European Scrutiny Committee Formal Minutes 2016–17
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Steve Double Chris Stephens Kate Hoey David Warburton Alan Brown Stephen Kinnock Steve Double Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Richard Drax Chris Stephens Kate Green Graham Stringer Sir Timothy Earle Barrow KCMG, LVO, MBE, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Rt Hon David Jones MP, Minister of State, Department for Exiting the European Union gave oral evidence. Alan Brown Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Steve Double Chris Stephens Richard Drax Michael Tomlinson Kate Green Mr Andrew Turner Member’s name: Green, Kate (Stretford and Urmston) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: First Focus Address of donor: 1110 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington DC 20005, USA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation with a total value of £2,395 Destination of visit: Washington DC Date of visit: 14-17 March 2016 Purpose of visit: meeting advocacy groups, members of Senate and House of Representatives to discuss child poverty strategies and UK and US experience. (Registered 21 March 2016) 8. Miscellaneous Trustee of the Webb Memorial Trust, which works for social and economic justice. (Registered 17 April 2014) Member’s name: Double, Steve (St Austell and Newquay) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Christian Aid Address of donor: 35 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RL Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air travel, accommodation and subsistence with an approximate value of £1,416.91 Destination of visit: Nairobi, Kenya Date of visit: 11-15 November 2015 Purpose of visit: In the run-up to COP 21, to visit local communities to see how climate change is affecting them and to view campaigning activity. (Registered 07 December 2015) Name of donor: Dellar Davies Address of donor: 4-6 Cranemead, Ware SG12 9PW Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation with a value of £1,585 Destination of visit: Tel Aviv, Israel Date of visit: 6-9 June 2016 Purpose of visit: to attend the Institute of Travel and Tourism Conference. (Registered 11 July 2016) 7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital Bay Direct Media; a direct marketing company (see category 8 below). (Registered 29 May 2015) Bay Mailing Services Ltd; a mailing house (see category 8 below). (Registered 29 May 2015) Phoenix Corporate Gifts Ltd; a company selling branded merchandise (see category 8 below). (Registered 29 May 2015) 8. Miscellaneous I am an unremunerated director of Bay Direct Media, Bay Mailing Services Ltd and Phoenix Corporate Gifts. (Registered 06 June 2015) 9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my wife, Anne Double, as full time Senior Caseworker and Diary Secretary. (Registered 29 May 2015) Tomlinson, Michael (Mid Dorset and North Poole) 1. Employment and earnings Self employed barrister: 20 July 2015, received £1,968.75 for legal services from the Legal Aid Agency, Unit B8, Berkley Way, Viking Business Park, Jarrow NE31 1SF. Hours: none since the Election. (Registered 04 December 2015) 4 December 2015, received £312.50 for legal services from Serious Law, Sherrington House, 66 Chorley Street, Bolton BL1 4AL. Hours: none since the Election. (Registered 11 December 2015) 15 December 2015, received £5,040 for legal services from Kiteley's Solicitors, St Stephen's Court, 15-17 St Stephen's Road, Bournemouth BH2 6LA. Hours: none since the Election. (Registered 08 January 2016) Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More St, London E1W 1YW, for completing opinion surveys: 11 September 2015, received £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 04 December 2015) 21 January 2016, received £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 25 January 2016) 28 July 2016, received £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 05 September 2016) Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1A 3JA, for completing opinion surveys: 14 January 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid direct to charity. (Registered 07 September 2016) 9 March 2016, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 07 September 2016) 11 April 2016, payment of £100. Hours: 1 hr. Fee paid direct to charity. (Registered 07 September 2016) 9 May 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid direct to charity. (Registered 07 September 2016) 22 July 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 1 hr. Fee paid direct to charity. (Registered 07 September 2016) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd Address of donor: PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): travel and accommodation with a value of £2,000 Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank Dates of visit: 25-30 September 2016 402 Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation. (Registered 07 October 2016) 8. Miscellaneous Self-employed barrister. (Registered 05 June 2015) 9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my wife, Frances Mynors, as my Personal as my Personal Assistant. (Registered 05 June 2015) Warburton, David (Somerton and Frome) 3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Name of donor: UK Music Address of donor: 4th Floor, 49 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2BX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for Glastonbury Festival, total value £790 plus vat (£948) Date received: 6 June 2016 Date accepted: 10 June 2016 Donor status: company, registration no 3245288 (Registered 26 July 2016) 6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year House in Somerset: (i) and (ii). (Registered 05 June 2015) 7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital MyHigh Ltd, an online retailer. (Registered 05 June 2015) Oflang Limited, a property development company. (Registered 05 June 2015) Oflang Partners LLP, a property development company. (Registered 05 June 2015) 9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my wife, Harriet Warburton, as a Communications Officer and Personal Assistant. (Registered 05 June 2015) Wood, Mike (Dudley South) 1. Employment and earnings Until 22 March 2016, as an elected member of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Priory Rd, Dudley DY1 1RF, I received allowances of £800 a month. Hours: 36 hours a month approx. With effect from June 2015, my allowances were paid direct to local charities. (Registered 5 June 2015; updated 13 July 2016) 2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) Name of donor: Gilbert Greenall Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 for the purpose of campaigning in the EU referendum Date received: 12 June 2016 Date accepted: 20 June 2016 Donor status: individual (Registered 13 July 2016) 5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK Name of donor: Football Association Premier League Address of donor: 30 Gloucester Place, London W1V 8PL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket and hospitality for Premier League match, value £425 Date received: 24 October 2015 Date accepted: 24 October 2015 Donor status: company, registration number 02719695 (Registered 26 November 2015) Brown, Alan (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) 1. Employment and earnings 5 February 2016, received £200 from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More St, London E1W 1YW, for a survey. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 04 March 2016) 3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Name of donor: Kilmarnock Football Club Address of donor: Rugby Park, Kilmarnock KA1 2DP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two hospitality tickets for Rod Stewart concert at Rugby Park; ticket value £175 per ticket, total £350 Date received: 17 June 2016 Date accepted: 17 June 2016 Donor status: company, registration SC006219 (Registered 01 July 2016) Name of donor: The Scotch Whisky Association Address of donor: Quartermile Two, 2 Lister Square, Edinburgh EH3 9GL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: as part of an APPG on Scotch Whisky fact-finding visit to Islay, travel, accommodation and subsistence with a value of £379.41 Date received: 7-8 October 2016 Date accepted: 7 October 2016 Donor status: company, registration SC035148 (Registered 20 October 2016) 4. Visits outside the UK 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 value of £1,230 Destination of visit: West Bank and Israel Dates of visit: 19-23 September 2016 Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding and Medical Aid for Palestinians. (Registered 05 October 2016) 8. Miscellaneous Unremunerated director of Newmilns Snow and Sports Complex. (Registered 04 June 2015) Stephens, Chris (Glasgow South West) 2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) Name of donor: Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) Address of donor: 160 Falcon Road, London SW11 2LN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,664 in paying Union Services Parliamentary Consultancy for the administration and co-ordination of the PCS Parliamentary Group, of which I am the Chair, from 1 February 2016 to 31 October 2016 Date received: 1 February 2016 to 31 October 2016 Date accepted: 3 February 2016 Donor status: trade union (Registered 11 February 2016) Name of donor: Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) Address of donor: 160 Falcon Road, London SW11 2LN Amount or nature and value of donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the PCS Parliamentary Group, which I Chair, by Union Services Parliamentary Consultancy, at a value of £28,728 from 1 November 2016 to 31 October 2017 Date received: 1 November 2016 to 31 October 2017 Date accepted: 1 November 2016 Donor status: trade union (Registered 10 November 2016) .