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REGISTER of MEMBERS' FINANCIAL INTERESTS As at 30 September 2019 REGISTER OF MEMBERS’ FINANCIAL INTERESTS as at 30 September 2019 _________________ Abbott, Ms Diane (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) 1. Employment and earnings 21 July 2017, received £100 from the Guardian, Guardian News and Media, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU, for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 18 July 2019) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: (1) The Great Britain China Centre with sponsorship from Prudential Plc and China International Capital Corporation; (2) All-China Youth Federation Address of donor: (1) 15 Belgrave Square, Belgravia, London SW1X 8PS; (2) 10 Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) International Flights £1,586.50; (2) accommodation £292.74; transport £215.19; total £507.93 Destination of visit: Beijing, China Dates of visit: 28 July - 2 August 2019 Purpose of visit: to participate in the 2019 Young Leaders Roundtable and to build UK-China understanding and partnership on environment and climate change issues. (Registered 19 August 2019) 8. Miscellaneous Since December 2015, a trustee of the Diane Abbott Foundation, which works to excel and improve education. (Registered 26 October 2016) Abrahams, Debbie (Oldham East and Saddleworth) Nil Adams, Nigel (Selby and Ainsty) 2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) Name of donor: Autohorn Fleet Services Ltd Address of donor: Foundry Lane, York YO26 4XD Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £11,900 Date received: 3 July 2019 Date accepted: 3 July 2019 1 Donor status: company, registration 03088452 (Registered 22 July 2019) Name of donor: Richard Boothroyd Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £13,800 Date received: 4 July 2019 Date accepted: 4 July 2019 Donor status: individual (Registered 22 July 2019) Name of donor: John Readman Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,825 Date received: 5 July 2019 Date accepted: 5 July 2019 Donor status: individual (Registered 22 July 2019) Name of donor: Tate Group Ltd Address of donor: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 5QY Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,600 Date received: 8 July 2019 Date accepted: 8 July 2019 Donor status: company, registration 11098383 (Registered 22 July 2019) Name of donor: Simon Chappell Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Date received: 9 July 2019 Date accepted: 9 July 2019 Donor status: individual (Registered 22 July 2019) Name of donor: William Platt Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Date received: 15 July 2019 Date accepted: 15 July 2019 Donor status: individual (Registered 22 July 2019) 3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Name of donor: British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) Address of donor: Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham LL12 0HL Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: one day’s shooting at Catton Hall, South Derbyshire and one night’s accommodation; total value £953 Date received: 24-25 September 2018 Date accepted: 24 September 2018 Donor status: Registered Industrial and Provident Society No 28488R (Registered 01 November 2018) Name of donor: Channel 4 Television Corporation Address of donor: 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX 2 Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the British Academy of Film and Television Awards with a value of £1,770 Date received: 10 February 2019 Date accepted: 10 February 2019 Donor status: company, registration 01533774 (Registered 05 March 2019) Name of donor: England and Wales Cricket Board Ltd Address of donor: Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood, London NW8 8QN Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket with hospitality for the ICC World Cup, value £474 Date received: 14 July 2019 Date accepted: 14 July 2019 Donor status: company, registration 03251364 (Registered 22 July 2019; updated 25 September 2019) 6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year One mixed use commercial and residential property in Selby, North Yorkshire, co- owned with my wife: (i) and (ii). Two residential properties in York co-owned with my wife, the second of which was acquired in September 2017: (i) and (ii). (Registered 13 May 2015; updated 10 October 2017) From 18 March 2016, one residential property in Leeds co-owned with my wife: (i) and from 10 May 2016 (ii). (Registered 18 March 2016; updated 10 May 2016) 8. Miscellaneous Until 23 July 2019, shareholding, below the registrable level, in NGC Networks Ltd and NGC Network Services Ltd. (Registered 11 October 2016; updated 23 March 2017 and 23 July 2019) 9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my spouse, Claire Adams, as part-time Office Manager. Afolami, Bim (Hitchin and Harpenden) 1. Employment and earnings From 1 February 2018 until further notice, adviser to the Association of Independent Professionals and Self-employed, Heron House, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0DX. I will receive £1,500 a month for providing ad hoc advice on policy and general political issues. Hours: 8-10 hrs per month. (Registered 01 February 2018) 11 May 2018, payment of £250 from St Helen and St Katherine School, Faringdon Road, Abingdon OX14 1BE, for a speaking engagement. Hours: 2 hrs. Fee paid direct to charity. (Registered 27 November 2018) From 4 April 2019 until further notice, Senior Adviser to Whitworth Brough Ltd, Birchin Court, 20 Birchin Lane, London EC3V 9DU, providing strategic advice on political and economic affairs. I will receive £1,400 per month for providing strategic advice to the firm and to its clients on macro-political and macro- economic issues. Hours: 4-6 hrs per month. (Registered 26 April 2019) 3 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: Alexis R Procter Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 09 September 2019) Name of donor: Dean Street Advisers Ltd Address of donor: Carrington House, 126-130 Regent Street, London W1B 5SE Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: company, registration 08065687 (Registered 10 September 2019) 2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) Name of donor: Michael Pattinson Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Date received: 29 March 2019 Date accepted: 1 April 2019 Donor status: individual (Registered 17 April 2019) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Franco-British Council Address of donor: 6 Cromwell Place, London SW7 2JN Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transport £491; accommodation £528; meals £195; total value £1,214 Destination of visit: Paris Dates of visit: 14-16 June 2018 Purpose of visit: To meet with other Franco-British Council Young Leaders for a programme of policy discussions and meetings with French and British representatives from politics, government, the military and cultural institutions. (Registered 27 November 2018) 8. Miscellaneous Member (unpaid) of the Ditchley Foundation's Programme Committee. (Registered 06 July 2017) From June 2017, Member (unpaid) of the Court of the University of Bedfordshire. (Registered 30 January 2018) From 13 September 2018, Member (unpaid) of the Financial Inclusion Commission, a cross-party organisation which supports the principle of increased financial inclusion in the UK. (Registered 21 September 2018) From 22 October 2018, Trustee (unpaid) of the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Oxford Foundation, which supports the Oxford Union Literary and Debating Trust and through it the charitable activities of the Oxford Union Society. (Registered 05 November 2018) 4 Afriyie, Adam (Windsor) 7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital Axonn Media Ltd; news and information services company. Brafton Media Incorporated; news and information services company. Senate Media Ltd (formerly Adfero Media Ltd); digital animation, video and infographic company. (Registered 26 March 2013; updated 20 February 2017) Castleford Media Pty Ltd; news and information services company. (Registered 20 February 2017) Aldous, Peter (Waveney) 6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year Partner in a family farm in Halesworth, Suffolk: (i) and (ii). Interest in a farm near Ipswich, Suffolk: (i) and (ii). (Updated 12 July 2017) Ali, Rushanara (Bethnal Green and Bow) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Franco British Colloque Address of donor: 86 East Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6LQ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Food and accommodation, estimated total value £598 Destination of visit: Versailles, France Dates of visit: 17-19 January 2019 Purpose of visit: Attending the Franco-British Colloque’s 2019 Conference. (Registered 01 March 2019) Name of donor: Medical Aid for Palestinians Address of donor: 33a Islington Park Street, London N1 1QB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, food and transport with a total value of £1,680 Destination of visit: West Bank and Israel Dates of visit: 27 – 31 May 2019 Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding and Medical Aid for Palestinians. (Registered 05 June 2019) 6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year Two residential properties in London: (i) and (ii).
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