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2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • 1 August 2014, received £100 for writing an article for the Catholic Herald, 15 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8TQ. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 12 August 2014)
  • Payments received from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA:
  • 22 August 2014, £90 for completion of annual survey. Payment donated to charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 12 September 2014)
 

4. Sponsorships

    (b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
  • Name of donor: Fundraising dinner organised by the office of the Shadow Defence Secretary
  • Address of donor: 1 Spiersbridge Way, Thornliebank, Glasgow, G46 8NG
  • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,846.05 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 10 July 2013 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary. No individual registrable donations were received.
  • Date of receipt: 10 July 2013
  • Date of acceptance: 31 July 2013
  • Donor status: n/a
  • (Registered 6 August 2013; updated 19 December 2013 and 25 July 2014)  
  • Name of donor: PriceWaterhouse Coopers LLP
  • Address of donor: 1 Embankment Place, London, WC2N 6RH
  • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Services of a research assistant (total value for their work in my office: £29,435) shared with another MP from 10 March 2014 to 2 November 2014, to support me as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.
  • Date of receipt: 10 March 2014
  • Date of acceptance: 10 March 2014
  • Donor status: limited liability partnership
  • (Registered 9 April 2014; updated 6 November 2014)
  • Name of donor: Holland House Property Investments Ltd
  • Address of donor: 160 West George Street, Glasgow G2 2HG
  • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: rent free use of an office between 11 November and 12 December 2014 during my campaign for leadership of the Scottish Labour Party; value £4,000
  • Date of receipt: 11 November 2014
  • Date of acceptance: 10 December 2014
  • Donor status: company, registration SC176032
  • (Registered 16 December 2014)
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  • Name of donor: John McGuire
  • Address of donor: private
  • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Scottish Labour Party
  • Date of receipt: 24 November 2014
  • Date of acceptance: 10 December 2014
  • Donor status: individual
  • (Registered 16 December 2014)
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  • Name of donor: Alan Massie
  • Address of donor: private
  • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £14,500 to support my campaign for leadership of the Scottish Labour Party
  • Date of receipt: 20 November 2014
  • Date of acceptance: 10 December 2014
  • Donor status: individual
  • (Registered 16 December 2014)
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  • Name of donor: Lord George Robertson
  • Address of donor: private
  • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Scottish Labour Party
  • Date of receipt: 18 November 2014
  • Date of acceptance: 10 December 2014
  • Donor status: individual
  • (Registered 16 December 2014)
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  • Name of donor: Alan Massie
  • Address of donor: private
  • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £18,400 to support my campaign for leadership of the Scottish Labour Party
  • Date of receipt: 22 January 2015
  • Date of acceptance: 22 January 2015
  • Donor status: individual
  • (Registered 9 February 2015)
 

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • Name of donor: Manchester City Football Club Ltd
  • Address of donor: Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester M11 3FF
  • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: five tickets at total of £850 at Manchester City FC v Tottenham, including hospitality  
  • Date of receipt of donation: 18 October 2014
  • Date of acceptance of donation: 18 October 2014
  • Donor status: company, registration 00040946
  • (Registered 6 November 2014)
 

6. Overseas visits

  • Name of donor: World Vision UK
  • Address of donor: Opal Drive, Fox Milne, Milton Keynes, MK15 0ZR
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Total of £1677.38 for myself and a staff member, consisting of air travel at £1,121.10, taxis costing £20.33, accommodation and food costing £535.95 (accommodation £447.95)
  • Destination of visit: Lebanon and Jordan
  • Date of visit: 12-16 March 2014
  • Purpose of visit: As Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, to assess the humanitarian situation resulting from the Syrian crisis, understand the plight of Syrian refugees and the communities hosting them and to see the work of the charity.
  • (Registered 11 April 2014)
  • Name of donor: TUC
  • Address of donor: 23-28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
  • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Total approximate value of £2,675.99 for myself and a staff member, consisting of air travel £1,589.90, accommodation £548 and car hire £538.09.
  • Destination of visit: Qatar
  • Date of visit: 31 March - 3 April 2014  
  • Purpose of visit: As Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, to observe the conditions of migrant workers in Qatar.
  • (Registered 29 April 2014)
    • 8. Land and Property
  • Flat in London, from which rental income is received.
 

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4. Sponsorships

 
  • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £18,400 to support my campaign for leadership of the Scottish Labour Party
  • Date of receipt: 22 January 2015
  • Date of acceptance: 22 January 2015
  • (Registered 9 February 2015)

26 January 2015 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 

4. Sponsorships

 

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

 

    6. Overseas visits

     

    6 January 2015 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

     
    • Name of donor: Holland House Property Investments Ltd
    • Address of donor: 160 West George Street, Glasgow G2 2HG
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: rent free use of an office between 11 November and 12 December 2014 during my campaign for leadership of the Scottish Labour Party; value £4,000
    • Date of receipt: 11 November 2014
    • Date of acceptance: 10 December 2014
    • Donor status: company, registration SC176032
    • (Registered 16 December 2014)
    • Name of donor: John McGuire
    • Address of donor: private
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Scottish Labour Party
    • Date of receipt: 24 November 2014
    • Date of acceptance: 10 December 2014
    • Donor status: individual
    • (Registered 16 December 2014)
    • Name of donor: Alan Massie
    • Address of donor: private
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £14,500 to support my campaign for leadership of the Scottish Labour Party
    • Date of receipt: 20 November 2014
    • Date of acceptance: 10 December 2014
    • Donor status: individual
    • (Registered 16 December 2014)
    • Name of donor: Lord George Robertson
    • Address of donor: private
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 to support my campaign for leadership of the Scottish Labour Party
    • Date of receipt: 18 November 2014
    • Date of acceptance: 10 December 2014
    • Donor status: individual
    • (Registered 16 December 2014)

    6. Overseas visits

    • Name of donor: CAFOD
    • Address of donor: Romero House, 55 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JB
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of probable value): flights, accommodation etc with a value of approx £1,437
    • Destination of visit: Philippines
    • Date of visit: 1 to 5 December 2013
    • Purpose of visit: A visit to Cebu and Tacloban to assess and observe the relief effort following Typhoon Haiyan
    • (Registered 19 December 2013) 
    		 

    8 December 2014 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • Name of donor: Alan Sharr
    • Address of donor: private
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 received through the Labour Party to support the Shadow Secretary of State’s office.
    • Date of receipt: 25 October 2013
    • Date of acceptance: 25 October 2013
    • Donor status: individual
    • (Registered 12 November 2013)
    		 

    10 November 2014 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Services of a research assistant (total value £54,250) shared with another MP from 10 March 2014 to 10 October 2014, to support me as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.
    • (Registered 9 April 2014)
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Services of a research assistant (total value for their work in my office: £29,435) shared with another MP from 10 March 2014 to 2 November 2014, to support me as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.
    • (Registered 9 April 2014; updated 6 November 2014)

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

     
    • Name of donor: Manchester City Football Club Ltd
    • Address of donor: Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester M11 3FF
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: five tickets at total of £850 at Manchester City FC v Tottenham, including hospitality  
    • Date of receipt of donation: 18 October 2014
    • Date of acceptance of donation: 18 October 2014
    • Donor status: company, registration 00040946
    • (Registered 6 November 2014)

    6. Overseas visits

    • Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
    • Address of donor: BM LFI, London W1N 3XX
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Benefits with a total value of £3,600, including flights and other transport with a total value of £1,220,  and accommodation, food and drink with a value of £2,380. Some hospitality was also provided by the Israeli Government, Palestinian Authority, the British Embassy and the IDC Herzliya.
    • Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories
    • Date of visit: 29 September – 4 October 2013
    • Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit, for myself and a staff member, to Israel and the Palestinian territories with defence and security focus. (Registered 25 October 2013)
    		 

    13 October 2014 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • Date of receipt:10 July 2013
    • Date of receipt: 10 July 2013

    22 September 2014 - View full entry

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

     
    • Payments received from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA:
    • 22 August 2014, £90 for completion of annual survey. Payment donated to charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 12 September 2014)

    26 August 2014 - View full entry

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

     
    • 1 August 2014, received £100 for writing an article for the Catholic Herald, 15 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8TQ. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 12 August 2014)

    6. Overseas visits

    • Amount of donation (or estimate of probable value) : flights, accommodation etc with a value of approx £1,437
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of probable value): flights, accommodation etc with a value of approx £1,437

    28 July 2014 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,846.05 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 10 July 2013 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary. No individual registrable donations were received.
    • (Registered 6 August 2013; updated 19 December 2013)  
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,846.05 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 10 July 2013 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary. No individual registrable donations were received.
    • (Registered 6 August 2013; updated 19 December 2013 and 25 July 2014)  

    14 July 2014 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

    • Name of donor: International Institute of Counter Terrorism
      • Address of donor: P O Box 167, Herzliya 46150, Israel
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation and some meals, with an estimated value of £1,570
    • Destination of visit: Herzliya,  Israel
    • Date of visit: 10 to 13 September 2012
    • Purpose of visit: To visit and deliver a keynote speech at the Herzliya, 12th Annual World Summit on Counter-Terrorism Conference. (Registered 4 October 2012; updated 5 June 2013)
    		 

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    • Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY for opinion surveys:
    • £150 for completing an opinion survey. Hours: 1 hr (Registered 14 June 2013)
    		 

    12 May 2014 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

     
    • Name of donor: TUC
    • Address of donor: 23-28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Total approximate value of £2,675.99 for myself and a staff member, consisting of air travel £1,589.90, accommodation £548 and car hire £538.09.
    • Destination of visit: Qatar
    • Date of visit: 31 March - 3 April 2014  
    • Purpose of visit: As Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, to observe the conditions of migrant workers in Qatar.
    • (Registered 29 April 2014)

    28 April 2014 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

      (b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
      (b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
    • Name of donor: PriceWaterhouse Coopers LLP
    • Address of donor: 1 Embankment Place, London, WC2N 6RH
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Services of a research assistant (total value £54,250) shared with another MP from 10 March 2014 to 10 October 2014, to support me as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.
    • Date of receipt: 10 March 2014
    • Date of acceptance: 10 March 2014
    • Donor status: limited liability partnership
    • (Registered 9 April 2014)

    6. Overseas visits

     
    • Name of donor: World Vision UK
    • Address of donor: Opal Drive, Fox Milne, Milton Keynes, MK15 0ZR
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Total of £1677.38 for myself and a staff member, consisting of air travel at £1,121.10, taxis costing £20.33, accommodation and food costing £535.95 (accommodation £447.95)
    • Destination of visit: Lebanon and Jordan
    • Date of visit: 12-16 March 2014
    • Purpose of visit: As Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, to assess the humanitarian situation resulting from the Syrian crisis, understand the plight of Syrian refugees and the communities hosting them and to see the work of the charity.
    • (Registered 11 April 2014)

    7 April 2014 - View full entry

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    • Payments from Comres, 4 Millbank London SW1P 3SE, for completing opinion surveys:
    • £75 for completing a survey in January 2012. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 28 March 2013)
    • £75 for completing a survey in November 2012. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 28 March 2013)
    • £75 for completing a survey. Fee donated to charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 25 March 2013)
    • Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY for opinion surveys:
    • £150 for completing a survey in July 2012. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to Eastwood Labour Party. (Registered 28 March 2013)
    • Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY for opinion surveys:

    3 February 2014 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

      Address of donor: P O Box 167 , Herzliya 46150 , Israel
      Address of donor: P O Box 167, Herzliya 46150, Israel

    20 January 2014 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • (Registered 6 August 2013; updated 19 December 2013)
    • (Registered 6 August 2013; updated 19 December 2013)  

    6. Overseas visits

      Address of donor: P O Box 167, Herzliya 46150, Israel
    • (Registered 19 December 2013)
      Address of donor: P O Box 167 , Herzliya 46150 , Israel
    • (Registered 19 December 2013) 

    6 January 2014 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,396.05 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 10 July 2013 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary. No individual registrable donations were received.
    • (Registered 6 August 2013)  
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,846.05 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 10 July 2013 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary. No individual registrable donations were received.
    • (Registered 6 August 2013; updated 19 December 2013)

    6. Overseas visits

     
    • Name of donor: CAFOD
    • Address of donor: Romero House, 55 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JB
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of probable value) : flights, accommodation etc with a value of approx £1,437
    • Destination of visit: Philippines
    • Date of visit: 1 to 5 December 2013
    • Purpose of visit: A visit to Cebu and Tacloban to assess and observe the relief effort following Typhoon Haiyan
    • (Registered 19 December 2013)

    9 December 2013 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

    • Name of donor: Falcon Communications
    • Address of donor: Suite 26, Basepoint Business Centre, 1 Winnall Valley Rd, Winchester, Hants SO23 0LD
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): International economy flights to USA, internal flights within the USA, and hotel accommodation with a total estimated value of £2,152
    • Destination of visit: Norfolk, Virginia
    • Date of visit: 30 October 2012–2 November 2012
    • Purpose of visit: To visit and deliver a keynote speech at the CBRNeWorld 2012 conference
    • (Registered 21 November 2012)
    		 

    11 November 2013 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

     
    • Name of donor: Alan Sharr
    • Address of donor: private
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 received through the Labour Party to support the Shadow Secretary of State’s office.
    • Date of receipt: 25 October 2013
    • Date of acceptance: 25 October 2013
    • Donor status: individual
    • (Registered 12 November 2013)

    28 October 2013 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

     
    • Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
    • Address of donor: BM LFI, London W1N 3XX
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Benefits with a total value of £3,600, including flights and other transport with a total value of £1,220,  and accommodation, food and drink with a value of £2,380. Some hospitality was also provided by the Israeli Government, Palestinian Authority, the British Embassy and the IDC Herzliya.
    • Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories
    • Date of visit: 29 September – 4 October 2013
    • Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit, for myself and a staff member, to Israel and the Palestinian territories with defence and security focus. (Registered 25 October 2013)

    9 September 2013 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • (Registered 6 August 2013)
    • (Registered 6 August 2013)  

    27 August 2013 - View full entry

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    • £75 for completing a survey in July 2012. Fee donated to charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 20 July 2012)
    		 

    4. Sponsorships

     
      (b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
    • Name of donor: Fundraising dinner organised by the office of the Shadow Defence Secretary
    • Address of donor: 1 Spiersbridge Way, Thornliebank, Glasgow, G46 8NG
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,396.05 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 10 July 2013 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary. No individual registrable donations were received.
    • Date of receipt:10 July 2013
    • Date of acceptance: 31 July 2013
    • Donor status: n/a
    • (Registered 6 August 2013)

    6. Overseas visits

    • Name of donor: Australian Government
    • Address of donor: International Policy Division, Russell Offices, R1-5-C105, PO Box 7519, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): international and domestic flights, accommodation and meals with a value of approx £12,389
    • Destination of visit: Australia
    • Date of visit: 17-30 June 2012
    • Purpose of visit: At the invitation of the Australian Ministry of Defence as part of a cross-party delegation to visit defence establishments and to meet with Ministers, defence personnel and contractors
    • (Registered 20 July 2012)
    		 

    8 July 2013 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

    • Name of donor: Norwegian Government
    • Address of donor: Royal Norwegian Embassy, 25 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8QD
    • Amount of donation: flights, accommodation and meals with a total value of approx £1,850
    • Destination: High North, Norway
    • Date of visit: 20-23 May 2012
    • Purpose of visit: A visit to Norway at the invitation of the Norwegian Government as part of a delegation to study issues of climate change and defence
    • (Registered 14 June 2012)
    		 

    24 June 2013 - View full entry

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

     
    • £150 for completing an opinion survey. Hours: 1 hr (Registered 14 June 2013)

    6. Overseas visits

      Address of donor: P O Box 167, Herzliya 46150, Israel
      Address of donor: P O Box 167, Herzliya 46150, Israel

    10 June 2013 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

    • Name of donor: the Maureen and David Garrard Foundation  
    • Address of donor: 25 Harley Street, London, W1G 9BR.
    • Purpose of visit: To visit and deliver a keynote speech at the Herzliya, 12th Annual World Summit on Counter-Terrorism Conference. (Registered 4 October 2012)
    • Name of donor: International Institute of Counter Terrorism
      • Address of donor: P O Box 167, Herzliya 46150, Israel
    • Purpose of visit: To visit and deliver a keynote speech at the Herzliya, 12th Annual World Summit on Counter-Terrorism Conference. (Registered 4 October 2012; updated 5 June 2013)

    8 April 2013 - View full entry

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    • Fees from Comres, 4 Millbank London SW1P 3SE, for completing opinion surveys:
    • £75 for completing a survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 20 July 2012)
    • Payments from Comres, 4 Millbank London SW1P 3SE, for completing opinion surveys:
    • £75 for completing a survey in January 2012. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 28 March 2013)
    • £75 for completing a survey in November 2012. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 28 March 2013)
    • £75 for completing a survey in July 2012. Fee donated to charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 20 July 2012)
    • £75 for completing a survey. Fee donated to charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 25 March 2013)
    • Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY for opinion surveys:
    • £150 for completing a survey in July 2012. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to Eastwood Labour Party. (Registered 28 March 2013)

    4. Sponsorships

      (b) Support in the capacity as an MP
    • Name of donor: Fundraising dinner organised by the office of the Shadow Defence Secretary
    • Address of donor: 1 Spiersbridge Way, Thornliebank, Glasgow, G46 8NG
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £13,251 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 8 February 2012 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary. This included one registrable donation as set out below.
    • Date of receipt: 16 January 2012
    • Date of acceptance: 16 January 2012
    • Donor status: unincorporated association
    • (Registered 15 February 2012; updated 5 and 19 March 2012)
    • Name of donor: Community
    • Address of donor: Head Office, 67/68 Long Acre, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9FA
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,450 as the only registrable donation from a fundraising dinner to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary
    • Donor status: Trade Union
    • Date of receipt: 1 March 2012
    • Date of acceptance: 1 March 2012
    • (Registered 19 March 2012)
    		 

    3 December 2012 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

     
    • Name of donor: Falcon Communications
    • Address of donor: Suite 26, Basepoint Business Centre, 1 Winnall Valley Rd, Winchester, Hants SO23 0LD
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): International economy flights to USA, internal flights within the USA, and hotel accommodation with a total estimated value of £2,152
    • Destination of visit: Norfolk, Virginia
    • Date of visit: 30 October 2012–2 November 2012
    • Purpose of visit: To visit and deliver a keynote speech at the CBRNeWorld 2012 conference
    • (Registered 21 November 2012)

    22 October 2012 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

     
    • Name of donor: the Maureen and David Garrard Foundation  
    • Address of donor: 25 Harley Street, London, W1G 9BR.
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation and some meals, with an estimated value of £1,570
    • Destination of visit: Herzliya,  Israel
    • Date of visit: 10 to 13 September 2012
    • Purpose of visit: To visit and deliver a keynote speech at the Herzliya, 12th Annual World Summit on Counter-Terrorism Conference. (Registered 4 October 2012)

    1 October 2012 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

    • Name of donor: Cellcrypt (smartphone encryption company based in the UK)
    • Address of donor: 13-15 Carteret St, London SW1H 9DJ
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel accommodation and some hospitality for myself and a staff member, at a total cost of £3,484
    • Destination of visit: Washington DC
    • Date of visit: 18-21 July 2011
    • Purpose of visit: Factfinding visit as Shadow Defence Secretary as part of the Labour Party defence policy review and to meet US politicians.
    • (Registered 12 August 2011)
    		 

    30 July 2012 - View full entry

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

     
    • Fees from Comres, 4 Millbank London SW1P 3SE, for completing opinion surveys:
    • £75 for completing a survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 20 July 2012)

    6. Overseas visits

    • Name of donor:
      • 1) MBDA (global missile systems company) 2) Graham Cole
    • Address of donor:
      • 1) Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2DA 2) private
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
      • 1) transport and some hospitality for me and a staff member; total estimated value £991 2) cost of hotel for me and a staff member; total estimated value £660
    • Destination of visit: Paris
    • Date of visit: 20-21 June 2011 for myself; 19-21 June for staff member
    • Purpose of visit: in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence for a fact finding visit to the Paris Air Show as part of the defence policy review
    • (Registered 19 July 2011)
    • (Registered 12 August 2011 )
    • (Registered 12 August 2011)
    • Name of donor: Australian Government
    • Address of donor: International Policy Division, Russell Offices, R1-5-C105, PO Box 7519, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): international and domestic flights, accommodation and meals with a value of approx £12,389
    • Destination of visit: Australia
    • Date of visit: 17-30 June 2012
    • Purpose of visit: At the invitation of the Australian Ministry of Defence as part of a cross-party delegation to visit defence establishments and to meet with Ministers, defence personnel and contractors
    • (Registered 20 July 2012)

    9 July 2012 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • Name of donor: Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
    • Address of donor: 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6RH
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Policy analysis provided to me as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence. 4 days a week for 4 months, commencing 6 June 2011. Value approximately £15,000
    • Date of receipt: 6 June 2011
    • Date of acceptance: 14 June 2011
    • (Registered 28 June 2011)
    		 

    6. Overseas visits

      Name of donor: Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BiCom) Address of donor: 32-36 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 8QX Amount of donation: return flights, transfers and some hospitality for myself and a staff member. Total estimated value: £3,234. Destination of visit: Tel Aviv, Israel Date of visit: 6-9 June 2011 Purpose of visit: fact finding in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence as part of the defence policy review, and to meet both Israeli and Palestinian politicians. (Registered 28 June 2011)
    		 

    25 June 2012 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

     
    • Name of donor: Norwegian Government
    • Address of donor: Royal Norwegian Embassy, 25 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8QD
    • Amount of donation: flights, accommodation and meals with a total value of approx £1,850
    • Destination: High North, Norway
    • Date of visit: 20-23 May 2012
    • Purpose of visit: A visit to Norway at the invitation of the Norwegian Government as part of a delegation to study issues of climate change and defence
    • (Registered 14 June 2012)

    19 March 2012 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £11,251 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 8 February 2012 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary.
    • (Registered 15 February 2012; updated 5 March 2012)
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £13,251 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 8 February 2012 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary. This included one registrable donation as set out below.
    • (Registered 15 February 2012; updated 5 and 19 March 2012)
    • Name of donor: Community
    • Address of donor: Head Office, 67/68 Long Acre, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9FA
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,450 as the only registrable donation from a fundraising dinner to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary
    • Donor status: Trade Union
    • Date of receipt: 1 March 2012
    • Date of acceptance: 1 March 2012
    • (Registered 19 March 2012)

    5 March 2012 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • Name of donor: Fundraising dinner
    • Address of donor:
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £14,050 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 8 February 2012 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary.
    • Donor status:
    • (Registered 15 February 2012)
    • Name of donor: Fundraising dinner organised by the office of the Shadow Defence Secretary
    • Address of donor: 1 Spiersbridge Way, Thornliebank, Glasgow, G46 8NG
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £11,251 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 8 February 2012 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary.
    • Donor status: unincorporated association
    • (Registered 15 February 2012; updated 5 March 2012)

    20 February 2012 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

     
    • Name of donor: Fundraising dinner
    • Address of donor:
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £14,050 raised at a fundraising dinner held on 8 February 2012 in London to support my work as Shadow Defence Secretary.
    • Date of receipt: 16 January 2012
    • Date of acceptance: 16 January 2012
    • Donor status:
    • (Registered 15 February 2012)

    30 August 2011 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

     
    • Name of donor: Cellcrypt (smartphone encryption company based in the UK)
    • Address of donor: 13-15 Carteret St, London SW1H 9DJ
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel accommodation and some hospitality for myself and a staff member, at a total cost of £3,484
    • Destination of visit: Washington DC
    • Date of visit: 18-21 July 2011
    • Purpose of visit: Factfinding visit as Shadow Defence Secretary as part of the Labour Party defence policy review and to meet US politicians.
    • (Registered 12 August 2011 )

    19 July 2011 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

     
    • Name of donor:
      • 1) MBDA (global missile systems company) 2) Graham Cole
    • Address of donor:
      • 1) Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2DA 2) private
    • Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
      • 1) transport and some hospitality for me and a staff member; total estimated value £991 2) cost of hotel for me and a staff member; total estimated value £660
    • Destination of visit: Paris
    • Date of visit: 20-21 June 2011 for myself; 19-21 June for staff member
    • Purpose of visit: in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence for a fact finding visit to the Paris Air Show as part of the defence policy review
    • (Registered 19 July 2011)

    6 July 2011 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • (a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission:
    • (a) Name of donor: regional fundraising event
    • (a) Address of donor: c/o East Renfrewshire Labour Party Party 22 Firwood Road Newtonmearns G77 5QE
    • (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,144
    • (a) Donor status: fundraising event
    • (a) (Registered 7 June 2010)
      (b) Support in the capacity as an MP
    • Name of donor: Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
    • Address of donor: 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6RH
    • Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Policy analysis provided to me as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence. 4 days a week for 4 months, commencing 6 June 2011. Value approximately £15,000
    • Date of receipt: 6 June 2011
    • Date of acceptance: 14 June 2011
    • (Registered 28 June 2011)

    6. Overseas visits

     
      Name of donor: Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BiCom) Address of donor: 32-36 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 8QX Amount of donation: return flights, transfers and some hospitality for myself and a staff member. Total estimated value: £3,234. Destination of visit: Tel Aviv, Israel Date of visit: 6-9 June 2011 Purpose of visit: fact finding in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence as part of the defence policy review, and to meet both Israeli and Palestinian politicians. (Registered 28 June 2011) 8. Land and Property
    • Flat in London, from which rental income is received.

    8. Land and Property

    • Flat in London, from which rental income is received.
    		 

    6 June 2011 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • (a) Name of donor: GMB
    • (a) Address of donor: Fountain House Glasgow
    • (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,100
    • (a) Donor status: trade union
    • (a) (Registered 4 June 2010)
    • (a) Address of donor: c/o East Renfrewshire Labour Party 22 Firwood Road Newtonmearns G77 5QE
    • (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,705
    • (a) (Registered 4 June 2010
    		 

    8 November 2010 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

    • (a) 8. Land and Property
    • (a) Flat in London, from which rental income is received.
    		 

    8. Land and Property

     
    • Flat in London, from which rental income is received.

    25 October 2010 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

     
    • (a) 8. Land and Property
    • (a) Flat in London, from which rental income is received.

    6 September 2010 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorships

     
    • (a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission:
    • (a) Name of donor: GMB
    • (a) Address of donor: Fountain House Glasgow
    • (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,100
    • (a) Donor status: trade union
    • (a) (Registered 4 June 2010)
    • (a) Name of donor: regional fundraising event
    • (a) Address of donor: c/o East Renfrewshire Labour Party 22 Firwood Road Newtonmearns G77 5QE
    • (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,705
    • (a) Donor status: fundraising event
    • (a) (Registered 4 June 2010
    • (a) Name of donor: regional fundraising event
    • (a) Address of donor: c/o East Renfrewshire Labour Party Party 22 Firwood Road Newtonmearns G77 5QE
    • (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,144
    • (a) Donor status: fundraising event
    • (a) (Registered 7 June 2010)

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

    • Honorary membership of Bonnyton Golf Club for 2009. (Registered 26 February 2009)
    		 

    20 May 2009 - View full entry

    7. Overseas benefits and gifts

    • 23 April 2008, I attended the FC Barcelona v Manchester United Champions League football match at the invitation of FC Barcelona. (Registered 8 May 2008)
    		 

    22 April 2009 - View full entry

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

    • Honorary membership of Bonnyton Golf Club for 2008. (Registered 4 April 2008)
    • June 2007, a round of golf at Loch Lomond Golf Course for myself, my father and my brother, as guests of Mr Satay Singh. (Registered 4 April 2008)
    		 

    11 March 2009 - View full entry

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

     
    • Honorary membership of Bonnyton Golf Club for 2009. (Registered 26 February 2009)

    16 June 2008 - View full entry

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

     
    • June 2007, a round of golf at Loch Lomond Golf Course for myself, my father and my brother, as guests of Mr Satay Singh. (Registered 4 April 2008)

    7. Overseas benefits and gifts

     
    • 23 April 2008, I attended the FC Barcelona v Manchester United Champions League football match at the invitation of FC Barcelona. (Registered 8 May 2008)

    23 April 2008 - View full entry

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

     
    • Honorary membership of Bonnyton Golf Club for 2008. (Registered 4 April 2008)

    17 July 2007 - View full entry

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

    • Complimentary membership of Bonnyton Golf Club in my constituency.
    		 

    1 May 2007 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

    • Donations to my constituency party received from:
    • GMB union,
    • USDAW trade union
    • (Registered 16 August 2005)
    • Production of newsletter from Thomas Litho, East Kilbride
    • Production of leaflet by GMB union
    • (Registered 16 August 2005)
    		 

    1 November 2005 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

     
    • Donations to my constituency party received from:
    • GMB union,
    • USDAW trade union
    • (Registered 16 August 2005)
    • Production of newsletter from Thomas Litho, East Kilbride
    • Production of leaflet by GMB union
    • (Registered 16 August 2005)

    6. Overseas visits

    • 11-14 June 2004, to Portugal as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Football Team, with travel, accommodation and hospitality provided by McDonalds, and football facilities and hospitality by the Portuguese Parliament. (Registered 12 July 2004)
    		 

    16 July 2004 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

     
    • 11-14 June 2004, to Portugal as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Football Team, with travel, accommodation and hospitality provided by McDonalds, and football facilities and hospitality by the Portuguese Parliament. (Registered 12 July 2004)

    4 December 2003 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

    • A contribution of more than 25% of my election expenses at the 2001 General Election was made to my constituency party by the GMB. (Registered 23 October 2002)
    		 

    6. Overseas visits

    • 28 May-8 June 2002, to Japan as a member of the Parliamentary Football Club, with a contribution towards the cost of the trip from Nomura Bank, First Group, T-Mobile and Waterfront Properties; hospitality and transport provided by Nomura Bank, transport by First Group; sports kit by Nike; and suits and accessories at discounted price by Burtons. (Registered 18 July 2002)
    		 

    26 November 2002 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

    • I received contributions of £200 each from Mackenzie Construction and Weirs Tarmac and £100 each from Asda, Safeway and Ross Maitland Motor Engineers towards sponsorship for my 2001 Christmas card. (Registered 20 December 2001)
    • A contribution of more than 25% of my election expenses at the 2001 General Election was made to my constituency party by the GMB. (Registered 23 October 2002)

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

    • I have received hospitality from Phoenix Honda car company at Scottish football matches. (Registered 31 October 2001)
    • Complimentary membership of Bonnyton Golf Club in my constituency. (Registered 31 October 2001)
    • Complimentary membership of Bonnyton Golf Club in my constituency.

    6. Overseas visits

    • 5-11 September 2001, visit to the Netherlands Police, participating in the Parliamentary Police Scheme, partially funded by British Telecom. (Registered 31 October 2001)
    • 28 May-8 June 2002, to Japan as a member of the Parliamentary Football Club, with a contribution towards the cost of the trip from Nomura Bank, First Group, T-Mobile and Waterfront Properties; hospitality and transport provided by Nomura Bank, transport by First Group; sports kit by Nike; and suits and accessories at discounted price by Burtons. (Registered 18 July 2002)

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    • Occasional contributions to newspapers in Scotland.
    		 

    14 May 2002 - View full entry

    4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

    • On 30 October 2000 I received a donation from Mr Dover, a constituent, which will be used in my constituency office for the production of leaflets and newsletters over the next three months.
    • I received contributions of £200 each from Mackenzie Construction and Weirs Tarmac and £100 each from Asda, Safeway and Ross Maitland Motor Engineers towards sponsorship for my 2001 Christmas card. (Registered 20 December 2001)

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

     
    • I have received hospitality from Phoenix Honda car company at Scottish football matches. (Registered 31 October 2001)
    • Complimentary membership of Bonnyton Golf Club in my constituency. (Registered 31 October 2001)

    6. Overseas visits

    • 26-31 March 2000, to Israel and the Palestinian Authority with Labour Friends of Israel, to meet senior Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the Middle East peace process. Flight and accommodation were paid for by Labour Friends of Israel. (Registered 2 May 2000)
    • 5-11 September 2001, visit to the Netherlands Police, participating in the Parliamentary Police Scheme, partially funded by British Telecom. (Registered 31 October 2001)

    14 May 2001 - View full entry

    6. Overseas visits

    • 10 September 1999, to Portugal with the Parliamentary Football Team, travel costs met by National Express Ltd., cost of football kit met by Spall Sports. (Registered 18 December 1999)
    		 

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

    • June 1999, my wife and I received two tickets with lunch and refreshments at Wimbledon Tennis, as guests of Barclay's Bank. (Registered 10 January 2000)
    • June 1999, I attended a football match at Old Trafford as a guest of Lotus Development UK Ltd., who paid for travel, hotel and match tickets. (Registered 10 January 2000)
    • September 1999, during the visit of the Hungarian Parliamentary Football Team to the UK, I received hospitality sponsored by Powergen Ltd., Provident Finance and West Ham FC. (Registered 18 December 1999)
    • Hospitality from Phoenix Honda at Celtic Football matches. (Registered 10 January 2000)
    		 

    10 November 2000 (first entry we have)

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

    • Occasional contributions to newspapers in Scotland.

    4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

    • On 30 October 2000 I received a donation from Mr Dover, a constituent, which will be used in my constituency office for the production of leaflets and newsletters over the next three months.

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

    • June 1999, my wife and I received two tickets with lunch and refreshments at Wimbledon Tennis, as guests of Barclay's Bank. (Registered 10 January 2000)
    • June 1999, I attended a football match at Old Trafford as a guest of Lotus Development UK Ltd., who paid for travel, hotel and match tickets. (Registered 10 January 2000)
    • September 1999, during the visit of the Hungarian Parliamentary Football Team to the UK, I received hospitality sponsored by Powergen Ltd., Provident Finance and West Ham FC. (Registered 18 December 1999)
    • Hospitality from Phoenix Honda at Celtic Football matches. (Registered 10 January 2000)

    6. Overseas visits

    • 10 September 1999, to Portugal with the Parliamentary Football Team, travel costs met by National Express Ltd., cost of football kit met by Spall Sports. (Registered 18 December 1999)
    • 26-31 March 2000, to Israel and the Palestinian Authority with Labour Friends of Israel, to meet senior Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the Middle East peace process. Flight and accommodation were paid for by Labour Friends of Israel. (Registered 2 May 2000)