Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 2 May 2017.
1. Employment and earnings
From the
General Election until 5 May 2016, I received £1,641 a month from the
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh EH99 1SP, for my role as a
MSP. Hours: these varied greatly depending on whether the Scottish Parliament was in session and the
constituency work undertaken. (Registered 29 June 2015; updated 8 July 2015 and 28 July 2016)
From the
General Election until 30 June 2016, Chronicles of Deer received £13,500 (£27,000 in total) each quarter from both
DC Thomson, Courier Buildings, Dundee DD1 1DA and its subsidiary Aberdeen Journals,
PO Box 43, Lang Stracht, Mastrick AB15 6DF, for articles and interviews shared by the newspapers and online platforms of these two companies. Hours: 6 hrs per week. This includes payment received on 31 July 2015 for the period April to June 2015. I consulted ACoBA about this appointment. (Registered 24 August 2015; updated 27 July 2016)
From 1 July 2016 until further notice Chronicles of Deer Ltd will receive £5,000 plus
VAT quarterly from Aberdeen Press and Journal, The Press and Journal, PO Box 43, Lang Stracht, Mastrick, AB15 6DF. This is for weekly video column contributions. Expected hours: 16 hrs per quarter. (Registered 27 July 2016)
25 July 2016, £15,000 plus VAT received by Chronicles of Deer Ltd from Global Radio,
LBC, 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA. This is related to contributions to a radio phone-in show and other LBC programmes in the period from January 2016 to end June 2016. Hours: normally 30 mins per week; 10-15 hours in total. (Registered 27 July 2016)
21 March 2017, £500 plus VAT received by Chronicles of Deer from
Trinity Mirror (
Daily Record, Daily Record Bldg, 40 Anderston Quay, Glasgow G3 8DA). This was a one-off payment in relation to an article I wrote in 2016 for the Daily Record newspaper. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 18 April 2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Racecourse Association Ltd
Address of donor: Winkfield Road, Ascot SL5 7HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: due to my membership of the
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Racing, a metal badge entitling the bearer to admittance to certain race meetings in the UK during 2016. The badge is not available for purchase but its estimated value is between £0 - £1,000, depending on usage.
Date received: 8 February 2016
Date accepted: 8 February 2016
Donor status: company, registration 93447
(Registered 12 February 2016)
Name of donor: Gleneagles Hotel Ltd
Address of donor: Auchterarder, Perthshire PH3 1NF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: For one night’s accommodation and hospitality for me and my wife with a total value of £1,495
Date received: 8 September 2016
Date accepted: 8 September 2016
Donor status: company, registration SC097000
(Registered 05 October 2016)
Name of donor: Racecourse Association Ltd
Address of donor: Winkfield Road, Ascot SL5 7HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: due to my membership of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Racing, a metal badge entitling the bearer to admittance to certain race meetings in the UK during 2017. The badge is not available for purchase but its estimated value is between £0 - £1,000, depending on usage.
Date received: 14 December 2016
Date accepted: 14 December 2016
Donor status: company, registration 93447
(Registered 21 December 2016)
Name of donor: Scottish Racing Marketing Ltd
Address of donor: Hamilton Park Racecourse, Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3 0DW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: due to my membership of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Racing, a metal badge entitling the bearer to admittance to every race meeting in Scotland during 2017. The badge is not available for purchase but its estimated value is between £0 - £1,000, depending on usage.
Date received: 19 December 2016
Date accepted: 19 December 2016
Donor status: company, registration 82990
(Registered 22 December 2016)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor:
Harper CollinsAddress of donor: The News Building, 1 London Bridge St, London SE1 9GF
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation for me, my wife and one member of staff, with an estimated total value of £9,200
Destination of visit: Toronto and
New YorkDate of visit: 4-8 April 2016
Purpose of visit: to take part in a number of book events to promote my book.
(Registered 04 May 2016)
Name of donor:
Credit SuisseAddress of donor: Uetlibergstrasse 231, P.O. Box 700,
CH 8070
Zurich, SwitzerlandAmount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation for me and two members of staff with an estimated total value of £11,386.77
Destination of visit: Singapore
Date of visit: 21-22 April 2016
Purpose of visit: invited to be the guest
speaker at the Global Megatrends Conference.
(Registered 17 May 2016)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Chronicles of Deer; company for publishing books and writings. (Registered 02 June 2015)
8. Miscellaneous
From 18 January 2016, Director of the Westminster Foundation For Democracy Ltd (unremunerated), as the representative of the
SNP on the All-Party Board. (Registered 12 February 2016)
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