Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 5 Nov 2019.
1. Employment and earnings
Ex-member of Lloyds reinsured into Equitas.
Queen's Counsel in private practice.
5 November 2019, received £8,656.81 from Aidan Ellis of Temple Garden Chambers, 1 Harcourt Buildings, Temple, London EC4Y 9DA, for advice provided on 24 September and 12 October 2019. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 05 November 2019)
27 June 2019, payment of £3,000 from Autonomous (equities research), 50 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8SB, for a speaking engagement. Hours: 3 hrs. Fee paid direct to charity. (Registered 18 July 2019)
26 July 2019, payment of £175 from the Borders Book Festival, Harmony House, St Mary’s Road. Melrose TD6 9LJ, for an appearance at the festival in June 2019. Hours: 3 hrs including preparation. Fee paid direct to charity. Travel, accommodation and meals also provided by the payer. (Registered 29 July 2019)
Payment of £1,000 expected from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, via This is Spoken Ltd, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA, for a speaking engagement on 21 October 2019. Hours: 3.5 hrs. Fee to be paid direct to charity. (Registered 30 October 2019)
2. (b) Any other support not included in
Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Manus Costello
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 for my election campaign
Date received: 24 October 2019
Date accepted: 24 October 2019
Donor status: individual
(Registered 05 November 2019)
Name of donor: Aziz McMahon
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for my election campaign
Date received: 24 October 2019
Date accepted: 24 October 2019
Donor status: individual
(Registered 05 November 2019)
Name of donor: Adam Ridley
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for my election campaign
Date received: 24 October 2019
Date accepted: 24 October 2019
Donor status: individual
(Registered 05 November 2019)
Name of donor: Open Britain Ltd (People's Vote)
Address of donor: Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 for my election campaign
Date received: 4 November 2019
Date accepted: 4 November 2019
Donor status: company, registration 09641190
(Registered 05 November 2019)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor:
Amnesty International UKAddress of donor: 397 Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 3GP
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Associated with delivering a lecture in Belfast, return flight £343; accommodation for one night £80; transfers £5; food, total value £432
Date received: 8-9 November 2018
Date accepted: 8 November 2018
Donor status: company, registration 03139939
(Registered 13 November 2018)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque
Address of donor: 86 East Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6LQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Food and accommodation while attending the Franco-British Colloque's 2019 Conference, total value £682
Destination of visit:
Versailles, FranceDates of visit: 17-19 January 2019
Purpose of visit: To attend and speak at the annual Franco-British Seminar.
(Registered 05 February 2019)
Name of donor: Best for Britain (UK-EU Open Policy Ltd)
Address of donor: International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Eurostar return tickets, £520; car travel in Brussels, £129.05; lunch and refreshments, £25; total £674.05
Destination of visit: European Parliament, Brussels
Date of visit: 16 October 2019
Purpose of visit: Attendance at Best for Britain meeting with ambassadors, EU representatives, and press call.
(Registered 30 October 2019)
5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
Name of donor:
Southern Transitional Council of Yemen (
STC)
Address of donor: London Office, 1 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5BW
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Rug with an estimated value of £500. I have donated an equivalent sum of money to charity.
Date received: 10 July 2019
Date accepted: 10 July 2019
Donor status: other
(Registered 29 July 2019)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
House in London: (i) and (ii).
I am part-owner of a house for personal occupation and of some building land in France: (i).
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co Inv Trust (Registered 20 February 2017)
Schroder Asian (Registered 20 February 2017)
From 6 April 2018, Biotech Growth Trust (Registered 08 May 2018)
From 6 April 2018, Henderson Far East Income Ltd (Registered 08 May 2018)
From 6 April 2018,
HG Capital Trusts plc (Registered 08 May 2018)
From 31 March 2019, Advanced Medical Solutions Group (Registered 09 April 2019)
From 31 March 2019, Martin Currie Asia Unconstrained (Registered 09 April 2019)
From 31 March 2019,
Bayer AG (Registered 09 April 2019)
8. Miscellaneous
Director (unremunerated) of Global Law Summit. (Registered 06 October 2014)
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