Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 27 Nov 2023.
1. Employment and earnings
Payment of £75 expected for a survey completed on 4 November 2022. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 28 November 2022)
Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing opinion surveys. All fees paid direct to Houghton and Sunderland South Constituency Labour Party:
Payment of £150 expected for a survey completed on 11 December 2022. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 19 December 2022)
Payments from Yonder Consulting, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for completing opinion surveys. All fees paid direct to Houghton and Sunderland South Constituency Labour Party:
Payment of £75 expected for a survey completed on 3 February 2022. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 05 December 2022)
Payment of £75 expected for a survey completed on 4 May 2022. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 05 December 2022)
Payment of £75 expected for a survey completed on 15 July 2022. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 05 December 2022)
Payment of £75 expected for a survey completed on 9 October 2022. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 05 December 2022)
Payment of £75 expected for a survey completed on 4 December 2022. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 05 December 2022)
2. (a) Support linked to an
MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor:
Trevor ChinnAddress of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 received via the Labour Party to fund a member of staff in my office, to be paid in four quarterly instalments between 31 March 2022 and 31 December 2022
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 April 2022; updated 14 June 2022)
Name of donor: Stuart Roden
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £40,000 received via the Labour Party to support staffing costs for my work as
Shadow Education Secretary
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 March 2023)
Name of donor: Trevor Chinn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 received via the Labour Party to support staffing costs for my work as
Shadow Education Secretary, to be paid in four instalments between 24 March 2023 and 31 December 2023
Donor status: individual
(Registered 18 April 2023)
Name of donor: Fostermco Ltd
Address of donor: Regina House, 124 Finchley Road, London NW3 5JS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 received via the Labour Party to fund overseas visits to inform my work as Shadow Education Secretary
Donor status: company, registration 08572386
(Registered 18 April 2023)
Name of donor: Stuart Roden
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £40,000 received via the Labour Party to support staffing costs for my work as Shadow Education Secretary
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 May 2023)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from
UK sources
Name of donor: David Rowntree
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two Royal Box tickets with hospitality to a Blur concert at
Wembley Stadium, approx. total value £500
Date received: 8 July 2023
Date accepted: 8 July 2023
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 July 2023)
Name of donor:
Lawn Tennis AssociationAddress of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality to the Championships at Wimbledon, total value £1,140
Date received: 13 July 2023
Date accepted: 13 July 2023
Donor status: company, registration 07459469
(Registered 24 July 2023)
Name of donor:
National TheatreAddress of donor: Upper Ground, London SE1 9PX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two theatre tickets plus hospitality at a drinks reception for a member of staff within my shadow ministerial team and their guest, total approx. value £204
Date received: 28 June 2023
Date accepted: 28 June 2023
Donor status: company, registration 00749504
(Registered 01 September 2023)
Name of donor: National Theatre
Address of donor: Upper Ground, London SE1 9PX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two theatre tickets plus hospitality at a drinks reception for a member of staff within my shadow ministerial team and their guest, total approx. value £202
Date received: 29 June 2023
Date accepted: 29 June 2023
Donor status: company, registration 00749504
(Registered 01 September 2023)
Name of donor:
England and Wales Cricket BoardAddress of donor: Lord's Cricket Ground, London NW8 8QZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Three tickets for a member of parliamentary staff and two members of staff within my shadow ministerial team to attend the Ashes Test at the Oval, total approx. value £345
Date received: 27 July 2023
Date accepted: 27 July 2023
Donor status: company, registration 03251364
(Registered 01 September 2023)
Name of donor: England and Wales Cricket Board
Address of donor: Lord's Cricket Ground, London NW8 8QA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for a member of parliamentary staff and their guest to attend the Ashes Test at the Oval, total approx. value £230
Date received: 28 July 2023
Date accepted: 28 July 2023
Donor status: company, registration 03251364
(Registered 01 September 2023)
Name of donor: Nova International Ltd
Address of donor: Tyne Bridge House, Bottle Bank, Gateshead NE8 2AR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: For me and a guest, entry to the
Great North Run and hospitality following the event, approx. value £586
Date received: 10 September 2023
Date accepted: 10 September 2023
Donor status: company, registration 03300783
(Registered 25 September 2023)
Name of donor:
GMBAddress of donor: Mary Turner House, 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Use of a meeting room for a shadow education team away day, value £345.56
Date received: 14 September 2023
Date accepted: 14 September 2023
Donor status:
trade union(Registered 25 September 2023)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Australian Labor International
Address of donor:
PO Box 6222, Kingston
ACT 2604
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): For me and a policy adviser, flights £7,306.62, accommodation £846, total value £8,152.62
Destination of visit:
Canberra, AustraliaDates of visit: 2-7 February 2023
Purpose of visit: To give a keynote address and participate in plenary/panel discussions at the Chifley 2023 Conference in Canberra, organised by the
Chifley Research Centre, a think tank associated with the
Australian Labor Party.
(Registered 27 February 2023)
Name of donor: Fostermco Ltd
Address of donor: Regina House, 124 Finchley Road, London NW3 5JS
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): For me and a political adviser, flights £386.08, accommodation £745.58, other transportation £76.94, food £93.09, total value £1,301.69. This visit was funded by the £4,000 registered under
Category 2 on 18 April 2023.
Destination of visit:
Cork, IrelandDates of visit: 23-25 March 2023
Purpose of visit: To inform my work as Shadow Education Secretary by visiting childhood, early years and skills settings, and to speak at the Irish Labour Party Conference 2023.
(Registered 21 April 2023)
Name of donor: ELNET UK
Address of donor: Churchill House, 120 Bunns Lane, London NW7 2AS
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): For a member of parliamentary staff: transport, accommodation and meals, total approx. value £3,000
Destination of visit:
Israel and PalestineDates of visit: 16-20 July 2023
Purpose of visit: For a member of parliamentary staff to attend a Labour Party staff and researchers study tour.
(Registered 01 September 2023)
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