Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton
This is an enriched version of the post-election September 2024 register of members' interests for any donations/support or gifts declared.
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Donations need to be declared if they are more than £1,500 in value (or if multiple donations of over £500 from the same source add up to more than £1,500)
As such, we can only show the breakdown of donations we know about. One of our recommendations is that MPs should declare an aggregate summary of donations below the threshold to fill in the context of large donations.
As of the September 2024 register, Edward Davey had declared eight donations of money or support.
Of these, £0 was in kind, and £54.5k was cash.
£54.5k came from private individuals, and £0 came from other sources.
£25k came from private individuals unique to this MP and £29.5k came from private individuals who had also given to other MPs.
The following table shows the split between the sources of donations, and whether they are cash or in-kind donations.
| Donor Status | Cash |
|---|---|
| Individual | 54500.00 |
No donations were from organisations.
Most donors only donate to a single MP, but a small number of donors donate to multiple MPs.
Here is a summary of the Donations from individuals to Edward Davey.
| Donor group | Total value of donation | Donation count |
|---|---|---|
| Donated just to this MP | 25000.00 | 5 |
| Donated to multiple MPs | 29500.00 | 3 |
| Name | Payment Description | Date Registered | Payment Type | Value (£) | Donation Type | Donated to [x] MPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudhir Choudhrie | This donation is for the sole purpose of providing additional personal care support to my young son, who has an undiagnosed neurological disorder resulting in severe physical and learning disabilities. | 2024-04-16 | Cash | 25000.00 | Donated to multiple MPs | 2 |
| Richard Wohanka | 2024-05-17 | Cash | 10000.00 | Donated just to this MP | 1 | |
| Tim Clement-Jones | to be spent where possible on the national spend on the campaign in Kingston and Surbiton. | 2024-05-03 | Cash | 5000.00 | Donated just to this MP | 1 |
| Ian Wrigglesworth | 2024-05-03 | Cash | 5000.00 | Donated just to this MP | 1 | |
| Robert Laurence | 2024-07-15 | Cash | 3000.00 | Donated just to this MP | 1 | |
| Simon Curtis | 2024-05-02 | Cash | 2500.00 | Donated to multiple MPs | 3 | |
| Robert Laurence | 2024-07-15 | Cash | 2000.00 | Donated just to this MP | 1 | |
| Patrick Foster | 2024-05-03 | Cash | 2000.00 | Donated to multiple MPs | 2 |
Donations need to be declared if they are more than £300 in value (or are multiple benefits that add up to £300).
One of our recommendations is to adopt a disclosure threshold in line with wider public sector / civil service thresholds (e.g. £20), and to consult and adopt new rules and guidance on when MPs should not accept gifts.
As of the September 2024 register Edward Davey had declared three gifts.
Of these, £3.9k was in kind, and £0 was cash.
In-kind gifts are gifts of goods or services, rather than cash.
£0 came from private individuals, and £3.9k came from other sources.
The following table shows the split between the sources of gifts, and whether they are cash or in-kind gifts.
| Donor Status | In-kind |
|---|---|
| Company | 3882.00 |
We have grouped organisations into a set of common categories.
Here is a summary of the kinds of organisations that donated to Edward Davey.
| Org group | Total value of donation | Donation count |
|---|---|---|
| Energy & Utilities | 2500.00 | 1 |
| Private Members Club | 798.00 | 1 |
| Sports | 584.00 | 1 |
| Name | Org Description | Grouping | SIC group | Payment Description | Date Registered | Payment Type | Value (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Football Association | Association football governing body | Sports | Other sports activities | Two hospitality tickets for me and a family member to attend Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" | 2024-09-02 | In-kind | 584.00 |
| Viaro Energy | Energy company, mostly gas extraction | Energy & Utilities | Extraction of natural gas, Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction, Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products, Wholesale of other fuels and related products | A seat at Viaro Energy's table at the London Air Ambulance Charity Gala | 2024-02-15 | In-kind | 2500.00 |
| National Liberal Club | Private members club | Private Members Club | Public houses and bars, Other business support service activities n.e.c. | Honorary life membership as Leader of the Liberal Democrats (value provided is that in 2023) | 2022-01-17 | In-kind | 798.00 |
No registered gifts were from individuals.
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