,389.95 as consultancy fees, plus mileage and VAT, for February to
July 2010. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 15 September 2010)
This arrangement ended 31 January 2011.
Elsoms Seeds Ltd, Spalding, Lincs PE11 1QG; agricultural and horticultural seeds business.
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8.
9.
Shareholdings
(a) 4D Biomedical Ltd;
(b) Elsoms Seeds (see above)
4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Dr Rami Ranger
Address of donor: Sun Oil, 428 Long Drive, Greenford UB6 8UH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 1,962.13
Donor status: company
(Registered 13 April 2011)
Name of donor: Chaim P Zabludowicz
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,200
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 October 2011)
5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London
SW1 W0EB
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Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,600, which includes travel to and
from Taiwan (RoC), travel within the country, accommodation and hospitality
Destination of visit: Taipei and I Lan
Date of visit: 29 May-4 June 2011 inclusive
Purpose of visit: part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of the
Republic of China (Taiwan) to gain a better understanding of economic and political issues
concerning the country
(Registered 8 June 2011)
8.
8.
Directorships
Arkolas Limited; social work without accommodation. Address: Oakwood Cottage, Lyme
Park, Disley SK12 2AE.
Chairman, Enterprise Care Group Limited; social work without accommodation. Address:
Universal Square, Devonshire Street North, Manchester M12 6JH. Payments received (via
Arkolas Limited, see above):
August 2010, 833.33. Hours: 10hrs. (Registered 25 October 2010)
September 2010, 833.33. Hours: 10hrs. (Registered 25 October 2010)
October 2010, 833.33. Hours: 10hrs. (Registered 25 October 2010)
November 2010, 833.33. Hours: 5hrs. (Registered 20 December 2010)
December 2010, 833.33. Hours: 5hrs. (Registered 20 December 2010)
Chairman, Bloomsbury KG Limited and Bloomsbury Home Care Limited; social work
without accommodation. Address: 2 The Marketplace, Station Road, Thorpe Le Soken CO16
OHY. Payments received:
January 2011, 416.67. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 10 February 2011)
February 2011, 416.67. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 4 April 2011)
March 2011, 416.67. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 4 April 2011)
April 2011, 416.67. Hours: 3 hrs (Registered 7 June 2011)
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4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Bedford and Kempston Conservative Association fundraising dinner
Address of donor: 7 Lime Street, Bedford MK40 1LD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 4,076 raised through ticket sales,
advertising, raffle, auction and donations, which was received by my constituency party. No
individual donation exceeded 1,500.
Donor status: fundraising event
(Registered 2 March 2011)
Name of donor: Bedford and Kempston Conservative Association fundraising dinner
Address of donor: 7 Lime Street, Bedford MK40 1LD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,538 raised through ticket sales,
advertising, raffle, auction and donations, which was received by my constituency party. No
individual donation exceeded 1,500.
Donor status: fundraising event
(Registered 25 January 2012)
5.
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8.
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Collective Action LLC; messaging technology.
11.
Miscellaneous
Chairman, Soccerleague UK Limited, 1 Harpur Street, Bedford MK40 1PF; operates 5 and 6a-side soccer leagues.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Municipality of Morphou
Address of donor: Nicosia, Cyprus
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel and accommodation;
approximate value 700
Destination of visit: Nicosia, Cyprus
Date of visit: 7-10 October 2011
Purpose of visit: meetings with academics, politicians, business leaders, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the President of the Republic of Cyprus.
(Registered 13 October 2011)
8.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: 1. The UK-Korea Forum for the Future 2. The Korea Foundation
Address of donor: 1. 14 Sandgate Lane, London SW18 3JP; 2. 11th floor, Diplomatic Center,
2558 Nambusunhwanno, Seochu-gu, Seoul 137-863, Republic of Korea
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air travel and hotel costs; estimate
3,000
Destination of visit: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Date of visit: 25-29 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the annual meeting of the UK-Korea Forum for the Future
(Registered 13 July 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: AWEPA Cape Town (European Parliamentarians for Africa)
Address of donor: Plein Park Big, 16th floor, 69 Plein Street, 8001
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,513
Destination of visit: Cape Town, South Africa
Date of visit: 27 February 3 March 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend and deliver the opening address to the AWEPA Regional Seminar
on Climate Change mitigation.
(Registered 10 March 2011)
Name of donor: GLOBE International
Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,225.8
Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA
Date of visit: 27-30 March 2011
Purpose of visit: series of meetings with vice presidents of the World Bank and members of
the US Congress on climate change and the environment.
(Registered 12 April 2011)
Name of donor: GLOBE International
Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 584.81
Destination of visit: Warsaw, Poland
Date of visit: 45 May 2011
Purpose of visit: addressing the 10th International conference on Landscape Architecture and
Spatial Management on the subject of Natural Capital. The Conference was organised by the
Polish Law & Justice Party and was dedicated to Pope John Paul II.(Registered 12 October
2011)
Name of donor: GLOBE International
Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN.
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Directorships
Partner in Severn Capital LLP, Orchard Cottage Belle Vue, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall
TR18 5EB. Manages US-listed equity investments and processes payments from Augmentor.
Hours: approx 5 hours per month. (Registered 27 May 2010)
Received on 15 July a payment for 470 via Augmentor for work carried out for
Chromogenex. (Registered 11 October 2010)
Received on 23 September a payment for 484.68 via Augmentor for work carried out for
Chromogenex. (Registered 11 October 2010)
2.
3.
Clients
Chromogenex PLC, Units 1-2 Heol Rhosyn, Dafen Ind. Est., Llanelli, Carmarthenshire SA14
8QG. Manufacturer of medical lasers. Chromogenex is billed monthly by Augmentor (see
category 2 above). Payments from Chromogenex to Augmentor are made once or twice a year.
Augmentor is then billed by Severn Capital (see category 1 above and category 9 below)
which then pays Mr Garnier about once a year. Payments of circa 500 + VAT per month
made to Augmentor. Hours: approx 8 hrs per month. (Registered 27 May 2010) Consultancy
ended May 2011.
5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
Address of donor: 13 Cowley Street, London SW1P 3LZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights costing 962.23 and part
payment of 36.77 for one hotel room due to ships rescheduled route
Destination of visit: RFA Waveruler Atlantic Patrol
Date of visit: 25 July6 August 2011
Purpose of visit: part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
(Registered 13 January 2012)
Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
Address of donor: 13 Cowley Street, London SW1P 3LZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flight provided by RAF from Brize
Norton; bed and board at military station
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Shareholdings
(a) Severn Capital LLP (see categories 1 and 2 above), a service company for a consultancy
and an investment management company.
11.
Miscellaneous
Member of the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers of London,
sitting as chairman of the Investment Committee and attending quarterly meetings. Paid a
nominal sum of 10 pence on attendance.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Christian Aid
Address of donor: PO Box 100, London SE1 7RT
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,200
Destination of visit: Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
Date of visit: 8-13 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to view the humanitarian situation and the work of Christian Aids partner
organizations, gain a greater understanding of the region
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11.
Miscellaneous
Solicitor (non-practising).
8.
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Payment of 80 from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing
online survey. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 15 February 2011)
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA:
Payment of 600 for completing surveys in May 2010, June 2010, September 2010,
October 2010, November 2010, January 2011, February-March 2011, March-April
2011. Hours: 40 mins per survey; total 5 hrs 20 mins. (Registered 28 April 2011)
29 November 2011, payment of 75 for completing survey. Hours: 30 mins.
(Registered 16 December 2011)
Payment of 75 for completing survey, received 24 June 2011. Hours: 45 mins.
(Registered 19 January 2012)
Payment of 75 for completing survey, received 20 December 2011. Hours: 45 mins.
(Registered 19 January 2012)
4.
Sponsorships
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four days a week voluntary
service from October 2011 to July 2012 provided by a volunteer intern who is self-funding
except for the receipt of a bursary of 5,500 as a member of the educational leadership
programme at the Christian Charity CARE.
Date of receipt: 5 October 2011
Date of acceptance: 5 October 2011
(Registered 17 October 2011)
8.
8.
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Fitzdares Holdings Ltd (bespoke bookmaker)
(a) Ecosystems Ltd (ecology website)
11.
Miscellaneous
Partnership in a film, provisionally entitled War in Babylon. No income received to date.
Investment in WHEB Ventures Private Equity LP. I receive no income and nor do I have any
influence on the investments made.
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Remunerated directorships
Managing Director and controlling interest in Mowthorpe (UK) Ltd; the company operates a
green/woodland cemetery on land which was previously part of Southwood Farm, Terrington,
in NorthYorkshire.
2.
8.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)&(b) Mowthorpe (UK) Ltd; cemetery company
(b)
Barclays; banking
11.
Miscellaneous
I own a commercial ship which is leased to an operator and from which I receive two income
payments a year. (Registered 21 March 2011)
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: on 21 February 833.33 was
donated as January and February 2011 payments. From this date monthly payments will be
made totalling 5,000 for the year 2011.
Donor status: company
(Registered 22 March 2011)
Name of donor: Starbones Ltd
Address of donor: 3rd Floor, Sterling House, Langston Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 3TS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000
Donor status: company
(Registered 3 May 2011)
Name of donor: Mr Aidan Heavey
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 12,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 October 2011)
Name of donor: Dilman UK Ltd
Address of donor: c/o Thb Associates Ltd, 57-59 The Courtyard, High St, Chobham, GU24
8AF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 3,000
Donor status: company, registration no 05625948
(Registered 29 November 2011 )
Name of donor: John May
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 250 a month from 18 March
2011 to February 2012. Payments total 2,250 to date
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 November 2011)
Name of donor: Bansols Beta Ltd
Address of donor: The Courtyard, Chapel Lane, Bodicote, Banbury Oxon OX15 4DB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 3,000
Donor status: company, registration no 02878484
(Registered 29 November 2011)
Name of donor: The Dental Centre
Address of donor: 19 Station Road, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 2AL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 250 a month from 28 October
2011; value 3,000 over 12 months
Donor status: company, registration no. 05971338
(Registered 29 December 2011)
Name of donor: Luff Associates
Address of donor: White Oak Cottage, 13 Claremont Avenue, Camberley Surrey GU15 2DR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 250 a month from 8 November
2011; value 3,000 over 12 months
Donor status: LLP
(Registered 29 December 2011)
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Christofferson, Robb & Company (UK) LLP
Address of donor: 28 Queen Annes Gate, London SW1H 9AB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000
Date of receipt: 23 May 2011
Date of acceptance: 23 May 2011
Donor status: company, registration OC303662
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace building in
the Middle East
Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell
Square, London WC1H OXG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,120
Destination of visit: West Bank
Date of visit: 20-24 January 2011
Purpose of visit: to view the humanitarian situation, meet foreign leaders and diplomats and
gain a greater understanding of the region
(Registered 7 February 2011)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Address of donor: South Block, New Delhi 110 011
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights to and from India and internal
flights, hotel accommodation, food and other travel costs for period 17-24 September 2011;
total approximately 8,000. (From 24-30 September I stayed in India at my own expense.)
Destination of visit: India
Date of visit: 17-30 September 2011
Purpose of visit: as part of a delegation of the Conservative Friends of India at the invitation
of the High Commission in London and the Ministry of External Affairs, Delhi, meeting
politicians and businessmen in Delhi and Mumbai.
(Registered 26 October 2011)
Name of donor:
1) Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme (AFPS)
2) British Airways
Address of donor:
1) 13 Cowley Street, London SW1P 3LZ
2) Waterside, PO Box 365, Harmondsworth, UB7 0GB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) Return flight; cost 1,001.93. Other costs were borne relating to internal
transfers, meals and accommodation for three days. These costs were minimal
due to UK MoD infrastructure being used whenever possible.
2) Upgraded by the airline free of charge from economy to club class on return
journey; estimated retail value 3,209.
Destination of visit: Canada
Date of visit: 1-5 September 2011
Purpose of visit: as part of the AFPS to allow MPs to experience service life and to improve
their understanding of the training and the associated resource implications required to train
the army and prepare it for operations.
(Registered 26 October 2011)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
3) Tibet Society UK
4) Tibetan Parliament in exile
Address of donor:
3) Unit 9, 139 Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3HF
4) H-10 2nd Floor, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi, 11024, India
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
3) 724.64
4) 150.58
Destination of visit: Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj, India
Date of visit: 1-8 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet the Tibetan parliament and Government in exile; to improve
understanding by British MPs of the issues affecting Tibet; to further the exchange
programme between British and Tibetan MPs; to have an audience with his Holiness the Dalai
Lama.
(Registered 3 November 2011)
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Miscellaneous
Chartered accountant (non-practising).
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11.
Miscellaneous
Barrister not practising.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
the party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: JCB Research Ltd
Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Denstone Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 5JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 15,000
Donor status: company
(Registered 8 April 2011)
5.
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Address of donor : London 2012, 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5LN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2 tickets to the Olympic Gold
Ball; total value 990 plus VAT
Date of receipt of donation: 7 October 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 7 October 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 05267819
(Registered 17 October 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
3) Government of Azad Kashmir
4) Justice Foundation London
Address of donor:
3) Prime Minister Secretariat, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
4) 2 Dabistock Place, London SW1H 9PA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
3) Accommodation and travel in Pakistan, totalling 620
4) Flights; cost 1,160
Destination of visit: Pakistan
Date of visit: 19-24 February 2011
Purpose of visit: visit to Pakistan and Kashmir, including flood and earthquake affected areas
(Registered 17 March 2011)
Name of donor:
5) Maurice Bennett
6) Huawei Technologies (UK) Ltd
7) International Department, Central Committee, Communist Party of China
Address of donor:
5) Private
6) Viables 3, Jays Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire
7) 4 Flixing Road, Beijing
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
5) Flight from London to Hong Kong and flight from Beijing to London; value
650
6) One nights accommodation in Hong Kong; value 600
7) Flight from Shenzen to Guiyang, flight from Guiyang to Beijing, 6 nights
accommodation and hospitality; value 1,000
Destination of visit: Hong Kong and China
Date of visit: 20-28 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet representatives of Huawei Technologies Ltd and representatives of
the Chinese Government.
(Registered 19 October 2011)
8.
4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
the party to the Electoral Commission:
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Sancroft International Ltd (corporate responsibility and environmental services
consultancy)
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ICWL Ltd (licensing and development of water-cooled refrigerators for use in retail and
wholesale markets)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd
Address of donor: Ellesfield Avenue, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8YS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation, conference
attendance fees and subsistence; total value 6,400
Destination of visit: Japan
Date of visit: 21-26 July 2011
Purpose of visit: in my role as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Thrombosis Group I
chaired two policy discussion forums during the International Society of Thrombosis and
Haemostasis Conference in Japan.
(Registered 10 October 2011)
5.
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5.
8.
11.
Miscellaneous
In my position as an Honorary Bencher at Lincolns Inn I have the use of the Inns facilities,
including the dining room and library.
5.
8.
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4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Mr Edward Atkin
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 2 March 2011)
Name of donor: Mr Simon Waxley
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 March 2011)
Name of donor: Mr Robert Shetler-Jones
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 March 2011)
Name of donor: Mr Edward Atkin
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000
Donor status: individual
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Kurdistan Regional Parliament of Iraq
Address of donor: Kurdistan Parliament, Erbil Kurdistan, Iraq
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flight: 2,200; two nights: 300
Destination of visit: Erbil and Sleimani, Kurdistan, Iraq
Date of visit: 31 May-2 June; 31 May-3 June; 31 May-6 June
Purpose of visit: to meet senior politicians, MPs and business people
(Registered 21 June 2011)
Name of donor:
3. All Party Parliamentary China Group, sponsored by GKN plc, City of London,
London Export Corporation (LEC), John Swire & Sons, GlaxoSmithKline, Astra
Zeneca, Arup, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, HSBC.
4. Virgin Atlantic
Address of donor:
3. c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
4. Customer Relations, PO Box 747, Dunstable LU6 9AH
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
3. 2,654.48, return flights to China, internal travel in China, accommodation and
meals. I also received some meals and hospitality provided locally.
4. 1,500, upgrade
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Shareholdings
100% shareholding in Eucalyptus Leaves Ltd , company engaged in business management and
consultancy. Address: 2nd floor, Saxon House, Heritage Gate, Friary St, Derby, DE1 1NL.
(Registered 25 July 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
Director of Eucalyptus Leaves Ltd. (Registered 25 July 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: 15 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Airfare: 3,096; estimated value of
accommodation provided by All China Youth Federation: 600
Destination of visit: Beijing and Hohhot
Date of visit: 2228 May 2011
Purpose of visit: To attend the second meeting of the UK-China Young Leaders Roundtable
(Registered 16 June 2011)
Overseas visits
Name of donor : (1) Tibet Society UK; (2) Tibetan parliament in exile
Address of donor: (1) Unit 9, 139 Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3HF; (2) H-10,
2nd floor, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi 110024, India
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) flights and transport with a value
of 724.64 (2) accommodation and meals with a value of 150.58
Destination of visit: Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj, India
Date of visit:1 to 8 October 2011
Purpose of visit: To meet the Tibetan parliament and government in exile; to improve
understanding of the issues affecting Tibet; to further the exchange programme between
British and Tibetan MPs and to have an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
(Registered 27 October 2011 )
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: my wife and I were guests of JTI
at the Chelsea Flower Show. Total value 1,132.80
Date of receipt of donation: 24 May 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 24 May 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 01501573
(Registered 27 May 2011)
8.
11.
Miscellaneous
I am a beneficiary of a trust which owns a controlling interest in Castlemead Ltd, a company
engaged in construction, housebuilding and property development.
Remunerated directorships
Director and chairman of Alacrity Associates; PR company with particular expertise in the
social enterprise sector and East Europe. (Remuneration in the form of an equity stake of
below registrable value.) (Resigned as chairman and director as of 1 September 2010. I
received no financial remuneration in tax years 2008/09, 2009/10 or 2010/11.)
Agua Terra Limited (LSE:ATE), (non-executive); development company for high quality
mixed-use leisure real estate projects in southeast Europe. Address: Agua Terra,197 Main
Street, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. I received no financial remuneration in
2010 but I have an interest in a non-declarable equity stake. I resigned as a director in June
2011.
2.
5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: The European Azerbaijan Society
Address of donor: 11-12 St Jamess Square London SW1Y 4LB
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Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): c. 3,500, covering cost of flights,
accommodation, internal travel
Destination of visit: Azerbaijan
Date of visit: 25-30 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet senior Azerbaijani political and business figures, British diplomats
and visit some of the regions.
(Registered 22 June 2011)
Name of donor:
1) Ministry of External Affairs, India
2) SIS Broadcast System
Address of donor:
1) South Block, New Delhi 110 011
2) Whitehall Avenue, Kingston, Milton Keynes, MK10 0AX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) Return flights from India and internal flights, hotel accommodation, food and
other travel; total approximately 8,000.
2) Outward flight and one nights accommodation; total 2903.61
Destination of visit: India
Date of visit: 17-24 September 2011
Purpose of visit: as part of a delegation of the Conservative Friends of India at the invitation
of the High Commission in London and the Ministry of External Affairs, Delhi, meeting
politicians and businessmen in Delhi and Mumbai. I also met with local journalists on behalf
of SIS Broadcast System.
(Registered 17 November 2011)
9.
Registrable shareholdings
Peal Gas Ltd; Delaware Registered Company, fiscal domicile Portugal; property.
4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Tattersalls Ltd
Address of donor: Terrace House, 125 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9BT.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 10,000
Donor status: company
(Registered 9 February 2011)
Name of donor: Bill Gredley
Address of donor: Unex House, Church Lane, Stetchworth, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 10,000
Donor status: company
(Registered 22 March 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan
Address of donor: 4, Mirgasimov str, apt 44, AZ 1007 Baku, Azerbaijan
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and three nights hotel
accommodation; cost 1,500
Destination of visit: Azerbaijan
Date of visit: 23-25 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend conference and celebration on the 20th Anniversary of the
Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan
(Registered 28 October 2011)
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Mr Arunasalam Yogeswaran
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: donation of 4,800 as payment
for constituency communications (website, e-bulletins etc.)
Date of receipt: 3 December 2010
Date of acceptance: 3 December 2010
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 April 2011)
Name of donor: Mr Arunasalam Yogeswaran
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind:
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: The European Friends of Israel
Address of donor: Rue Joseph II 168, Brussels 1000, Belgium
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,062. Cost includes flights, hotel
room and some meals.
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 3-7 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the 2nd conference of the European Friends of Israel held in
Jerusalem.
(Registered 7 March 2011)
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Address of donor: South Block, New Delhi 110 011
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights to and from India and internal
flights, hotel accommodation, food and other travel; total approximately 8,000.
Destination of visit: India
Date of visit: 17-24 September 2011
Purpose of visit: as part of a delegation of the Conservative Friends of India at the invitation
of the High Commission in London and the Ministry of External Affairs, Delhi, meeting
politicians and businessmen in Delhi and Mumbai.
(Registered 24 October 2011)
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Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for survey of MPs:
Payment of 150. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 3 August 2011)
Payments from Dods Parliamentary Communications, 21 Dartmouth St, London SW1H 9BP,
for Criminal Justice Sector Knowledge Seminars:
Payment of 150 Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 3 February 2011)
Payment of 150 Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 3 February 2011)
Payment of 100 from Dods Parliamentary Communications, 21 Dartmouth St, London
SW1H 9BP, for four surveys. Hours: 1.25 hrs. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 3
August 2011)
Payment of 80 from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing
online survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 February 2011)
4.
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Address of donor: 1 Embankment Place, London WC1N 6RH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ad hoc advice provided to the
frontbench Treasury team during the passage of the Finance (No.3) Bill to the value of
55,800
Date of receipt: 4 April 31 July 2011
Date of acceptance: 31 July 2011
Donor status: limited liability partnership
(Registered 23 August 2011)
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Center for American Progress
Address of donor: 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, two nights accommodation
and some incidental costs for me and two members of my staff; approximate value 3,000. (A
third nights accommodation was paid for by the Labour Party.)
Destination of visit: Cairo, Egypt
Date of visit: 25-28 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend a conference on employment in Egypt organized by the Center for
American Progress
(Registered 6 June 2011)
Name of donor: Save the Children UK
Address of donor: 1 St Johns Lane, Farringdon, London EC1M 4AR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, three nights accommodation
and incidental costs for me and a member of my staff; approximate value 3,000
Destination of visit: Sierra Leone
Date of visit: 14-17 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to visit Save the Childrens development projects in Sierra Leone
(Registered 28 June 2011)
Name of donor: Islamic Relief UK
Address of donor: UK Head Office, 16 Lower Marsh, Waterloo, London, SE1 7RJ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): cost of internal and external flights
for me and a member of my staff met by Islamic Relief, approximate value 5,000. (Two
nights accommodation for me and a member of my staff was provided by British High
Commission, Nairobi, Kenya)
Destination of visit: Kenya
Date of visit: 31 August-3 September 2011
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Purpose of visit: Visit to Horn of Africa during famine and droughts in the region to see Aid
projects
(Registered 15 September 2011)
8.
Miscellaneous
Self-employed chartered accountant (non-practising)
Directorships
Eden Group Ltd 155 Moorgate London EC2M 6XB
Received 1,666 for the month of December 2010. Hours: 4. (Registered 15 August
2011)
Received 1,666.66 for the month of January 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 15
August 2011)
Received 3,333.33 for months of February and March 2011. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 15 August 2011)
Received 1,666.66 for the month of June 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 15 August
2011)
Received 3,333.33 for the month of July 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 15 August
2011)
Received 2,617 on 30 September 2011 for months of August and September 2011.
Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 25 October 2011)
Received 1,900 on 30 December 2011 for months of October, November and
December 2011. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 11 January 2012)
8.
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Harvington Properties Ltd
Shareholdings (property investment)
(b) Eden PLC Wealth Management
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council (CMEC)
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street London SW1H OHW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1200, including flights, hotels, food
Destination of visit: Syria
Date of visit: 24th 28th February 2011
Purpose of visit: study visit including meetings with Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister of
Syria and the British Council
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Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Barbara and Ken Follett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 10,000
Date of receipt: 7 June 2011
Date of acceptance:7 June 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 July 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) ECN Ltd
2) Rixos Almaty Hotel
Address of donor:
3) 42 Green Street, London W1K 7FS
4) Dostyk Avenue, Kazakhstan
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) Flights; value 1,864
2) Accommodation for three nights; value 640
Destination of visit: Kazakhstan
Date of visit: 4-8 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet with the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
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Remunerated directorships
JHC plc; software.
2.
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4.
8.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
JHC plc; software
JHC LLP; software
John Hemming Trading Ltd
(b)
Bank of Ireland
RBS
CRH
Irish Life
Lloyds Bank (registered 9 December 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
Partner and director of JHC LLP; software.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme (AFPS)
Address of donor: 13 Cowley Street, London SW1P 3LZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 856. Other costs were minimal due
to UK MoD infrastructure being used whenever possible.
Destination of visit: British Army Training Unit, Suffield, Canada (BATUS)
Date of visit: 1-5 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to investigate the operation of this British Army Training Unit, as part of the
AFPS (Registered 18 November 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor (1) London South Bank University; (2) Hanban; (3) Huawei
Address of donor (1) 90 London Road, London SE1 6LN; (2) 129 Deshengmenwai St,
Xicheng District, Beijing; (3) 15/F Xinsheng Tower, 5 Financial Street, Xicheng District,
Beijing
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) 2,330 for a return flight to
Beijing; (2) 1,628 for Chinese language training, accommodation at the Beijing Foreign
Studies University and general expenses; (3) 733 for two tickets and hospitality for the
Italian Super Cup Final at the Beijing Birds Nest Stadium on 6 August 2011
Destination of visit: Beijing
Date of visit: 29 July to 26 August 2011
Purpose of visit: Visit to Beijing, China, as chairman of the All Party Parliamentary China
Group to attend a Chinese language course and to improve communication skills; to meet with
representatives of the Hanban and Chinese Central Television to discuss the communication
and promotion of Chinese language and culture; and to visit the Beijing office of Huawei to
discuss their latest developments in communications technologies, including Cloud mobile
telephones and Cloud computing systems. (Registered 6 September 2011 )
Name of donor: All Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, using funds from sponsors that
have been previously declared in 2009, including the University of Central Lancashire and
Premier Oil. Some other funding and hospitality was provided by non-registrable sources.
Address of donor: All Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, House of Commons
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,350 to cover the cost of economy
international flights, hotels and internal flights for myself and my wife, who worked as the
administrator for the delegation throughout the trip.
Destination of visit: Vietnam
Date of visit: 17-24 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet with members of the Vietnamese government, National assembly,
British businesses and civil society organizations in order to deepen the relationship between
the two countries and explore new opportunities for British businesses at a time when Vietnam
continues to develop at a rapid pace.
(Registered 12 October 2011)
Name of donor:
1. All Party Parliamentary China Group, sponsored by GKN plc, City of London,
London Export Corporation (LEC), John Swire & Sons, GlaxoSmithKline, Astra
Zeneca, Arup, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, HSBC.
2. Virgin Atlantic
Address of donor:
1. c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
2. Customer Relations, PO Box 747, Dunstable LU6 9AH
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1. 2,654.48, return flights to China, internal travel in China, accommodation and
meals. I also received some meals and hospitality provided locally.
2. 2,680, out and return upgrade for me and upgrade for my spouse on return
journey from Shanghai to London.
Destination of visit: China; Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu
Date of visit: 16 December 2011-2 January 2012
Purpose of visit: to maintain and strengthen relations between Parliament and the National
Peoples Congress of China; to learn about and support British businesses operating in China;
and to deepen the knowledge and understanding of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 5 January 2012)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Government of the Faroe Islands
Address of donor: Tinghusvegr 1-3, Postboks 208, 100 Trshavn, Faroe Islands
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,543.59
Destination of visit: Faroe Islands
Date of visit: 27-30 September 2011
Purpose of visit: All-Party Parliamentary Group visit
(Registered 11 October 2011
8.
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Directorships
Revecon Ltd; general business consulting, mainly in the travel and leisure sectors. Address: 7
Park Road, Bowdon, Cheshire WA14 3JG.
2.
4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by my
party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Mr Michael Campbell
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 1,250 (2nd of 4 quarterly
donations)
Donor status: individual
(Registered 21 October 2010)
9.
Shareholdings
(a)
Revecon Ltd.
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4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
the party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Mr and Mrs Harry Kewish
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 936
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 September 2011)
Registrable shareholdings
(b)
Stemcor Holdings Ltd.; international steel trading.
5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: UK China Culture Association
Address of donor: D8,25 Indescon Square, Millharbour,London,E14 9DG
Amount of donation: flights, accommodation, internal travel and hospitality in China, with a
probable value in the region of 3,000
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Government of Oman
Address of donor: Muscat, Oman
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,000 approx
Destination of visit: Oman
Date of visit: 12-14 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend as a guest the opening of the Muscat Opera House, as Chair of the
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Oman
(Registered 31 October 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
Chairman of the Countryside Alliance (unremunerated).
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Thompson Sowerbutts; property renovation and rental.
(b) Companion Care Services Ltd; veterinary services
11.
Miscellaneous
My family has an interest in a beat for fishing on the River Spey. As a consequence, I am a
director of the Spey Fishing Trust.
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5.
8.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: DFS Ltd
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,400
Destination of visit: Kabul, Afghanistan
Date of visit: 25-28 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to find out about efforts towards peace deals
(Registered 21 March 2011 )
Name of donor: Qatari Government
Address of donor: Embassy of the State of Qatar, 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): to meet most of the costs of travel
and accommodation, value 4,000
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Date of visit: 7-11 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the Doha Forum on International Affairs
(Registered 8 June 2011)
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H OHW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): cars, flights, accommodation and
communications; approximate value 2,000
Destination of visit: Benghazi, Libya
Date of visit: 19-23 April 2011
Purpose of visit: to visit rebel held territory and the front line area at Ajdabiya
(Registered 14 June 2011)
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Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Enventi Limited
Address of donor: Carrick House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, GL50 2QJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,000
Date of receipt: 14 November 2011
Date of acceptance: 14 November 2011
Donor status: Company, number 07374942
(Registered 13 December 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in
the Middle East
2) Medical Aid for Palestinians
Address of donor:
1) School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square,
London WC1H 0XG
2) 23a Islington Park Street, London N1 1QB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,000
Destination of visit: Jerusalem, Jericho, Hebron and other locations in Israel/occupied
territories
Date of visit: 31 May-3 June 2011
Purpose of visit: better understanding of issues facing Palestinian population in occupied
territories and to meet Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Registered 24 June 2011)
8.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: (1) Vietnam Airlines, London office: (2) Fund for Economic Activities in
Support of Economic Development (3) local authorities in Vietnam
Address of donor: (1) 4th floor, University House, 11-13 Lower Grosvenor Place, London
SW1W 0EN; (2), 7 Chu Va An St, Hanoi, Vietnam
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,360, comprising (1) flights costing
650, and a further 710 for accommodation and meals, which was shared equally between
donors (2) and (3)
Destination of visit: Vietnam
Date of visit: 10-16 December 2011
Purpose of visit: to gain greater familiarity with the current socio-economic development of
Vietnam and go contribute to improving relations between Vietnam and the UK in my
capacity as chair of the Vietnam APG
(Registered 13 January 2012)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1. Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in
the Middle East
2. Medical Aid for Palestinians, Council for Arab British Understanding
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Address of donor:
1. School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square,
London WC1H 0XG
2. CAABU, 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,000
Destination of visit: Palestine/Israel
Date of visit: 30 May-3 June 2011
Purpose of visit: delegation to the West Bank with parliamentary colleagues
(Registered 6 July 2011)
Name of donor:
5) Tibet Society UK
6) Tibetan Parliament in exile
Address of donor:
5) Unit 9, 139 Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3HF
6) H-10 2nd Floor, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi, 11024, India
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
5) 724.64
6) 150.58
Destination of visit: Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj, India
Date of visit: 1-8 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet the Tibetan parliament and Government in exile; to improve
understanding by British MPs of the issues affecting Tibet; to further the exchange
programme between British and Tibetan MPs; to have an audience with his Holiness the Dalai
Lama.
(Registered 8 November 2011)
8.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
the party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Peter Paul-Huhne
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 January 2010)
8.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(b)
IRISYS, of Towcester, Northants; company makes thermal imagers for process,
people and queue monitoring.
4.
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9.
Shareholdings
(a) Hotcourses Ltd.
11.
Miscellaneous
Donations to Hotcourses Foundation, registered charity of which I am a trustee, solicited from
Geoffrey and Carole Lawson, of Godalming, Surrey.
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3 March 2011, received payment of 1,100 for 2 articles. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered
14 March 2011)
11 April 2011, received payment of 100. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 15 June 2011)
Payments for articles from the Financial Times Ltd, Number One Southwark Bridge, London
SE1 9HL:
28 April 2011, 500. Hours: 1.5 hours. (Registered 15 June 2011)
22 July 2011, received payment of 300. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 25 October
2011)
4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Lord Sainsbury
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 3,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 December 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
Address of donor: 6 Grafton Street, London W1S 4EQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation worth
approximately 7,457.51
Destination of visit: Hong Kong
Date of visit: 19-26 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to strengthen bilateral ties and deepen understanding between the UK and
Hong Kong, and to update knowledge and awareness of Hong Kongs political, social and
economic development
(Registered 14 March 2011)
Name of donor: IPPR
Address of donor: 14 Buckingham Street, London, WC2N 6DF
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flight and accommodation 4,035
Date of visit: 27 June-2 July2011
Destination of visit: Beijing and Chongqing, China
Purpose of visit: to attend meetings as part of IPPRs study on the impact of globalisation
(Registered 22 July 2011)
Name of donor: (1) British Council (flights) (2) Editorial Intelligence (accommodation)
Address of donor: (a) 10 Spring Gardens London SW1A 2BN; (2) South Wing, Somerset
House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1)500; (2) 175
Destination of visit: Mumbai, India
Date of visit: 25-26 November 2011
Purpose of visit: To attend a conference to strengthen bilateral ties and deepen understanding
between the UK and India
(Registered 16 December 2011)
Miscellaneous
Research Councils UK Fellowship at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge (on
long-term unpaid leave), giving use of a computer. Minimal use for parliamentary purposes.
Fellowship at Clare College, Cambridge, giving occasional dining rights.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministre de lEnergie des Mines, de lEau et de lEnvironnement du
Royaume du Maroc
Address of donor: Rue Abou Marouane Essaadi BP : Rabat Instituts 6208, Haut Agdal, Rabat,
Morocco
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation and travel; total cost
1,228.60
Destination of visit: Morocco
Date of visit: 2-5 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to visit various energy-related projects
(Registered 4 November 2011)
8.
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9.
Shareholdings
(a) Violet Productions; film production
(b) Childcare Corp VCT
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: ACTION (Advocacy to Control TB Internationally) Project within
RESULTS UK
Address of donor:
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,800, including return flights,
accommodation, per diem for 6 days and 5 nights)
Destination of visit: Rwanda
Date of visit: 19-26 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to educate MPs on the impact of tuberculosis on development, visiting
Rwanda as an example for other African countries in tackling tuberculosis and HIV
coinfection, and learning about the impact of support to Rwanda through bilateral and
multilateral channels. The delegation also looked into how UK aid is currently being utilized
in the fight against TB and HIV in Rwanda and the future role of UK aid.
(Registered 23 March 2011)
Name of donor: Centre for European Palestinian Relations
Address of donor: 1 Olympic Way, Wembley, HA9 0NP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,430
Destination of visit: Gaza and Egypt
Date of visit: 22 to 27 July 2011
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding delegation examining the situation in Gaza and the peace
process.
(Registered 13 September 2011)
Name of donor:
7) Tibet Society UK
8) Tibetan Parliament in exile
Address of donor:
7) Unit 9, 139 Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3HF
8) H-10 2nd Floor, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi, 11024, India
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
7) 724.64
8) 150.58
Destination of visit: Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj, India
Date of visit: 1-8 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet the Tibetan parliament and Government in exile; to improve
understanding by British MPs of the issues affecting Tibet; to further the exchange
programme between British and Tibetan MPs; to have an audience with his Holiness the Dalai
Lama.
(Registered 28 October 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
I have received a resettlement grant from the Scottish Parliament, May 2011.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Unison
Address of donor: Commerce House, Wade Lane, Leeds, LS2 8NJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 6,523
Donor status: trade union
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
Address of donor: BM LFI, London W1N 3XX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,250. Some hospitality within
Israel and Palestine provided by the Portland Trust in Ramallah and the Israeli Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine
Date of visit: 2-7 October 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding visit to Israel and Palestine
(Registered 4 November 2011)
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Bloomberg UK
Address of donor: City Gate House 39-45 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1PQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 13,704 (1,142 per month) for
provision of subscription to Bloomberg Professional Services with accompanying monitor,
keyboard and access to Bloomberg anywhere, from 1 July 2011.
Date of receipt of donation: 20 May 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 1 July 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 03430322
(Registered 14 July 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,200
Destination of visit: Syria
Date of visit: 24-28 February 2011
Purpose of visit: part of a group of MPs on a fact-finding mission
(Registered 15 March 2011)
Name of donor: American Enterprise Institute
Address of donor: 1150 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,125
Destination of visit: Sea Island, Georgia, USA
Date of visit: 3-6 March 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend forum of US politicians, policy-makers, academics and business
people to exchange ideas and views on topics of mutual interest
(Registered 15 March 2011)I
Name of donor: Government of Australia
Address of donor: Australian High Commission, Strand, London WC2B 4LA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 9,200
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9.
Shareholdings
(b) Deutsche Bank AG
5.
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5.
146
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Hull City Council
Address of donor: Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,000
Destination of visit: Iceland
Date of visit: 21-25 September 2011
Purpose of visit: trade mission
(Registered 16 November 2011)
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JOHNSON, Jo (Orpington)
2.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Address of donor: Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi 110001, India
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotels, transport and food to
the value of 1,000
Destination of visit: New Delhi
Date of visit: 3-8 January 2011
Purpose of visit: preparation of report on UK-India bilateral relationship
(Registered 7 March 2011)
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotels, transport and food to
the value of 995
Destination of visit: Egypt
Date of visit: 17-21 March 2011
Purpose of visit: talks with Egyptian politicians, pro-democracy activists and diplomats,
including meetings with the British Ambassador in Cairo.
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9.
Directorships
David Jones (Solicitors) Limited, 22 Trinity Square, Llandudno, LL30 2RH Llandudno.
Land and Property
Leasehold office premises in Llandudno, Conwy.
Tenanted freehold retail premises in Wrexham County Borough (jointly owned). No
registrable rent received.
Shareholdings
(a)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Foundation
Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square,
London WC1H OXG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,200
Destination of visit: the Palestinian Territory and Israel
Date of visit: 8-12 December 2011
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Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit with the Council for Arab British Understanding to
Palestinian Territory and Israel
(Registered 14 December 2011 )
11.
Miscellaneous
Unremunerated board member of the Empty Homes Agency (Registered 27 January
2012)
4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
the party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: USDAW
Address of donor: 188 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6LJ.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 23 May 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London
SW1 W0EB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,600
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Date of visit: 29 May-5 June 2011
Purpose of visit: meetings with members of the Government and Legislative Yuan
(Registered 13 June 2011)
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Payment
30 mins.
Payment
30 mins.
Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:
Payment of 150 for interview. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to charity. (Registered
11 February 2011)
Payment of 150 for participation in survey. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to
charity. (Registered 27 July 2011)
Payment of 80 from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for online survey.
Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 11 February 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,025
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to Riyadh at the invitation of the Shura
Council to meet with Members of the Shura Council, Government Ministers and various
human rights groups to further understanding of the Kingdom and its latest developments as
well as to strengthen political ties with the country.
(Registered 23 December 2011)
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Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Politicshome
Address of donor: 5 The Sanctuary, London SW1P 3JS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: free use of Politicshome pro
service for Tessa Jowell and up to four members of staff, each subscription worth 424.68
+VAT; total value 2,123.40+VAT
Date of receipt: August 2010
Date of acceptance: October 2010
Donor status: company, registration 07053138
(Registered 4 November 2010)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Australian Sports Commission for Magic Bus, India.
Address of donor: c/o Magic Bus India Foundation, C2/105, Sector 36, Noida, Uttar Pradesh,
PIN 201301
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,062.95
Destination of visit: Delhi
Date of visit: 30 November to 3 December 2011
Purpose of visit: Volunteer and development activity with Magic Bus
(Registered 15 December 2011 )
11.
Miscellaneous
Received on 16 December 2011, settlement of 200,000 from News Group Newspapers, 1
Virginia St, London E98 1XY in respect of a civil legal action brought by me following phone
hacking, invasion of privacy and harassment. 50% donated to charity. (Registered 22
December 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Nominet, the .uk Domain Registry
Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Hally Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford OX4
4DQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel and incidental costs;
total value 3,300
Destination of visit: Nairobi, Kenya
Date of visit: 25-30 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as
part of a parliamentary delegation. This relates to my work as an MP and specifically as Vice
Chair of the Parliamentary Internet & Communications Technology Forum (PICTFOR).
(Registered 25 November 2011)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Government of Tunisia
Address of donor: Tunisian Embassy, 29 Princes Gate, London SW7 1QG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,907 for flights to Tunisia and
accommodation for three nights in the capital.
Destination of visit: Tunis
Date of visit: 4-7 January 2011
Purpose of visit: travel to Tunis at invitation of the Ambassador of Tunisia to the Court of St
James for meetings with Government ministers and officials
(Registered 4 February 2011)
Name of donor: Presence Switzerland
Address of donor: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, Bundesgasse 32, CH-3003,
Bern, Switzerland
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,263
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Shareholdings
(a) Anglo-Global Investments Ltd. (Registered 28 July 2011)
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Directorships
Keltruck Limited; truck dealership (non-executive), Kenrick Way, West Bromwich, West
Midlands B71 4JW.
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for February 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 16
February 2011)
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for March 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 16
March 2011)
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for April 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 26
April 2011)
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for May 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 25 May
2011)
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for June 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 19
June 2011)
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for July 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 12 July
2011)
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for August 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 23
August 2011)
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for September 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered
16 September 2011)
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for October 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 11
October 2011)
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for November 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered
23 November 2011)
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for December 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered
15 December 2011)
Salary payment of 2,083.34 gross for January 2012. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 15
January 2012)
5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London
SW1 W0EB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,600, which includes travel to and
from Taiwan (RoC), travel within the country, accommodation and hospitality
Destination of visit: Taipei and I Lan
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: British Council
Address of donor: 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Accommodation costing 270; travel
at 200 and in-country transport and meals (with contributions from other sponsors) valued at
249
Destination of visit: Pontignano, Italy
Date of visit: 23-25 September 2011
Purpose of visit: Attendance at Pontignano Conference
(Registered 12 October 2011)
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Christian Action Research and Education
Address of donor: CARE, 53 Romney Street, London SW1P 3RF.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: four days a week voluntary
service from 6 December 2011 to 31 July 2012 provided by a volunteer intern who is self
funding except for the receipt of a bursary of 5,500 as a member of the educational
leadership programme at the charity CARE, 53 Romney St, London SW1P 3RF.
Date of receipt: 6 December 2011
Date of acceptance: 31 July 2012
Donor status: charity
(Registered 16 December 2011)
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29 June 2011, payment of 5,000 as guest speaker at the Local Government Groups
Annual Conference and Exhibition 2011 dinner, Birmingham (sponsored by Vertex
Ltd.). Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2011)
Contributor to BBC TV and radio programmes.(5,00110,000). Address: BBC
Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA.
400 for contribution toThis Week (22 September 2011) Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered
16 November 2011)
800 for contribution toThis Week (15 December 2011) Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered
16 December 2011)
Contributor to STV programmes. (Up to 5,000)
Fees for occasional journalism from:
The Scotsman (Up to 5,000)
The Herald (Up to 5,000)
Contributor to Wroxton College parliamentary seminars. (Up to 5,000)
Contributor to Understanding Modern Government parliamentary seminars. (Up to 5,000)
8.
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP
Name of donor: James Goudie QC
Address of donor : private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,400 in kind; legal advice as
part of role as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Date of receipt of donation: 18 February 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 18 February 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 March 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in
the Middle East
Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, London
WC1H 0XG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,200
Destination of visit: the Palestinian Territory and Israel
Date of visit: 8-12 December 2011
Purpose of visit: to visit the Palestinian Territory and Israel with a parliamentary delegation,
organized by CAABU (Council for the Advancement of Arab British Understanding).
(Registered 21 December 2011)
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Finmeccanica UK Ltd
Address of donor: 39 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EU
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 856
Destination of visit: Paris
Date of visit: 22 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to visit Paris Air Show as part of my fellowship with the Industry and
Parliament Trust to better understand the UK manufacturing sector
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel, transport and food to an
approximate value of 1,100
Destination of visit: Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories
Date of visit: 3-7 February 2011
Purpose of visit: study visit to meet the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Assembly
and Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel. (Registered 15 February 2011)
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel, transport and food to
an approximate value of 995
Destination of visit: Egypt
Date of visit: 17-21 March 2011
Purpose of visit: study visit to meet with student activists, business leaders and opinion
formers
(Registered 23 March 2011)
Name of donor:
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4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Ardeshir Naghshineh
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 October 2011)
Name of donor: B A Andrews
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 January 2012)
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8.
11.
Miscellaneous
Solicitor (non-practising).
4.
160
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: hosting and maintenance of my
website; value 6000 a year
Date of receipt: 7 May 2010
Date of acceptance: 7 May 2010
Donor status: company No 04718196
(Registered 30 June 2011)
8.
11.
Miscellaneous
Barrister (non-practising).
5.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Kimbolton Fireworks Ltd
11.
Miscellaneous
Parliamentary adviser (unpaid) to the Royal Society of Chemistry.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Malaria Consortium/SAB Miller
Address of donor: Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in
the Middle East (organized by the Council for Arab British Understanding)
Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square,
London WC1H OXG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,000, covered travel costs,
accommodation, food and drink
Destination of visit: West Bank and Palestine
Date of visit: 25-29 November 2010
Purpose of visit: Britain-Palestine APPG delegation
(Registered 25 February 2011)
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Payments from Parliament Communications Limited, Verry House, Chine Crescent Road,
Bournemouth, Dorset BH2 5LQ:
Payment of 4,000 for a speech, Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 1 August 2011)
Payment of 4,000 for a speech. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 27 October 2011)
From September 2011: Member of the Investment Committee of Stanhope Capital, 35
Portman Square, London W1H 6LR. The work involves one meeting of two hours duration,
every two months. The remuneration is 20,000 per annum.
First payment of 6,666.67 for September-December 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered
8 January 2012)
Miscellaneous
Member, Faculty of Advocates (non-practising).
Unpaid Board Member of Leith Museum Company Limited and Edinburgh Community
Energy Co-operative Limited, for both of which I have from time to time solicited financial
support.
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Gloucester Research Ltd
Address of donor: Whittington House, 19-30 Alfred Place, London WC1E 7EA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: donation of 6,500 to employ a
member of staff in my Westminster office
Date of receipt: 3 February 2011
Date of acceptance: 3 February 2011
Donor status: company, registration 04267560
(Registered 9 February 2011)
Name of donor: Gloucester Research Ltd
Address of donor: Whittington House, 19-30 Alfred Place, London WC1E 7EA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: donation of 18,500 to employ a
member of staff in my Westminster office
Date of receipt: 14 April 2011
Date of acceptance: 14 April 2011
Donor status: company, registration 04267560
(Registered 5 May 2011)
Name of donor: Gloucester Research Ltd
Address of donor: Whittington House, 19-30 Alfred Place, London WC1E 7EA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: donation of 25,500 to employ a
member of staff in my Westminster office
Date of receipt: 24 November 2011
Date of acceptance: 24 November 2011
Donor status: company, registration 04267560
(Registered 14 December 2011)
5.
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8.
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Bandal Ltd; private company owned by me and my husband, which owns two buy to let
properties in Oxford (see Category 8 above)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Israel
Address of donor:
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Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Mr John Nike
Address of donor: Nike Group of Companies, Jubilee House, John Nike Way, Bracknell,
Berkshire RG12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000
Donor status: company, Registration Number 1243071.
(Registered 26 September 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, LondonW2 3UR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,239, covering flights and
accommodation
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Date of visit: 20-24 February 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank
(Registered 31 March 2011)
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
accommodation
Destination of visit: Syria
Date of visit: 24-27 February 2011
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: 1) Malaria Consortium
2) SAB Miller
Address of donor:1) Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London
2) Church Street West, Woking, Surrey GU21 6HS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation, 5,000.
Spouse costs are included in the total, but will be repaid.
Destination of visit: Uganda
Date of visit: 2-9 January 2011
Purpose of visit: study visit as Chairman of All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and
Neglected Tropical Diseases to visit various malaria projects.
(Registered 2 February 2011)
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Shareholdings
(a)
(b)
11.
African Speciality Products Ltd. Supplier of coffee and cocoa; management services.
Blue Mountain Coffee Farms Ltd. Grower of Tanzanian Arabica coffee.
African Organic Produce AG. Organic and sustainable cocoa and coffee from
smallholder farmers.
Miscellaneous
Chartered accountant (non-practising).
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Europe Arab Bank
Address of donor: 13-15 Moorgate London EC2R 6AD
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,000 (estimated)
Destination of visit: Amman, Jordan
Date of visit: 12 -14 December 2011
Purpose of visit: To discuss possible work opportunities
(Registered 13 January 2012)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
accommodation
Destination of visit: Syria
Date of visit: 24-28 February 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding political delegation
(Registered 23 March 2011)
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8.
Directorships
Director of Woodlands Schools Ltd, 428 Rayleigh Road, Hutton CM13 1SD. Private primary
schools.
Received payment of 4,659.17 for December 2010-January 2011. (Registered 3
February 2011)
Woodlands Schools also provide me with other benefits, including twelve months
health insurance cover costing 2,882.40 from July 2011; twelve months critical
illness cover costing 1,280.28 from September 2011, and 389 a month for twelve
months life insurance from 16 September 2011. (Registered 13 September 2011)
Received payment of 4,166.40 on 29 November 2011 for January-November 2011.
Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 29 November 2011)
2.
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Creative Coalition Campaign Secretariat
Address of donor: 198 High Holborn, London WC1V 7BD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 3,510.18 to support the launch
of Labours Creative Industries Network
Date of receipt: 7 September 2011
Date of acceptance: 7 September 2011
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 13 October 2011)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) The GAVI Alliance Secretariat
2) International Vaccine Access Centre (IVAC)
3) Oxfam GB
Address of donor:
1) 2 Chemin des Mines, CH-12-2, Geneva, Switzerland
2) John Hopkins School of Public Health, John Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe
Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
3) John Smith House, Cowley, Oxfordshire OX4 2JY
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) Travel and accommodation for me; value 2,440
2) Travel and accommodation for a member of my staff; value 3,188
3) Field visit in Bangladesh for me and a member of my staff; air and boat travel,
food, accommodation and car hire; total value 263
Destination of visit: Bangladesh
Date of visit: 10-15 November 2011
Purpose of visit: All-Party Parliamentary Group for Global Action Against Childhood
Pneumonia visit, to inspect child health and pneumonia facilities in and around Dhaka in
response to an invitation from the Bangladesh Ministry of Health.
(Registered 30 November 2011)
8.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,025
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to meet Members of the Shura Council,
Government Ministers and various human rights groups
(Registered 20 December 2011)
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Remunerated directorships
IDOX plc (formerly i-documentsystems group plc) (non-executive); information advisory
services, document management software and systems. Address: 2nd Floor, 160 Queen
Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4BF.
25th January 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July
2011)
25th February 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July
2011)
25th March 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25th April 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25th May 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25th June 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25th July 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25 August 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December
2011)
25 September 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22
December 2011)
25 October 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December
2011)
25 November 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22
December 2011)
24 December 2011 monthly payment of 2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22
December 2011)
Tethys Petroleum Limited (non-executive). Address: University House, 11-13 Grosvenor
Place, London, SW1W 0EX. Gas and oil exploration and producing company.
1 April 2011, quarterly payment of 11,750 for attending meetings and advising on
business developments. Hours: 30hrs. (Registered 21 July 2011)
1 July 2011, quarterly payment of 11,750 for attending meetings and advising on
business developments. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 21 July 2011)
1 October 2011, quarterly payment of 11,750 for attending meetings and advising
on business developments. Hours: 30hrs. (Registered 22 December 2011)
2.
9.
Shareholdings
(b)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Partito Democratico Italy
Address of donor: Via SantAndrea delle Fratte, 16-00187 Roma, Italy
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 700
Destination of visit: Rome
Date of visit: 14-16 January 2011
Purpose of visit: conference on Defeating populism, promoting a fair and progressive
government which involved representatives from a number of centre-left political parties
from around the world.
(Registered 10 February 2011)
Name of donor: Council for European Palestinian Relations
Address of donor: 1 Olympic Way, Wembley, HA9 0NP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,680
Destination of visit: Gaza and Egypt
Date of visit: 2227 July 2011
Purpose of visit: Study tour concerning situation of Palestinians in Gaza.
(Registered 14 September 2011)
Name of donor: Partito Democratico Italy
Address of donor: Via SantAndrea delle Fratte, 16-00187 Roma, Italy
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel costs and incidental
costs; total 700
Destination of visit: Genoa, Italy
Date of visit: 8-11 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend and speak at conference of the Partito Democratico.
(Registered 2 November 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,355 from CFI; plus two meals
provided by other hosts, estimated cost of 100.
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 20-25 February 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank
(Registered 10 March 2011)
Name of donor: Australia Israel Cultural Exchange
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Address of donor: Suite 838, St Kilda Road Towers, 1 Queens Road, Melbourne, Victoria
3004, Australia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,416
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories
Date of visit: 7-10 January 2012
Purpose of visit: participation in the Australia Israel UK Leadership Dialogue.
(Registered 23 January 2012)
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(b)
JP Morgan Chase; US investment bank.
Classwatch Limited.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Qatar Government
Address of donor: Qatar Embassy, 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): estimated value 5,000
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Date of visit: 8-12 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the Forum on Democracy
(Registered 27 May 2011)
Name of donor: Council for Arab British Understanding
Address of donor: the Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace
Building in the Middle East, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, WC1H 0XG.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): around 1,200
Destination of visit: Palestinian Authority and Israel
Date of visit: 9-12 December 2011
Purpose of visit: to witness the experiences of occupation from both sides and to discuss the
opportunities to build trust and confidence towards a lasting peace
(Registered 15 December 2011)
Name of donor: Council for Arab British Understanding
Address of donor: Mr Kamel Zarka, c/o Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4E
3DE
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): around 2,000
Destination of visit: Lebanon
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4.
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Enoughs Enough
Address of donor: PO Box 310, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 3YY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 9,000donation to the Green
Party
Date of receipt: 13 April 2011
Date of acceptance: 13 April 2011
Donor status: company, registration no 06770932
(Registered 19 December 2011 )
Name of donor: Earth Resources Research
Address of donor: 45 Erlanger Road, New Cross, London SE14 5TF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two donations to the Green Party
amounting to 8,000 in total
Date of receipt: 21 September 2011
Date of acceptance: 21 September 2011
Donor status: company, registration no 1100302
(Registered 19 December 2011)
Miscellaneous
Solicitor (non-practising). (Registered 6 November 2009)
5.
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8.
Directorships
RKL Geological Services, 4 Grove Road, Wrexham LL11; geological consultancy company.
2.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Council for European Palestinian Relations
Address of donor: 1 Olympic Way, Wembley HA9 0NP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,084
Destination of visit: West Bank, Palestine
Date of visit: 7-12 October 2011
Purpose of visit: delegation to Jordan and the West Bank; MPs and CEPR
(Registered 9 November 2011)
8.
9.
Shareholdings
(a) RKL Geological Services (see entry in Category 1 above). (Registered 16 January 2012)
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Michael ODonnell
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: catering and hosting of
fundraising event; value 2,594
Donor status: individual
(Registered 19 October 2011)
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Mr Stephen Brenninkmeijer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000 donation
Date of receipt: 17 January 2011
Date of acceptance: 17 January 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 February 2011)
Name of donor: Mr Maurice Bennett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000 donation
Date of receipt: 24 March 2011
Date of acceptance: 24 March 2011
Donor status: individual
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Overseas visits
Name of donor:
8) Maurice Bennett
9) Huawei Technologies (UK) Ltd
10) International Department, Central Committee, Communist Party of China
Address of donor:
8) Private
9) Viables 3, Jays Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire
10) 4 Flixing Road, Beijing
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
8) Flight from London to Hong Kong and flight from Beijing to London; value
650
9) One nights accommodation in Hong Kong; value 600
10) Flight from Shenzen to Guiyang, flight from Guiyang to Beijing, 6 nights
accommodation and hospitality; value 1,000
Destination of visit: Hong Kong and China
Date of visit: 20-28 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet representatives of Huawei Technologies Ltd and representatives of
the Chinese Government.
(Registered 19 October 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: ACTION (Advocacy to Control TB Internationally) Project within
RESULTS UK
Address of donor: 2nd Floor, 13 Maddox Street, London W1S 2QG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,634, including return flights,
accommodation, per diem for 6 days and 5 nights)
Destination of visit: Rwanda
Date of visit: 19-26 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to educate MPs on the impact of tuberculosis on development, visiting
Rwanda as an example for other African countries in tackling tuberculosis and HIV
coinfection, and learning about the impact of support to Rwanda through bilateral and
multilateral channels. The delegation also looked into how UK aid is currently being utilized
in the fight against TB and HIV in Rwanda and the future role of UK aid.
(Registered 21 March 2011)
Name of donor: Presence Switzerland
Address of donor: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, Bundesgasse 32, CH-3003,
Bern, Switzerland
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): transport, accommodation and
subsistence totalling 2,263
Destination of visit: Vaduz, Zurich, Chur, Lugano and Bern, Switzerland
Date of visit: 26 May-1 June 2011
Purpose of visit: All-Party British-Swiss and British-Liechtenstein Parliamentary Groups
visit to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. A political visit to the financial, political and business
institutions of Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor:
5. All Party Parliamentary China Group, sponsored by GKN plc, City of London,
London Export Corporation (LEC), John Swire & Sons, GlaxoSmithKline, Astra
Zeneca, Arup, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, HSBC.
6. Virgin Atlantic
Address of donor:
5. c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
6. Customer Relations, PO Box 747, Dunstable LU6 9AH
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
5. 2,654.48, return flights to China, internal travel in China, accommodation and
meals. I also received some meals and hospitality provided locally.
6. 1,500, flight upgrade on outward journey
Destination of visit: China; Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu
Date of visit: 16-23 December 2011
Purpose of visit: to maintain and strengthen relations between Parliament and the National
Peoples Congress of China; to learn about and support British businesses operating in China;
and to deepen the knowledge and understanding of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 24 January 2012)
8.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: George Soros Open Society Georgia Foundation
Address of donor: 10 Chovelidze Street, 0108 Tbilisi, Georgia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel and accommodation; value
1,548.76
Destination of visit: Tbilisi, Georgia
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9.
Registrable shareholdings
(b)
Mactaggart Heritable Holdings Ltd.; property investment and management.
11.
Miscellaneous
I have made an interest-free loan of 17,000 to Slough Labour Memorial Hall, a registered friendly
society, from whom I rent my constituency office. The loan is to pay for refurbishing other parts of the
premises and replacing a boiler. (Registered 26 January 2012)
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Islamic Relief UK
Address of donor: 16 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RJ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): more than 660 estimated value
Destination of visit: Pakistan (flood affected areas)
Date of visit: 15-18 September 2010
Purpose of visit: to observe humanitarian work undertaken, receive briefing on the floods,
help raise awareness
(Registered 28 February 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) Parliamentary Committee Against Antisemitism Foundation
2) Ukranian Jewish Committee
Address of donor:
1) PO Box 4015, London W1A 6NH
2) 1b Darvina St. 01004, Kyiv, Ukraine
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) Flights and accommodation; 670
2) Flights; 313
Destination of visit: Ukraine/Belarus
Date of visit: 18-22 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend conference and meetings on antisemitism
(Registered 13 October 2011)
Name of donor: Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,750
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-7 December 2011
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to meet Members of the Shura Council,
Government Ministers and various human rights groups
(Registered 20 December 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
I organised a Westminster Parliamentary Summer School from 8 to 14 July 2011 for 40
Bassetlaw students; financial support provided by EDF Energy and Coventry Building
Society, subsidised tickets by East Coast (Directly Operated Railways). (Registered 19 July
2011.)
Remunerated directorships
The Mission Marketing Group, Garden House, 57-59 Long Acre, London WC2E 9JL (nonexecutive chairman from 1 February 2006 till 31 December 2009); advertising and marketing.
My duties were to attend and chair board meetings; other advice and consultation in person
and by phone. I resigned with effect from 31 December 2009.
30 November 2009, payment of 1800 before tax. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 29
January 2010)
31 December 2009, payment of 1800 before tax. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 29
January 2010)
UTEK Corporation Inc (non-executive); a technology transfer company based in the US and
listed on the Alternative Investment Market in London. Address: UTEK Corporation, 2109 E.
Palm Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605, USA. My duties were to attend board and other meetings by
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phone or in person; other advice and consultation by e-mail. I resigned with effect from 31
December 2009.
Payment of 2637.62 before tax for the period October to December 2009. Hours: 8
hrs. (Registered 29 January 2010)
2.
4.
8.
Miscellaneous
Receipt of a discount card from Hobbs Ltd, which has the potential to be of registrable value.
Receipt of a discount card from L.K. Bennett, which has the potential to be of registrable
value.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) Virgin Atlantic
2) Free the Children
Address of donor:
5) The Office (SE2), Manor Royal, Crawley RH10 9NU
6) 75 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
5) Virgin Atlantic paid for return flights London to Nairobi, UK transfers and
accommodation and food; value 2,592.40
6) Free the Children paid for internal return flight Nairobi to Bogani; value
333.18.
Destination of visit: Kenya
Date of visit: 31 August-3 September 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding visit
(Registered 29 September 2011)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
Address of donor: BM LFI, London W1N 3XX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,250. Some hospitality within
Israel and the Palestinian territories provided by the Portland Trust in Ramallah and the Israeli
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Date of visit: 2-7 October 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-find visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories
(Registered 20 October 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Kurdistan Parliament Iraq (KPI)
Address of donor: Erbil, Iraq
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 684 donation to costs of visit
Destination of visit: Kurdistan
Date of visit: 19-24 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to deliver the first workshop in the new programme Support to the Kurdistan
Parliament Iraq for current members of the KPI, focusing on the roles and responsibilities
of MPs with respect to the relationship between the government and the opposition.
(Registered 11 April 2011)
Name of donor: All Party Parliamentary China Group, sponsored by GKN plc, City of
London, London Export Corporation (LEC), John Swire & Sons, GlaxoSmithKline, Astra
Zeneca, Arup, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, HSBC.
Address of donor: c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,349.98; return flights to China,
internal travel in China, accommodation and meals. I also received some meals and
hospitality provided locally.
Destination of visit: China; Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu
Date of visit: 16-23 December 2011
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Purpose of visit: to maintain and strengthen relations between Parliament and the National
Peoples Congress of China; to learn about and support British businesses operating in China;
and to deepen the knowledge and understanding of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 4 January 2012)
8.
5.
5.
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Address of donor : Members Hill, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2 hospitality show ground tickets
to Chelsea Flower Show, including lunch; total value 1,132.80
Date of receipt of donation: 24 May 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 24 May 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 01501573
(Registered 30 August 2011)
8.
11.
Miscellaneous
I continue to work for MLSystems, although I am no longer paid a salary. Instead, I receive a
dividend from a shareholding which is below the registrable threshold.
Unremunerated director of Lincoln Racecourse Regeneration Company (until 31 August
2010)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of Donor: Friedrich-Ebert Foundation
Address of Donor: 66 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3BN
Amount of donation: flights and accommodation valued at 2,025 for myself and a member of
my staff
Destination of visit: Berlin
Date of visit: 9-10 November 2011
Purpose of visit: Conference on UK/German economies
(Registered 8 December 2011)
8.
9.
Shareholdings
(b) Olive Tree International Property Ltd, Swindon.
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8.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Arrow Travel, Belfast.
(a)
Medevol (a small clinical trials company).
(a)
Ormeau Health Centre. See category 8 above.
Sponsorships
Name of donor: Wolverhampton South East CLP
Address of donor: c/o Crescent House, Broad St, Bilston, WV14 0BZ.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the money was raised at a fundraising event for the benefit of Wolverhampton South East Constituency Labour Party and
Dudley North Constituency Labour Party in support of me and another Labour Party MP. The
total raised was 27,730 (which includes no registrable donations) and Wolverhampton South
East CLP received 13,865.
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 3 November 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: New York University
Address of donor: 70 Washington Sq South, New York NY10012
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flight and hotel accommodation
estimated at 1,075 in total
Destination of visit: New York
Date of visit: 7-11 April 2011 (Reimbursement received 27 July 2011)
Purpose of visit: to attend seminar on global leadership and civil society
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5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
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8.
11.
Miscellaneous
Solicitor (non-practising).
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5.
8.
11.
Miscellaneous
Solicitor (currently non-practising).
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Mr Michael Hintze
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Exact amount unknown but between
1,500 and 2,000
Destination of visit: Vatican
Date of visit: 21-23 September 2011
Purpose of visit: My wife and I were part of a group invited to visit the Vatican to
commemorate a years passing of the papal visit to the United Kingdom in 2010.
(Registered 13 October 2011)
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Directorships
McPartland Consulting Ltd, Richmond House, Walkern Road, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 3QP;
strategic consultancy business.
3.
Clients
Of McPartland Consulting Ltd:
Fees from Robert Walters, recruitment consultancy, 11 Slingsby Place, St Martins
Courtyard, London WC2E 9AB, for provision of strategic consultancy advice:
Fees of 8,750 . Hours: 30 hours devoted to advice and meetings in quarter
ending 31 March 2011. (Registered 27 April 2011)
Fees of 8,750 received on 26 August 2011 . Hours: 30 hours devoted to
advice and meetings in quarter ending 30 June 2011. (Registered 26
September 2011)
Fees of 8,750 received. Hours: 30 hours devoted to advice and meetings
in quarter ending 30 September 2011. (Registered 10 October 2011)
Fees of 8,750 received. Hours: 30 hours devoted to advice and meetings
in quarter ending 31 December 2011. (Registered 23 January 2012)
Fees of 3,000 received from Association of Welding Distribution (AWD), Secure
Hold Business Centre, Studley Road, Redditch B98 7LG, for provision of strategic
consultancy advice. Hours: 10 hrs devoted to advice and meetings in quarter ending
31 December 2011. (Registered 23 January 2012)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: The GAVI Alliance
Address of donor: 2 Chemin des Mines, CH-1202, Geneva, Switzerland
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,436.64
Destination of visit: Kenya
Date of visit: 13-16 February 2011
Purpose of visit: inspection of child health and pneumonia facilities in Nairobi in response to
an invitation from the Kenyan Government
(Registered 10 March 2011)
9.
Shareholdings
(a) McPartland Consulting Ltd.
Directorships
Making It (UK) Ltd, 27 Seymour Terrace Liverpool L3 5PE. Provision of serviced offices.
Winning Women Ltd 27 Seymour Terrace Liverpool L3 5PE. Company in process of being
closed.
2.
4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
the party to the Electoral Commission:
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8.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Representation of The Faroes
Address of donor: 55 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9SR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): estimated cost between 1,000 and
1,500
Destination of visit: Faroe Islands
Date of visit: 27-30 June 2011
Purpose of visit: part of All Party Parliamentary Group visit
(Registered 20 October 2011)
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Received 1,620. Address of payer: Hat Trick Productions, 33 Oval Road, London
NW1 7EA. Hours: 30 minutes television appearance. (Registered 11 May 2011)
Received 769.24. Address of payer: Wydawnictwo Trzecia Noga, Poland. Hours:
none (sale of completed work). (Registered 26 August 2011)
Received 290.40 for article. Address of payer: The Daily Telegraph, 11
Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. (Registered 26 August 2011)
Received 89.10 for royalties for work completed. Address of payer: Authors
Licensing and Collecting Society Ltd, The Writers House, 13 Haydon St, London
EC3N 1DB. Hours: none (sale of completed work). (Registered 6 October 2011)
Received 777.73. Address of payer: ISIS Publishing Ltd, Unit 7 Centremead,
Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES. Hours: none (sale of completed work). (Registered
19 October 2011)
Received 20.25. Address of payer: ALCS, The Writers House, 13 Haydon Street,
London EC3N 1DB. Hours: none (sale of completed work). (Registered 13
December 2011)
Payments received from Headline Publishing Group, 338 Euston Road, London NW1
3BH:
Received 320.81. Hours: none (sale of completed works). (Registered 11
May 2011)
Received 41,250. Hours: none (sale of completed work). (Registered 15
August 2011)
Payments received from The Sun (News International), 3 Thomas More Square,
London E98 1XY:
Received 638 for two articles. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 15 August 2011)
Received 200 for an article. Address of payer: The Spectator, 22 Old Queen Street,
London SW1H 9HP. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 14 February 2011)
Received 190.91 from Authors Licensing & Collecting Society Ltd, The Writers
House, 13 Haydon St, London EC3N 1DB. Payment is royalties for work completed.
(Registered 17 March 2011)
Received 843.87. Address of payer: Hermes, 59 Bogomil Street, Plovdiv 4000,
Bulgaria. Hours: none (sale of completed work). (Registered 15 August 2011)
Payments from British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, Grant Way, Isleworth,
Middlesex, TW7 5QD:
Received 82 for appearance. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 15 August 2011)
Received 102 for TV appearance. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 6 October 2011)
Received 150 for appearance. Address of payer: Mentorn Media, Elsinore House,
77 Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8JA. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 15 August
2011)
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Presence Switzerland
Address of donor: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, Bundesgasse 32, CH-3003,
Bern, Switzerland
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,263
Destination of visit: Vaduz, Zurich, Chur, Lugano and Bern, Switzerland
Date of visit: 26 May-1 June 2011
Purpose of visit: All-Party British-Swiss and British-Liechtenstein Parliamentary Groups
visit to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. A political visit to the financial, political and business
institutions of Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
(Registered 20 October 2011)
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Patron of BAPCO (ICT provision for civil contingency responders) PO Box 374 Lincoln LN1
1FY.
Payments from Clearwater Projects, Clearwater Special Projects Limited, Netley Hall,
Dorrington, Shrewsbury SY5 7JZ:
Payment of 1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 9 February
2011)
Payment of 1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 4 March
2011)
Payment of 1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 5 May 2011)
May 2011, payment of 1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 1
July 2011)
June 2011, payment of 1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 1
July 2011)
July 2011, payment of 1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 9
August 2011)
August 2011, payment of 1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days.
(Registered 12 September 2011)
September 2011, payment of 1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days.
(Registered 2 October 2011)
October 2011, payment of 1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days.
(Registered 16 November 2011)
Payments from Sky, BSkyB Broadcasting, Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD:
Payment of 75 for TV appearance. Hours: 8 mins. (Registered 7 April 2011)
Payment of 75 for TV appearance. Hours: 4 mins. (Registered 5 May 2011)
Payment of 150 for TV appearance (paper review). Hours: 9 mins. (Registered 5
May 2011)
Payments from The People, Floor 21, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP,
for articles:
Payment of 600. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2011)
Payment of 200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 4 March 2011)
Payment of 350. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 4 March 2011)
Payment of 300, received July 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 9 August 2011)
Payment of 900 from Critical Reaction for an article. Address: c/o Graham Stewart, 20
Joubert Mansions, Jubilee Place, London SW3 3RA. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 9 February
2011)
Daily Express,The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN.
400 paid for article. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 5 May 2011)
May 2011, 700 and 400 paid for two articles. Hours: 2.5 hrs and 1.5hrs
respectively. (Registered 1 July 2011)
Public Policy Exchange Limited. Address: Unit N00001, Westminster Business Square, 1-45
Durham Street, London SE11 5JH.
Payment of 300 for lecture. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 5 May 2011)
Payment of 650 for lecture, received July 2011. Hours: 1 hr (Registered 9 August
2011)
BBC Radio Five Live, Television Centre, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ.
May 2011, 100 for radio appearance. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 1 July 2011)
Sunday Express,The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R
6EN.
May 2011, 350 paid for article. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 1 July 2011)
June 2011, 350 paid for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 1 July 2011)
October 2011, 400 paid for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 16 November 2011)
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Hours: 4 hrs.
Payment of 73 from University of Westminster, 209 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW, for
speech. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 2 October 2011)
Payment of 462 from British Heritage Magazine, 741 Miller Dr SE # C1 Leesburg, VA
20175-8994, USA, for article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 November 2011)
8.
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Aysgarth Properties Ltd
Metloc Printers Ltd
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Nominet, the .uk Domain Registry
Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4
4DQ.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel and incidental costs;
total value 3,300
Destination of visit: Nairobi, Kenya
Dates of visit: 25-30 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as part
of a parliamentary delegation. This relates to my work as an MP and specifically as Chair of
the Parliamentary Internet & Communications Technology Forum (PICTFOR) and Chair of
the UK IGF and other IT-related Parliamentary activities (Registered 12 October 2011)
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Directorships
Vice-Chairman and non-executive director, Sunderland AFC, from 1 February 2011, 12-15
days a year, 75,000. Address: Sunderland AFC, Stadium of Light, Sunderland SR5 1SU
2.
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Fee of 12,000 for speaking to the Yorkshire Fiscal Group in Harrogate on 9 June 2011.
Address of payer: 1 Bridgewater Place, Water Lane, Leeds S11 5QR. Hours: 7.5 hrs.
(Registered 8 July 2011)
Senior Advisor to VantagePoint CleanTech Advisory Council, from 1 August 2011. Address:
VantagePoint Capital Partners, 1001 Bayhill Drive, Suite 300, San Bruno, CA 94066.
Payment on a quarterly basis. (90,001-95,000) (Registered 22 July 2011)
Quarterly payment of 23,209.75. (Registered 1 August 2011)
Transport and accommodated valued at 2,920 for visit to Utah, US, 17-18
September 2011, to attend meeting of Vantage Point Clean Tech Advisory Board.
(Registered 24 October 2011)
Quarterly payment of 23,210. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Payment of 611 for two articles for Project Syndicate, PO Box 130, 120 21 Prague 2, Czech
Republic, published on 7 September 2011 and 13 October 2011. Payment received after 13
October. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 24 October 2011)
Payment of 25,027 for one week of teaching at Stanford University, 19-23 September 2011.
Address of payer: Memorial Way, Stanford CA 94305-5015. Hours: 5 days work. Travel and
accommodation provided by Stanford University, costing 3,834. (Registered 24 October
2011)
Member of the Advisory Board to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Chatham House 2011
Sir Bani Yas Forum. (60,001-65,000)
Payment of 64,475 from the UAE Ministry Foreign Affairs, PO Box 1, Abu Dhabi,
UAE. (Registered 15 December 2011)
Transport and accommodation (including one member of staff) to Sir Bani Yas
Forum on Future of Middle East, 17-20 November 2011, provided by Foreign
Ministry of UAE, PO Box 1, Abu Dhabi, UAE; cost 4,935. Hours: 3 days work.
(Registered 3 January 2012)
5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Government of UAE
Address of donor: PO Box 1, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): estimated at 700 (travel, hotel,
hospitality)
Destination of visit: Zurich, Switzerland
Date of visit: 30-31 January 2011
Purpose of visit: attend meeting of Advisory Board of Sir Bani Yas Forum, organized by
Government of UAE and International Peace Institute, New York
(Registered 1 March 2011)
Name of donor: New America Foundation
Address of donor: 1899 L St., N.W., Suite 400, Washington EC20036
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel (flights only) to Washington;
value 3,178
Destination of visit: Washington, USA
Date of visit: 27030 April 2011
Purpose of visit: to make a speech to New America Foundation
(Registered 23 May 2011)
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Sponsorships
(a) Support in the capacity as an MP:
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)
Address of donor: Carlton House, 27A Carlton Drive, London SW15 2BS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): VSO funded flights costing 680 and
accommodation including hotels and in a private house. The value of the hotel stays was
approximately 200. VSO also provided meals and a per diem allowance totalling
approximately 250; total 1,130
Destination of visit: Tajikistan
Date of visit: 21 September-6 October 2011
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11.
Miscellaneous
Elected councillor on Amber Valley Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Ripley DE5
3FG. I ceased claiming an allowance from 6 May 2010, and ceased to be a Councillor in
March 2011. (Registered 8 December 2011)
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Mrs Audrey Wilson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 3,000 donation to my
constituency association
Donor status: individual
(Registered 8 April 2011)
Name of donor: Churchouse Financial Planning Ltd
Address of donor: Hadleigh House, 232 High Street, Guildford GU1 3 JF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 1,550
Donor status: company
(Registered 14 April 2011)
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Sponsorships
(b) Other support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Travers Smith LLP
Address of donor: 10 Snow Hill, London EC1A 2AL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: provision of researcher for
Westminster office for four days a week between September 2011 and March 2012; value
6,000 (gross)
Date of receipt: 26 September 2011
Date of acceptance: 26 September 2011
Donor status: limited liability partnership
(Registered 28 October 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
Member of West Lothian Council. No salary taken since the general election.
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Britania
Address of donor: Braye House, Egypt Lane, Farnham Commons, Bucks
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: (1) cash donation of 1,500 and
(2) 20 for office services
Date of receipt: (1) 28 January 2011; (2) 4 February 2011
Date of acceptance: (1) 28 January 2011; (2) 4 February 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 2255021
(Registered 18 February 2011)
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9.
Shareholdings
(a) Manteion Ltd (not trading), marketing consultancy of which I am an unremunerated
director
11.
Miscellaneous
Non-practising member of Law Society of England and Wales
Non-practising member of Chartered Institute of Marketing
Non-practising member of European Mentoring and Coaching Council
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung
Address of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building
in the Middle East, School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell
Square, London WC1H 0XG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,000
Destination of visit: West Bank, Palestine/Israel
Date of visit: 25-29 November 2010
Purpose of visit: to further understanding of issues associated with the Israeli occupation of
the West Bank. Meetings with various NGOs and representatives of the Palestinian Authority
and Israeli officials.
(Registered 3 March 2011)
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Sponsorships
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association
Name of donor: Mr Tony Billingham
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,500
Date of receipt:
Date of acceptance:
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 September 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR and Israeli Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Government of Israel
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 974 from CFI; 574 from the
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 29 May-3 June 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank.
(Registered 13 June 2011)
Name of donor: The American Israel Education Foundation
Address of donor: 251H Street, NW Washington DC, 20001, USA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,285
Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA
Date of visit: 2124 May 2011
Purpose of visit: To attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee 3-day forum on
homeland security and counter-terrorism, to facilitate a conversation between American,
European and Israeli allies.
(Registered 16 June 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) Sudanese Embassy, London
2) Kenana Sugar Company
Address of donor:
1) 3 Cleveland Row, St. Jamess, London SW1A 1DD
2) PO Box 2632, Khartoum, Republic of Sudan
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) Return business class tickets; value 1,800
2) Hotel cost, flights to Kenana, provision of driver and car; total value 1,800
Destination of visit: Khartoum, Sudan
Date of visit: 21-24 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to visit Khartoum ahead of the 9 July separation of North and South Sudan
and to meet politicians, ministers, businessmen, representatives of the Sudanese Coptic
Church, UK Ambassador and representatives of DFID to view and discuss the current
situation in Sudan and the situation post 9 July. Also to visit Kenana Sugar Factory and meet
staff and management of the factory.
(Registered 29 June 2011)
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Shareholdings
(a)
4.
Sponsorships
(a) Support in the capacity as an MP
Name of donor: Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales
Address of donor: 39 Ecclestone Square, London SW1V 1BX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: a salary of 4,000 and
accommodation will be provided for an intern in my parliamentary office for 10 months,
October 2011-July 2012
Date of receipt: 20 September 2011
Date of acceptance: 3 October 2011
Donor status: registered charity
(Registered 10 January 2012)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Government of the Faroe Islands
Address of donor: Tinghusvegr 1-3, Postboks 208, 100 Trshavn, Faroe Islands
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel and accommodation; total
value 1,543.59
Destination of visit: Faroe Islands
Date of visit: 27-30 June 2011
Purpose of visit: All-Party Parliamentary Group visit
(Registered 27 September 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Kurdistan Regional Parliament of Iraq
Address of donor: Kurdistan Parliament, Erbil Kurdistan, Iraq
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,100
Destination of visit: Erbil and Sleimani, Kurdistan, Iraq
Date of visit: 31 May-6 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet senior politicians, MPs and business people
(Registered 22 June 2011)
Name of donor: Kurdistan Regional Parliament of Iraq
Address of donor: Kurdistan Parliament, Erbil Kurdistan, Iraq
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,330
Destination of visit: Erbil, Kurdistan
Date of visit: 22-25 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to lead the UK Trade & Investment/Middle East Association delegation to
the Erbil International Trade Fair
(Registered 18 November 2011)
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Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP
Name of donor: Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Address of donor: 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6RH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Policy analysis provided to me as
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence. 4 days a week for 4 months, commencing 6 June
2011. Value approximately 15,000
Date of receipt: 6 June 2011
Date of acceptance: 14 June 2011
(Registered 28 June 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BiCom)
Address of donor: 32-36 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 8QX
Amount of donation: return flights, transfers and some hospitality for myself and a staff
member. Total estimated value: 3,234.
Destination of visit: Tel Aviv, Israel
Date of visit: 6-9 June 2011
Purpose of visit: fact finding in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence as part
of the defence policy review, and to meet both Israeli and Palestinian politicians.
(Registered 28 June 2011)
Name of donor:
1) MBDA (global missile systems company)
2) Graham Cole
Address of donor:
1) Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2DA
2) private
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) transport and some hospitality for me and a staff member; total estimated value
991
2) cost of hotel for me and a staff member; total estimated value 660
Destination of visit: Paris
Date of visit: 20-21 June 2011 for myself; 19-21 June for staff member
Purpose of visit: in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence for a fact finding
visit to the Paris Air Show as part of the defence policy review
(Registered 19 July 2011)
Name of donor: Cellcrypt (smartphone encryption company based in the UK)
Address of donor: 13-15 Carteret St, London SW1H 9DJ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel accommodation and
some hospitality for myself and a staff member, at a total cost of 3,484
Destination of visit: Washington DC
Date of visit: 18-21 July 2011
Purpose of visit: Factfinding visit as Shadow Defence Secretary as part of the Labour Party
defence policy review and to meet US politicians.
(Registered 12 August 2011 )
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Directorships
100MPH Events Ltd. Address: 37 St Patrick Square, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH8 9EU.
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments received from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA.
20 June 2011, received fee of 100 for participation in research into the UK Audit
Environment and the Big 4. Payment donated to a local organisation. Hours: 30
mins. (Registered 28 June 2011)
75 from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for opinion survey. Hours: 1
hr. (Registered 22 August 2011)
75 for opinion survey. Payment donated to a local organisation. Hours: 30 mins.
(Registered 22 September 2011)
75 for opinion survey. Payment donated to Labour Party. Hours: 45 mins.
(Registered 7 December 2011)
75 for opinion survey. Payment donated to a local organisation. Hours: 45 mins.
(Registered 16 January 2012)
Payment of 75 from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for opinion survey.
Hours: 25 mins. Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 3 August 2011)
Payments from Ipsos MORI for opinion surveys:
Payment of 150. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to Edinburgh South Labour Party.
(Registered 22 August 2011)
Payment of 150. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to Edinburgh South Labour Party.
(Registered 30 January 2012)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR)
Address of donor: 1 Olympic Way, Wembley, HA9 0NP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, transport in Egypt and Gaza,
accommodation, meals and visas; value 1,492.60
Destination of visit: Gaza and Egypt
Date of visit: 22-27 July 2011
Purpose of visit: parliamentary delegation to Gaza and Egypt
(Registered 22 September 2011)
Name of donor: Falkland Islands Government
Address of donor: The Secretariat, Stanley, Falkland Islands FIQQ 1ZZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,810.11
Destination of visit: Falkland Islands
Date of visit: 2-10 November 2011
Purpose of visit: familiarisation visit
(Registered 5 December 2011)
8.
9.
Shareholdings
(a) 100MPH Events Ltd (event management). See also category 1 above.
11.
Miscellaneous
Partnership with my partner in Alibi Bars LLP (bar/bistro). No remuneration received by me.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London
SW1 W0EB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,600, which includes travel to and
from Taiwan (RoC), travel within the country, accommodation and hospitality
Destination of visit: Taipei and I Lan
Date of visit: 29 May-4 June 2011 inclusive
Purpose of visit: part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of the
Republic of China (Taiwan) to gain a better understanding of economic and political issues
concerning the country
(Registered 8 June 2011)
Name of donor: Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,025
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to meet Members of the Shura Council,
Government Ministers and various human rights groups
(Registered 21 December 2011)
8.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Foundation
Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square,
London WC1H OXG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,200, including return flights from
Heathrow to Tel Aviv, 4 nights accommodation and all travel within Palestine and Israel
Destination of visit: the Palestinian Territory and Israel
Date of visit: 8-12 December 2011
Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit to Palestinian Territory and Israel
(Registered 19 December 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Astrium Ltd
Address of donor: Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, SG1 2AS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 4,160.24
Destination of visit: French Guiana
Date of visit: 25-28 November 2010
Purpose of visit: Parliamentary Space Committee delegation to Guiana Space Centre
(Registered 8 January 2011)
Name of donor: International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
Address of donor: Herengracht 208, 1016 BS Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,656.27
Destination of visit: Kenya and Uganda
Date of visit: 10-14 January 2011
Purpose of visit: to visit field-trials for potential AIDS vaccines being carried out by IAVI,
and meet with AIDS campaigners in both countries
(Registered 9 February 2011)
Name of donor: International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
Address of donor: 4 Newhams Row, London SE1 3UZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 4,410.43
Destination of visit: Rwanda
Date of visit: 16-23 July 2011
Purpose of visit: to visit projects providing family planning advice to young women and meet
with service providers, donors and beneficiaries of these services
(Registered 1 September 2011)
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
Address of donor: BM LFI, London W1N 3XX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,250. Some hospitality within
Israel and the Palestinian territories provided by the Portland Trust in Ramallah and the Israeli
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Date of visit: 2-7 October 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories
(Registered 24 October 2011)
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8.
11.
Miscellaneous
Barrister not currently practising.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: The Triarius Foundation
Address of donor: Stonecroft, Dr Gruze Micelli Street, Gzira GZR1723, Malta.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): UK Transport: 160; flights: 6,050
plus a short internal flight; accommodation: 1,100; subsistence: 600.
Destination of visit: Equatorial Guinea
Date of visit: 1821 August 2011
Purpose of visit: To assess the business, political and social situation in Equatorial Guinea
with a view to informing Government policy.
(Registered 15 September 2011)
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Address of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, South Block, New
Delhi, India
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights to and from India, hotel
accommodation, food and other travel with a total value of approx 8,000
Destination of visit: New Delhi and Mumbai
Date of visit: 17 to 24 September 2011
Purpose of visit: Visit undertaken as part of the Conservative Parliamentary Friends of India at
the invitation of the High Commission in London and the Ministry of External Affairs. We
visited New Delhi and Mumbai, meeting politicians, government officials and business
representatives. (Registered 26 October 2011 )
Name of donor: Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,025
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
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Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to Riyadh at the invitation of the Shura
Council to meet with Members of the Shura Council, Government Ministers and various
human rights groups to further understanding of the Kingdom and its latest developments as
well as to strengthen political ties with the country.
(Registered 5 January 2012)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Secretary General of the Presidency of Chile
Address of donor: Palacio la Moneda, 1160 Entrepiso, Santiago, Chile
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Between 4,000 and 5,000
Destination of visit: Santiago, Chile
Date of visit: 6 to 9 October 2011
Purpose of visit: To deliver three speeches, including one of the Secretary Generals
bicentenary dialogues on the concept of the Big Society
(Registered 26 October 2011 )
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9.
Shareholdings
(b) Genie Toys PLC; toy design and manufacture
8.
11.
Miscellaneous
Solicitor (non-practising)
Notary Public (non-practising)
Directorships
Eden Research plc, The Hawk Creative Business Park, The Hawkhills Estate, Easingwold,
York YO61 3FE: 31 August 2011, received payment of 26,608 and shares valued at
19,834 by way of outstanding fees from my service as non-executive director between 13
February 2008 and 13 May 10 when I resigned (on joining the Government). (Registered 9
September 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
Non-practising Solicitor.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: The Canary Wharf Group plc
Address of donor: One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,500-2,000 (estimate) for
economy flights, accommodation and food
Destination of visit: Bangladesh
Date of visit: 3-10 January 2012
Purpose of visit: to see how the UKs International Development budget is being spent.
(Registered 18 January 2012)
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Mr Zubair Gull
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): approximately 1,500 for flights,
hotel, internal transport and food
Destination of visit: Islamabad and Lahore, Pakistan
Date of visit: 18-23 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the launch of the Overseas British Citizen/Pakistani Office; to visit
the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Campus, which collaborates with
Lancaster University on dual degree programmes; to learn more about the political situation
in the country and the region generally.
(Registered 18 March 2011)
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constituency party.
constituency party.
constituency party.
constituency party.
constituency party.
constituency party.
11.
Miscellaneous
Chartered engineer (non-practising).
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Received 150, 10 June 2011, carried out July 2009. 150 hourly rate
Received 150, 10 June 2011, carried out July 2009. 150 hourly rate
Received 200, 24 June 2011, carried out April 2009. 150 hourly rate
Received 4,500, 25 July 2011, carried out November 2009. 225 hourly rate
(Registered 5 August 2011)
Solicitors: Shoosmiths. Address: Quantum House, Basingstoke, Hants RG21 4EX.
Received 168.75, 1 August 2011, carried out 30 March 2009 - 2 May 2009, hourly
rate 135.
Received 200, 22 August 2011, carried out 9 October 2009, hourly rate 135.
Received 330, 30 September 2011, carried out 8 March 2010 - 1 May 2010, hourly
rate 110.
(Registered 7 November 2011)
Received 250, 2 November 2011, carried out 10 August 2008. Hourly rate 125.
(Registered 20 December 2011)
Received 200, 2 November 2011, carried out 26 March 2008. Hourly rate 100.
(Registered 20 December 2011)
Solicitors: Faulkner Daniel & Cruttwell. Address: Argyll House, Bath Street,
Frome, Somerset, BA11 1DP
Received 1,091, 20 May 2010, carried out between 2 February 2010 and 16
February 2010 Abated fee - No specific rate agreed
Received 2,173.91, 24 May 2010, carried out from 11 March 2009 and 16 March
2010 hourly rate agreed
Received 1,044.34, 3 June 2010, carried out from 26 January 2009 and 12 March
2010. Abated fee - No hourly rate agreed
Received 1,491.97, 8 June 2010, carried out 16 March 2010. Abated hourly rate
agreed
Received 140.63, 27 September 2010, carried out from 2 October 2009 and 13
January 2010. No hourly rate agreed
(Registered 18 November 2010)
Received 135, 23 November 2010, carried out February 2010. No hourly rate
agreed
Received 2,466.64, 7 December 2010, carried out between 2 October 2009 and 25
February 2010. No specific hourly rate agreed
Received 900, 5 January 2011, carried out 2 October 2009 and 13 January 2010.
No specific hourly rate agreed
(Registered 24 January 2011)
Received 2,043, 19 January 2011, carried out December 2008-March 2010. Hourly
rate 200
Received 616.66, 26 January 2011, carried out January 2009-October 2009.
Hourly rate 200
Received 970.40, 4 February 2011, carried out February 2009. Hourly rate 200
Received 1,162.50, 23 February 2011, carried out November 2009. Hourly rate
225
Received 93.75, 24 March 2011, carried out February 2010. No hourly rate
Received 1,423.55, 18 April 2011, carried out February 2008October 2008. 200
hourly rate
Received 468.75, 26 April 2011, carried out July 2009January 2010. 225 hourly
rate
Received 942.19, 27 April 2011, carried out February 2010. 225 hourly rate
Received 412.50, 13 May 2011, carried out January 2010. 150 hourly rate
Received 260.10, 23 May 2011, carried out April 2009October 2009. 100 hourly
rate
Received 290.63, 6 June 2011, carried out January 2010. 150 hourly rate
Received 2,183.02, 10 June 2011, carried out February 2009February 2010. 200
hourly rate
Received 1,489.48, 22 June 2011, carried out December 2008October 2009. 200
hourly rate
(Registered 5 August 2011)
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Solicitors: Tollhurst Fisher. Address: Trafalgar House, 8-10 Nelson Street, Southendon-Sea, Essex SS1 1EF
Received 4,363.75, 14 February 2011, carried out July 2008February 2010. No
hourly rate
(Registered 5 August 2011)
Solicitors: JSP. Address: 10/12 Algitha Road, Skegness, Lincs, PE25 2AG
Received 325, 7 July 2011, carried out May 2009February 2010. No hourly rate
(Registered 5 August 2011)
Solicitors: Ewart Price. Address: 16 Church Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts.
Received 725, 19 October 2011. Carried out between 17 November 2003 and 25
January 2007. Hourly rate: 100. (Registered 7 November 2011)
Solicitors: BG Partners. Address: Sea Lane Chambers, 11 Sea Lane, Ferring,
Worthing, Sussex. Received 16,500, 19 August 2011. Carried out between 22
February 2010 and 30 March 2010. Hourly rate: 150. (Registered 7 November
2011)
Payment of 2,000 received on 7 October 2011 for article for the Daily Mail,
Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT. Payment donated to charity.
Hours: 14 hrs. (Registered 29 November 2011)
Solicitors: TV Edwards. Address: Park House, 29 Mile End Rd, London E1 4TP.
Received 2,750, 10 November 2011. Carried out between 17 July 2008 and 8 July
2009. Hourly rate: 150. (Registered 20 December 2011)
4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Louise Halbert
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 3,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 September 2011)
Name of donor: Dr Alan Reece
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 6 September 2011)
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9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a) Osborne and Little Ltd, a family business manufacturing and retailing fabrics and
wallpapers.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Council for European Palestinian Relations
Address of donor: 1 Olympic Way, Wembley, London HA9 0NP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,250.28
Destination of visit: Egypt, Gaza
Date of visit: 22-27 July 2011
Purpose of visit: Fact finding/human rights issues
(Registered 12 September 2011)
5.
6.
Overseas visits
9-11 July 2007, visit to the USA to attend seminars and meetings with elected US officials
and policy forums. My return flight and accommodation were financed by Atlantic Bridge.
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(Registered 20 October 2011)
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,600
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 24-28 November 2011
Purpose of visit: my wife and I went on a fact-finding political delegation to Israel and the
West Bank.
(Registered 16 December 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) Conservative Friends of Israel
2) Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Israel
Address of donor:
1) 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR
2) Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) 974 from CFI
2) 575 from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Date of visit: 29 May-3 June 2011
Purpose of visit: fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank
(Registered 23 June 2011)
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Payment of 500 from the Mail on Sunday, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington,
London W8 5TT, for an unpublished article. Payment donated to charity. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 8 March 2011)
Associate Editor of The House Magazine (Dods Parliamentary), Westminster Tower, 3rd
Floor, 3 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SP. (Up to 5,000)
Payment of 1,300 for December 2010 July 2011. Hours: 25 hrs approx
(Registered 21 September 2011; updated 19 January 2012)
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Christmas cards and envelopes
with a value of 2,700
Date of receipt: 20 December 2011
Date of acceptance: 20 December 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 02567156
(Registered 16 January 2012 )
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(b) Logotron Ltd; educational software company, of which I was an unremunerated nonexecutive director. I stepped down in July 2011. (Updated 21 July 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W23UR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,239 from CFI; plus two meals
provided by other hosts, estimated cost of 100.
Destination of visit: Israel and West Bank
Date of visit: 20-24 February 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank
(Registered 17 March 2011)
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London
SW1 W0EB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,600, which includes travel to and
from Taiwan (RoC), travel within the country, accommodation and hospitality
Destination of visit: Taipei and I Lan
Date of visit: 29 May-4 June 2011 inclusive
Purpose of visit: part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of the
Republic of China (Taiwan) to gain a better understanding of economic and political issues
concerning the country
(Registered 15 June 2011)
Name of donor: Australia Israel Cultural Exchange
Address of donor: Suite 838, St Kilda Road Towers, 1 Queens Road, Melbourne, Victoria
3004, Australia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,416
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Hours: approximately 11 hrs carried out between 22 October 2008 and 12 November
2008. (Registered 26 May 2011)
Received 2,000, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors:
Kennedys, 25 Fenchurch Avenue, London EC3M 5AD. Hours: 4 hrs carried out on
15 November 2010. (Registered 27 June 2011)
Received 13,300, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors:
Thomas Cooper, 11 Kanari Street, Kolonaki, 106 71 Athens, Greece. Hours: 26.6 hrs
carried out between 20 December 2010 and 5 January 2011. (Registered 27 June
2011)
Received 2,500, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors: Direct
Instructions. Hours: 5 hrs carried out on 4 February 2011. (Registered 27 June 2011)
Received 7,084, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors: Reed
Smith LLP, Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2RS. Hours:
approximately 14 hrs carried out between 8 December 2010 and 2 January 2011.
(Registered 27 June 2011)
Received 3,500, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors: Conyers,
Dill & Pearman, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda. Hours: 7 hours
carried out on 8 February 2011. (Registered 23 August 2011)
Received 19,875, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors:
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, 65 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1HT. Hours:
39.75 hours carried out between 8 March 2011 and 28 March 2011. (Registered 23
August 2011)
Received 500, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors: More
Fisher Brown LLP, 45 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9AE. Hours: 1 hour carried out on
25 January 2011. (Registered 23 August 2011)
Received 151,050, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors:
Simmons & Simmons LLP, CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS.
Hours: 302.1 hrs between 7 December 2009 and 12 January 2011. (Registered 13
October 2011)
Received 1,000, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors:
Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, 65 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1HT. Hours: 2 hours
carried out on 12 January 2011. (Registered 13 October 2011)
Received 27,193.75, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors:
Simmons & Simmons LLP, CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS.
Hours: approximately 54 hours between 12 January 2011 and 25 July 2011.
(Registered 13 December 2011)
Received 37,250, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors: Hill
Dickinson LLP, Irongate House, 22-30 Dukes Place, London EC3A 7HX. Hours:
74.75 hours between 16 August 2011 and 12 October 2011. (Registered 13 December
2011)
Received 9,262.50, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors:
Direct Instructions. Hours: 18.5 hours between 13 September 2011 and 20
September 2011. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Received 7,500, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Solicitors: Reed
Smith LLP, Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2RS. Hours: 15
hours between 4 March 2011 and 27 April 2011. (Registered 23 January 2012)
Received 4,500, exclusive of VAT, for legal services provided. Attorneys:
Timagenis Law Firm, 57 Notara St, 185 35 Piraeus, Greece. Hours: 9 hours on 7
July 2011. (Registered 23 January 2012)
Crown Court Recorder. Payments received from Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France,
London SW1H 9AJ:
Received sitting fees of 3,652.63, net of tax and national insurance. Hours: 5
sitting days 18 January 2010 to 22 January 2010; 5 sitting days 1 March 2010 to 5
March 2010; 5 sitting days 21 February 2011 to 25 February 2011. (Registered 24
March 2011)
Received 156.80, net of tax and national insurance. Hours: Judicial Seminar, 26
March 2011. (Registered 20 April 2011)
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Received sitting fees of 799.60, net of tax and national insurance. Hours: 3 sitting
days 8 August 2011 to 10 August 2011. (Registered 31 August 2011)
Received 1,289.32, net of tax and national insurance. Hours: 5 sitting days
between 26 September 2011 and 30 September 2011. (Registered 13 October 2011)
Received 59.21, net of tax and national insurance. Hours: 0.25 sitting days on 5
October 2011. (Registered 10 November 2011)
Received 134.70, net of tax and national insurance. Hours: 0.5 sitting days on 1011 October 2011. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Received 799.60, net of tax and national insurance. Hours: 3 sitting days between 3
January and 5 January 2012. (Registered 23 January 2012)
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Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Fundraising dinner on 14 July for the Houghton and Sunderland South Labour Party
Address of donor: Houghton and Sunderland South Labour Party c/o 3 Marne Street,
Houghton le Spring, DH4 7AG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: net profit of 3,060.04. No
individual donation was over 500.
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 5 August 2011)
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Free use of PoliticsHome Pro
service for myself and up to four members of staff, valued at 424.68 plus VAT each, total
value 2,123.40 plus VAT.
Date of receipt:10 June 2011
Date of acceptance: 1 June 2011
Donor status: company, number registration no 07053138
(Registered 29 June 2011 )
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2 tickets to Conservative Party
Black and White Party; total value 800
Date of receipt of donation: 7 February 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 7 February 2011
Donor status: company, registration 1093531
(Registered 25 February 2011)
Directorships
Non-executive director of JT Leavesley Ltd., Ryknield House, Alrewas, Burton-On-Trent,
Staffordshire, DE13 7AB. Duties include attendance at meetings of the Board and providing
consultancy services (advice and analysis) to the Leavesley Group, advising senior
management on a range of issues related to the companys agriculture, property and trading
operations. (10,00115,000) (Registered 18 May 2011)
Received payment of 1,000 on 1 October 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 26
October 2011)
2.
5.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: The European Azerbaijan Society
Address of donor: 2 Queen Annes Gate, London SW1H 9AA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Travel and accommodation estimated
at 3,600
Destination of visit: Azerbaijan
Date of visit: 22-27 July 2011
Purpose of visit: To visit Azerbaijan, meet senior Azerbaijani political and business figures
and British diplomats and visit some of the regions and IDP camp
(Registered 30 August 2011 )
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Fee of 75 from Comres, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.for taking part in a survey. Fee
donated to charity. Hours: approx 90 mins. (Registered 25 October 2010)
Payment of 150 from Public Policy Exchange Limited for speaking at seminar on the health
sector. Address: Unit N0001, Westminster Business Square, 1-45 Durham Street, London
SE11 JH. Payment made direct to charity. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 5 August 2011)
Miscellaneous
Non-practising chartered surveyor.
2 February 2011, payment of 800 for article for Associated Newspapers, Northcliffe House,
2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 24 February 2011)
Payment of 400 for article from MGN Limited, Floor 21, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14
5AP. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 12 March 2011)
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Payments from Express Newspapers, the Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R
6EN:
Payment of 400 for article. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 11 August 2011)
Payment of 200 for article, 26 August 2011. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 12 September
2011)
Payment of 250 for column. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 7 November 2011)
Consultant offering general advice to The CCA; consumer finance, Queens House, Queens
Road, Chester CH1 3BQ:
Payment of 1,250. Hours: 12.5 hrs. (Registered 12 September 2011)
Payment of 1,250. Hours: 12.5 hrs. (Registered 5 November 2011)
Payment of 1,250. Hours: 12.5 hrs. (Registered 8 December 2011)
Payment of 1,250. Hours: 12.5 hrs. (Registered 6 January 2012)
Payment of 1,250 for August 2011. Hours: 12.5 hrs. (Registered 10 January 2012)
Payment of 1,250 for October 2011. Hours: 12.5 hrs. (Registered 10 January 2012)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Parliamentarians for Global Action
Address of donor: 211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1604, New York, NY 10017, USA.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,000
Destination of visit: Sri Lanka
Date of visit: 26-29 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the 33rd Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action, meet
with key opposition leaders, cross-party MPs and to participate in discussions on armed
conflict and its impact on development and human rights.
(Registered 7 November 2011)
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7 July 2010, 230 from Middleweeks Solicitors, 1st Floor, 18-20 Derby Street,
Manchester, M8 8RY (Registered 11 January 2012)
9 July 2010, 60.49 from Mary Monson Solicitors, 87 Chorley Road, Swinton,
Manchester, M27 4AA (Registered 11 January 2012)
25 August 2010, 219.07 from Tuckers Solicitors, 63-65 Mosley Street, Manchester,
M2 3HZ (Registered 11 January 2012)
9 September 2010, 1,175 from Stokoe Partnership, 40 City Road East, Manchester,
M15 4QF (Registered 11 January 2012)
17 September 2010, 117.50 from John Black Solicitors, 64 Cross Street, Sale,
Manchester, M33 7AN (Registered 11 January 2012)
17 September 2010, 172.50 from John Black Solicitors, 64 Cross Street, Sale,
Manchester, M33 7AN (Registered 11 January 2012)
13 December 2010, 701.27 from Stokoe Partnership, 40 City Road East,
Manchester, M15 4QF (Registered 11 January 2012)
14 March 2011, 165.58 from Howard Bernstein Solicitors, Howard Chambers, 6
Howard Street, Glossop SK13 7DD (Registered 11 January 2012)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Unitas Communications Ltd
Address of donor: 23 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2QP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,000
Destination of visit: Spain
Date of visit: 13-16 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend conference organized for Muslim academics and thinkers from
Europe USA to discuss challenges facing Muslims in west.
(Registered 9 January 2012)
Name of donor: Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,025
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to Riyadh at the invitation of the Shura
Council to meet with Members of the Shura Council, Government Ministers and various
human rights groups to further understanding of the Kingdom and its latest developments as
well as to strengthen political ties with the country.
(Registered 9 January 2012)
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Remunerated directorships
Randalls of Uxbridge Ltd.; family retail business, for which no payment has been received this
year (2009). Address: 7-9 Vine Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1RS.
Payment of 4500 made in January 2009 to the Randalls of Uxbridge Limited
Retirement Benefit Scheme, of which I am a member. Hours: 120 hrs. (Registered 27
January 2010)
Payment of 4500 made in January 2010 to the Randalls of Uxbridge Limited
Retirement Benefit Scheme, of which I am a member. Hours: 120 hrs. (Registered 27
January 2010)
2.
8.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Randalls of Uxbridge Ltd.
Remunerated directorships
Hon vice-chairman (from June 2009), Construction Industry Council, 26 Store Street, London,
WC1E 7BT. CIC is the representative body for professionals working in the construction
industry. Work involves assisting the chairman and chief executive in the oversight and
strategic direction of CIC, attendance at board meetings and other CIC activities
Received payment of 2,083.33 (excluding VAT) for December 2010. Hours: 11
hrs. (Registered 11 March 2011)
Received payment of 6,250 (excluding VAT) for January-March 2011. Hours: 33
hrs. (Registered 25 May 2011)
Received payment of 4,167 (excluding VAT) for April-May 2011. Hours: 30 hrs.
(Registered 29 July 2011)
Received payment of 2,083.33 (excluding VAT) for June 2011. Hours: 13hrs.
(Registered 15 September 2011)
Received payment of 4,167 (excluding VAT) for July-August 2011. Hours: 18 hrs.
(Registered 8 November 2011)
Received payment of 2,083 (excluding VAT) for September 2011. Hours: 15 hrs.
(Registered 16 December 2011)
Chairman, NHBC Foundation, 4th floor, 120 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AS. The NHBC
Foundation promotes research to support the development of sustainable housing. Work
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Fire Protection Association Council (non-executive board member and chair), London Road,
Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0RH. Work involves advising on the development
of the FPAs work and mission to promote fire safety, including attendance at board meetings.
(5,00110,000)
Received 3,500 (excluding VAT) covering November 2010-April 2011. Hours: 11
hrs. (Registered 29 July 2011)
Received 3,500 (excluding VAT) covering May-October 2011. Hours: 14 hrs.
(Registered 16 December 2011)
Occasional lecturer for Westminster Explained. Address: 4 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X
7DL.
Fees for speaking engagements:
Received 1,000 for October 2011 engagement for First Wessex Housing
Association, Peninsula House, Wharf Rd, Portsmouth PO2 8HB. Hours: 7 hrs.
(Registered 16 December 2011)
Received 200 for September 2011 lecture for Cambridge University Department of
Engineering, Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1PZ. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 16
December 2011)
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Received 684 for about 30 hours work in December 2010 (Registered 24 March
2011)
Received 684 for about 30 hours work in January 2011 (Registered 24 March 2011)
Received 684 for about 30 hours work in February 2011 (Registered 24 March
2011)
Received 684 for about 30 hours work in March 2011 (Registered 24 March 2011)
Received 684 for about 30 hours work in April 2011. (Registered 2 August 2011)
Received 110.32 for about 5 hours work in May 2011. (Registered 2 August 2011)
Remunerated directorships
Non-executive chairman of Concentric plc, a subsidiary of Haldex, Unit 10, Gravelly Park,
Tyburn Road, Erdington, Birmingham B24 8HW; an engineering company.
Payment of 3950.27 gross for January 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 26 February
2011)
Payment of 3,950.27 gross for February 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 18 March
2011)
Payment of 3,950.27 gross for March 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 15 April
2011)
Payment of 3,950.27 gross for April 2011. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 23 May 2011)
Payment of 3,950.27 gross for May 2011. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 6 June 2011)
Payment of 3,950.27 gross for June 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2011)
Payment of 3,950.27 gross for July 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 8 August 2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for August 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 16 September
2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for September 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 16 October
2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for October 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 11 November
2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for November 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 8 December
2011)
Payment of 2,000 gross for December 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 7 January
2012)
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are to write a twice weekly market review and investment report, to chair the investment
committee and to make oral and written presentations.
Net payment of 59,215 for January-March 2011. Hours: 73 hrs. (Registered 15
April 2011)
Net payment of 24,345 for April-June 2011. Hours: 67 hrs. (Registered 5 July
2011)
Net payment of 24,345 for July-September 2011. Hours: 48 hrs. (Registered 11
November 2011)
Net payment of 24,345 for October-December 2011. Hours: 50 hrs. (Registered 7
January 2012)
Payments for articles in the Mail on Sunday, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington,
London W8 5TT:
Payment of 100 for researching an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 December
2011)
Payments from News International, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY:
400 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 1 February 2011)
500 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 19 April 2011)
300 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 16 August 2011)
Payments for articles in The Express and Sunday Express, Express Newspapers, The Northern
& Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN:
Payment of 400 for one article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 18 March 2011)
Payment of 1,200 for three articles for Sunday Express. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered
17 September 2011)
Payment of 700 for two articles for The Express. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 20
December 2011)
Payment of 2,000 for two articles for The Express. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 7
January 2012)
I have received 8.70 in Public Lending Right fees (no hours). (Registered 1 February 2011)
I have received 134.44 in royalties (no hours). (Registered 26 February 2011)
Payment of 5,000 from Key Capital Partners, 43 Temple Row, Birmingham, for a speech and
discussion. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2011)
Payment of 370 from The Telegraph, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0DT,
for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 19 August 2011)
Payment of 250 from The Author, published by the Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens
London SW10, for an article. Hours: 35 mins. (Registered 10 January 2012)
8.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Evercore Pan-Asset Capital Management Ltd; investment advisory business.
Directorships
Somerset Capital Management LLP (partner), 146 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W
9TR; investment management
Received 11,058.41. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 18 February 2011)
Received 11,051.07. Hours: 35 hrs. (Registered 10 March 2011)
June 2011: received 11,050.79. Hours: 30 hours. (Registered 24 August 2011)
July 2011: received 11,091.88. Hours: 30 hours. (Registered 24 August 2011)
August 2011: received 11,053.73. Hours: 30 hours. (Registered 24 August 2011)
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3.
Clients
Of Somerset Capital Management (SCM):
Redwood Emerging Markets Dividend Income Fund, Adelaide Street West, Suite
2400 P.O. Box 23, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1T1.
8.
9.
Shareholdings
(a) and (b) Saliston Ltd; holding company
(a) and (b) Somerset Capital Management LLP; investment management
(b) Lloyd George Management Ltd; investment management
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22 February 2011, 468 plus VAT, for 3 hours work, one conference and one court
appearance between 1 January and 25 January 2011. (Registered 15 March 2011)
25 February 2011, 100 plus VAT, for a court appearance on 13 December 2010.
(Registered 15 March 2011)
14 March 2011, 741.05 plus VAT, for 8 hours work and 6 court appearances
between 1 July 2009 and 29 January 2010. (Registered 11 April 2011)
6 April 2011, 600 plus VAT, for 5 hours work between 1 February 2011 and 7
March 2011. (Registered 11 April 2011)
437.50 plus VAT received 15 April 2011 for 3.5 hours work between 25 January
2011 and 10 February 2011, relating to advice regarding civil litigation. (Registered
19 April 2011)
1,609.93 plus VAT received 5 May 2011 for 26 hours work, 3 appearances and 2
additional conferences between 30 November 2010 and 25 March 2011. (Registered
10 May 2011)
50 plus VAT received 10 May 2011 for 1 appearance on 9 March 2011. (Registered
10 May 2011)
11 May 2011, 1,296.95 plus VAT in respect of two court appearances and one
meeting and a total of 9 hours work between 13 December 2010 and 28 March 2011.
(Registered 18 May 2011)
6 May 2011, 500 plus VAT in respect of one meeting, two court appearances and 4
hours work between 14 July 2010 and 2 September 2010. (Registered 18 May 2011)
18 May 2011, 135 plus VAT in respect of one hearing on 14 December 2010.
(Registered 9 June 2011)
1 June 2011, 753.05 plus VAT in respect of two hearings and 6 hours work between
24 March and 16 May 2011. (Registered 9 June 2011)
6 June 2011, 425 plus VAT in respect of 9 hours work including an appeal hearing
between 24 November 2010 and 5 April 2011. (Registered 9 June 2011) 24
November 2011, 125 plus VAT additional payment received in respect of this work.
(Registered 28 November 2011)
10 June 2011, 1,791.79 plus VAT in respect of 5 appearances and 11 hours work
between 5 January and 16 May 2011. (Registered 12 June 2011)
29 June 2011, 225 plus VAT criminal legal aid in respect of 3.5 hours work
between 17 January and 6 March 2011. (Registered 4 July 2011)
6 July 2011, 1,263.26 for 9 hours work and 2 court appearances between 17 March
2011 and 15 April 2011. (Registered 11 July 2011)
20 July 2011, 679.02 plus VAT for 3 hours work and 2 court appearances between
15 April and 23 May 2011. (Registered 25 July 2011)
20 July 2011, 656.40 plus VAT for 3 hours work and 2 court appearances between 1
April and 23 May 2011. (Registered 25 July 2011)
27 August 2011, 160.51 plus VAT for 1 hours advice in conference plus travel, 13
December 2010. (Registered 26 September 2011)
6 September 2011, 125 plus VAT in respect of one court appearance on 20 February
2004. (Registered 26 September 2011)
5 September 2011, 137 plus VAT outstanding balance on work completed between
1 April 2011 and 23 May 2011. (Registered 26 September 2011)
1,209.01 plus VAT for 5 hours work and two appearances between 22 May 2011
and 24 June 2011. (Registered 10 October 2011)
19 October 2011, 824.50 plus VAT for 3 hours work and one court appearance
between 18 June and 15 August 2011. (Registered 24 October 2011)
1,209.01 plus VAT received 6 October 2011 and 548.20 plus VAT received 13
October 2011 in respect of 2 court appearances and 3 hours work between 25 May
2011 and 24 June 2011 (same case paid in two payments). (Registered 24 October
2011)
26 October 2011, 944 plus VAT for 2 appearances and 4 hours work between 28
January 2011 and 18 August 2011. (Registered 10 November 2011)
26 October 2011, 533.77 plus VAT for 1 appearance and 1 hours work between 25
June 2011 and 1 August 2011. (Registered 10 November 2011)
9 November 2011, 1,545.73 plus VAT for 2 court hearings and 4.5 hours work
between 1 August 2011 and 27 October 2011. (Registered 10 November 2011)
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21 December 2011, 112.16 plus VAT in respect of 4 hours work and one hearing 20
September 2011. (Registered 30 December 2011)
22 December 2011, 350 plus VAT in respect of 3.5 hours work between 18 and 24
August 2011. (Registered 9 January 2012)
18 January 2012, 1,418 plus VAT in respect of 22 hours work between 1 August
and 8 December 2011 and one court appearance. (Registered 23 January 2012)
Payments from Northern Rail for teaching advocacy and procedure to their prosecuting team,
legal advice and court work. Address: Debt Recovery and Prosecutions Unit, 16 Bartley
Wood Business Park, Bartley Wood, Hook, Hampshire RG27 9UY:
275 plus VAT received 11 April 2011 in respect of late cancellation training, 4
February 2011. (Registered 11 April 2011)
275 plus VAT received 11 April 2011 in respect of 5 hours work, 4 March 2011.
(Registered 11 April 2011)
411.86 plus VAT received 11 April 2011 part payment in respect of advocacy
training comprising 9 hours work between 1 January 2011 and 11 March 2011.
(Registered 11 April 2011) Further payment of 569.27 plus VAT received 3 May
2011. (Registered 18 May 2011)
28 April 2011, 375 plus VAT in respect of 3 hours written advice regarding a
prosecution on 20 April 2011. (Registered 18 May 2011)
28 April 2011, 500 plus VAT in respect of 4 hours written advice regarding a
prosecution between 18 April 2011 and 27 April 2011. (Registered 18 May 2011)
10 June 2011, 275 plus VAT for 1 days court booking. (Registered 12 June 2011)
10 June 2011, 193.87 plus VAT remainder of earlier fee for training course.
(Registered 12 June 2011)
13 July 2011, 125 plus VAT in respect of 1 hour written advice re prosecutions on 3
June 2011. (Registered 18 July 2011)
12 August 2011, 275 plus VAT in respect of 4 hours work and one court appearance
between 20 July and 1 August 2011. (Registered 26 August 2011)
12 August 2011, 250 plus VAT in respect of 2 hours work between 20 July and 1
August 2011. (Registered 26 August 2011)
12 August 2011, 125 plus VAT in respect of 1 hours work on 4 August 2011.
(Registered 26 August 2011)
12 August 2011, 468.75 plus VAT in respect of 3.75 hours work between 1 July and
4 August 2011. (Registered 26 August 2011)
5 September 2011, 968.75 plus VAT in respect of written opinion, 7.75 hours
between 25 June 2011 and 6 July 2011. (Registered 26 September 2011)
7 October 2011, received 1,428 plus VAT in respect of 7 hours 45 minute work and
one days presentation between 16 and 22 August 2011. (Registered 10 October 2011)
7 October 2011, received 275 plus VAT for one court appearance on 30 August
2011. (Registered 10 October 2011)
21 October 2011, received 1,443.75 plus VAT for written advice, 8.25 hours work
between 10 and 21 September 2011. (Registered 24 October 2011)
29 December 2011, received 550 plus VAT in respect of 1 hours meeting and 1
days trial between 10 November and 21 December 2011. (Registered 9 January
2012)
Payments from Probation Service, 71-73 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BN:
150 plus VAT received 10 May 2011 for 1 appearance on 20 January 2011.
(Registered 10 May 2011)
150 plus VAT received 10 May 2011 for 1 appearance on 16 March 2011.
(Registered 10 May 2011)
3 May 2011, 332 plus VAT received for privately paid military disciplinary case involving 3
hours 55 minutes written work between 8 December 2010 and 2 February 2011. (Registered
10 May 2011)
10 June 2011, 1,000 plus VAT in respect of 11 hours work and one hearing appearance for a
private civil case between 16 April and 26 May 2011. (Registered 12 June 2011)
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10 June 2011, 437.50 plus VAT in respect of 2.5 hours work for a private civil case between
23 and 26 May 2011. (Registered 12 June 2011)
13 June 2011, 281.25 plus VAT in respect of 2.25 hours work between 25 May and 1 June
2011. (Registered 21 June 2011)
20 July 2011, 1,650 plus VAT for 5 hours work and full days trial between 18 February and
23 February 2011 for a private civil case. (Registered 25 July 2011)
Payments from Crown Prosecution Service. Address: Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge,
London SE1 9HS:
22 June 2011, payment of 99.50 plus VAT in respect of one court hearing..
(Registered 11 July 2011)
13 July 2011, payment of 376.80 plus VAT for 3 hours work and one court
appearance between 16 April and 18 April 2011. (Registered 18 July 2011)
15 August 2011, payment of 85 plus VAT in respect of one court appearance on 8
August 2011. (Registered 26 August 2011)
19 September 2011, 1,247.37 plus VAT in respect of 3 day trial 5-7 September
2011. (Registered 26 September 2011)
18 October 2011, 46.50 plus VAT for one court appearance on 2 September 2011.
(Registered 24 October 2011)
14 November 2011, 7,543.26 plus VAT for 17 hours work and one court appearance
between 6 and 10 October 2011. (Registered 16 November 2011)
8 December 2011, 100 plus VAT in respect of one hearing 8 August 2011.
(Registered 18 December 2011)
19 December 2011, 46.50 plus VAT in respect of one hearing 11 November 2011.
(Registered 30 December 2011)
19 January 2012, 60 plus VAT in respect of one appearance on 5 January 2012.
(Registered 23 January 2012)
12 January 2012, 303.89 plus VAT in respect of one hours work and one court
appearance 19 December 2011. (Registered 30 January 2012)
420.18 plus VAT in respect of three hours work and one court appearance between
28 December 2011 and 4 January 2012. (Registered 30 January 2012)
7 July 2011, 575 plus VAT for written advice taking 4 hours relating to a private case
between 20 May 2011 and 1 June 2011. (Registered 11 July 2011)
Payments from Armed Forces Criminal Legal Aid Authority (AFCLAA). Address: Building
398c Room 10, Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 6BE:
27 June 2011, payment of 1,096 plus VAT from for one meeting, two appearances,
eight hours work between 20 March 2011 and 24 May 2011. (Registered 18 July
2011)
21 July 2011, 1,033.70 plus VAT for 7 hours work and 3 appearances between 4
May 2011 and 20 June 2011. (Registered 25 July 2011)
13 September 2011, 864.02 plus VAT in respect of 2 hearings and 5 hours work
between 26 July 2011 and 12 August 2011 plus travel. (Registered 26 September
2011)
22 September 2011, 43.50 plus VAT in respect of advice on appeal 1 hour, 2
September 2011. (Registered 26 September 2011)
21 November 2011, 1,009 plus VAT in respect of three appearances and 4 hours
work between 1 April 2011 and 12 October 2011. (Registered 28 November 2011)
Payment from West Yorkshire Probation Service, PO Box 81, Cliffe Hill House, Sandy Walk,
Wakefield WF21 2DJ:
54 plus VAT received 18 August 2011 in respect of one court appearance on 8
August 2011. (Registered 26 August 2011)
78 plus VAT received 18 August 2011 in respect of one court appearance on 8
August 2011. (Registered 26 August 2011)
78 plus VAT received 18 August 2011 in respect of one court appearance on 8
August 2011. (Registered 26 August 2011)
54 plus VAT received 18 August 2011 in respect of one court appearance on 8
August 2011. (Registered 26 August 2011)
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Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Leeds West CLP
Address of donor: c/o 81 Woodside View, Leeds LS4 2QS
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the money was raised at a fundraising event for the benefit of Leeds West Constituency Labour Party and Pudsey
Constituency Labour Party in support of myself and another Constituency Party. The total
raised was approximately 4,170 (which includes no registrable donations) and Leeds West
CLP received approximately 1356.
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 6 April 2011)
Name of donor: Resource Print Solutions Ltd
Address of donor: Bath Lane, Stanningley Road, Bramley, Leeds LS13 3AT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,500
Donor status: company
(Registered 17 May 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
Address of donor: BM LFI, London W1N 3XX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,250. Some hospitality within
Israel and the Palestinian territories provided by the Portland Trust in Ramallah and the Israeli
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Date of visit: 2-7 October 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories
(Registered 25 October 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO)
Address of donor: 6 Grafton Street, London W1S 4EQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 7,444.62, including business class
flights, accommodation, transportation and meals
Destination of visit: Hong Kong
Date of visit: 19-26 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to strengthen bilateral ties and deepen understanding between the UK and
Hong Kong, and to update knowledge and awareness of Hong Kongs political, social and
economic development
(Registered 17 March 2011)
Name of donor: Policy Network
Address of donor: Third Floor, 11 Tufton Street, London, SW1P 3QB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Approximately 1,040Four nights
hotel accommodation, airport transfers and conference dinner.
Destination of visit: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Date of visit: 1418 March 2011
Purpose of visit: To attend the Foresight Brazil symposium in Sao Paulo, on the invitation of
Policy Network, and to update knowledge and awareness of Brazils political, social and
economic development.
(Registered 11 April 2011)
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Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Stalybridge and Hyde CLP
Address of donor: c/o Stalybridge Labour Club, Acres Lane, Stalybridge, Cheshire SK15 2JR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: money raised at a fund-raising
event for the benefit of Liverpool Wavertree Constituency Labour Party and Stalybridge and
Hyde Constituency Labour Party in support of me and another Labour Party MP. Total raised:
approximately 3,464 (which includes no registrable donations) of which Stalybridge and
Hyde CLP received approximately 1,732.
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 4 November 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Christian Aid
Address of donor: PO Box 100, London SE1 1RT
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,200
Destination of visit: Israel/Palestinian Territories
Date of visit: 8-13 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to view the humanitarian situation and the work of Christian Aids partner
organisations, gain a greater understanding of the region
(Registered 8 July 2011)
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
Address of donor: BM LFI, London W1N 3XX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,250. Some hospitality within
Israel and the Palestinian territories provided by the Portland Trust in Ramallah and the Israeli
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Date of visit: 2-7 October 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories
(Registered 19 October 2011)
Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
Address of donor: 13 Cowley Street, London SW1P 3LZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 893.93
Destination of visit: Canada
Date of visit: 1-5 September 2011
Purpose of visit: part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme to allow MPs to experience
service life and to improve their understanding of the training and the associated resource
implications required to train the Army and prepare it for operations.
(Registered 25 November 2011)
Remunerated directorships
Aberdeen Asset Management plc (non-executive), 10 Queens Terrace, Aberdeen; global fund
management. Non-executive member of board, board committees and related activities.
Approximately 10 board meetings a year each lasting up to 4 hours. Three involve travel
abroad. Similar number of committee meetings plus preparation for meetings.
Monthly ongoing payment of 4,666.66 effective from 1 February 2011. (Registered
14 February 2011)
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Senior Counsellor, Dragoman, Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia, specialist advisory firm.
No regular meetings, communication by email and occasional meetings in London as might be
required. Retainer of Australian $12,500 paid every three months.
July 2011: one hour meeting in London. (Updated 30 August 2011)
November 2011, fee of 700 for advice and analysis. Hours: 2-3 hrs. (Registered 24
January 2012)
Payments from UBS Investment Bank, 1 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP for
presentations in London, Edinburgh and New York
Series of four 8 hour presentations on international affairs for during recess
and on Friday. Fee 25,000. (Updated 30 August 2011)
Payments from Rathbone Brothers Plc, 159 New Bond Street, London W1S 2UD:
Payment of 3,000.Hours: 1.5 hrs (Updated 30 August 2011)
Payment of 750 received for article in professional magazine. Hours: 2-3
hrs. (Registered 24 January 2012)
5.
8.
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9.
Registrable shareholdings
(b)
MJ2; financial PR company.
5.
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: All Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, using funds from sponsors that
have been previously declared in 2009, including the University of Central Lancashire and
Premier Oil. Some other funding and hospitality was provided by non-registrable sources.
Address of donor: All Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, House of Commons
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,550 to cover the cost of economy
international flights, hotels and internal flights.
Destination of visit: Vietnam
Date of visit: 18-24 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet with members of the Vietnamese government, National assembly,
British businesses and civil society organizations in order to deepen the relationship between
the two countries and explore new opportunities for British businesses at a time when Vietnam
continues to develop at a rapid pace.
(Registered 21 October 2011)
Name of donor: Eagle Scientific Ltd
Address of donor: Regent House, Lenton St, Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5DJ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,948.09 to cover flights, hotel, visa
and hospitality
Destination of visit: Abuja, Nigeria
Date of visit: 26-29 September 2011
Purpose of visit: To promote British business interests in Nigeria
(Registered 25 October 2011 )
Remunerated directorships
New Statesman Limited (chairman). Duties in addition to those of chairman include advising
magazine about its outward facing activities. Address: John Carpenter House, 7 Carmelite
Street, London EC4Y OAN.
29 January 2011, received payment of 3,000 (5,000 gross). Covers period
November 2010-January 2011. Hours: 120 hrs. (Registered 15 March 2011)
30 April 2011, received payment of 3,000 net (5,000 gross). Covers period
February 2011-April 2011. (Registered 17 August 2011)
31 July 2011, received payment of 3,000 net (5,000 gross). Covers period May
2011-July 2011. (Registered 17 August 2011)
Payment of 75 received 18 March 2011 from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V
0AT, for opinion research interview, February 2011. Hours: 15 mins. Payment donated to my
constituency party. (Registered 30 March 2011)
8.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
TransTec PLC; specialised engineers (in liquidation).
11.
Miscellaneous
Close members of my family (all over 18 years old) have an interest in the Robinson Family
No. 2 Trust (administered in Guernsey).
Tesco, Coventry Building Society and Peugeot have made charitable donations solicited by
me.
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5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Presence Switzerland
Address of donor: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, Bundesgasse 32, CH-3003
Bern
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): transport, accommodation and
subsistence totalling 2,263
Destination of visit: Vaduz, Zurich, Chur, Lugano and Bern, Switzerland
Date of visit: 26 May-1 June 2011
Purpose of visit: All-Party British-Swiss and British-Liechtenstein Parliamentary Groups
(Registered 28 June 2011)
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Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT)
Address of donor: UCATT House, 177 Abbeville Road, London SW4 9RL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 25 May 2011)
5.
8.
9.
Shareholdings
(a) SIP Property Development LLP owns both terraced properties in Liverpool.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
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Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,025
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to meet Members of the Shura Council,
Government Ministers and various human rights groups to further understanding of the
Kingdom and its latest developments as well as to strengthen political ties with the country.
(Registered 23 December 2011)
8.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: All Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, using funds from sponsors that
have been previously declared in 2009, including the University of Central Lancashire and
Premier Oil. Some other funding and hospitality was provided by non-registrable sources.
Address of donor: All Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, House of Commons
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,440 to cover the cost of economy
international flights, hotels and internal flights.
Destination of visit: Vietnam
Date of visit: 17-24 September 2011
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Purpose of visit: to meet with members of the Vietnamese government, National assembly,
British businesses and civil society organizations in order to deepen the relationship between
the two countries and explore new opportunities for British businesses at a time when Vietnam
continues to develop at a rapid pace.
(Registered 17 October 2011)
8.
Miscellaneous
Solicitor (non-practising).
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Council for Arab-British Understanding
Address of donor: 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel, travel and other
expenses totalling about 1,000
Destination of visit: West Bank and Jerusalem
Date of visit:30 May to 3 June 2011
Purpose of visit:
(Registered 29 June 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
7. All Party Parliamentary China Group, sponsored by GKN plc, City of London,
London Export Corporation (LEC), John Swire & Sons, GlaxoSmithKline, Astra
Zeneca, Arup, Universityof Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, HSBC.
8. Virgin Atlantic
Address of donor:
7. c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
8. Customer Relations, PO Box 747, Dunstable LU6 9AH
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
7. 2,490, return flights to China, internal travel in China, accommodation and
meals. I also received some meals and hospitality provided locally.
8. 1,500 equivalent value for upgrade on flight to China
Destination of visit: China; Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu
Date of visit: 16-23 December 2011
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Purpose of visit: to maintain and strengthen relations between Parliament and the National
Peoples Congress of China; to learn about and support British businesses operating in China;
and to deepen the knowledge and understanding of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 9 January 2012)
8.
8.
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Sponsorships
(b) support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: United Wholesale (Scotland) Ltd
Address of donor: 110 Easter Queenslie Rd, Glasgow
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000
Date of receipt: 1 December 2011
Date of acceptance: 2 December 2011
Donor status: company, SC224822
(Registered 12 January 2012)
Name of donor: United Wholesale (Scotland) Ltd
Address of donor: 110 Easter Queenslie Rd, Glasgow
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000
Date of receipt: 22 December 2011
Date of acceptance: 22 December 2011
Donor status: company, SC224822
(Registered 12 January 2012)
Name of donor: A & G Investments LLP
Address of donor: 13 Royal Crescent, Glasgow
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 4,000
Date of receipt: 1 December 2011
Date of acceptance: 5 December 2011
Donor status: limited liability partnership, SO300530
(Registered 12 January 2012)
9.
Shareholdings
(a)
United Wholesale (Scotland) Ltd; wholesale business supplying to small independent
grocers
(b)
Picsel Group Holdings Limited; software development (until January 2011).
(Updated 8 December 2011)
Clients
Clients of Vincos, 150 Park Lane, London, W1, to whom I was consultant on regeneration and
planning until end March 2010:
17 February 2011, received payment of 5,000 from Anglo Scottish Properties, 100
Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH. Payment for freelance staff. No hours worked
by me in relation to this payment. (Registered 14 March 2011) ( Consultancy with
Anglo Scottish properties ended 28 February 2011.)
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Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Dr Sunday Oke
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 2 March 2011)
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
PrintHouse Corporation Ltd
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Amjad Chowdhary
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: provision of office
accommodation between May 2010 and September 2011, amounting to a 10,950 donation in
kind to my Association. My Association has allowed me to share this space for my
constituency office.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 October 2011 )
(b) support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Amjad Chowdhary
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: provision of office
accommodation for my constituency office between October 2011 and December 2011,
amounting to a 1,500 donation in kind
Donor status: individual
Date of receipt: 28 October 2011
Date of acceptance: 28 October 2011
(Registered 28 November 2011 )
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Address of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, South Block, New
Delhi, India
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights to and from India, hotel
accommodation, food and other travel with a total value of approx 8,000
Destination of visit: New Delhi and Mumbai
Date of visit: 17 to 24 September 2011
Purpose of visit: Visit undertaken as part of the Conservative Parliamentary Friends of India at
the invitation of the High Commission in London and the Ministry of External Affairs. We
visited New Delhi and Mumbai, meeting politicians, government officials and business
representatives. (Registered 26 October 2011 )
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: UK Kerala Business Forum
Address of donor: PO Box 215 Loughton, Essex IG10 3HY
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 2,400 flights and accommodation. I
also received an upgrade to Business Class by Air India.
Destination of visit: India (Kerala)
Date of visit: 22-30 August 2011
Purpose of visit: as Chair of the UK Kerala Business forum, to meet with the chief Minister of
Kerala and the Kerala Chamber of Commerce to discuss proposed infrastructure, waste and
education projects in Kerala.
(Registered 4 October 2011)
Remunerated directorships
Policy Connect, a not for profit company promoting UK competitiveness and parliamentary
communication with industry and commerce. Address: CAN Mezzanine, 32-36 Loman Street,
Southwark, SE1 0EH. Work includes chairing a diversity of meetings and advising on
policymaking process. All payments donated directly to charity.
30 November 2009, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 28
January 2010)
31 December 2009, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 28
January 2010)
31 January 2010, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 28 January
2010)
28 February 2010, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23
December 2011)
31 March 2010, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23
December 2011)
30 April 2010, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December
2011)
31 May 2010, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December
2011)
30 June 2010, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December
2011)
31 July 2010, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December
2011)
31 August 2010, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23
December 2011)
30 September 2010, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23
December 2011)
31 October 2010, received payment of 2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23
December 2011)
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11.
Miscellaneous
Chair of Trustees, Parliamentary Advisory Committee for Transport Safety (PACTS).
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8.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Shepherd Food Holdings Ltd.
Partridges of Sloane St Ltd.
5.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Royal Norwegian Embassy
Address of donor: 25 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QD
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
Destination of visit: Norway
Date of visit: 5-10 June 2011
Purpose of visit: APPG on the Polar Regions factfinding visit
(Registered 8 December 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Address of donor: South Block, New Delhi 110 011
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights to and from India and internal
flights, hotel accommodation, food and other travel costs; total approximately 8,000.
Destination of visit: India
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Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Mortlock Simmonds Ltd.
Remunerated directorships
Universal Meat Company, 17A Derrycoose Road, Annaghmore, BT62 1LY. Meat
importers/exporters. Advisory role: dealing with banks. Payments of 3,000 will be made
quarterly from September 2009.
Received 3,000 quarterly payment in June 2010. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered 29 June
2010)
Received 3,000 quarterly payment in September 2010. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered
19 January 2012)
Received 3,000 quarterly payment in December 2010. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered 19
January 2012)
Received 3,000 quarterly payment in March 2011. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered 19
January 2012)
Received 3,000 quarterly payment in June 2011. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered 19
January 2012)
Received 3,000 quarterly payment in September 2011. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered
19 January 2012)
Received 3,000 quarterly payment in December 2011. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered 19
January 2012)
8.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Konrad-Adenauer Foundation
Address of donor: 63D, Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PM
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): cost of flights, hotel, food, other
transport and fee for translator; total cost 4,231.45
Destination of visit: Berlin
Date of visit: 11 October 2010
Purpose of visit: to speak to Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, Berlin, about coalition government
in UK
(Registered 9 February 2011)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London
SW1W 0EB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): approximately 3,600, which
includes travel to and from Taiwan (RoC), travel within the country, accommodation and
hospitality
Destination of visit: Taipei and I Lan, Taiwan
Date of visit: 29 May-4 June 2011 inclusive
Purpose of visit: part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of the
Republic of China (Taiwan) to gain a better understanding of economic and political issues
concerning the country.
(Registered 19 January 2012)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Council for European Palestinian Relations
Address of donor: 1 Olympic Way, London HA9 0P
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights, transport within Cairo and
Border Visa in Cairo, accommodation and food; total value 680
Destination of visit: Cairo, Egypt
Date of visit: 17-20 March 2011
Purpose of visit: member of CEPRs parliamentary delegation
(Registered 11 April 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
Barrister (not practising).
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel; Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: State of Qatar
Address of donor: Department of Foreign Affairs, Doha, Qatar
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): estimated cost 4,000
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Date of visit: 8-11 May 2011
Purpose of visit: delegate at the 11th Doha Forum on Middle East and International Security
Issues
(Registered 2 June 2011)
8.
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
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9.
Shareholdings
(a)
JRS Liquidation Ltd registered at Companies House; formerly Arq International Ltd;
executive recruitment. Arq International is being closed down to facilitate my being a fulltime MP and the name of this company has now changed. I expect the liquidation process to
complete later this year. I have taken a 20% share in the company (QuyDe Limited) set up by
a former employee, which has now purchased the name of Arq International.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
9. All Party Parliamentary China Group, sponsored by GKN plc, City of London,
London Export Corporation (LEC), John Swire & Sons, GlaxoSmithKline, Astra
Zeneca, Arup, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, HSBC.
10. Virgin Atlantic
Address of donor:
9. c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
10. Customer Relations, PO Box 747, Dunstable LU6 9AH
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
9. 2,654.48, return flights to China, internal travel in China, accommodation and
meals. I also received some meals and hospitality provided locally.
10. 1,500, flight upgrade on outward journey
Destination of visit: China; Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu
Date of visit: 16-23 December 2011
Purpose of visit: to maintain and strengthen relations between Parliament and the National
Peoples Congress of China; to learn about and support British businesses operating in China;
and to deepen the knowledge and understanding of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 20 January 2012)
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8.
9.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: The Ditchley Foundation
Address of donor: Ditchley Park, Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 4ER
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air fare, hotel, meals and airport
transfer; total 1,149
Destination of visit: Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada
Date of visit: 21-23 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to take part in a Ditchley Foundation conference on the future of
hydrocarbons as a global energy source.
(Registered 16 November 2011)
Name of donor: Institute for Energy Law of the Centre for American and International Law
Address of donor: 5201 Democracy Drive, Plano, Texas 75024-3561
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air fare and hotel accommodation;
total value 5,167
Destination of visit: New Orleans, USA
Date of visit: 6-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the 2nd International Offshore Oil and Gas Conference
(Registered 9 January 2012)
Land and Property
Farm and cottages in Aberdeenshire, from which rental income is received.
Registrable shareholdings
(b)
Glaxosmithkline; pharmaceuticals.
Legal and General; life assurance.
Rio Tinto; mineral extraction.
Shell Transport and Trading; oil-integrated.
Remunerated directorships
AEGIS Defence Services Limited (non-executive). Address: 39 Victoria Street, London,
SW1H 0EU. Attend meetings in pursuit of duties as non-executive director.
Received monthly salary for January 2011 of 4,916.40 net. Hours: 15 hrs.
(Registered 2 February 2011)
Received monthly salary for February 2011 of 4,916.79 net. Hours: 15 hrs.
(Registered 9 March 2011)
Received monthly salary for March 2011 of 4,916.80 net. Hours: 15 hrs.
(Registered 5 April 2011)
Received monthly salary for April 2011 of 4,977.96 net. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered
9 May 2011)
Received monthly salary for May 2011 of 4,833.47 net. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered
6 June 2011)
Received monthly salary for June 2011 of 4,833.46 net. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered
7 July 2011)
Received monthly salary for July 2011 of 4,833.06 net. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered
2 August 2011)
Received monthly salary for August 2011 of 4,833.47 net. Hours: 15 hrs.
(Registered 6 September 2011)
Received monthly salary for September 2011 of 4,833.47 net. Hours: 15 hrs.
(Registered 4 October 2011)
Received monthly salary for October 2011 of 4,833.06 net. Hours: 15 hrs.
(Registered 8 November 2011)
Received monthly salary for November 2011 of 4,833.47 net. Hours: 15 hrs.
(Registered 5 December 2011)
Received monthly salary for December 2011 of 10,633.46 net. Hours: 15 hrs.
(Registered 11 January 2012)
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel and food to the value of
1,200
Destination of visit: Syria
Date of visit: 24-28 February 2011
Purpose of visit: study visit including meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and British
Council
(Registered 17 March 2011)
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11.
Miscellaneous
Co-Chair of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration. Migrationwatch UK provides
secretarial, research and administrative support, pays for printing costs and maintains the
groups website. Quiller Consultants, which is a consultancy, is paid by its client,
Migrationwatch UK, to act as consultants to the group. (Registered 9 May 2011)
Miscellaneous
Barrister not currently practising
Overseas visits
Name of donor: David Menton
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): airfare and accommodation;
estimated value 1,970
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 6-8 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend and participate in the 2011 Herzliya Defence and Security
Conference
(Registered 17 February 2011)
Name of donor: International Institute for Strategic Studies
Address of donor: Arundel House, 1315 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London WC2R 3DX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 4,143
Destination of visit: Singapore
Date of visit: 25 June 2011
Purpose of visit: 10th IISS Asia Security Summit
(Registered 20 June 2011)
Name of donor: Australia Israel Cultural Exchange
Address of donor: Suite 838, St Kilda Road Towers, 1 Queens Road, Melbourne, Victoria
3004, Australia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,420
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories
Date of visit: 7-10 January 2012
Purpose of visit: participation in the Australia Israel UK Leadership Dialogue.
(Registered 27 January 2012)
5.
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9.
Shareholdings
(a) Floralands Ltd (garden centre). See also category 8.
11.
Miscellaneous
Unremunerated member of Nottinghamshire County Council.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
Address of donor: The National Assembly, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.
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Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air travel and hotel costs; estimate
3,500
Destination of visit: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Date of visit: 18-21 May 2011
Purpose of visit: as head of the UK delegation attending the G20 Speakers 2011 consultation
meeting.
(Registered 10 June 2011)
Name of donor: 1. The UK-Korea Forum for the Future 2. The Korea Foundation
Address of donor: 1. 14 Sandgate Lane, London SW18 3JP; 2. 11th floor, Diplomatic Center,
2558 Nambusunhwanno, Seochu-gu, Seoul 137-863, Republic of Korea
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air travel and hotel costs; estimate
3,000
Destination of visit: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Date of visit: 25-29 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the annual meeting of the UK-Korea Forum for the Future
(Registered 12 July 2011)
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(b)
Royal Dutch Shell PLC; oil company.
8.
5.
268
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: hosted dinner for 20 guests;
estimated value greater than 1,500
Date of receipt of donation: 24 February 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 24 February 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered 23 March 2011)
8.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Arab Network
Address of donor: 122 Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 9BA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and hotels; approximate value
1,500
Destination of visit: Egypt
Date of visit: 26 May-1 June 2011
Purpose of visit: assessment of the state of Egyptian politics
(Registered 20 June 2011)
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
5) Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
6) Free the Children
Address of donor:
7) The Office (SE2), Manor Royal, Crawley RH10 9NU
8) 75 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
7) Virgin Atlantic paid for return flights London to Nairobi, UK transfers and
accommodation and food; value 2,599.32
8) Free the Children paid for internal return flight Nairobi to Bogani; value
333.18.
Total cost of trip; 2,958.73
Destination of visit: Kenya
Date of visit: 31 August-3 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to participate in the overseas aid programmes operated in Kenya by Virgin
Atlantic in association with Free the Children.
(Registered 30 September 2011)
Name of donor: Presence Switzerland, Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom
Address of donor: 16-18 Montagu Place, London W1H 2BQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel, accommodation and food
costs; total value approximately 1,530
Destination of visit: Berne, Switzerland
Date of visit: 13-17 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to participate in a rail transport study tour and workshop
(Registered 12 October 2011)
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Payments received from New Statesman Ltd, John Carpenter House, John Carpenter Street,
London EC4Y OAN:
600 received on 9 September 2011. Payment donated to charity. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 19 September 2011)
Payment received from New York Times, 620 8th Floor, New York NY 10018. 1558.99
received on 13 September 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 19 September 2011)
Payment of 1,220, plus 900 donated to charity, from Intelligent Life
4.
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Philip Day
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000 into the Cumbria
Broadband Rural & Community Projects Limited to assist with funding a Cumbrian Big
Society event at Party Conference in Birmingham.
Date of receipt: 3 January 2011
Date of acceptance: 10 January 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 March 2011)
8.
11.
Miscellaneous
Unremunerated directorship of the Cumbria Broadband Rural & Community Projects Limited.
Sponsorship towards covering costs of the Penrith and the Border Broadband Conference held
on 18 September 2010 received from the following:
Huawei. (Registered 30 March 2011)
271
13 June 2011, payment of 500 for book review for The Times, May 2011. Hours:
12 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
4 July 2011, payment of 500 for article for The Sun on car insurance. Hours: 3 hrs.
(Registered 3 October 2011)
11 July 2011, payment of 500 for article for The Times on Turkey. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 3 October 2011)
11 July 2011, payment of 500 for article for The Times on car insurance. Hours: 12
hrs. (Registered 3 October 2011)
1 August 2011, payment of 500 for article for The Times on press regulation
Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 3 October 2011)
16 January 2012, payment of 500 for article in The Times on 4 January 2012.
Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 17 January 2012)
22 December 2011, received payment of 360 from the Daily Telegraph for article of 7
December 2011. Address: 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 4 January 2012)
4 April 2011, payment of 500 for book review for Prospect Magazine, 2 Bloomsbury Place,
London WC1A 2QA. Hours: approx 10-12 hrs. (Registered 4 April 2011)
15 April 2011, received fee of 2,000 for participating in a Government of Turkey conference
on foreign policy in Istanbul on 24 March 2011. I was accompanied by my wife. Our travel to
Ankara and Istanbul and accommodation and meals from 23-28 March 2011 were paid by the
Government of Turkey; total cost 2,910. Time taken, including travel and preparation, three
days. (Registered 3 May 2011)
15 April 2011, received fee of 6,000 for speaking at the ECOBuild Exhibition, London, on 3
March 2011. Address of payer: IBE Limited/Ecobuild, 1 Great Winchester Street, London
EC2N 2DB. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 3 May 2011)
2 August 2011, received payment of 750 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York
Way, London N1 9GU for book review of Alistair Campbell diaries. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 3 October 2011)
Payments from Specialist Speakers, 18 Waxwell Lane, Harrow, London, HA5 3EN, UK
May 2011, received 7,000 for speaking to conference organised by Permira, a
private equity firm, on 12 May 2011. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 3 October 2011)
2 November 2011, fee of 4,000 for speaking engagement on 28 September 2011 for
Crashworth Ltd (of Glebe View, Wolvey Lodge Farm, Cloudesley Bush Road,
Wolvey, Leics, LE10 3 HB), The Commonwealth Club, London WC2N. Hours: 4
hrs. (Registered 16 November 2011)
2 November 2011,fee of 4,500 in respect of speaking engagement on 12 October
2011for Inclusive Media Ltd (of 32-34 Broadwick St W1A 2HG) , publishers of Post
Magazine at Victoria Plaza Hotel, London, SW1V 1EQ. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 16
November 2011)
Flights costing 4,480 and sundries of 76.36 received in respect of speaking
engagements for International Stability Operations Association, 1634 I Street NW,
Washington DC 2006, USA, "Annual Summit", the Ronald Reagan Centre,
Washington DC, USA from 24 to 26 October 2011. Hours: 3 days. (Registered 17
November 2011)
7 December 2011, received fee of 9,000 in respect of speaking engagement for
International Stability Operations (see above). (Registered 11 December 2011)
25 November 2011, received fee of 4,000 in respect of speaking engagement on 10
November 2011 for Mobile Doctors Ltd (of 4 Bourne Court, Southend Road,
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 8HD) at the Abode Hotel, 107 Piccadilly Manchester
M1 2DB. Hours: 12 hrs (Registered 30 November 2011)
25 November 2011, received fee of 4,000 in respect of speaking engagement on 1
November 2011 for a conference organised by ABP [AutoBodiesProfessional] Club
Ltd (PO Box 8338, Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, LE9 2WW) in Warwickshire.
Hours: 7 hrs (Registered 30 November 2011)
7 December 2011, received fee of 5,750 in respect of speaking engagement on 9
November 2011 for MSL Capital (of 81 Whitfield St, London W1T 4HG) at 10
Gresham St, London EC2V 7JD. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 11 December 2011)
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Consultant to ED & F MAN Holdings Ltd; commodity traders, advising the group and its
senior executives on the international and national environment in which it operates and on
other specific matters. Address: Cottons Centre, Hays Lane, London SE1 2QE (55,00160,000) Payment received on a quarterly basis.
9 June 2011, received 7,500 consultancy fee for quarter 1 April to 30 June 2011.
Hours: approx 30 hrs. (Registered 17 October 2011)
2 August 2011, received 7,500 consultancy fee for quarter 1 July to 30 September
2011. Hours: approx 60 hrs. (Registered 3 October 2011)
On 22 and 23 September 2011 I travelled to Kiev on behalf of E D & F MAN for
meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine and others. Business class return fare: 1010;
cars 200, hotel 400 approx. (Registered 17 October 2011)
30 December 2011, received 15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 October to 31
December 2011. Hours: 45 hrs. (Registered 4 January 2012)
25 November 2011, received from Forbes and Partners, Solicitors, six bottles of wine, approx
value 75.00, in respect of a speech by me to a conference organised by Forbes in Manchester
Town Hall on 4 November 2011. Address: Forbes and Partners, Solicitors, 4 Wellington
Street, St John's, Blackburn BB1 8AF (Registered 30 November 2011)
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
the party to the Electoral Commission:
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Venture Marketing Group Ltd (publisher, organiser of exhibitions and conferences)
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Payment of 75 from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for participation in
research project. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 29 December 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,025
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to Riyadh at the invitation of the Shura
Council to meet with Members of the Shura Council, Government Ministers and various
human rights groups to further understanding of the Kingdom and its latest developments as
well as to strengthen political ties with the country.
(Registered 29 December 2011)
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75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered
30 August 2011)
75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered
9 September 2011)
75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity.
(Registered 7 December 2011)
Speeches to National School of Government, Sunningdale Park, Larch Avenue, Ascot SL5
0QE:
Payment of 150 for speech. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 16 December 2011)
Fee of 500 from Intelligence Squared, Newcombe House, London W11 3LQ, as speaking fee
at debate. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 30 July 2011)
Payments from BBC for television and radio programmes. Address: BBC Contributor
Payments, Manchester M14 0EL.
Fee of 500 from BBC for television appearance on This Week. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 23 February 2011)
Payment of 150 from BBC in respect of taking part in Radio 4s Any Questions in
April 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 26 May 2011)
Fee of 500 for television appearance on This Week. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 24
July 2011)
August 2011, payment of 150 for taking part in Radio 4s Any Questions. Hours: 2
hrs. (Registered 30 August 2011)
Payment of 500 for BBC This Week. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 20 December
2011)
Fee of 280 for on-line article and recorded broadcast for Deutschlandradio, Am Hans
Rosenthal Platz, 10825 Berlin, Germany. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 6 March 2011)
Payment of 191.30 for article for Europaeische Akademie, Bismarckallee 46 Berlin D 14193,
Germany. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 7 July 2011)
Payments from Populus, Northburgh House 10 Northburgh St London EC1V 0AT, for opinion
surveys:
July 2011, 75. Hours: 25 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 30 August
2011)
Payment of 75. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 9 September
2011)
Fees from The Times Newspaper, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY for articles:
Fee of 400 for an article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 7 November 2011)
Fee of 400 for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 2 January 2012)
Fee of 2,250 from Specialist Speakers, Station Road, Hinckley LE10 1AW, for speech in
Dublin, October 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 7 November 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: George Soros Open Society Georgia Foundation
Address of donor: 10 Chovelidze Street, 0108 Tbilisi, Georgia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel and accommodation; value
1,512
Destination of visit: Tbilisi, Georgia
Date of visit: 27-31 May 2011
Purpose of visit: meetings with politicians, parliamentarians and civil society in Georgia.
(Registered 15 June 2011)
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Remunerated directorships
CSL Publishing Ltd; publisher of consumer magazines and newspapers.
2.
5.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
CSL Publishing Ltd.
11.
Miscellaneous
Partner in Go Enterprises, which receives licensing income for use of magazine and
newspaper titles owned by the partnership.
On 12 June 2011 part of the unadopted road on which I live was laid with spare tarmac by
Galliford Try, a road construction contractor. (Registered 30 June 2011.)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: The European Azerbaijan Society
Address of donor: 11-12 St Jamess Square London SW1Y 4LB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,500, covering cost of flights,
accommodation, internal travel
Destination of visit: Azerbaijan
Date of visit: 25-30 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet senior Azeri political and business figures, British diplomats and visit
some of the regions
(Registered 13 June 2011)
8.
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Remunerated directorships
Marden Holdings Ltd - family business with interests in property. Address: Bumpers Way,
Bristol Road, Chippenham, Wilts SN14 6LH.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Marden Holdings Ltd - family business with interests in property.
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Co-operative Group Ltd
Address of donor: New Century House, Corporation Street, Manchester M60 4ES
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 11,000 received by the Cooperative Party (of which I am Chair) from the Co-operative Group to fund the research and
publication of a pamphlet which I wrote about Londons commuterbelt.
Date of receipt: 29 July 2011
Date of acceptance: 29 July 2011
Donor status: friendly society
(Registered 20 September 2011)
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4.
8.
11.
Miscellaneous
Non-practising barrister.
Remunerated directorships
Director of International Wine and Spirit Competition Ltd, Building 17, Dunsfold Park,
Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8TB; organisers annual wine and spirit competition.
Fee of 2,203.12 received on 11 February 2011. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 17
February 2011)
Fee of 2,250 received on 18 April 2011. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 17 May 2011)
Fee of 2,250 received on 27 July 2011. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 2 August 2011)
Fee of 2,250 received on 6 October 2011. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 11 October
2011)
Fee of 2,250 received on 28 December 2011. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 27 January
2012)
8.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a) Ulbster Holdings Ltd, which manages family properties and holds shares in family
companies.
(b) Walker Greenbank PLC, manufacturers of wallpaper and fabric; (2% of share capital is
owned by Ulbster Holdings Ltd).
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
my party to the Electoral Commission:
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Miscellaneous
Barrister (non-practising).
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London
SW1 W0EB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,600, which includes travel to and
from Taiwan (RoC), travel within the country, accommodation and hospitality
Destination of visit: Taipei and I Lan
Date of visit: 29 May-4 June 2011 inclusive
Purpose of visit: part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of the
Republic of China (Taiwan) to gain a better understanding of economic and political issues
concerning the country. Meetings with the President of Taiwan and other members of the
Government, and members of the Taiwan Parliament.
(Registered 9 June 2011)
9.
Shareholdings
(a)
TB Marketing Solutions Ltd; marketing, printing and websites, of which I am an
unremunerated director (until 29 March 2011).
Remunerated directorships
Malden Mitcham Properties; family property and investment company.
2.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,025
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to Riyadh at the invitation of the Shura
Council to meet with Members of the Shura Council, Government Ministers and various
human rights groups to further understanding of the Kingdom and its latest developments as
well as to strengthen political ties with the country.
(Registered 30 January 2012)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Address of donor: 63D Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PH
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel for one night, meals,
transfer service and other expenses; total 1,058.30
Destination of visit: Berlin, Germany
Date of visit: 24-25 November 2011
Purpose of visit: delegation of Conservative MPs to meet CDU/CSU members of Bundestag.
(Registered 21 December 2011)
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Payments received for completing Parliamentary Panel Surveys for ComRes, Four Millbank,
London SW1P 3JA:
Received payment of 75 for completing January 2011 survey. Payment donated to
charity. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 6 February 2011)
Received payment of 75 for completing May 2011 survey. Payment donated to
charity. Hours: 45 minutes. (Registered 7 July 2011)
Received payment of 75 for completing June 2011 survey. Payment donated to
Halton Constituency Labour Party. Hours: 45 minutes. (Registered 7 July 2011)
Received payment of 75 for completing July 2011 survey. Payment donated to
charity. Hours: 45 minutes. (Registered 13 July 2011)
Received payment of 75 for completing December 2011 survey. Payment donated
to Halton Constituency Labour Party. Hours: 45 minutes. (Registered 8 December
2011)
Payments received for completing Parliamentary Panel Surveys for Ipsos Mori, 79-81
Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:
150 for completing July 2011 survey. Fee donated to charity. Hours: 1.5 hrs.
(Registered 26 August 2011)
Payments received for completing Parliamentary Panel Survey for Populus, Northburgh
House, 10 Northburgh St, London EC1 09T:
18 March 2011, 75 donated to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 29 March
2011)
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 3,798 representing salary paid
during six month secondment of a member of staff (secondment period March September
2011)
Date of receipt: 7 March 2011
Date of acceptance: 7 March 2011
(Registered 8 August 2011 )
Name of donor: Alt Valley Community Trust: a not-for-profit social enterprise
Address of donor: Unit 2, Electric Avenue, Stonebridge Park, Liverpool L11 OED
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,020.32 representing salary paid
during eight month secondment of a member of staff (secondment period October 2011 May
2012)
Date of receipt: 1 October 2011
Date of acceptance: 1 October 2011
(Registered 4 October 2011 )
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM)
Address of donor: BCM Box 5708, London WC1N 3XX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): estimated total cost 1,350
Destination of visit: Israel and West Bank
Date of visit: 4-8 February 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding visit in capacity of Shadow Minister for Africa and the Middle
East
(Registered 9 February 2011)
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Bloomberg LP
Address of donor: 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, USA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Subscription to the Bloomberg
News and Data services, in capacity as Chairman of the Treasury select committee. Estimated
value: 13,800 per annum.
Date of receipt: February 2011
Date of acceptance: February 2011
Donor status: Bloomberg LP Federal Tax ID no.
(Registered 31 March 2011)
5.
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(b)
Veritas Asian Fund.
11.
Miscellaneous
Support for staff costs, travel and other expenses incurred as Chairman of the All-Party
Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition, from registered donations made to the AllParty Parliamentary Group.
Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
Name of donor: Lord Bhattacharyya
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 1,000 to pay for a member of
staff working for me in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation
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and Skills (from 7 October 2011) in my frontbench role for the Labour Party. 3,000 donation
originally provided to Rt Hon John Denham MP but split after change of brief.
Date of receipt: 7 October 2011
Date of acceptance: 7 October 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered 25 October 2011)
Name of donor: GMB
Address of donor: GMB National Office, 22/24 Worple Road, London SW19 4DD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 1,000 to pay for a member of
staff for three months in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Business Innovation
and Skills and my frontbench role for the Labour Party.
Date of receipt: 7 October 2011
Date of acceptance: 7 October 2011
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 25 October 2011)
Name of donor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Address of donor: Plumtree Court, London EC4A 4HT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the services of a research
assistant/analyst to support me in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Business
Innovation and Skills, for 4 days a week from 7 October 2011 to 23 December 2011; value
30,000
Date of receipt: 7 October 2011
Date of acceptance: 7 October 2011
Donor status: limited liability partnership
(Registered 25 October 2011)
Name of donor: Lord Bhattacharyya
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 6,500 to pay for a member of
staff working for me in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation
and Skills.
Date of receipt: 13 December 2011
Date of acceptance: 13 December 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered 4 January 2012)
5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Nigel Doughty
Address of donor: Doughty Hanson & Co, 45 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 3,821.73
Destination of visit: Washington
Date of visit: 31 October- 3 November 2011
Purpose of visit: to look at policies to promote SME growth
(Registered 24 November 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
Non-practising solicitor.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Address of donor: South Block, New Delhi 110 011
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights to and from India and internal
flights, hotel accommodation, food and other travel costs; total approximately 8,000.
Destination of visit: India
Date of visit: 17-24 September 2011
Purpose of visit: as part of a delegation of the Conservative Friends of India at the invitation
of the High Commission in London and the Ministry of External Affairs, Delhi, meeting
politicians and businessmen in Delhi and Mumbai.
(Registered 2 November 2011)
9.
Shareholdings
(a) Pinehurst Securities Ltd, Real estate Investment.
11.
Miscellaneous
Non-practising solicitor.
I have shares in Nation1 Group UK Ltd, a digital communications company (which are not
registrable under Category 9), some of which were in consideration for consulting work done
for Futurecomm International Ltd, trading as Nation1, a digital communications company.
8.
11.
Miscellaneous
Barrister (not practising).
Miscellaneous
Solicitor (not practising).
5.
285
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Gift of a bracelet to my wife
when performing the christening ceremony of a new vessel. Value: more than 660
Date of receipt of donation: 19 June 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 19 June 2011
Donor status: company, registration number 01651777
(Registered 15 September 2011 )
3.
Clients
Clients of Finsbury Limited advised by me:
Tomkins plc, East Putney House 84 Upper Richmond Road London DW15, 2ST,
diversified engineering company (until April 2011)
Morgan Crucible plc, The Morgan Crucible Company plc Quadrant 55-5 High St
Windsor Berkshire SL4 1LP, specialist materials company (until October 2011)
Rio Tinto plc, 2 Eastbourne Terrace London W2 6LG, diversified mining company
Vedanta Resources plc, 16 Berkeley Street London W1J 8DZ, diversified mining
company
African Barrick Gold plc, c/o Shearman and Sterling (London LLP, Broadgate West
9 Appold Street London EC2A 2AP, gold mining company
Hochschild Mining plc, 46 Albemarle Street London W1S 4JL, precious metals
mining company
CRH plc, Belgard Castle Clondalkin Dublin 22 Ireland, building materials company
NSG Pilkington Ltd, Alexandra Business Park Prescott Road St Helens Merseyside
WA10 3TT, building materials company (Until November 2011)
Trigon Agri A/S, Trigon Agri A/S Viru Valjack 2 Tallin Estonia, agribusiness (until
31 July 2010).
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotels, transport and food to
the value of 1,100
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8.
11.
Miscellaneous
A researcher in my office provides part-time support to the All-Party Parliamentary Lighting
Group of which I am Joint Chair, for which he is paid by the Lighting Industry Federation.
(Updated 13 January 2012)
Directorships
Director, European Atlantic Limited; company organising overseas trade missions and visits
by British companies. (Registered 12 January 2012)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
Address of donor: Kurfurstendamm, 207-8, Berlin-10719, Germany
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel and hotel accommodation;
approximate value 800
Destination of visit: Berlin
Date of visit: 29 April 2011
Purpose of visit: to deliver a lecture on European security policy
(Registered 25 May 2011)
8.
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9.
Shareholdings
European Atlantic (Registered 12 January 2012)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Unite the Union
Address of donor: 128 Theobalds Rd, London WC1X 8TN
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights and hotel; total cost 6,300
Destination of visit: Los Angeles, USA
Date of visit: 20-23 October 2011
Purpose of visit: to visit the News Corporation Annual General Meeting in the United States
in order to raise the issue of company reform as a result of the UK police investigation into
phone hacking.
(Registered 14 November 2011)
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Directorships
Motion Picture Licensing Co Ltd (studio and partner relations), 4 Saffrons Rd Eastbourne, BN
21 1DG, and subsidiaries Christian Video Licensing (Europe) Ltd, Motion Picture Licensing
Company Poland, Film Lisensiering AS, Motion Picture Licensing Company Norge AS,
Motion Picture Licensing Company Spain, Motion Picture Licensing Company International
and Motion Picture Licensing Company Denmark A/S. Hours: 6 hours a month. Payments
received; all gross:
30 January 2011, 4,500. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 16 February 2011)
28 February 2011, 2,500. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 30 March 2011)
30 March 2011, 2,500. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 4 April 2011)
30 April 2011, 2,500. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 10 May 2011)
30 May 2011, 2,500. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 9 June 2011)
30 June 2011, 2,500. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 30 June 2011)
30 July 2011, 4,500. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 9 August 2011)
30 August 2011, 2,500. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 19 September 2011)
30 September 2011, 2,500. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 10 October 2011)
30 October 2011, 2,500. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 14 November 2011)
30 November 2011, 2,500. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 8 December 2011)
30 December 2011, 2,500. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 10 January 2012)
2.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
3) Sudanese Embassy, London
4) Kenana Sugar Company
Address of donor:
3) 3 Cleveland Row, St. Jamess, London SW1A 1DD
4) PO Box 2632, Khartoum, Republic of Sudan
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
3) Return business class tickets; value 1,800
4) Hotel cost, flights to Kenana, provision of driver and car; total value 1,800
Destination of visit: Khartoum, Sudan
Date of visit: 21-24 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to visit Khartoum ahead of the 9 July separation of North and South Sudan
and to meet politicians, ministers, businessmen, representatives of the Sudanese Coptic
Church, UK Ambassador and representatives of DFID to view and discuss the current
situation in Sudan and the situation post 9 July. Also to visit Kenana Sugar Factory and meet
staff and management of the factory.
(Registered 29 June 2011)
11.
Miscellaneous
I received a prize of 100 in an archery competition from Archery GB, Lilleshall National
Sports Centre, Newport, Shropshire TF10 9AT. I donated the money to a local charity.
(Registered 8 December 2011)
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4.
Sponsorships
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by
the party to the Electoral Commission:
Name of donor: Sir John Hall
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 March 2011)
Name of donor: Sir John Hall
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 April 2011)
5.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR
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Surveys completed for Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:
June 2011, payment of 150 donated to South Derbyshire Conservative Association.
Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 22 July 2011)
Surveys completed for Dods Parliamentary Services, 21 Dartmouth Street, London SW1H
9BP:
Payment of 100 donated to South Derbyshire Conservative Association. Hours: 1
hr. (Registered 22 July 2011)
Surveys completed for Populus Ltd, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V
0AT:
June 2011, payment of 75 donated to South Derbyshire Conservative Association.
Hours: 25 mins. (Registered 8 August 2011)
July 2011, speech to Farm Womens Club; organizer Mrs E Calcott, Wigginton Fields Farm,
Wigginton, Tamworth, Staffs B79 9LK. Hours: 45 mins. Payment of 100 donated to
charity. (Registered 22 July 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF)
2) International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
3) Marie Stopes International (MSI)
Address of donor:
1) EPF, 23 Rue Montoyer, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
2) IPPF, 4 Newhams Row, London SW1 3UZ
3) MSI, 1 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, London W1T 6LP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) EPF; 1,700 (international and national flights, hotels and per diem)
2) IPPF and MSI; local transport and some meals
Destination of visit: Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal
Date of visit: 19-26 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to introduce new UK MPs to global maternal health/sexual and reproductive
health and rights and international development
(Registered 2 March 2011)
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,624 from CFI. Meals provided by
other hosts below the registrable threshold.
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Date of visit: 29 May-3 June 2011
Purpose of visit: fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank
(Registered 9 June 2011)
Name of donor: Oxfam GB
Address of donor: John Smith House, Cowley, Oxfordshire, OX4 2LY
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1548.79
Destination of visit: Dar es Salaam, Morogoro and Dodoma, Tanzania
Date of visit: 13 to 19 August 2011
Purpose of visit: Study tour of Tanzania with Oxfam GB and the All Party Parliamentary
Group for Agriculture and Food for Development
(Registered 18 October 2011)
Name of donor: (1) UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund; (2) Countdown 2015
Consortium
Address of donor: (1) UNFPA Office Geneva, International Environment House, 11 Chemin
des Anemones, CH-1219 Chatelaine, Geneva; (2) IPPF European Network 146, Rue Royale,
B-1000, Belgium
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Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) 1,525.05; (2) 1,016.70
Destination of visit: Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Date of visit: 21 to 28 August 2011
Purpose of visit: Visit organized by the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and
Development (EPF) To see at first hand reproductive health and family planning and its
contribution to reducing maternal mortality in Indonesia.
(Registered 15 November 2011 )
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,355 from CFI; plus two meals
provided by other hosts, estimated cost of 100.
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 20-25 February 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank
(Registered 10 March 2011)
8.
Directorships
Whittaker Consultants, 8 King Cross Street Halifax West Yorkshire HX1 2SH (not trading)
2.
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9.
Shareholdings
(a) Whittaker Consultants (not trading)
Remunerated directorships
Audio Network plc (non-executive); an online music catalogue. Address: School Farm
Studios, Little Maplestead, Halstead, Essex CO9 2SN. As a non-executive director I review
monthly board papers and attend quarterly board meetings as well as occasional ad hoc
meetings with the managers of the company. This consists of an estimated 8 hours work over
the quarter.
23 March 2011, quarterly payment of 2,000 gross to me in my capacity as nonexecutive director. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 26 March 2011)
22 June 2011, quarterly payment of 2,000 gross to me in my capacity as nonexecutive director. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 25 June 2011)
28 September 2011, quarterly payment of 2,000 gross to me in my capacity as nonexecutive director. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2011)
21 December 2011, quarterly payment of 2,000 gross to me in my capacity as nonexecutive director. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 27 December 2011)
2.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Parliament of Republic of Armenia and British Armenia All-Party
Parliamentary Group
Address of donor: 19 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue, 0095 Yerevan, Armenia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air ticket paid by All-Party Group;
value 660; other costs met by Armenian Parliament; estimated value 840
Destination of visit: Yerevan, Armenia and Nagorno Karabach
Date of visit: 17-21 April 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet the President, Government Ministers, Speaker and Members of
Parliament of the Republic of Armenia and of the Autonomous Republic of Nagorno
Karabach
(Registered 4 May 2011)
Name of donor:
11) Maurice Bennett
12) Huawei Technologies (UK) Ltd
13) International Department, Central Committee, Communist Party of China
Address of donor:
11) Private
12) Viables 3, Jays Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire
13) 4 Flixing Road, Beijing
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
11) Flight from London to Hong Kong and flight from Beijing to London; value
650
12) One nights accommodation in Hong Kong; value 600
13) Flight from Shenzen to Guiyang, flight from Guiyang to Beijing, 6 nights
accommodation and hospitality; value 1,000
Destination of visit: Hong Kong and China
Date of visit: 20-28 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet representatives of Huawei Technologies Ltd and representatives of
the Chinese Government.
(Registered 18 October 2011)
Name of donor: British Ukrainian Society
Address of donor: 1st Floor, 25 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7RZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,700
Destination of visit: Kiev, Ukraine
Date of visit: 8-10 December 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet members of the Government of Ukraine in my capacity as Chairman
of the British Ukraine All-Party Parliamentary Group
(Registered 14 December 2011)
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6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1) The UK-Korea Forum for the Future
2) The Korea Foundation
Address of donor:
1) 14 Sandgate Lane, London SW18 3JP
2) 11th floor Diplomatic Center Building, 2558 Nambusunhwanno, Seocho-gu,
Seoul 137-863, Republic of Korea
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air travel and hotel costs; estimate
3,000
Destination of visit: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Date of visit: 25-29 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the annual meeting of the UK-Korea Forum for the Future
(Registered 25 July 2011)
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Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Two hundred and sixty-five shares and three hundred and sixty share options in
Sensortec Ltd; a company developing biosensors.
8.
Overseas visits
Name of donor:
(1) Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in
the Middle East
(2) Medical Aid for Palestinians
Address of donor:
(1) School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square,
London WC1H 0XG
(2) 23a Islington Park Street, London N1 1QB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,000
Destination of visit: East Jerusalem, Jericho, Hebron and other locations in the occupied
Palestinian territories and the State of Israel
Date of visit: 31 May-3 June 2011
Purpose of visit: better understanding of issues facing Palestinian population in occupied
territories and to meet representatives of the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. The visit was facilitated by the Council for Arab British Understanding, of
which I am a board member.
(Registered 1 July 2011)
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8.
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: 1. The UK-Korea Forum for the Future 2. The Korea Foundation
Address of donor: 1. 14 Sandgate Lane, London SW18 3JP; 2. 11th floor, Diplomatic Center,
2558 Nambusunhwanno, Seochu-gu, Seoul 137-863, Republic of Korea
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air travel and hotel costs; estimate
3,000
Destination of visit: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Date of visit: 25-29 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the annual meeting of the UK-Korea Forum for the Future
(Registered 13 July 2011)
hours.
January 2012, received 800 for two articles, of September and November 2011.
Hours: 6 hrs in total. (Registered 20 January 2012)
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Payments from Populus, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT, for
opinion research:
Payment of 75, received 18 March 2011, for interview February 2011. Payment
donated to my constituency party. (Registered 20 April 2011)
London N1 9GU:
Payment of 350 received on 10 February 2011, for an article published on
Miscellaneous
Until April 2011 I had one quarter share in my former practice, Chagford Health Centre (see
also category 2), which has been transferred to my former partners.
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Overseas visits
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
Address of donor: BM LFI, London W1N 3XX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1,250. Some hospitality within
Israel and the Palestinian territories provided by the Portland Trust in Ramallah and the Israeli
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Date of visit: 2-7 October 2011
Purpose of visit: fact-finding visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
(Registered 20 October 2011)
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(b) J. Sainsbury PLC.
5.
Miscellaneous
Barrister (non-practising).
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11.
Miscellaneous
I took part in a competition for MPs, organised by BUPA, and as I was one of the winning
MPs they made a donation to a charity in my constituency. (Registered 30 August 2010)
Remunerated directorships
ITI Energy Limited; suppliers of gasification equipment.
AFC Energy; company developing alkaline fuel cell technology. Address: Unit 71.4 Dunsfold
Park, Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8TB. Undertake duties as Chair, run board
meetings and keep in touch with senior management.
Received payment of 3,750. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 8 February 2011)
Received payment of 3,750. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 20 March 2011)
Received payment of 3,750, 9 May 2011. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
Received payment of 3,750, 13 June 2011. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 3 September
2011)
Received payment of 3,750, 11 July 2011. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 3 September
2011)
Received payment of 3,750, 22 August 2011. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 12
October 2011)
Received payment of 3,750, 12 September 2011. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 12
October 2011)
Received payment of 3,750, 7 October 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 17
November 2011)
Received payment of 5,000, 14 November 2011. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 13
December 2011)
Groupe Eurotunnel SA (non-executive) (of which Eurotunnel plc is a wholly owned
subsidiary); company managing the Channel Tunnel. Address: Cheriton Parc, Cheriton High
Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4QS. My duties as a non-executive director include
attendance at meetings of the Board and of the Environment and Safety Committee and
advising senior management on a range of issues.
Received payment of 3,487.32. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 8 February 2011)
Received payment of 3,622.57, 9 May 2011. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 14 June
2011)
Received payment of 3,569.33, 31 May 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 14 June
2011)
Received payment of 7,238.97, 28 July 2011. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 3
September 2011)
Received payment of 6,440.62, 12 September 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 12
October 2011)
Received payment of 4,245.20, 14 October 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 17
November 2011)
Received payment of 3,526.97, 21 November 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 13
December 2011)
Eco City Vehicles plc, Hemming House, Hemming Street, London, E1 5BL; distributes and
services London taxis. Duties include chairing board meetings and keeping in touch with
senior management.
Received payment of 3,333.33 Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 8 February 2011)
Received payment of 3,333.33. Hours: 10hrs. (Registered 20 March 2011)
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Received payment of 2000 for giving a speech to the Cheshire Pitt Club. Address of payer:
Gordon Poole Agency Limited, The Limes, Brockley, Bristol, BS48 3BB. Hours: 5 hrs.
(Registered 9 January 2010)
Payments from Forum Invest SA; organisers of international conferences. Address: 19, Sold.
Gheorghe Matac Street, 020314, Bucharest 2, Romania:
Received payment of 2,459.82 on 21 February 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 29
March 2011)
Received payment of 2,493.77 on 10 March 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 29
March 2011)
Adviser to Edulink Consultants; providers of education services in Dubai and Uganda.
Address: PO Box 500697, Dubai, UAE. I advise on the running of Victoria University,
Kampala, where I am Chair of the University Council, including advice on academic
standards, marketing and the development of the curriculum.
Payment of 7,494. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2011)
Payment of 9,994. Hours: 27 hrs. (Registered 17 November 2011)
9.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)
Anacol Holdings Ltd.; a family investment company.
(b)
AFC Energy (share option).
Eco City Vehicles plc.
Group Eurotunnel SA
Directorships
SThree, 41-44 Great Windmill Street, London W1D 7NB; an international specialist
recruitment business. I attend monthly board meetings in my capacity as a non-executive
director. All payments listed are gross.
31 January 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 3
February 2011)
28 February 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 4
March 2011)
31 March 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 11
April 2011)
29 April 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 23
May 2011)
31 May 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 14
June 2011)
30 June 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 27
June 2011)
29 July 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 24
August 2011)
31 August 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 31
August 2011)
30 September 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered
7 October 2011)
31 October 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs (Registered 8
November 2011)
30 November 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs (Registered
8 December 2011)
30 December 2011, received monthly salary of 2,916.67. Hours: 7 hrs (Registered
13 January 2012)
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3.
Clients
Of Zahawi & Zahawi Ltd:
YouGov Plc; research and consulting. Address: 50 Featherstone Street, London
EC1Y 8RT
IPBD Limited; steel manufacture, property development and general trading.
Address: PO Box 122361, 14th Level, Al Safa Towers, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai,
UAE.
Execution Noble Ltd (incorporated by Espirito Santo Investment Bank); investment
banking. Address: 10 Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7AL (Registered 2
September 2011)
Killik & Co; independent advisory stockbroking and investment service. Address: 46
Grosvenor Street, London W1K 3HN (Registered 8 November 2011)
Christofferson, Robb & Company (UK) LLP; private money management firm. 28
Queen Annes Gate, London SW1H 9AB. (Registered 8 November 2011)
6.
Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council (CMEC)
Address of donor: 83 Victoria Street London SW1H OHW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1200
Destination of visit: Syria
Date of visit: 24th 28th February 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet senior politicians, MPs and business people
(Registered 11 March 2011 )
Name of donor: Kurdistan Regional Parliament of Iraq
Address of donor: Kurdistan Parliament, Erbil Kurdistan, Iraq
Amount of donation 3,450
Destination of visit: Erbil and Sleimani, Kurdistan, Iraq
Date of visit: 31 May-3 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet senior politicians, MPs, and business people
(Registered 27 June 2011)
Name of donor: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Israel
Address of donor: Embassy of Israel, 2 Palace Green, London W8 4QB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): 1242. Meals from Conservative
Friends of Israel and other hosts below the registrable threshold.
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Date of visit: 18-23 September 2011
Purpose of visit: fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank
(Registered 11 October 2011)
Name of donor:
1) UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
2) Kurdistan Regional Parliament of Iraq
Address of donor:
1) UKTI Middle East Team, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET
2) Kurdistan Parliament, Erbil Kurdistan, Iraq
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) Flights: 738.59
2) Hotel: 345
Destination of visit: Erbil, Kurdistan
Date of visit: 22-23 October 2011 (originally booked until 25 October but returned early due
to parliamentary business)
Purpose of visit: to lead the UKTI delegation to the Erbil Trade Fair
(Registered 8 November 2011)
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9.
Shareholdings
(a)
(b)
11.
Miscellaneous
I have a shareholding in YouGov plc, which I co-founded, that is below the registrable value.
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Category 12. Family members employed and remunerated through parliamentary allowances
Note: The job titles given are those set out in guidance issued by the Independent Parliamentary Standards
Authority: see http://www.parliamentarystandards.org.uk/IPSAMPs/Pages/HR,-Payroll,-Interns.aspx.
Employment is full-time unless otherwise stated.
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