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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    Payments from News International Supply Co Ltd.  Address:  Cygnet Park, 200 Serpentine Way, Peterborough PE7 8FD: 10 September 2014, received £500 from News Corp (formerly News International) for article for The Times on 14 August 2014. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 15 September 2014)   Payments from Specialist Speakers, 18 Waxwell Lane, Harrow, London, HA5 3EN, UK Received 14 November 2014, £3,000 in respect  of a conference organised by, and held at,  Fuller Research Group, T/A Acumen Fieldwork Ltd (3 Canal Street, The Village, Manchester M1 3HE) on 16 October 2014. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 21 November 2014) 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  (£55,001-£60,000).  Payment received on a quarterly basis.
  • 3 April 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2014.  Hours: approx 50 hrs. (Registered 8 April 2014)
  • 11 July 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 April 2014 to 30 June 2014.  Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 14 July 2014)
  • 19 November 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 July 2014 to 30 September 2014.  Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 2 December 2014)
  • 8 February 2015, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the period 1 October to 3 December 2014. Hours: 30 hrs approx. (Registered 24 February 2015)
    Received 30 April 2014, £137.25 from Cambridge University Press, Shaftesbury Road
    Cambridge CB2 8BS
    in respect of royalties from the sales of the Hamlyn Lectures 2012. No additional hours. (Registered 12 May 2014)
      Payments received from the London Speaker Bureau, of Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8JA: 18 March 2014, received £10,000 as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and transport to and from Heathrow; £5,250 in total.  I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source.  Hours: 4 days including travel. (Registered 2 April 2014)
  • 11 April 2014, received £4,600.87 as fee for speaking at the "Turkish Davos", Uladag, Bursa, Turkey, 20-22 March 2014, plus (for my wife and me) return flights from Heathrow to Istanbul at a total cost of £1,734 and accommodation and transfers estimated at £600 in total. Payer was Dogan Burda Dergi Yayincilik ve Pazarlama A.S, Kuştepe Mahallesi, Mecidiyeköy Yolu Caddesi, No: 12 Trump Towers Kule 2 Kat: 24 Şişli-Istanbul. Hours: 2.5 days, including travel. (Registered 14 April 2014)
  • Received 17 February 2014, £150 from the BBC New Broadcasting House London W1, fee for appearance on Any Questions, Altrincham, Cheshire on 7 February 2014. Hours: 10 hrs including preparation and travel. (Registered 14 May 2014) 15 May 2014, received £7,773.13 in respect of a speaking engagement on 8 May 2014, at a conference on "Sustainable Futures" in Lisbon organised by Impressa Publishing,  (IMPRESA Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, SA of   Paço de Arcos ,  Oeiras Municipality, Portugal), and in addition, £46.40 for London travel and £84.97 for dinner in Lisbon. The costs of accommodation, approx £315, and return flights at £1,011 were paid directly by the organisers. Hours: 44 hrs including preparation and travel. (Registered 1 July 2014) 1 July 2014, received £7,000 in respect of speaking engagements on 30 June 2014 for the Center of Political and Foreign Affairs, of 11, Boulevard de la Tour Maubourg, 75007 Paris, and, in addition, £675.08 for return travel from London to Paris and incidental costs. The costs of accommodation estimated at £2,492 were paid direct. Hours: 48 hrs. (Registered 1 July 2014) Received 20 October 2014, £5,000 in respect of a speech to a conference organised by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (St Michaels House, 1 George Yard, London EC3V 9DH) held at 155 Bishopsgate, EC1, on 7 October 2014. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 21 November 2014)
  • Payment from ComRes, (CommunicationResearch Ltd, Covenham House, Downside Bridge Road, Cobham Surrey KT11 3EP), for opinion survey:
  • 22 August 2014, £90 paid direct to local charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 September 2014)
  • Received 30 September 2014, £270.00 from Telegraph Media Group Ltd, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT in respect of an article in the Daily Telegraph on 24 September 2014. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 6 October 2014)
  • Payments from Associated Newspapers, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT:
  • 24 December 2014, received £1,000 in respect of an article for the Daily Mail published on 28 November 2014. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 22 January 2015)
  • 24 December 2014, received £1,000 in respect of an article for the Daily Mail submitted on 1 December 2014, yet to be published. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 22 January 2015)
  • From 12 November 2014, member of the Advisory Council of the Eurasian Council on Foreign Affairs Ltd, 20-22 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JS, which is a forum for discussion of Central Asia’s relationship with the European Union. Remuneration: £12,500 plus VAT a year for an expected commitment of 40 hours. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 26 January 2015)
 

6. Overseas visits    

  • Name of donor: Akfen Holding 
  • Address of donor: Koza Sok No: 22 GOP, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights from Bursa to Ankara and back to Istanbul, with a value of £6,753.30
  • Destination of visit: Ankara, Turkey
  • Date of visit: 22 March 2014
  • Purpose of visit: to meet a senior member of the Turkish government
  • (Registered 28 April 2014)
 

30 March 2015 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    Received 3 March 2014, £4,000 from Maria Franzoni Ltd, a licensed office of the London Speaker Bureau, 153 Stoughton Road, Guildford GU1 1LQ, as fee for speaking at Incisive Media Motor Claims 2014 event, Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, London SW1, on 13 February 2014. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 4 March 2014) Received 3 March 2014, £165.40, fee from Independent Print Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF, for article in the Independent newspaper on 18 January 2014. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 4 March 2014)
 

9 March 2015 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    18 March 2014, received £10,000 as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and transport to and from Heathrow; £5,250 in total.  I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source.  Hours: 4 days including travel.
    8 February 2015, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the period 1 October to 3 December 2014. Hours: 30 hrs approx. (Registered 24 February 2015) 18 March 2014, received £10,000 as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and transport to and from Heathrow; £5,250 in total.  I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source.  Hours: 4 days including travel.

23 February 2015 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    18 March 2014, received £10,000 as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and transport to and from Heathrow; £5,250 in total.  I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source.  Hours: 4 days including travel.
    18 March 2014, received £10,000 as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and transport to and from Heathrow; £5,250 in total.  I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source.  Hours: 4 days including travel.

9 February 2015 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    13 January 2014, received £500 from News UK & Ireland Ltd (formerly News International Supply Co Ltd) for article in The Times on 27 December 2013.  Hours: approx 6 hrs. (Registered 19 January 2014) 9 January 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 October 2013 to 31 December 2013.  Hours: approx 45 hrs. (Registered 19 January 2014) Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs. (Registered 19 January 2014)
  • From 12 November 2014, member of the Advisory Council of the Eurasian Council on Foreign Affairs Ltd, 20-22 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JS, which is a forum for discussion of Central Asia’s relationship with the European Union. Remuneration: £12,500 plus VAT a year for an expected commitment of 40 hours. (Registered 26 January 2015)
  • From 12 November 2014, member of the Advisory Council of the Eurasian Council on Foreign Affairs Ltd, 20-22 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JS, which is a forum for discussion of Central Asia’s relationship with the European Union. Remuneration: £12,500 plus VAT a year for an expected commitment of 40 hours. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 26 January 2015)

6. Overseas visits    

    Name of donor: (1) Ardeshir Nagashineh, Chairman of Targetfollow PLC; (2) the Majlis , the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran-United Kingdom Parliamentary Friendship Group) Address of donor: (1) Targetfollow Group Ltd, Riverside House, 11/12 Riverside Road, Norwich NR1 1SQ; (2) Baherestan Square, Tehran, Iran Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014.  Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300. Destination of visit: Tehran, Iran Date of visit: 6-10 January 2014 Purpose of visit: visit by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Iran at the invitation of the Iran-UK Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Iranian Parliament. (Registered 19 January 2014)
 

26 January 2015 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    Received 14 November 2014, £3,000 in respect  of a conference organised by, and held at,  Fuller Research Group, T/A Acumen Fieldwork Ltd (3 Canal Street, The Village, Manchester M1 3HE) on 16 October 2014. Hours: 10 hrs. Municipality, Portugal), and in addition, £46.40 for London travel and £84.97 for dinner in Lisbon. The costs of accommodation, approx £315, and return flights at £1,011 were paid directly by the organisers. Hours: 44 hrs including preparation and travel.
    Received 14 November 2014, £3,000 in respect  of a conference organised by, and held at,  Fuller Research Group, T/A Acumen Fieldwork Ltd (3 Canal Street, The Village, Manchester M1 3HE) on 16 October 2014. Hours: 10 hrs. Municipality, Portugal), and in addition, £46.40 for London travel and £84.97 for dinner in Lisbon. The costs of accommodation, approx £315, and return flights at £1,011 were paid directly by the organisers. Hours: 44 hrs including preparation and travel.
  • Payments from Associated Newspapers, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT:
  • 24 December 2014, received £1,000 in respect of an article for the Daily Mail published on 28 November 2014. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 22 January 2015)
  • 24 December 2014, received £1,000 in respect of an article for the Daily Mail submitted on 1 December 2014, yet to be published. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 22 January 2015)
  • From 12 November 2014, member of the Advisory Council of the Eurasian Council on Foreign Affairs Ltd, 20-22 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JS, which is a forum for discussion of Central Asia’s relationship with the European Union. Remuneration: £12,500 plus VAT a year for an expected commitment of 40 hours. (Registered 26 January 2015)

6. Overseas visits    

 

6 January 2015 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    28 November 2013, received £4,000 for speech to Brokeability Ltd, of AGM House, 3 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SJ at a conference held at the McDonald Alveston Manor Hotel, Clopton Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7HP, on 15 October 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2013) Received 14 November 2014, £3,000 in respect  of a conference organised by, and held at,  Fuller Research Group, T/A Acumen Fieldwork Ltd (3 Canal Street, The Village, Manchester M1 3HE) on 16 October 2014. Hours: 10 hrs. Received 28 November 2013, £500 from Intelligence Squared, of 6th floor Newcombe House, 45 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3LQ, in respect of speech at Westminster Abbey on 22 October 2013. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2013) Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs. 27 November 2013, received £5,500 in respect of a speech to a meeting organised by SCOR, 10 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AA, at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DH on 18 November 2013. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2013)   Municipality, Portugal), and in addition, £46.40 for London travel and £84.97 for dinner in Lisbon. The costs of accommodation, approx £315, and return flights at £1,011 were paid directly by the organisers. Hours: 44 hrs including preparation and travel.
    Received 14 November 2014, £3,000 in respect  of a conference organised by, and held at,  Fuller Research Group, T/A Acumen Fieldwork Ltd (3 Canal Street, The Village, Manchester M1 3HE) on 16 October 2014. Hours: 10 hrs. Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs. Municipality, Portugal), and in addition, £46.40 for London travel and £84.97 for dinner in Lisbon. The costs of accommodation, approx £315, and return flights at £1,011 were paid directly by the organisers. Hours: 44 hrs including preparation and travel.

6. Overseas visits   

6. Overseas visits    

    Name of donor: Medical Aid for Palestinians Address of donor: 33a Islington Park Street, London N1 1QB
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):  travel costs, accommodation and subsistence with a value of £1,175
    Destination of visit:  West Bank and Israel Date of visit: 9-13 December 2013 Purpose of visit: Fact-finding delegation organised by  Council for Arab-British Understanding (Registered 17 December 2013)  
 

8 December 2014 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    Received 14 November 2014, £3,000 in respect  of a conference organised by, and held at,  Fuller Research Group, T/A Acumen Fieldwork Ltd (3 Canal Street, The Village, Manchester M1 3HE) on 16 October 2014. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 21 November 2014) (£55,001-£60,000) .     Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs. Received 20 October 2014, £5,000 in respect of a speech to a conference organised by the Association for F inancial Markets in Europe (St  Michaels House, 1 George Yard, London EC3V 9DH)  held at 155 Bishopsgate, EC1, on 7 October  2014. Hours: 6 hrs.
    Received 14 November 2014, £3,000 in respect  of a conference organised by, and held at,  Fuller Research Group, T/A Acumen Fieldwork Ltd (3 Canal Street, The Village, Manchester M1 3HE) on 16 October 2014. Hours: 10 hrs. (£55,001-£60,000). 
  • 19 November 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 July 2014 to 30 September 2014.  Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 2 December 2014)
  • Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs. Received 20 October 2014, £5,000 in respect of a speech to a conference organised by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (St Michaels House, 1 George Yard, London EC3V 9DH) held at 155 Bishopsgate, EC1, on 7 October 2014. Hours: 6 hrs.

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

    Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: for two people, hotel accommodation with a value of £1,190.00; formal meals with a value of £728 and air fares and local transport with a value of  £657.30;  £2,575.30 in total. Date of receipt of donation: 1-3 November 2013 Date of acceptance of donation: 1-3 November 2013 Donor status: unincorporated association. (Registered 12 November 2013)
 

24 November 2014 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    11 October 2012, received payment of £75 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way,   London N1 9GU for blog article on 25 September 2012.  Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2012) (£55,001-£60,000)  Advances for the manuscript of a book from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents.  Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR: 4 June 2013, received £29,473.80, net of agent’s commission, as final payment of advance on book. Hours between 10 October 2012 and 4 July 2013:  at least 100 hrs (mainly at literary festivals).  (Registered 4 July 2013) 28 October 2013, received £150 from the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 5A Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DR, for speaking at a Festival event on 14 August 2013, in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 18 November 2013) Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs.
    Received 14 November 2014, £3,000 in respect  of a conference organised by, and held at,  Fuller Research Group, T/A Acumen Fieldwork Ltd (3 Canal Street, The Village, Manchester M1 3HE) on 16 October 2014. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 21 November 2014) (£55,001-£60,000) .     Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs. Received 20 October 2014, £5,000 in respect of a speech to a conference organised by the Association for F inancial Markets in Europe (St  Michaels House, 1 George Yard, London EC3V 9DH)  held at 155 Bishopsgate, EC1, on 7 October  2014. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 21 November 2014)

10 November 2014 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    8 October 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs. (Registered 8 October 2013) 30 September 2013, received £800 from Associated Newspapers Ltd of 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT for article in the Daily Mail on 17 September 2013. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 8 October 2013) Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs.
    Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs.

6. Overseas visits  

6. Overseas visits   

    Name of donor: Anna Lindh Foundation, Address of donor: Stiftelsen Anna Lindhs Minnesfond,  Lilla Nygatan 14,    Box 2170,   103 14 Stockholm      Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return flights (Business Class) between Heathrow and Stockholm 10 and 12 September 2013, value £761.50 Destination of visit: Stockholm Date of visit: 10-12 September 2013 Purpose of visit: to attend the tenth anniversary commemoration for Anna Lindh, former Foreign Minister of Sweden, murdered on 11th September 2003. (Registered 8 October 2013) Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights with a value of £1,182.95 plus taxis costing £89 and hotel accommodation costing £120.50; total £1,392. Destination of visit: Istanbul, Turkey Date of visit: 2-3 October 2013 Purpose of visit: to participate in a meeting in my capacity as British Co-Chair of the British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil') (Registered 31 October 2013) Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014.  Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300.
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014.  Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300.

27 October 2014 - View full entry

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    8 October 2013, received  £15,000 consultancy fee  for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs.
    8 October 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs.

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

    Date of accep tance of donation: 1-3 November 2013
    Date of acceptance of donation: 1-3 November 2013

6. Overseas visits  

    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014.  Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300.
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014.  Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300.

13 October 2014 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    8 October 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee  for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs.
    8 October 2013, received  £15,000 consultancy fee  for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs.
  • Received 30 September 2014, £270.00 from Telegraph Media Group Ltd, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT in respect of an article in the Daily Telegraph on 24 September 2014. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 6 October 2014)

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

    Date of acceptance of donation: 1-3 November  2013
    Date of accep tance of donation: 1-3 November 2013

22 September 2014 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs.
    10 September 2014, received £500 from News Corp (formerly News International) for article for The Times on 14 August 2014. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 15 September 2014) Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs.
  • Payment from ComRes, (CommunicationResearch Ltd, Covenham House, Downside Bridge Road, Cobham Surrey KT11 3EP), for opinion survey:
  • 22 August 2014, £90 paid direct to local charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 September 2014)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    5 July 2013, received £3,000 for speech to to Annual Conference of the Information and Records Management Society (of Chester House, 68 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6DY) held at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, on 20 May 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 19 July 2013) 2 July 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 April to 30 June 2013. Hours: 7 days. Payments for articles from the Telegraph Media Group, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT: 28 June 2013, received £320 for Daily Telegraph article on 17 June 2013. Hours: 5 hrs. 12 July 2013, received £330 for article on 2 July 2013. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 19 July 2013) Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs.
    Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs.

6. Overseas visits  

    British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil') Return air fare (business class) costing £724.65, hotel accommodation in Istanbul costing £312.75 and taxis to and from Heathrow costing £148; £1,185.40 in total. Destination of visit: Istanbul Date of visit: 8-9 July 2013 Purpose of visit: To attend meetings relating to the organisation of the Tatlidil (Registered 30 July 2013)
 

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    (Registered 16 October  2012) 8 October 2013, received  £15,000 consultancy fee  for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs. Received 30 April 2014, £137.25 from Cambridge University Press, 18 March 2014,  received £10,000  as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and t ransport to and from Heathrow;  £5,250 in total.  I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House,  Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source.  Hours: 4 days including travel. 15 May 2014, received £7, 773.13  in respect of a speaking engagement on 8 May 2014, at a conference on "Sustainable Futures" in Lisbon organised by Impressa Publishing,  (IMPRESA Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, SA of   Municipality, Portugal) , and in addition, £46.40 for London travel and £84.97 for dinner in Lisbon. The costs of acco mmodation, approx £315 , and return flights at £1,011 were paid directly by the organisers.  Hours: 44 hrs including preparation and travel . 1 July 2014, received £7, 000 in respect of speaking engagements on 30 June 2014 for the Center of Political and Foreign Affairs, of 11, Boulevard de la Tour Maubourg, 75007 Paris , and, in addition, £675.08 for return travel from London to Paris and incidental costs. The costs of accommodation estimated at £2,492 were paid direct. Hours : 48 hrs.
    (Registered 16 October 2012) 8 October 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee  for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs. Received 30 April 2014, £137.25 from Cambridge University Press, 18 March 2014, received £10,000 as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and transport to and from Heathrow; £5,250 in total.  I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source.  Hours: 4 days including travel. 15 May 2014, received £7,773.13 in respect of a speaking engagement on 8 May 2014, at a conference on "Sustainable Futures" in Lisbon organised by Impressa Publishing,  (IMPRESA Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, SA of   Municipality, Portugal), and in addition, £46.40 for London travel and £84.97 for dinner in Lisbon. The costs of accommodation, approx £315, and return flights at £1,011 were paid directly by the organisers. Hours: 44 hrs including preparation and travel. 1 July 2014, received £7,000 in respect of speaking engagements on 30 June 2014 for the Center of Political and Foreign Affairs, of 11, Boulevard de la Tour Maubourg, 75007 Paris, and, in addition, £675.08 for return travel from London to Paris and incidental costs. The costs of accommodation estimated at £2,492 were paid direct. Hours: 48 hrs.

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    24 June 2013, received £500 for article in The Times on 10 June 2013. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 25 June 2013). (Registered 16 October  2012) 8 October 2013, received  £15,000 consultancy fee  for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs. Received 30 April 2014, £137.25 from Cambridge University Press, 18 March 2014,  received £10,000  as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and transport to and from Heathrow;  £5,250 in total.  I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House,  Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source.  Hours: 4 days including travel.
  • 11 April 2014, received £4,600.87 as fee for speaking at the "Turkish Davos", Uladag, Bursa, Turkey, 20-22 March 2014, plus (for my wife and me) return flights from Heathrow to Istanbul at a total cost of £1,734 and accommodation and transfers estimated at £600 in total. Payer was Dogan Burda Dergi Yayincilik ve Pazarlama A.S, Kuştepe Mahallesi, Mecidiyeköy Yolu Caddesi, No:12 Trump Towers Kule 2 Kat: 24 Şişli-Istanbul. Hours: 2.5 days, including travel. (Registered 14 April 2014 )
  • Received 17 February 2014, £150 from the BBC New Broadcasting House
    (Registered 16 October  2012) 8 October 2013, received  £15,000 consultancy fee  for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs.
  • 11 July 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 April 2014 to 30 June 2014.  Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 14 July 2014)
  • Received 30 April 2014, £137.25 from Cambridge University Press, 18 March 2014,  received £10,000  as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and t ransport to and from Heathrow;  £5,250 in total.  I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House,  Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source.  Hours: 4 days including travel.
  • 11 April 2014, received £4,600.87 as fee for speaking at the "Turkish Davos", Uladag, Bursa, Turkey, 20-22 March 2014, plus (for my wife and me) return flights from Heathrow to Istanbul at a total cost of £1,734 and accommodation and transfers estimated at £600 in total. Payer was Dogan Burda Dergi Yayincilik ve Pazarlama A.S, Kuştepe Mahallesi, Mecidiyeköy Yolu Caddesi, No: 12 Trump Towers Kule 2 Kat: 24 Şişli-Istanbul. Hours: 2.5 days, including travel. (Registered 14 April 2014)
  • Received 17 February 2014, £150 from the BBC New Broadcasting House 15 May 2014, received £7, 773.13  in respect of a speaking engagement on 8 May 2014, at a conference on "Sustainable Futures" in Lisbon organised by Impressa Publishing,  (IMPRESA Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, SA of   Paço de Arcos ,  Oeiras Municipality, Portugal) , and in addition, £46.40 for London travel and £84.97 for dinner in Lisbon. The costs of acco mmodation, approx £315 , and return flights at £1,011 were paid directly by the organisers.  Hours: 44 hrs including preparation and travel . (Registered 1 July 2014) 1 July 2014, received £7, 000 in respect of speaking engagements on 30 June 2014 for the Center of Political and Foreign Affairs, of 11, Boulevard de la Tour Maubourg, 75007 Paris , and, in addition, £675.08 for return travel from London to Paris and incidental costs. The costs of accommodation estimated at £2,492 were paid direct. Hours : 48 hrs. (Registered 1 July 2014)

6. Overseas visits 

6. Overseas visits  

    Name of donor: ED & F MAN Holdings Ltd, Address of donor: Cottons Centre, Hays Lane, London SE1 2QE  Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):  Return Eurostar ticket to Brussels costing £245, plus incidentals, giving a total of £275 Date of visit: 4 June 2013 Purpose of visit: to undertake consultancy; see my entry under Category 2 above. (Registered 5 June 2013)        Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights with a value of £1,283 and other incidental costs, giving a total of £1,470.90 Destination of visit: Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey Date of visit: 13-15 May 2013 Purpose of visit: to participate in meetings in my capacity as (Registered 5 June 2013) Name of donor: (1 and 2) EU and Government of Turkey (Ministry for EU Affairs) , in a project co-financed by the EU under the IPA Programme in Turkey. (3) British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil') (1 and 2) CFCU - Eskisehir Yolu 4. Km 2. Cd (Halkbank Kampusu) No: 63 C-Blok 06520 Sogutozu, Ankara (3) Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1 and 2) : Flights with a value of £997.62 and  accommodation with a cost of £256.29;   (3) travel to and from Heathrow, at  £83.50 Date of visit: 6-7 June 2013 Purpose of visit: To speak at the conference on "Rethinking Global Challenges: Constructing a Common Future for Turkey and the EU" (Registered 20 June 2013)
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30 June 2014 - View full entry

6. Overseas visits 

    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014.  Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300.
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014.  Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300.

16 June 2014 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    11 October 2012, received payment of £75 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way,   London N1 9GU for blog article on 25 September 2012.  Hours: 3 hrs. 5 July 2013, received £3,000 for speech to to Annual Conference of the Information and Records Management Society (of Chester House, 68 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6DY) held at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, on 20 May 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. Advances  for the manuscript of a book from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents.  Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR: 7 February 2014. Hours: 10 hrs including preparation and travel .
    11 October 2012, received payment of £75 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way,   London N1 9GU for blog article on 25 September 2012.  Hours: 3 hrs. 5 July 2013, received £3,000 for speech to to Annual Conference of the Information and Records Management Society (of Chester House, 68 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6DY) held at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, on 20 May 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. Advances for the manuscript of a book from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents.  Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR: 7 February 2014. Hours: 10 hrs including preparation and travel.

6. Overseas visits 

    Return air fare (business class) costing £724.65, hotel accommodation in Istanbul costing £312.75 and taxis to a nd from Heathrow costing £148;  £1,185.40 in total. (Registered 30 July 2013 ) Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014.  Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300.
    Return air fare (business class) costing £724.65, hotel accommodation in Istanbul costing £312.75 and taxis to and from Heathrow costing £148; £1,185.40 in total. (Registered 30 July 2013) Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014.  Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300.

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    11 October 2012, received payment of £75 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way,   London N1 9GU for blog article on 25 September 2012.  Hours: 3 hrs. 30 April 2013, received £3,000 for speaking on 5 December 2012 to the Performance and Reward Centre (PARC) at the Ivy Restaurant, Ivy St, London WC1. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 1 May 2013) 5 July 2013, received £3,000 for speech to  to Annual Conference of the Information and Records Management Society (of Chester House, 68 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6DY) held at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, on 20 May 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. Advances  for the manuscript of a book from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents.  Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR: 30 April 2013, received £1,230 net of agent’s commission, in respect of the audio recording of my book. Hours: 60 hrs. (Registered 1 May 2013) Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs. Received 30 April 2014, £137.25 from Cambridge University Press ,
    Cambridge
    CB2 8BS
      11 October 2012, received payment of £75 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way,   London N1 9GU for blog article on 25 September 2012.  Hours: 3 hrs.   5 July 2013, received £3,000 for speech to to Annual Conference of the Information and Records Management Society (of Chester House, 68 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6DY) held at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, on 20 May 2013. Hours: 10 hrs.     Advances  for the manuscript of a book from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents.  Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR:               Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs. Received 30 April 2014, £137.25 from Cambridge University Press,
    Cambridge CB2 8BS
          Received 17 February 2014, £150 from the BBC New Broadcasting House London W1, fee for appearance on Any Questions, Altrincham, Cheshire on 7 February 2014. Hours: 10 hrs including preparation and travel . (Registered 14 May 2014)

6. Overseas visits

6. Overseas visits 

    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Business Class flights (BA and Dragonair) London/Hong Kong/Beijing/London, 7 - 11 April 2013, with a value of £5,716.79, and of two nights in the China World Hotel Beijing (9/10 April) with a value of £773.02; total value £6,489.81 Destination of visit: Hong Kong and Beijing Date of visit: 7-11 April 2013 (Registered 1 May 2013) Return air fare (business class) costing £724.65, hotel accommodation in Istanbul costing £312.75 and taxis to and from Heathrow costing £148;  £1,185.40 in total. (Registered 30 July 2013 )
          Return air fare (business class) costing £724.65, hotel accommodation in Istanbul costing £312.75 and taxis to a nd from Heathrow costing £148;  £1,185.40 in total. (Registered 30 July 2013 )        

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    2 April 2013, received £360 for article in The Times on 20 March 2013. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013) 5 July 2013, received £3,000 for speech to  to Annual Conference of the Information and Records Management Society (of Chester House, 68 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6DY) held at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, on 20 May 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. 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  8 April 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 January to 31 March 2013. Hours: approx 45 hrs. (Registered 15 April 2013) 9 January 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 October 2013 to 31 December 2013.  Hours: approx 45 hrs. 8 March 2013, received £480 for Daily Telegraph article on 26 February 2013. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013) Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs. 11 April 2014, received £4,600.87 as fee for speaking at the " Turkish Davos " , Uladag, Bursa, Turkey , 20-22 March 2014, plus (for my wife and me) return flights from Heathrow to Istanbul at a total cost of £1,734 and accommodation and transfers estimated at £600 in total. Payer was Dogan Burda Dergi Yayincilik ve Pazarlama A.S, Kuştepe Mahallesi, Mecidiyeköy Yolu Caddesi, No:12 Trump Towers Kule 2 Kat: 24 Şişli-Istanbul. Hours: 2.5 days, including travel. (Registered 14 April 2014 )
    5 July 2013, received £3,000 for speech to  to Annual Conference of the Information and Records Management Society (of Chester House, 68 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6DY) held at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, on 20 May 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. 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  9 January 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 October 2013 to 31 December 2013.  Hours: approx 45 hrs. Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs. Received 30 April 2014, £137.25 from Cambridge University Press , Shaftesbury Road
    Cambridge
    CB2 8BS in respect of royalties from the sales of the Hamlyn Lectures 2012. No additional hours. (Registered 12 May 2014)
  • 11 April 2014, received £4,600.87 as fee for speaking at the "Turkish Davos", Uladag, Bursa, Turkey, 20-22 March 2014, plus (for my wife and me) return flights from Heathrow to Istanbul at a total cost of £1,734 and accommodation and transfers estimated at £600 in total. Payer was Dogan Burda Dergi Yayincilik ve Pazarlama A.S, Kuştepe Mahallesi, Mecidiyeköy Yolu Caddesi, No:12 Trump Towers Kule 2 Kat: 24 Şişli-Istanbul. Hours: 2.5 days, including travel. (Registered 14 April 2014 )

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • Payments from News International Supply Co Ltd. Address: Cygnet Park, 200 Serpentine Way, Peterborough PE7 8FD:
  • 2 April 2013, received £360 for article in The Times on 20 March 2013. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013)
  • 24 June 2013, received £500 for article in The Times on 10 June 2013. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 25 June 2013).
  • 13 January 2014, received £500 from News UK & Ireland Ltd (formerly News International Supply Co Ltd) for article in The Times on 27 December 2013. Hours: approx 6 hrs. (Registered 19 January 2014)
  • 11 October 2012, received payment of £75 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU for blog article on 25 September 2012. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2012)
  • Payments from Specialist Speakers, 18 Waxwell Lane, Harrow, London, HA5 3EN, UK
  • 30 April 2013, received £3,000 for speaking on 5 December 2012 to the Performance and Reward Centre (PARC) at the Ivy Restaurant, Ivy St, London WC1. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 1 May 2013)
  • 5 July 2013, received £3,000 for speech to  to Annual Conference of the Information and Records Management Society (of Chester House, 68 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6DY) held at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, on 20 May 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 19 July 2013)
  • 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 (£55,001-£60,000) Payment received on a quarterly basis.
  • 8 April 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 January to 31 March 2013. Hours: approx 45 hrs. (Registered 15 April 2013)
  • 2 July 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 April to 30 June 2013. Hours: 7 days. (Registered 4 July 2013)
  • 8 October 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs. (Registered 8 October 2013)
  • 9 January 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 October 2013 to 31 December 2013. Hours: approx 45 hrs. (Registered 19 January 2014)
  • Advances  for the manuscript of a book from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents. Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR:
  • 30 April 2013, received £1,230 net of agent’s commission, in respect of the audio recording of my book. Hours: 60 hrs. (Registered 1 May 2013)
  • 4 June 2013, received £29,473.80, net of agent’s commission, as final payment of advance on book. Hours between 10 October 2012 and 4 July 2013: at least 100 hrs (mainly at literary festivals). (Registered 4 July 2013)
  • Payments for articles from the Telegraph Media Group, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT:
  • 8 March 2013, received £480 for Daily Telegraph article on 26 February 2013. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013)
  • 28 June 2013, received £320 for Daily Telegraph article on 17 June 2013. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 4 July 2013)
  • 12 July 2013, received £330 for article on 2 July 2013. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 19 July 2013)
  • 30 September 2013, received £800 from Associated Newspapers Ltd of 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT for article in the Daily Mail on 17 September 2013. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 8 October 2013)
  • 28 October 2013, received £150 from the Edinburgh International Book Festival,  5A Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DR, for speaking at a Festival event on 14 August 2013, in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. Hours: 4 hrs. 27 November 2013, received £5,500 from the London Speaker Bureau, of Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8JA, in respect of a speech to a meeting organised by SCOR, 10 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AA, at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DH on 18 November 2013. Hours: 8 hrs. Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012. Hours: approx 100 hrs. Received 3 March 2014, £4,000 from Maria Franzoni Ltd, a licensed office of the London Speaker Bureau, 153 Stoughton Road, Guildford GU1 1LQ, as fee for speaking at Incisive Media Motor Claims 2014 event, Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, London SW1, on 13 February 2014. Hours: 6 hrs.
  • Received 18 March 2014,  £10,000 from London Speaker Bureau, Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Rd, London, W6 8JA, as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and transport to and from Heathrow;  £5,250 in total. I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source. Hours: 4 days including travel. (Registered 2 April 2014)
    Payments from News International Supply Co Ltd.  Address:  Cygnet Park, 200 Serpentine Way, Peterborough PE7 8FD: 2 April 2013, received £360 for article in The Times on 20 March 2013. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013) 24 June 2013, received £500 for article in The Times on 10 June 2013. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 25 June 2013). 13 January 2014, received £500 from News UK & Ireland Ltd (formerly News International Supply Co Ltd) for article in The Times on 27 December 2013.  Hours: approx 6 hrs. 11 October 2012, received payment of £75 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way,   London N1 9GU for blog article on 25 September 2012.  Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 October  2012) Payments from Specialist Speakers, 18 Waxwell Lane, Harrow, London, HA5 3EN, UK 30 April 2013, received £3,000 for speaking on 5 December 2012 to the Performance and Reward Centre (PARC) at the Ivy Restaurant, Ivy St, London WC1. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 1 May 2013) 5 July 2013, received £3,000 for speech to  to Annual Conference of the Information and Records Management Society (of Chester House, 68 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6DY) held at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, on 20 May 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 19 July 2013) 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  (£55,001-£60,000)  Payment received on a quarterly basis. 8 April 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 January to 31 March 2013. Hours: approx 45 hrs. (Registered 15 April 2013) 2 July 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 April to 30 June 2013. Hours: 7 days. (Registered 4 July 2013) 8 October 2013, received  £15,000 consultancy fee  for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs. (Registered 8 October 2013) 9 January 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 October 2013 to 31 December 2013.  Hours: approx 45 hrs.
  • 3 April 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2014.  Hours: approx 50 hrs. (Registered 8 April 2014)
  • Advances  for the manuscript of a book from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents.  Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR: 30 April 2013, received £1,230 net of agent’s commission, in respect of the audio recording of my book. Hours: 60 hrs. (Registered 1 May 2013) 4 June 2013, received £29,473.80, net of agent’s commission, as final payment of advance on book. Hours between 10 October 2012 and 4 July 2013:  at least 100 hrs (mainly at literary festivals).  (Registered 4 July 2013) Payments for articles from the Telegraph Media Group, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT: 8 March 2013, received £480 for Daily Telegraph article on 26 February 2013. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013) 28 June 2013, received £320 for Daily Telegraph article on 17 June 2013. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 4 July 2013) 12 July 2013, received £330 for article on 2 July 2013. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 19 July 2013) 30 September 2013, received £800 from Associated Newspapers Ltd of 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT for article in the Daily Mail on 17 September 2013. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 8 October 2013) 28 October 2013, received £150 from the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 5A Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DR, for speaking at a Festival event on 14 August 2013, in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. Hours: 4 hrs. Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o Professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012.  Hours: approx 100 hrs. Received 3 March 2014, £4,000 from Maria Franzoni Ltd, a licensed office of the London Speaker Bureau, 153 Stoughton Road, Guildford GU1 1LQ, as fee for speaking at Incisive Media Motor Claims 2014 event, Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, London SW1, on 13 February 2014. Hours: 6 hrs. Payments received from the London Speaker Bureau, of Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8JA: 27 November 2013, received £5,500 in respect of a speech to a meeting organised by SCOR, 10 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AA, at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DH on 18 November 2013. Hours: 8 hrs. 18 March 2014,  received £10,000  as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and transport to and from Heathrow;  £5,250 in total.  I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House,  Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source.  Hours: 4 days including travel. (Registered 2 April 2014) 11 April 2014, received £4,600.87 as fee for speaking at the " Turkish Davos " , Uladag, Bursa, Turkey , 20-22 March 2014, plus (for my wife and me) return flights from Heathrow to Istanbul at a total cost of £1,734 and accommodation and transfers estimated at £600 in total. Payer was Dogan Burda Dergi Yayincilik ve Pazarlama A.S, Kuştepe Mahallesi, Mecidiyeköy Yolu Caddesi, No:12 Trump Towers Kule 2 Kat: 24 Şişli-Istanbul. Hours: 2.5 days, including travel. (Registered 14 April 2014 )

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil
  • Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA
  • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: for two people, hotel accommodation with a value of £1,190.00; formal meals with a value of £728 and air fares and local transport with a value of £657.30; £2,575.30 in total.
  • Date of receipt of donation: 1-3 November 2013
  • Date of acceptance of donation: 1-3 November 2013
  • Donor status: unincorporated association.
  • (Registered 12 November 2013)
    Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: for two people, hotel accommodation with a value of £1,190.00; formal meals with a value of £728 and air fares and local transport with a value of  £657.30;  £2,575.30 in total. Date of receipt of donation: 1-3 November 2013 Date of acceptance of donation: 1-3 November  2013 Donor status: unincorporated association. (Registered 12 November 2013)

6. Overseas visits

  • Name of donor: ED & F MAN Holdings Ltd,
  • Address of donor: Cottons Centre, Hays Lane, London SE1 2QE 
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Business Class flights (BA and Dragonair) London/Hong Kong/Beijing/London, 7 - 11 April 2013, with a value of £5,716.79, and of two nights in the China World Hotel Beijing (9/10 April) with a value of £773.02; total value £6,489.81
  • Destination of visit: Hong Kong and Beijing
  • Date of visit: 7-11 April 2013
  • Purpose of visit: to undertake consultancy; see my entry under Category 2 above.
  • (Registered 1 May 2013)
  • Name of donor: ED & F MAN Holdings Ltd,
  • Address of donor: Cottons Centre, Hays Lane, London SE1 2QE 
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return Eurostar ticket to Brussels costing £245, plus incidentals, giving a total of £275
  • Date of visit: 4 June 2013
  • Purpose of visit: to undertake consultancy; see my entry under Category 2 above.
  • (Registered 5 June 2013)
  • Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil
  • Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights with a value of £1,283 and other incidental costs, giving a total of £1,470.90
  • Destination of visit: Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey
  • Date of visit: 13-15 May 2013
  • Purpose of visit: to participate in meetings in my capacity as British Co-Chair of the British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil')
  • (Registered 5 June 2013)
  • Name of donor: (1 and 2) EU and Government of Turkey (Ministry for EU Affairs) , in a project co-financed by the EU under the IPA Programme in Turkey. (3) British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil')
  • Address of donor: (1 and 2) CFCU - Eskisehir Yolu 4. Km 2. Cd (Halkbank Kampusu) No: 63 C-Blok 06520 Sogutozu, Ankara (3) Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1 and 2) : Flights with a value of £997.62 and accommodation with a cost of £256.29; (3) travel to and from Heathrow, at £83.50
  • Destination of visit: Istanbul
  • Date of visit: 6-7 June 2013
  • Purpose of visit: To speak at the conference on "Rethinking Global Challenges: Constructing a Common Future for Turkey and the EU"
  • (Registered 20 June 2013)
  • Name of donor: British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil')
  • Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return air fare (business class) costing £724.65, hotel accommodation in Istanbul costing £312.75 and taxis to and from Heathrow costing £148; £1,185.40 in total.
  • Destination of visit: Istanbul
  • Date of visit: 8-9 July 2013
  • Purpose of visit: To attend meetings relating to the organisation of the Tatlidil (Registered 30 July 2013 )
  • Name of donor: Anna Lindh Foundation,
  • Address of donor: Stiftelsen Anna Lindhs Minnesfond,  Lilla Nygatan 14,    Box 2170,   103 14 Stockholm     
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return flights (Business Class) between Heathrow and Stockholm 10 and 12 September 2013, value £761.50
  • Destination of visit: Stockholm
  • Date of visit: 10-12 September 2013
  • Purpose of visit: to attend the tenth anniversary commemoration for Anna Lindh, former Foreign Minister of Sweden, murdered on 11th September 2003.
  • (Registered 8 October 2013)
  • Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil
  • Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights with a value of £1,182.95 plus taxis costing £89 and hotel accommodation costing £120.50; total £1,392.
  • Destination of visit: Istanbul, Turkey
  • Date of visit: 2-3 October 2013
  • Purpose of visit: to participate in a meeting in my capacity as British Co-Chair of the British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil')
  • (Registered 31 October 2013)
  • (Registered 17 December 2013)
  • Name of donor: (1) Ardeshir Nagashineh, Chairman of Targetfollow PLC; (2) the Majlis, the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran-United Kingdom Parliamentary Friendship Group)
  • Address of donor: (1) Targetfollow Group Ltd, Riverside House, 11/12 Riverside Road, Norwich NR1 1SQ; (2) Baherestan Square, Tehran, Iran
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014. Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300.
  • Destination of visit: Tehran, Iran
  • Date of visit: 6-10 January 2014
  • Purpose of visit: visit by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Iran at the invitation of the Iran-UK Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Iranian Parliament.
  • (Registered 19 January 2014)
    Name of donor: ED & F MAN Holdings Ltd, Address of donor: Cottons Centre, Hays Lane, London SE1 2QE  Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Business Class flights (BA and Dragonair) London/Hong Kong/Beijing/London, 7 - 11 April 2013, with a value of £5,716.79, and of two nights in the China World Hotel Beijing (9/10 April) with a value of £773.02; total value £6,489.81 Destination of visit: Hong Kong and Beijing Date of visit: 7-11 April 2013 Purpose of visit: to undertake consultancy; see my entry under Category 2 above. (Registered 1 May 2013) Name of donor: ED & F MAN Holdings Ltd, Address of donor: Cottons Centre, Hays Lane, London SE1 2QE  Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):  Return Eurostar ticket to Brussels costing £245, plus incidentals, giving a total of £275 Date of visit: 4 June 2013 Purpose of visit: to undertake consultancy; see my entry under Category 2 above. (Registered 5 June 2013)        Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights with a value of £1,283 and other incidental costs, giving a total of £1,470.90 Destination of visit: Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey Date of visit: 13-15 May 2013 Purpose of visit: to participate in meetings in my capacity as British Co-Chair of the British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil') (Registered 5 June 2013) Name of donor: (1 and 2) EU and Government of Turkey (Ministry for EU Affairs) , in a project co-financed by the EU under the IPA Programme in Turkey. (3) British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil') Address of donor: (1 and 2) CFCU - Eskisehir Yolu 4. Km 2. Cd (Halkbank Kampusu) No: 63 C-Blok 06520 Sogutozu, Ankara (3) Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1 and 2) : Flights with a value of £997.62 and  accommodation with a cost of £256.29;   (3) travel to and from Heathrow, at  £83.50 Destination of visit: Istanbul Date of visit: 6-7 June 2013 Purpose of visit: To speak at the conference on "Rethinking Global Challenges: Constructing a Common Future for Turkey and the EU" (Registered 20 June 2013) Name of donor: British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil') Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return air fare (business class) costing £724.65, hotel accommodation in Istanbul costing £312.75 and taxis to and from Heathrow costing £148;  £1,185.40 in total. Destination of visit: Istanbul Date of visit: 8-9 July 2013 Purpose of visit: To attend meetings relating to the organisation of the Tatlidil (Registered 30 July 2013 ) Name of donor: Anna Lindh Foundation, Address of donor: Stiftelsen Anna Lindhs Minnesfond,  Lilla Nygatan 14,    Box 2170,   103 14 Stockholm      Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return flights (Business Class) between Heathrow and Stockholm 10 and 12 September 2013, value £761.50 Destination of visit: Stockholm Date of visit: 10-12 September 2013 Purpose of visit: to attend the tenth anniversary commemoration for Anna Lindh, former Foreign Minister of Sweden, murdered on 11th September 2003. (Registered 8 October 2013) Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights with a value of £1,182.95 plus taxis costing £89 and hotel accommodation costing £120.50; total £1,392. Destination of visit: Istanbul, Turkey Date of visit: 2-3 October 2013 Purpose of visit: to participate in a meeting in my capacity as British Co-Chair of the British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil') (Registered 31 October 2013) (Registered 17 December 2013) Name of donor: (1) Ardeshir Nagashineh, Chairman of Targetfollow PLC; (2) the Majlis , the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran-United Kingdom Parliamentary Friendship Group) Address of donor: (1) Targetfollow Group Ltd, Riverside House, 11/12 Riverside Road, Norwich NR1 1SQ; (2) Baherestan Square, Tehran, Iran Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014.  Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300. Destination of visit: Tehran, Iran Date of visit: 6-10 January 2014 Purpose of visit: visit by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Iran at the invitation of the Iran-UK Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Iranian Parliament. (Registered 19 January 2014)
  • Name of donor: Akfen Holding 
  • Address of donor: Koza Sok No: 22 GOP, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights from Bursa to Ankara and back to Istanbul, with a value of £6,753.30
  • Destination of visit: Ankara, Turkey
  • Date of visit: 22 March 2014
  • Purpose of visit: to meet a senior member of the Turkish government
  • (Registered 28 April 2014

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    28 November 2013, received £4,000 for speech to Brokeability Ltd, of AGM House, 3 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SJ at a conference held at the McDonald Alveston Manor Hotel, Clopton Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7HP, on 15 October 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. 27 November 2013, received £5,500 from the London Speakers' Bureau, of Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8JA, in respect of a speech to a meeting organised by SCOR, 10 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AA, at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DH on 18 November 2013. Hours: 8 hrs. Received 3 March 2014, £4,000from Maria Franzoni Ltd, a licensed office of the London Speaker Bureau, 153 Stoughton Road, Guildford GU1 1LQ, as fee for speaking at Incisive Media Motor Claims 2014 event, Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, London SW1, on 13 February 2014. Hours: 6 hrs.
    28 November 2013, received £4,000 for speech to Brokeability Ltd, of AGM House, 3 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SJ at a conference held at the McDonald Alveston Manor Hotel, Clopton Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7HP, on 15 October 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. 27 November 2013, received £5,500 from the London Speaker Bureau, of Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8JA, in respect of a speech to a meeting organised by SCOR, 10 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AA, at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DH on 18 November 2013. Hours: 8 hrs. Received 3 March 2014, £4,000 from Maria Franzoni Ltd, a licensed office of the London Speaker Bureau, 153 Stoughton Road, Guildford GU1 1LQ, as fee for speaking at Incisive Media Motor Claims 2014 event, Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, London SW1, on 13 February 2014. Hours: 6 hrs.
  • Received 18 March 2014,  £10,000 from London Speaker Bureau, Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Rd, London, W6 8JA, as fee for speaking at Dialogue Series on Nigeria’s Democracy at Government House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria event on 11 March 2014. The payer was: Mario and Stevens, Yasuha Plaza, Adetokunbo, Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria. Mario and Stevens also paid for London Heathrow/Abuja return flights and transport to and from Heathrow;  £5,250 in total. I also spent one night (11 March) in State Government Guest House, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, estimated value £200, and one night (12 March) paid for by a nonregistrable source. Hours: 4 days including travel. (Registered 2 April 2014)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    28 November 2013, received £4,000 for speech to Brokeability Ltd, of AGM House, 3 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SJ at a conference held at the McDonald Alveston Manor Hotel, Clopton Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7HP, on 15 October 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. Received 3 March 2014, £4,000.00 from Maria Franzoni Ltd, a licenced office of the London Speaker Bureau, 153 Stoughton Road, Guildford GU1 1LQ, as fee for fee for speaking at Incisive Media Motor Claims 2014 event, Victori a Park Plaza Hotel, London SW1, on 13 February 2014. Hours: 6 hrs. (4 March 2014 ) Received 3 March 2014, £165.40, fee from Independent Print Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF, for article in the Independen t newspaper on 18 January 2014. Hours: 7 hrs . (4 March 2014 )
    28 November 2013, received £4,000 for speech to Brokeability Ltd, of AGM House, 3 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SJ at a conference held at the McDonald Alveston Manor Hotel, Clopton Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7HP, on 15 October 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. Received 3 March 2014, £4,000from Maria Franzoni Ltd, a licensed office of the London Speaker Bureau, 153 Stoughton Road, Guildford GU1 1LQ, as fee for speaking at Incisive Media Motor Claims 2014 event, Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, London SW1, on 13 February 2014. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 4 March 2014) Received 3 March 2014, £165.40, fee from Independent Print Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF, for article in the Independent newspaper on 18 January 2014. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 4 March 2014)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 8 January 2013, Received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 October to 31 December 2012. Hours: approx 35 hrs.(Registered 19 February 2013)
    Received 3 March 2014, £4,000.00 from Maria Franzoni Ltd, a licenced office of the London Speaker Bureau, 153 Stoughton Road, Guildford GU1 1LQ, as fee for fee for speaking at Incisive Media Motor Claims 2014 event, Victori a Park Plaza Hotel, London SW1, on 13 February 2014. Hours: 6 hrs. (4 March 2014 ) Received 3 March 2014, £165.40, fee from Independent Print Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF, for article in the Independen t newspaper on 18 January 2014. Hours: 7 hrs . (4 March 2014 )

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

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  • 27 November 2013, received £5,500 from the London Speakers' Bureau, of Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8JA, in respect of a speech to a meeting organised by SCOR, 10 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AA, at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DH on 18 November 2013. Hours: 8 hrs.  
  • 11 October 2012, received payment of £75 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU for blog article on 25 September 2012. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2012)
  • 27 November 2013, received £5,500 from the London Speakers' Bureau, of Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8JA, in respect of a speech to a meeting organised by SCOR, 10 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AA, at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DH on 18 November 2013. Hours: 8 hrs.

6. Overseas visits



    Name of donor:  Medical Aid for Palestinians Destination of visit:  West Bank  and Israel Purpose of visit: Fact-finding delegation organised by  Council for Arab-British Understanding
    Name of donor: Medical Aid for Palestinians Destination of visit:  West Bank and Israel Purpose of visit: Fact-finding delegation organised by  Council for Arab-British Understanding

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 24 December 2012, payment of £500 for article in The Times (5 December 2012). Hours: approx 4 hrs. (Registered 3 January 2013)
  • 11 October 2012, received payment of £75 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU for blog article on 25 September 2012. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2012)
  • 28 November 2013 , received £4,000 for speech to Brokeability Ltd, of AGM House, 3 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SJ at a conference held at the McDonald Alveston Manor Hotel, Clopton Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7HP, on 15 October 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. 27 November 2013, received £5,500 from the London Speakers' Bureau, of Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8JA, in respect of a speech to a meeting organised by SCOR, 10 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AA, at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DH on 18 November 2013. Hours: 8 hrs. Received 28 November 2013, £500 from Intelligence Squared, of 6th floor Newcombe House, 45 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3LQ, in respect of speech at Westminster Abbey on 22 October 2013. Hours: 4 hrs.
  • 13 January 2014, received £500 from News UK & Ireland Ltd (formerly News International Supply Co Ltd) for article in The Times on 27 December 2013. Hours: approx 6 hrs. (Registered 19 January 2014)
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  • 28 November 2013, received £4,000 for speech to Brokeability Ltd, of AGM House, 3 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SJ at a conference held at the McDonald Alveston Manor Hotel, Clopton Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7HP, on 15 October 2013. Hours: 10 hrs.
  • 9 January 2014, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 October 2013 to 31 December 2013. Hours: approx 45 hrs. (Registered 19 January 2014)
  • 27 November 2013, received £5,500 from the London Speakers' Bureau, of Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8JA, in respect of a speech to a meeting organised by SCOR, 10 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AA, at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DH on 18 November 2013. Hours: 8 hrs.   Received 28 November 2013, £500 from Intelligence Squared, of 6th floor Newcombe House, 45 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3LQ, in respect of speech at Westminster Abbey on 22 October 2013. Hours: 4 hrs. Received 17 January 2014, £1,000 from the Hamlyn Trust, c/o professor Avron Sherr, Chairman of the Trustees, Institute of Advance Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR in respect of the three Hamlyn Lectures 2012, given in the autumn of 2012. Hours: approx 100 hrs. (Registered 19 January 2014)

6. Overseas visits

    Name of donor: 


    Name of donor: 
  • Name of donor: (1) Ardeshir Nagashineh, Chairman of Targetfollow PLC; (2) the Majlis, the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran-United Kingdom Parliamentary Friendship Group)
  • Address of donor: (1) Targetfollow Group Ltd, Riverside House, 11/12 Riverside Road, Norwich NR1 1SQ; (2) Baherestan Square, Tehran, Iran
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £373.84, being the balance of the return flights from London to Tehran (via Frankfurt), Business Class, 6 and 10 January 2014. Total cost £1,623.84 – the remainder being met by a non-registrable source; (2) 4 nights hotel accommodation in Tehran at estimated cost of £392.84, plus meals and transport for 4 days at estimated cost of £300.
  • Destination of visit: Tehran, Iran
  • Date of visit: 6-10 January 2014
  • Purpose of visit: visit by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Iran at the invitation of the Iran-UK Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Iranian Parliament.
  • (Registered 19 January 2014)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 23 November 2012, received £20,000 for speech at the University of Southern California "Global Conversation", Grosvenor Square, London, W1 on Tuesday 9 October 2012. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 17 December 2012)
  • 26 November 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 July to 30 September 2012. Hours: approx 30 hrs.(Registered 17 December 2012)
    28 November 2013 , received £4,000 for speech to Brokeability Ltd, of AGM House, 3 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SJ at a conference held at the McDonald Alveston Manor Hotel, Clopton Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7HP, on 15 October 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2013) 27 November 2013, received £5,500 from the London Speakers' Bureau, of Elsinore House, 77 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8JA, in respect of a speech to a meeting organised by SCOR, 10 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AA, at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DH on 18 November 2013. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2013) Received 28 November 2013, £500 from Intelligence Squared, of 6th floor Newcombe House, 45 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3LQ, in respect of speech at Westminster Abbey on 22 October 2013. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2013)

6. Overseas visits

 
    Name of donor:  Medical Aid for Palestinians Address of donor: 33a Islington Park Street, London N1 1QB
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):  travel costs, accommodation and subsistence with a value of £1,175
    Destination of visit:  West Bank  and Israel Date of visit: 9-13 December 2013 Purpose of visit: Fact-finding delegation organised by  Council for Arab-British Understanding
  • (Registered 17 December 2013)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    5A Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DR, for speaking at a Festival event on 14 August 2013, in C harlotte Square, Edinburgh. Hours: 4 hrs.
    5A Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DR, for speaking at a Festival event on 14 August 2013, in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. Hours: 4 hrs.

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: for two people, hotel accommodation with a value of £1,190.00; formal meals with a value of £728 and air fares and local transport with a value of £657.30; £2,575.30 in total.
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: for two people, hotel accommodation with a value of £1,190.00; formal meals with a value of £728 and air fares and local transport with a value of £657.30; £2,575.30 in total.

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
    28 October 2013, received £150 from the Edinburgh International Book Festival,  5A Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DR, for speaking at a Festival event on 14 August 2013, in C harlotte Square, Edinburgh. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 18 November 2013)

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

 
  • Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil
  • Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA
  • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: for two people, hotel accommodation with a value of £1,190.00; formal meals with a value of £728 and air fares and local transport with a value of £657.30; £2,575.30 in total.
  • Date of receipt of donation: 1-3 November 2013
  • Date of acceptance of donation: 1-3 November 2013
  • Donor status: unincorporated association.
  • (Registered 12 November 2013)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 10 October 2012, payment of £400 for article in The Times (18 September 2012). Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2012)
  • 9 October 2012, received £30,750 as publication advance. Hours: at least 200 hours between 31 July and 9 October 2012. (Registered 16 October 2012)
 

6. Overseas visits

 
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights with a value of £1,182.95 plus taxis costing £89 and hotel accommodation costing £120.50; total £1,392.
  • Destination of visit: Istanbul, Turkey
  • Date of visit: 2-3 October 2013
  • Purpose of visit: to participate in a meeting in my capacity as British Co-Chair of the British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil')
  • (Registered 31 October 2013)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 23 August 2012, received £7,500 for speaking at the Security Watch Asia event, QE II Centres, London SW1 on 25 June 2012, organised by Security Watch UK Ltd, 1 Queen Anne’s Gate, 2nd Floor Westminster, London, SW1H 9BT.Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5 September 2012)
  • 23 August 2012, received £8,000 fee and travel and accommodation with an estimated value of £7,900 for speaking at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Defence Counsel (of 303 West Madison Avenue, Suite 925, Chicago, Il, USA 60606), held in Asheville, NC, USA, on 9 July 2012. Hours: 3 days. (Registered 9 September 2012)
  • 8 October 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013. Hours: 80 hrs. (Registered 8 October 2013)
  • 30 September 2013, received £800 from Associated Newspapers Ltd of 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT for article in the Daily Mail on 17 September 2013. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 8 October 2013)

6. Overseas visits

 
  • Name of donor: Anna Lindh Foundation,
  • Address of donor: Stiftelsen Anna Lindhs Minnesfond,  Lilla Nygatan 14,    Box 2170,   103 14 Stockholm     
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return flights (Business Class) between Heathrow and Stockholm 10 and 12 September 2013, value £761.50
  • Destination of visit: Stockholm
  • Date of visit: 10-12 September 2013
  • Purpose of visit: to attend the tenth anniversary commemoration for Anna Lindh, former Foreign Minister of Sweden, murdered on 11th September 2003.
  • (Registered 8 October 2013)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 6 August 2012, payment of £500 for article in The Times (25 July 2012). Hours: approx 4 hrs. (Registered 7 August 2012)
  • 31 July 2012, received £30,750, net of agent’s commission and VAT, as delivery advance, representing 25% of the advance eventually due. Hours: between 2 April and 31 July 2012, at least 400 hrs. (Registered 13 August 2012)
 

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 18 June 2012, two payments each of £500 and one of £300 (£1,300 in total) for articles in The Times on 27 January 2012, 16 February 2012 and 20 May 2012. Hours: 4 hrs, 4 hrs and 3 hrs (11 hrs in total). (Registered 3 July 2012)
  • 5 July 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 April to 30 June 2012. Hours: approx 30 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2012)
 

6. Overseas visits

 
  • Name of donor: British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil')
  • Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return air fare (business class) costing £724.65, hotel accommodation in Istanbul costing £312.75 and taxis to and from Heathrow costing £148; £1,185.40 in total.
  • Date of visit: 8-9 July 2013
  • Purpose of visit: To attend meetings relating to the organisation of the Tatlidil (Registered 30 July 2013 )

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 30 April 2013, received £3,000 for speaking on 5 December 2012 to the Performance and Reward Centre (PARC) at the Ivy Restaurant, Ivy St, London WC1. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 1 May 2013)
  • 30 April 2013, received £3,000 for speaking on 5 December 2012 to the Performance and Reward Centre (PARC) at the Ivy Restaurant, Ivy St, London WC1. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 1 May 2013)
  • 5 July 2013, received £3,000 for speech to  to Annual Conference of the Information and Records Management Society (of Chester House, 68 Chestergate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6DY) held at the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, on 20 May 2013. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 19 July 2013)
  • 12 July 2013, received £330 for article on 2 July 2013. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 19 July 2013)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 8 March 2013, received £480 from the Telegraph Media Group, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT, for Daily Telegraph article on 26 February 2013. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013)
  • 24 June 2013, received £500 for article in The Times on 10 June 2013. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 25 June 2013).
  • 2 July 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for the quarter 1 April to 30 June 2013. Hours: 7 days. (Registered 4 July 2013)
  • 4 June 2013, received £29,473.80, net of agent’s commission, as final payment of advance on book. Hours between 10 October 2012 and 4 July 2013: at least 100 hrs (mainly at literary festivals). (Registered 4 July 2013)
  • Payments for articles from the Telegraph Media Group, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT:
  • 8 March 2013, received £480 for Daily Telegraph article on 26 February 2013. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013)
  • 28 June 2013, received £320 for Daily Telegraph article on 17 June 2013. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 4 July 2013)

6. Overseas visits

  • Name of donor: (1 and 2) EU and Government of Turkey (Mministry for EU Affairs) , in a project co-financed by the EU under the IPA Programme in Turkey. (3) British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil')
  • Name of donor: (1 and 2) EU and Government of Turkey (Ministry for EU Affairs) , in a project co-financed by the EU under the IPA Programme in Turkey. (3) British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil')

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6. Overseas visits

 
  • Name of donor: (1 and 2) EU and Government of Turkey (Mministry for EU Affairs) , in a project co-financed by the EU under the IPA Programme in Turkey. (3) British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil')
  • Address of donor: (1 and 2) CFCU - Eskisehir Yolu 4. Km 2. Cd (Halkbank Kampusu) No: 63 C-Blok 06520 Sogutozu, Ankara (3) Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1 and 2) : Flights with a value of £997.62 and accommodation with a cost of £256.29; (3) travel to and from Heathrow, at £83.50
  • Destination of visit: Istanbul
  • Date of visit: 6-7 June 2013
  • Purpose of visit: To speak at the conference on "Rethinking Global Challenges: Constructing a Common Future for Turkey and the EU"
  • (Registered 20 June 2013)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 16 May 2012, payment of £400 for article in The Times on 2 May. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 17 May 2012)
  • 2 May 2012, received £6,000 for speaking at Econbuild conference at Excel Centre on 21 March 2012. Payer: IBE Ltd, Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Rd, London SE1 9UY. Hours: 6 hrs approx. (Registered 17 May 2012)
  • 2 May 2012, received £3,500 for speaking at Lyons Davidson conference at M-Shed,Princes Wharf, Bristol. Payer: Lyons Davidson, Victoria House, 51 Victoria St, Bristol, BS1 6AD. Hours: 8 hrs approx. (Registered 17 May 2012)
 

6. Overseas visits

  • (Registered 1 May 2013)
  • (Registered 1 May 2013)
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return Eurostar ticket to Brussels costing £245, plus incidentals, giving a total of £275
  • Date of visit: 4 June 2013
  • (Registered 5 June 2013)
  • Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil
  • Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights with a value of £1,283 and other incidental costs, giving a total of £1,470.90
  • Destination of visit: Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey
  • Date of visit: 13-15 May 2013
  • Purpose of visit: to participate in meetings in my capacity as British Co-Chair of the British Turkish Forum (the 'Tatlidil')
  • (Registered 5 June 2013)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 18 April 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 January to 31 March 2012. Hours: approx 30 hrs. (Registered 19 April 2012)
  • 22 March 2012: received £30,750, net of agent’s commission, as signature advance, representing 25% of the advance eventually due. Time taken so far (since October 2011): at least 300 hrs. (Registered 2 April 2012)
  • 30 April 2013, received £3,000 for speaking on 5 December 2012 to the Performance and Reward Centre (PARC) at the Ivy Restaurant, Ivy St, London WC1. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 1 May 2013)
  • 30 April 2013, received £1,230 net of agent’s commission, in respect of the audio recording of my book. Hours: 60 hrs. (Registered 1 May 2013)

6. Overseas visits

 
  • Name of donor: ED & F MAN Holdings Ltd,
  • Address of donor: Cottons Centre, Hays Lane, London SE1 2QE 
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Business Class flights (BA and Dragonair) London/Hong Kong/Beijing/London, 7 - 11 April 2013, with a value of £5,716.79, and of two nights in the China World Hotel Beijing (9/10 April) with a value of £773.02; total value £6,489.81
  • Destination of visit: Hong Kong and Beijing
  • Date of visit: 7-11 April 2013
  • Purpose of visit: to undertake consultancy; see my entry under Category 2 above.
  • (Registered 1 May 2013)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • 8 April 2013, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 January to 31 March 2013. Hours: approx 45 hrs. (Registered 15 April 2013)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 24 February 2012, received fee of £4,000 in respect of speaking engagement on 22 November 2011 for Brokerbility of AGM House, 3 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester LE19 1SJ at Leicester Marriott Hotel. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 7 March 2012)
  • 24 February 2012, received fee of £3,000 in respect of speaking engagement on 24 November 2011 for Keoghs, Solicitors, of the Parklands, Bolton, BL6 4SE, at 1 Great George St, London SW1P 3AE. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 7 March 2012)
  • 2 April 2013, received £360 for article in The Times on 20 March 2013. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013)
  • 8 March 2013, received £480 from the Telegraph Media Group, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT, for Daily Telegraph article on 26 February 2013. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013)

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • Space available upgrade from Emirates Airways for (a) myself and four others on flights from Dubai to Cochin on 28 December 2011 and (b) for myself and five others from Dubai to Heathrow on 6 January 2012. Estimated value (based on price differential between economy and business class): (a) £966 and (b) £12,296. (Registered 21 February 2012)
 

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • 8 January 2013, Received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 October to 31 December 2012. Hours: approx 35 hrs.(Registered 19 February 2013)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 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)
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  • 30 December 2011, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 October to 31 December 2011. Hours: 45 hrs. (Registered 4 January 2012)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 7 December 2011, received fee of £9,000 in respect of speaking engagement for International Stability Operations (see above). (Registered 11 December 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)
  • 24 December 2012, payment of £500 for article in The Times (5 December 2012). Hours: approx 4 hrs. (Registered 3 January 2013)
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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 18 April 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 January to 31 March 2012. Hours; approx 30 hrs. (Registered 19 April 2012)
  • 5 July 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 April to 30 June 2012. Hours; approx 30 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2012)
  • 23 November 2012, received £20,000 for speech at the University of Southern California "Global Conversation", Grosvenor Square, London, W1 on Tuesday 9 October 2012. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 17 December 2012)
  • 18 April 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 January to 31 March 2012. Hours: approx 30 hrs. (Registered 19 April 2012)
  • 5 July 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 April to 30 June 2012. Hours: approx 30 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2012)
  • 26 November 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 July to 30 September 2012. Hours: approx 30 hrs.(Registered 17 December 2012)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    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)
  • 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)
 

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 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)
 

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 4 July 2011, payment of £500 for article for The Sun on car insurance. ours: 3 hrs. 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 10 October 2012, payment of £400 for article in The Times (18 September 2012). Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2012)
  • 11 October 2012, received payment of £75 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU for blog article on 25 September 2012. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2012)
  • 9 October 2012, received £30,750 as publication advance. Hours: at least 200 hours between 31 July and 9 October 2012. (Registered 16 October 2012)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    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
    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
  • 23 August 2012, received £7,500 for speaking at the Security Watch Asia event, QE II Centres, London SW1 on 25 June 2012, organised by Security Watch UK Ltd, 1 Queen Anne’s Gate, 2nd Floor Westminster, London, SW1H 9BT.Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5 September 2012)
  • 23 August 2012, received £8,000 fee and travel and accommodation with an estimated value of £7,900 for speaking at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Defence Counsel (of 303 West Madison Avenue, Suite 925, Chicago, Il, USA 60606), held in Asheville, NC, USA, on 9 July 2012. Hours: 3 days. (Registered 9 September 2012)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    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
  • 22 March 2012, received £30,750 as signature advance, ie 25% of the total eventually due, for the manuscript of a book, from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents (and net of their commission). Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR.
  • Time taken so far (since October 2011): at least 300 hours. (Registered 2 April 2012)
  • 6 August 2012, payment of £500 for article in The Times (25 July 2012). Hours: approx 4 hrs. (Registered 7 August 2012)
  • 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
  • Advances  for the manuscript of a book from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents. Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR:
  • 22 March 2012: received £30,750, net of agent’s commission, as signature advance, representing 25% of the advance eventually due. Time taken so far (since October 2011): at least 300 hrs. (Registered 2 April 2012)
  • 31 July 2012, received £30,750, net of agent’s commission and VAT, as delivery advance, representing 25% of the advance eventually due. Hours: between 2 April and 31 July 2012, at least 400 hrs. (Registered 13 August 2012)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    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
  • 5 July 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 April to 30 June 2012. Hours; approx 30 hrs. (Registered 3 July 2012)
    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
  • 5 July 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 April to 30 June 2012. Hours; approx 30 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2012)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 26 April 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Times, 28 March 2011. Hours: approx 4 hrs, plus an indeterminate time preparing and thinking about the article. (Registered 14 June 2011)
  • 15 May 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Times, 26 April 2011. Hours: approx 4 hrs, plus an indeterminate time preparing and thinking about the article. (Registered 14 June 2011)
  • 23 May 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Times, 4 May 2011. Hours: approx 4 hrs, plus an indeterminate time preparing and thinking about the article. (Registered 14 June 2011)
  • 6 June 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Sun, 19 May 2011. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
  • 13 June 2011, payment of £500 for book review for The Times, May 2011. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
  • 18 June 2012, two payments each of £500 and one of £300 (£1,300 in total) for articles in The Times on 27 January 2012, 16 February 2012 and 20 May 2012. Hours: 4 hrs, 4 hrs and 3 hrs (11 hrs in total). (Registered 3 July 2012)
  • 5 July 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 April to 30 June 2012. Hours; approx 30 hrs. (Registered 3 July 2012)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 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)
  • 16 May 2012, payment of £400 for article in The Times on 2 May. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 17 May 2012)
  • 2 May 2012, received £6,000 for speaking at Econbuild conference at Excel Centre on 21 March 2012. Payer: IBE Ltd, Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Rd, London SE1 9UY. Hours: 6 hrs approx. (Registered 17 May 2012)
  • 2 May 2012, received £3,500 for speaking at Lyons Davidson conference at M-Shed,Princes Wharf, Bristol. Payer: Lyons Davidson, Victoria House, 51 Victoria St, Bristol, BS1 6AD. Hours: 8 hrs approx. (Registered 17 May 2012)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 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)
  • 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
  • 22 March 2012, received £30,750 as signature advance, ie 25% of the total eventually due, for the manuscript of a book, from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents (and net of their commission). Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR.. Time taken so far (since October 2011): at least 300 hours. (Registered 2 April 2012)
    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
  • 18 April 2012, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 January to 31 March 2012. Hours; approx 30 hrs. (Registered 19 April 2012)
  • 22 March 2012, received £30,750 as signature advance, ie 25% of the total eventually due, for the manuscript of a book, from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents (and net of their commission). Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR.
  • Time taken so far (since October 2011): at least 300 hours. (Registered 2 April 2012)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 6 December 2010, payment of £300 for article in The Times, 13 November 2010. Hours: 2 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 29 March 2011)
  • 7 March 2011, payment of £500 for article in The Times, 10 February 2011. Hours: 4 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 29 March 2011)
  • 28 March 2011, payment of £700 for book review for The Times, 12 November 2010. Hours: approx 12-15 hrs. (Registered 29 March 2011)
  • 28 March 2011, payment of £650 for book review for The Times, 26 February 2010. Hours: approx 10-12 hrs. (Registered 29 March 2011)
  • 28 March 2011, payment of £500 for article in The Times, 5 March 2011. Hours: 4-5 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 29 March 2011)
  • 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
  • 24 February 2012, received fee of £3,000 in respect of speaking engagement on 24 November 2011 for Keoghs, Solicitors, of the Parklands, Bolton, BL6 4SE, at 1 Great George St, London SW1P 3AE. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 7 March 2012)
    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
  • 24 February 2012, received fee of £3,000 in respect of speaking engagement on 24 November 2011 for Keoghs, Solicitors, of the Parklands, Bolton, BL6 4SE, at 1 Great George St, London SW1P 3AE. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 7 March 2012)
  • 22 March 2012, received £30,750 as signature advance, ie 25% of the total eventually due, for the manuscript of a book, from Macmillans Publishers, via Capel & Land Ltd, Literary Agents (and net of their commission). Address of Macmillans: 20 New Wharf Road London N1 9RR.. Time taken so far (since October 2011): at least 300 hours. (Registered 2 April 2012)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • 24 February 2012, received fee of £4,000 in respect of speaking engagement on 22 November 2011 for Brokerbility of AGM House, 3 Barton Close, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester LE19 1SJ at Leicester Marriott Hotel. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 7 March 2012)
  • 24 February 2012, received fee of £3,000 in respect of speaking engagement on 24 November 2011 for Keoghs, Solicitors, of the Parklands, Bolton, BL6 4SE, at 1 Great George St, London SW1P 3AE. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 7 March 2012)

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

 
  • Space available upgrade from Emirates Airways for (a) myself and four others on flights from Dubai to Cochin on 28 December 2011 and (b) for myself and five others from Dubai to Heathrow on 6 January 2012. Estimated value (based on price differential between economy and business class): (a) £966 and (b) £12,296. (Registered 21 February 2012)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • Payment of £500 for article in The Times 30 July 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx, plus unquantifiable thinking time. (Registered 18 October 2010)
  • 8 November 2010, payment of £500 for article in The Times. Hours: 12 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 7 December 2010)
  • 19 October 2010, presentation on foreign policy for the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Paris. Fee received £8,000, plus travel provided for me and my wife who accompanied me. Hours: 36 hrs (including travel). (Registered 7 December 2010)
  • 21 October 2010, launching the Nexis Lexis Middle East Law project in Dubai. Fee paid £5,525, plus travel and accommodation provided. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered 7 December 2010)
  • 16 January 2012, payment of £500 for article in The Times on 4 January 2012. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 17 January 2012)

6. Overseas visits

  • Name of donor: (1) Mr Teddy Forstmann, Forstmann Little & Co
  • (2) Mr Johan Eliasch
  • Address of donor:
  • (1) 767 Fifth Avenue, New York NY10153, USA (2) private
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
  • (1) Business class flights London/NewYork, board and accommodation in Aspen and other travel in US for myself and my wife; estimated value £12,954.52 (2) Flights for myself and my wife Aspen/Manchester on a private plane; estimated value £3,545.48
  • Destination of visit: Aspen, Colorado, USA
  • Date of visit: 23-26 September 2010
  • Purpose of visit: attendance and participation in Fortmann Little Weekend Conference (an international conference) by self and wife
  • (Registered 30 September 2010)
 

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    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 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
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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 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
  • 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)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 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 (£25,001-£30,000) Payment received on a quarterly basis.
  • 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)
  • 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 (£55,001-£60,000) Payment received on a quarterly basis.
  • 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)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • 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)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • 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)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • 4 July 2011, payment of £500 for article for The Sun on car insurance. ours: 3 hrs. 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)

6. Overseas visits

    Flights for myself and my wife Aspen/Manchester on a private plane; estimated value £3545.48
    Flights for myself and my wife Aspen/Manchester on a private plane; estimated value £3,545.48

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • Payment of £500 for article in The Times 13 May 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx, plus unquantifiable thinking time. (Registered 6 July 2010)
  • Payment of £500 for article in The Times 7 June 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx, plus unquantifiable thinking time. (Registered 12 August 2010)
 

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • 26 April 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Times, 28 March 2011. Hours: approx 4 hrs, plus an indeterminate time preparing and thinking about the article. (Registered 14 June 2011)
  • 15 May 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Times, 26 April 2011. Hours: approx 4 hrs, plus an indeterminate time preparing and thinking about the article. (Registered 14 June 2011)
  • 23 May 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Times, 4 May 2011. Hours: approx 4 hrs, plus an indeterminate time preparing and thinking about the article. (Registered 14 June 2011)
  • 6 June 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Sun, 19 May 2011. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
  • 13 June 2011, payment of £500 for book review for The Times, May 2011. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 14 June 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:
  • (a)
  • (a) Name of donor: Lord Carter of Coles
  • (a) Address of donor: private
  • (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
  • (a) Donor status: individual
  • (a) (Registered 7 June 2010)
  • (a) Name of donor: Mr Phil Woods
  • (a) Address of donor: GET Property Management
  • (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
  • (a) Donor status: individual
  • (a) (Registered 7June 2010)
 

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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 (£25,001-£30,000) Payment received on a quarterly basis.

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • 6 December 2010, payment of £300 for article in The Times, 13 November 2010. Hours: 2 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 29 March 2011)
  • 7 March 2011, payment of £500 for article in The Times, 10 February 2011. Hours: 4 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 29 March 2011)
  • 28 March 2011, payment of £700 for book review for The Times, 12 November 2010. Hours: approx 12-15 hrs. (Registered 29 March 2011)
  • 28 March 2011, payment of £650 for book review for The Times, 26 February 2010. Hours: approx 10-12 hrs. (Registered 29 March 2011)
  • 28 March 2011, payment of £500 for article in The Times, 5 March 2011. Hours: 4-5 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 29 March 2011)
  • 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)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • 8 November 2010, payment of £500 for article in The Times. Hours: 12 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 7 December 2010)
  • 19 October 2010, presentation on foreign policy for the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Paris. Fee received £8,000, plus travel provided for me and my wife who accompanied me. Hours: 36 hrs (including travel). (Registered 7 December 2010)
  • 21 October 2010, launching the Nexis Lexis Middle East Law project in Dubai. Fee paid £5,525, plus travel and accommodation provided. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered 7 December 2010)

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4. Sponsorships

  • (a) 6. Overseas visits
  • (a) Name of donor: (1) Mr Teddy Forstmann, Forstmann Little & Co
  • (a) (2) Mr Johan Eliasch
  • (a) Address of donor:
  • (a) (1) 767 Fifth Avenue, New York NY10153, USA (a) (2) private
  • (a) Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
  • (a) (1) Business class flights London/NewYork, board and accommodation in Aspen and other travel in US for myself and my wife; estimated value £12,954.52 (a) (2) Flights for myself and my wife Aspen/Manchester on a private plane; estimated value £3545.48
  • (a) Destination of visit: Aspen, Colorado, USA
  • (a) Date of visit: 23-26 September 2010
  • (a) Purpose of visit: attendance and participation in Fortmann Little Weekend Conference (an international conference) by self and wife
  • (a) (Registered 30 September 2010)
 

6. Overseas visits

 
  • Name of donor: (1) Mr Teddy Forstmann, Forstmann Little & Co
  • (2) Mr Johan Eliasch
  • Address of donor:
  • (1) 767 Fifth Avenue, New York NY10153, USA (2) private
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
  • (1) Business class flights London/NewYork, board and accommodation in Aspen and other travel in US for myself and my wife; estimated value £12,954.52 (2) Flights for myself and my wife Aspen/Manchester on a private plane; estimated value £3545.48
  • Destination of visit: Aspen, Colorado, USA
  • Date of visit: 23-26 September 2010
  • Purpose of visit: attendance and participation in Fortmann Little Weekend Conference (an international conference) by self and wife
  • (Registered 30 September 2010)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • Payment of £500 for article in The Times 13 May 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx. (Registered 6 July 2010)
  • Payment of £500 for article in The Times 7 June 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx. (Registered 12 August 2010)
  • Payment of £500 for article in The Times 13 May 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx, plus unquantifiable thinking time. (Registered 6 July 2010)
  • Payment of £500 for article in The Times 7 June 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx, plus unquantifiable thinking time. (Registered 12 August 2010)
  • Payment of £500 for article in The Times 30 July 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx, plus unquantifiable thinking time. (Registered 18 October 2010)

4. Sponsorships

 
  • (a) 6. Overseas visits
  • (a) Name of donor: (1) Mr Teddy Forstmann, Forstmann Little & Co
  • (a) (2) Mr Johan Eliasch
  • (a) Address of donor:
  • (a) (1) 767 Fifth Avenue, New York NY10153, USA (a) (2) private
  • (a) Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
  • (a) (1) Business class flights London/NewYork, board and accommodation in Aspen and other travel in US for myself and my wife; estimated value £12,954.52 (a) (2) Flights for myself and my wife Aspen/Manchester on a private plane; estimated value £3545.48
  • (a) Destination of visit: Aspen, Colorado, USA
  • (a) Date of visit: 23-26 September 2010
  • (a) Purpose of visit: attendance and participation in Fortmann Little Weekend Conference (an international conference) by self and wife
  • (a) (Registered 30 September 2010)

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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • Payments from News International Supply Co Ltd. Address: Cygnet Park, 200 Serpentine Way, Peterborough PE7 8FD:
  • Payment of £500 for article in The Times 13 May 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx. (Registered 6 July 2010)
  • Payment of £500 for article in The Times 7 June 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx. (Registered 12 August 2010)

4. Sponsorships

 
  • (a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by my party to the Electoral Commission:
  • (a)
  • (a) Name of donor: Lord Carter of Coles
  • (a) Address of donor: private
  • (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
  • (a) Donor status: individual
  • (a) (Registered 7 June 2010)
  • (a) Name of donor: Mr Phil Woods
  • (a) Address of donor: GET Property Management
  • (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
  • (a) Donor status: individual
  • (a) (Registered 7June 2010)

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • 5 July 2008, two tickets for my wife and I to attend the Ladies' Wimbledon Final provided by Johan Eliasch. (Registered 4 July 2008)
  • In April 2004 I received a donation from Canatxx as a contribution to the costs of a dinner held in my constituency to celebrate my 25 years as Member of Parliament for Blackburn. (Registered 9 December 2008)
  • Space available upgrade for self and wife, on British Airways Mumbai/London flight, from World Traveller Plus to Club World, 7 January 2009. (Registered 22 January 2009)
 

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

 
  • Space available upgrade for self and wife, on British Airways Mumbai/London flight, from World Traveller Plus to Club World, 7 January 2009. (Registered 22 January 2009)

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

 
  • In April 2004 I received a donation from Canatxx as a contribution to the costs of a dinner held in my constituency to celebrate my 25 years as Member of Parliament for Blackburn. (Registered 9 December 2008)

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • 3 June 2007, space available upgrade from economy to first class for self and wife on Stockholm to London flight provided by British Airways. (Registered 6 September 2007)
 

6. Overseas visits

  • 22-25 April 2007, to Doha, Qatar, to attend 7th Doha Forum on Free Trade and Democracy. First class flights and accommodation for self and wife paid for by Qatari Embassy. (Registered 6 September 2007)
 

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

 
  • 5 July 2008, two tickets for my wife and I to attend the Ladies' Wimbledon Final provided by Johan Eliasch. (Registered 4 July 2008)

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7. Overseas benefits and gifts

  • Payment by the Hindustan Times, New Delhi, of return London-Delhi air fare for my spouse to enable her to accompany me on my participation in the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, 16-20 November 2006. (Registered 30 January 2007)
 

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • 22 June 2006, space available upgrade from Economy to Club Europe for self and wife on London to Istanbul flight provided by British Airways. (Registered 25 July 2006)
  • 8 July 2006, two tickets for self and wife for Wimbledon Ladies Final, and hospitality, courtesy of BP plc. (Registered 25 July 2006)
  • 3 June 2007, space available upgrade from economy to first class for self and wife on Stockholm to London flight provided by British Airways. (Registered 6 September 2007)

6. Overseas visits

  • 22-26 June 2006, to Istanbul with my wife, as guests of the Turkish Government who provided us with hotel accommodation. (We paid for our own flights; see Category 5 above). (Registered 5 September 2006)
  • 13-17 September 2006, to Aspen, Colorado, accompanied by my wife, to attend and participate in 2006 Forstmann Little Aspen Conference. Hotel accommodation in Aspen and flights London/New York/Aspen and Washington DC/London paid for by Forstmann Little & Co, New York. Travel from Aspen/Washington courtesy of Mr Johan Eliasch in his private plane. (Registered 22 September 2006)
  • 22-25 April 2007, to Doha, Qatar, to attend 7th Doha Forum on Free Trade and Democracy. First class flights and accommodation for self and wife paid for by Qatari Embassy. (Registered 6 September 2007)

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • July-August 2005, space available upgrade from BA World Traveller Plus to BA Club, London/Boston; and to BA First, Boston/London, for self and wife. (Registered 6 February 2006)
  • January 2006, space available upgrade from BA World Traveller Plus to BA Club, Johannesburg/London for wife and daughter. (Registered 6 February 2006)
 

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7. Overseas benefits and gifts

 
  • Payment by the Hindustan Times, New Delhi, of return London-Delhi air fare for my spouse to enable her to accompany me on my participation in the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, 16-20 November 2006. (Registered 30 January 2007)

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6. Overseas visits

 
  • 13-17 September 2006, to Aspen, Colorado, accompanied by my wife, to attend and participate in 2006 Forstmann Little Aspen Conference. Hotel accommodation in Aspen and flights London/New York/Aspen and Washington DC/London paid for by Forstmann Little & Co, New York. Travel from Aspen/Washington courtesy of Mr Johan Eliasch in his private plane. (Registered 22 September 2006)

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6. Overseas visits

 
  • 22-26 June 2006, to Istanbul with my wife, as guests of the Turkish Government who provided us with hotel accommodation. (We paid for our own flights; see Category 5 above). (Registered 5 September 2006)

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • 24 July 2004, upgrade to Club Class for self and wife on BA London to Boston flight provided by British Airways. (Registered 13 July 2005)
  • 22 June 2006, space available upgrade from Economy to Club Europe for self and wife on London to Istanbul flight provided by British Airways. (Registered 25 July 2006)
  • 8 July 2006, two tickets for self and wife for Wimbledon Ladies Final, and hospitality, courtesy of BP plc. (Registered 25 July 2006)

4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

  • Donations to my constituency party from:
  • Lord Taylor of Blackburn
  • Mr Arif Patel, Faisaltex Manufacturing Limited, Preston
  • Mr Siraj Karbhari, Westminster International Consultants
  • (Registered 15 July 2005)
 

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

 
  • July-August 2005, space available upgrade from BA World Traveller Plus to BA Club, London/Boston; and to BA First, Boston/London, for self and wife. (Registered 6 February 2006)
  • January 2006, space available upgrade from BA World Traveller Plus to BA Club, Johannesburg/London for wife and daughter. (Registered 6 February 2006)

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4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

 
  • Donations to my constituency party from:
  • Lord Taylor of Blackburn
  • Mr Arif Patel, Faisaltex Manufacturing Limited, Preston
  • Mr Siraj Karbhari, Westminster International Consultants
  • (Registered 15 July 2005)

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

 
  • 24 July 2004, upgrade to Club Class for self and wife on BA London to Boston flight provided by British Airways. (Registered 13 July 2005)

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • Two space available upgrades to Club Class provided for my wife and daughter by British Airways_24 March 2002, London/Dar-es-Salaam and 8 April 2002, Entebbe/London. (Registered 10 April 2002)
  • 27 March 2002, two tickets and hospitality provided by the Football Association for self and son for England v Italy international in Leeds. (Registered 10 April 2002)
 

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5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • Two space available upgrades to Club Class provided for my wife and daughter by British Airways - 24 March 2002, London/Dar-es-Salaam and 8 April 2002, Entebbe/London. (Registered 10 April 2002)
  • 27 March 2002., two tickets and hospitality provided by the Football Association for self and son for England v Italy international in Leeds. (Registered 10 April 2002)
  • Two space available upgrades to Club Class provided for my wife and daughter by British Airways_24 March 2002, London/Dar-es-Salaam and 8 April 2002, Entebbe/London. (Registered 10 April 2002)
  • 27 March 2002, two tickets and hospitality provided by the Football Association for self and son for England v Italy international in Leeds. (Registered 10 April 2002)

4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

  • A contribution of more than 25% of my election expenses at the 2001 General Election was made by Lord Taylor of Blackburn. (Registered 25 November 2001)
  • I am a member of the GMB trade union, and of their Parliamentary Group, and receive regular contributions from them toward my election expenses (but less than 25% of the total).
 

8. Land and Property

  • Rent income from offices in Blackburn.
 

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4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

  • On 16 February Amstrad presented me with an Amstrad e-m@ailer for use in my Blackburn constituency office. (Registered 9 March 2001)
  • A contribution of more than 25% of my election expenses at the 2001 General Election was made by Lord Taylor of Blackburn. (Registered 25 November 2001)
  • I am a member of the GMB trade union, and of their Parliamentary Group, and receive regular contributions from them toward my election expenses (but less than 25% of the total).

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • 31 December 1999, five tickets to the Millennium Dome provided by the New Millennium Experience Company. (Registered 9 March 2000)
  • 23 February 2000, two tickets to attend the England v Argentina international football match provided by the Football Association. (Registered 9 March 2000)
  • Two space available upgrades to Club Class provided for my wife and daughter by British Airways - 24 March 2002, London/Dar-es-Salaam and 8 April 2002, Entebbe/London. (Registered 10 April 2002)
  • 27 March 2002., two tickets and hospitality provided by the Football Association for self and son for England v Italy international in Leeds. (Registered 10 April 2002)

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4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

 
  • On 16 February Amstrad presented me with an Amstrad e-m@ailer for use in my Blackburn constituency office. (Registered 9 March 2001)

10 November 2000 (first entry we have)

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • 31 December 1999, five tickets to the Millennium Dome provided by the New Millennium Experience Company. (Registered 9 March 2000)
  • 23 February 2000, two tickets to attend the England v Argentina international football match provided by the Football Association. (Registered 9 March 2000)

8. Land and Property

  • Rent income from offices in Blackburn.