Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 5 Nov 2019.
1. Employment and earnings
From 8 January 2018, a
Senior Fellow of the
Legatum Institute, an independent non-partisan policy, advisory and advocacy organization. Address: 11 Charles Street, London W1J 5DW. Until further notice, I will be paid £2,500 per month. Hours: 24 hrs per month. (Registered 08 January 2018)
From 22 January 2018 until further notice, senior adviser to the Faraday Institution, Materials Dept, Oxford University, Rex Richards Building, Oxford OX1 3RQ, a not-for-profit body formed by a consortium of
UK universities to advance research in the UK on the development of battery technology. I expect to receive £1,000 per month for a commitment of around 8 hours per month. I consulted ACoBA about this appointment. (Registered 22 January 2018)
Payment of £350 expected from the Evening Standard Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT, for an article written on 11 December 2018. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 31 December 2018)
£180 expected from the Observer for an article written on 22 February 2019 and published on 24 February 2019. Address of payer: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 07 March 2019)
Payment of £10,000 expected from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, via This Is Spoken, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA, for a speech and Q&A session on 3 October 2019 arranged through Toby Mundy Associates Ltd, 38 Berkeley Square, London W1J 5AE. Hours: 3 hrs and 45 minutes (including travel). (Registered 04 October 2019)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: International Liaison Department, China Development Research Foundation
Address of donor: Floor 15, Tower A, Imperial International Center, No .136, Andingmen Wai Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): business class airfare costing £3,012; accommodation, local transport and lunch, estimated value: £500; £3,512 in total
Destination of visit: Beijing
Dates of visit: 5-6 September 2019
Purpose of visit: To speak at the
China Development Forum under the aegis of the Development Research Centre of the
State Council of China.
(Registered 16 September 2019)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
My wife and I let out rooms in our London home: (i) and (ii). (Registered 25 April 2012)
8. Miscellaneous
From February 2017,
Vice President of the
Great Britain China Centre; a body funded by the
FCO to promote relationships between the UK and the
Communist Party of China. This role is unpaid but from time to time will involve travel to Beijing at the expense of the Centre. (Registered 13 February 2017)
From 19 April 2017, Chair (unpaid) of the Management Board of the Red Tape Initiative; a cross-party think tank established to identify regulatory changes that can be made by political consensus speedily after Brexit. (Registered 19 April 2017)
From 31 October 2018, member (unpaid) of the
Advisory Council of the Bennett Institute for
Public Policy at the
University of Cambridge, which aims to deepen understanding of some of the most pressing challenges of our turbulent times, and to identify and explore sustainable solutions to them. (Registered 23 October 2018)
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