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Chris Smith

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This page shows how Chris Smith's entry in the Register of Members' Interests has changed over time, starting at the most recent and working back to the earliest we have managed to parse. Please be aware that changes in typography/styling at the source might mean something is marked as changed (ie. removed and added) when it hasn't; sorry about that, but we do our best with the source material.

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1 November 2005 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • Chairman of Classic FM Consumers' Panel, conveying views of listeners to the Board, and ensuring the station keeps to its annual promise of performance.
  • Adviser to the Walt Disney Company Ltd, providing guidance in relation to film and television and other media and communications regulatory matters. (£25,001-£30,000)
  • Visiting Professor of Culture and the Creative Industries, at the University of the Arts London (formerly the London Institute).
  • Remuneration from writing, broadcasting or lecturing in 2003-4 from: Financial Times (Up to £5,000), Samphire Productions (£5,001-£10,000), Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (Up to £5,000), TBWA (London) (Up to £5,000), Guardian Media Group (Up to £5,000), Tenon Conferences (Up to £5,000), Evening Standard (Up to £5,000), Mail on Sunday (Up to £5,000) and in 2004-5 from: Aurelia London (Up to £5,000)
  • Director of the Clore Programme for Cultural Leadership.
  • Adviser to the Music Performers-PPL Alliance. (£15,001-£20,000)
  • Chairman of Sub-Committee of Digital Radio Development Board producing a report on digital radio switchover for the DRDB. (£10,001-£15,000)
  • Chairman of London Cultural Consortium.
  • Chairman of Judges for 2004 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
 

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • As a board member of the Royal National Theatre, I receive tickets for productions at the theatre; the cumulative value of these in some years may by a small margin exceed the specified amount.
 

6. Overseas visits

  • 24-28 March 2004, to Salzburg, for seminar on cultural organisations in transition in Central and Eastern Europe, financed by The Salzburg Seminar. (Registered 16 April 2004)
  • 14-17 June 2004, to Los Angeles, USA, for seminar on cultural leadership, financed by the Getty Foundation. (Registered 20 May 2004)
  • 5-7 November 2004, to Madrid, for the British-Spanish Tertulias, financed by the Tertulias. (Registered 19 November 2004)
  • 21-22 January 2005, to Como, Italy, for the Fondazione Antonio Ratti, financed by them. (Registered 4 February 2005)
 

10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests

  • I have received 1000 shares in Cabinet UK Ltd, as an adviser to the Company; this represents 2.65% of the total share value.
 

11 April 2005 - View full entry

6. Overseas visits

 
  • 21-22 January 2005, to Como, Italy, for the Fondazione Antonio Ratti, financed by them. (Registered 4 February 2005)

3 December 2004 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • Remuneration from writing, broadcasting or lecturing in 2003-4 from: Financial Times (Up to £5,000), Samphire Productions (£5,001-£10,000), Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (Up to £5,000), TBWA (London) (Up to £5,000), Guardian Media Group (Up to £5,000), Tenon Conferences (Up to £5,000), Evening Standard (Up to £5,000), Mail on Sunday (Up to £5,000)
  • Remuneration from writing, broadcasting or lecturing in 2003-4 from: Financial Times (Up to £5,000), Samphire Productions (£5,001-£10,000), Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (Up to £5,000), TBWA (London) (Up to £5,000), Guardian Media Group (Up to £5,000), Tenon Conferences (Up to £5,000), Evening Standard (Up to £5,000), Mail on Sunday (Up to £5,000) and in 2004-5 from: Aurelia London (Up to £5,000)
  • Chairman of Sub-Committee of Digital Radio Development Board producing a report on digital radio switchover for the DRDB. (£10,001-£15,000)
  • Chairman of London Cultural Consortium.
  • Chairman of Judges for 2004 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

6. Overseas visits

 
  • 5-7 November 2004, to Madrid, for the British-Spanish Tertulias, financed by the Tertulias. (Registered 19 November 2004)

8 September 2004 - View full entry

6. Overseas visits

  • 26 July-10 August 2003, to the USA, for meetings and visits in connection with the Clore Leadership Programme, financed by the Clore Duffield Foundation. (Registered 12 August 2003)
 

16 July 2004 - View full entry

6. Overseas visits

  • 5-6 June 2003, to Madrid for seminar on regulation in a global audiovisual market, financed by Grupo Prisa. (Registered 2 June 2003)
 

21 May 2004 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • Visiting Professor of Culture and the Creative Industries, at the London Institute.
  • Remuneration from writing, broadcasting or lecturing in 2001-2 from: Guardian Media Group (up to £5,000), Mail on Sunday (up to £5,000), WPP (up to £5,000), BBC (up to £5,000), News International (up to £5,000), Endemol (up to £5,000), Evening Standard (up to £5,000), Telegraph Group (up to £5,000); and in 2002-3 from: Guardian Media Group (up to £5,000), GMTV (up to £5,000), Financial Times (up to £5,000), Independent (up to £5,000), News International (up to £5,000), and in 2003-4 from: Financial Times (Up to £5,000), Samphire Productions (Up to £5,000), Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (Up to £5,000), TBWA (London) (Up to £5,000)
  • Visiting Professor of Culture and the Creative Industries, at the University of the Arts London (formerly the London Institute).
  • Remuneration from writing, broadcasting or lecturing in 2003-4 from: Financial Times (Up to £5,000), Samphire Productions (£5,001-£10,000), Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (Up to £5,000), TBWA (London) (Up to £5,000), Guardian Media Group (Up to £5,000), Tenon Conferences (Up to £5,000), Evening Standard (Up to £5,000), Mail on Sunday (Up to £5,000)
  • Adviser to the Music Performers-PPL Alliance. (£15,001-£20,000)

6. Overseas visits

 
  • 24-28 March 2004, to Salzburg, for seminar on cultural organisations in transition in Central and Eastern Europe, financed by The Salzburg Seminar. (Registered 16 April 2004)
  • 14-17 June 2004, to Los Angeles, USA, for seminar on cultural leadership, financed by the Getty Foundation. (Registered 20 May 2004)

4 December 2003 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • Remuneration from writing, broadcasting or lecturing in 2001-2 from: Guardian Media Group (up to £5,000), Mail on Sunday (up to £5,000), WPP (up to £5,000), BBC (up to £5,000), News International (up to £5,000), Endemol (up to £5,000), Evening Standard (up to £5,000), Telegraph Group (up to £5,000); and in 2002-3 from: Guardian Media Group (up to £5,000), GMTV (up to £5,000), Financial Times (up to £5,000), Independent (up to £5,000), News International (up to £5,000), and in 2003-4 from: Financial Times (Up to £5,000), Samphire Productions (Up to £5,000), Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (Up to £5,000), TBWA (London) (Up to £5,000)
  • Director of the Clore Programme for Cultural Leadership.

6. Overseas visits

  • 13-16 February 2002, to Cyprus, to the Centre of Applied Research at the Cyprus College in Nicosia, who met my travel and accommodation costs. (Registered 17 February 2002)
  • 22-23 May 2002, to Brussels, Belgium, for speech for Bureau of European Design Associations. Travel and accommodation paid for by Bureau of European Design Associations. (Registered 26 July 2002)
  • 19-20 June 2002, to Cologne, Germany, for speech for Medienforum Conference on digital television. Travel and accommodation paid for by Medienforum. (Registered 26 July 2002)
  • 17-18 October 2002, to Vienna, Austria, for speech to 75th Anniversary Conference of Design Austria. Travel paid for by Austrian Culture Ministry, accommodation paid for by Design Austria. (Registered 18 October 2002)
  • 25-27 October 2002, to Barcelona, Spain, to participate in Spanish-British Tertulias. Travel and accommodation paid for by the Spanish-British Tertulias. (Registered 28 October 2002)
  • 5-6 June 2003, to Madrid for seminar on regulation in a global audiovisual market, financed by Grupo Prisa. (Registered 2 June 2003)
  • 26 July-10 August 2003, to the USA, for meetings and visits in connection with the Clore Leadership Programme, financed by the Clore Duffield Foundation. (Registered 12 August 2003)

10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests

 
  • I have received 1000 shares in Cabinet UK Ltd, as an adviser to the Company; this represents 2.65% of the total share value.

26 November 2002 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

  • Occasional remuneration from writing, broadcasting or lecturing.
 

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • In my capacity as former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, I receive frequent invitations to attend arts, cultural and sporting events; and the value of the hospitality extended to me and my partner on some of these occasions may slightly exceed £250.
  • Honorary membership of BAFTA. (Registered 21 September 2001)
  • As a board member of the Royal National Theatre, I receive tickets for productions at the theatre; the cumulative value of these in some years may by a small margin exceed the specified amount.

6. Overseas visits

 
  • 22-23 May 2002, to Brussels, Belgium, for speech for Bureau of European Design Associations. Travel and accommodation paid for by Bureau of European Design Associations. (Registered 26 July 2002)
  • 19-20 June 2002, to Cologne, Germany, for speech for Medienforum Conference on digital television. Travel and accommodation paid for by Medienforum. (Registered 26 July 2002)
  • 17-18 October 2002, to Vienna, Austria, for speech to 75th Anniversary Conference of Design Austria. Travel paid for by Austrian Culture Ministry, accommodation paid for by Design Austria. (Registered 18 October 2002)
  • 25-27 October 2002, to Barcelona, Spain, to participate in Spanish-British Tertulias. Travel and accommodation paid for by the Spanish-British Tertulias. (Registered 28 October 2002)

10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests

  • Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects (unremunerated).
  • Trustee of the Wordsworth Trust (unremunerated).
  • Member of Committee on Standards in Public Life (unremunerated).
  • Senior Associate of the Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge (unremunerated).
  • Member of Board of the Royal National Theatre (unremunerated).
  • Member of the Board of the Donmar Warehouse (unremunerated).
  • Member of the Board of the Terrence Higgins Trust (unremunerated).
  • Member of the Advisory Council of the London Symphony Orchestra (unremunerated).
 

14 May 2002 - View full entry

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

 
  • Occasional remuneration from writing, broadcasting or lecturing.
  • Chairman of Classic FM Consumers' Panel, conveying views of listeners to the Board, and ensuring the station keeps to its annual promise of performance.
  • Adviser to the Walt Disney Company Ltd, providing guidance in relation to film and television and other media and communications regulatory matters. (£25,001-£30,000)
  • Visiting Professor of Culture and the Creative Industries, at the London Institute.

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • In my capacity as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, I receive frequent invitations to attend arts, cultural and sporting events; and the value of the hospitality extended to me on some of these occasions is probably greater than £235.
  • In my capacity as former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, I receive frequent invitations to attend arts, cultural and sporting events; and the value of the hospitality extended to me and my partner on some of these occasions may slightly exceed £250.
  • Honorary membership of BAFTA. (Registered 21 September 2001)

6. Overseas visits

 
  • 13-16 February 2002, to Cyprus, to the Centre of Applied Research at the Cyprus College in Nicosia, who met my travel and accommodation costs. (Registered 17 February 2002)

10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests

 
  • Trustee of the Wordsworth Trust (unremunerated).
  • Member of Committee on Standards in Public Life (unremunerated).
  • Senior Associate of the Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge (unremunerated).
  • Member of Board of the Royal National Theatre (unremunerated).
  • Member of the Board of the Donmar Warehouse (unremunerated).
  • Member of the Board of the Terrence Higgins Trust (unremunerated).
  • Member of the Advisory Council of the London Symphony Orchestra (unremunerated).

10 November 2000 (first entry we have)

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

  • In my capacity as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, I receive frequent invitations to attend arts, cultural and sporting events; and the value of the hospitality extended to me on some of these occasions is probably greater than £235.

10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests

  • Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects (unremunerated).