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Ministry of Defence Disclosure of Senior Staff Hospitality 2009-10 Quarter 4 (1 January – 31 March 2010) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Air Chief Marshal Chief of the Air 5 January The Union Jack Club Reception Sir Stephen Dalton Staff 12 January EADS and Airbus Reception 20 January Bahrain International Air Reception Show Dinner Lunch 25 January Soldiers in the Air Reception 9 February Birmingham University Dinner 10 February Sir Neville Trotter Lunch 18 February Sailors, Soldiers, Reception Airmen and Families Association 22 February Bob Barton Lunch MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Air Chief Marshal Chief of the Air 23 February Royal Air Forces Dinner Sir Stephen Dalton Staff Association 1 March BAE Systems Dinner 5 March Charlie Gilbert Lunch 17 March The Guild of Air Pilots Dinner and Air Navigators 22 – 24 March BAE Systems Lunch Reception Dinner Thales Reception MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received General Sir Nick Vice Chief of the 12 January Airbus Reception Houghton Defence Staff 21 January Cohort PLC Reception 25 January Fujitsu Refreshments 9 February Fujitsu Reception 18 February Sailors, Soldiers, Reception Airmen and Families Association 10 March Centre for Policy Dinner Studies 12 March Gold Cup Race Lunch and Ticket for the Races Committee & Thales MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received General Sir Nick Vice Chief of the 17 March Deloitte Dinner Houghton Defence Staff MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received General Sir John Deputy NONE McColl Commander Supreme Allied Commander Europe MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received General Sir Kevin Chief of Defence O’Donoghue Material 26 January BAE Systems and Dinner Aerospace Defence Security 27 January Defence Solutions Supper 1 February DGA (French Defence Red Wine Procurement Agency) 24 February Avon Rubber Commemorative 1,000,000th S10 Respirator presentation piece 18 March BAE Systems Supper MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received 12 January Charles Moore Lunch General Sir David Chief of the Richards General Staff 12 January Roland Rudd, Non- 2 x Tickets for the Royal Bellet’s Romeo Executive Member of and Juliet the Army Board and Senior Partner Finsbury Ltd 20 January The Army Benevolent Reception Fund – The Soldiers Charity 21 January The Marquess of Dinner Salisbury 11 February Montrose Breakfast 14 February Tickets for Troops 2 x Tickets for La Boheme 2 x Tickets for Beatrix Potter MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received General Sir David Chief of the 11 March National Memorial Lunch Richards General Staff Arboretum 11 March The Lord Powell of Dinner Bayswater 12 March The Grand Military Gold Lunch Cup Meet 12 March Ghurkha Welfare Trust Reception 17 March Partners of Deloitte Dinner MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received General Sir David Chief of the 19 March The British Forces Breakfast Richards General Staff Foundation 30 March Mr Hugh McManners, Lunch Author 30 March Political Committee of Dinner the Reform Club 31 March Mr Robert Fox, Dinner Journalist MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Admiral Sir Trevor Commander in 11 January St Andrews University Air Fare, Food and Accommodation Soar Chief Fleet 8 February BAE Systems Air Travel from Northolt to Barrow MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Admiral Sir Mark 1st Sea Lord 28 January Northrup Grummam Reception Stanhope 9 February Fujitsu Dinner 11 February Royal Navy Club Dinner 15 February Worshipful Company of Dinner Fruiterers 19 February Exeter University Dinner 23 February City Forum Dinner MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Admiral Sir Mark 1st Sea Lord 24 February International Institute of Reception Stanhope Strategic Studies 25 February Financial Times Breakfast 5 March The Sun Lunch 6 March 1805 Club Dinner 10 March Anova Books Empire of The Sea Book 12 March Michelmores Solicitors Breakfast 17 March Deloitte Dinner MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Admiral Sir Mark 1st Sea Lord 22 March Independent Defence Dinner Stanhope Media Association MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Air Chief Marshal Chief of the 14 January BAE Systems Dinner Sir Jock Stirrup Defence Staff 21 January Armourers & Brasiers Dinner Company 01 February Independent Television Dinner News 02 February Barry Joseph Dinner 10 February Sir Neville Trotter Breakfast 18 February Sailor, Soldiers, Airmen Reception and Families Association MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Air Chief Marshal Chief of the 24 February Provost University Dinner Sir Jock Stirrup Defence Staff College London 10 March Tonbridge School Cadet Dinner 150 22 March Sailors, Soldiers, Dinner Airmen and Families Association MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received General Sir Peter Commander in 25 January Soldiers in the Air Reception Wall Chief Land MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Lieutenant General Defence Career 2 January Cohort Reception R Applegate Partnering 3 February Nexter Dinner 23 February City Forum Dinner 2 March Thales Dinner MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Lieutenant General Deputy Chief of R Baxter Defence Staff NONE Health MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Lieutenant General United Kingdom D R Bill Military NONE Representative (NATO) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Air Marshal S Air Member for 26 January ADS Dinner Bryant Personnel 28 January Northrop Grumman Annual Reception 2 February Boeing Dinner 17 February Ulysses Trust & Cadet 150 Reception Reserve Forces Cadet Association 23 February Royal Air Forces Dinner Association 1 March Air Chief Marshal Dinner (Retired) Bagnall 17 March Air Power Association Dinner 31 March STUBS Comedy Night & Dinner MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Vice Admiral R Headquarters NONE Cooling Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Lieutenant General Chief of Material G Coward (Land) 11 January Thales Accommodation Dinner 13 January Deloitte Dinner 26 January Aerospace Defence Dinner Security 4 February Steria Dinner 9 February IBM Dinner 2 March SELEX GALILEO Dinner 8 March Northrop Grumman Dinner MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Lieutenant General Commandant of the NONE A J N Graham Defence Academy MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Air Marshal C Deputy 26 January EADS India Dinner Harper Commander Joint Force Commander Brunssum MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4 (1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2010) Name Post Date Organisation Name Type of Hospitality Received Vice Admiral R Deputy 3 March The Football 1x Ticket for Football Match Ibbotson Commander in Association Chief (Fleet) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DISCLOSURE OF SENIOR STAFF HOSPITALITY 2009-10 QUARTER 4
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