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Leaders of the House of Commons and Lords and Government Whips LEADERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND LORDS AND GOVERNMENT WHIPS JULY-SEPTEMBER 2012 GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140 Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal, The Rt Hon George Young MP (to 5th September) Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Nil return Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal, The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP (from 5th September) Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Nil return Parliamentary Secretary, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, David Heath MP (to 5th September) Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Nil return Parliamentary Secretary, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, Tom Brake MP (from 5th September) Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Nil return Lord Strathclyde, Leader of the House of Lords Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Nil return Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Minister and Chief Whip, The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP (to 5th September) Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Nil return Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Minister and Chief Whip, The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP (from 5th September) Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Nil return Government Whips (Commons) Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Nil return Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of the Gentlemen-at-Arms), The Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Nil return Government Whips (Lords) Date gift given To Gift Value (over £140) Nil return GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140 Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal, The Rt Hon George Young MP (to 5th September) Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil return Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal, The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP (from 5th September) Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil return Parliamentary Secretary, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, David Heath MP (to 5th September) Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil return Parliamentary Secretary, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, Tom Brake MP (from 5th September) Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil return Lord Strathclyde, Leader of the House of Lords Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil return Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Minister and Chief Whip, The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP (to 5th September) Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil return Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Minister and Chief Whip, The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP (from 5th September) Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil return Government Whips (Commons) Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil return Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of the Gentlemen-at- Arms), The Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil return Government Whips (Lords) Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil return HOSPITALITY RECEIVED1 Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal, The Rt Hon George Young MP (to 5th September) Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received Nil return Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal, The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP (from 5th September) Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received Nil return Parliamentary Secretary, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, David Heath MP (to 5th September) Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received Nil return Parliamentary Secretary, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, Tom Brake MP (from 5th September) Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received Nil return Lord Strathclyde, Leader of the House of Lords Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 12/07/12 Geordie Greig, Mail on Lunch Sunday 17/07/12 Channel 4 News Dinner 27/07/12 BP Tickets to Olympics Opening Ceremony (and transport to venue) * 12/08/12 BT Tickets to Olympics Closing Ceremony (and transport to venue) * 05/09/12 Lloyd’s City Dinner Dinner 19/09/12 A J Bell Overnight accommodation and dinner 26/09/12 Inzito Lunch 26/09/12 RJD Partners Dinner 1 Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; ‘diplomatic’ functions in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined. * indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend. Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip, The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP (to 5th September) Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 10/07/12 Waitrose Reception 17/07/12 Bow Group Reception Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip, The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP (from 5th September) Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 05/09/12 Rugbien Society Drinks reception 19/09/12 United Cecil Club Dinner Government Whips (Commons) Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received Nil return Government Whips (Commons), Philip Dunne MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 18/06/12 Sony Pictures Tickets to Film Premiere * 27/07/12 Aggreko PLC Dinner Government Whips (Commons), Brooks Newmark MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 8/7/12 Sky TV British Grand Prix Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of the Gentlemen-at-Arms), The Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received Nil return Government Whips (Lords), Lord Newby Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 24/07/12 Credit Union Foundation Reception 26/09/12 City of London Reception Corporation 29/08/12 City of London Reception Corporation 4/09/12 BBC 2 tickets to the Proms * 6/09/12 Chartered Institute of Dinner Securities and Investments 13/09/12 YouGov Overnight accommodation and dinner Government Whips (Lords) Baroness Stowell of Beeston Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 14/09/12 BBC Refreshments Government Whips (Lords) Viscount Younger of Leckie Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 24/09/12 Classic FM 2 tickets to Classic FM 20th Anniversary concert * Government Whips (Lords) Baroness Verma (to 7th September) Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 7/09/12 Indo-British Business Dinner Forum Government Whips (Lords) Lord Wallace of Saltaire Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 16/07/12 UK Defence Forum Dinner 24/09/12 Euro-Azerbaijan Society Reception Government Whips (Lords) Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received Nil return OVERSEAS TRAVEL Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal, The Rt Hon George Young MP (to 5th September) Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘No 32 (The Number of Total cost of trip trip Royal) officials including travel, Squadron’ accompanying and or ‘other Minister, accommodation RAF’ or where non- of Minister only ‘Charter’ or scheduled ‘Eurostar’ travel is used Nil return Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal, The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP (from 5th September) Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘No 32 (The Number of Total cost of trip trip Royal) officials including travel, Squadron’ accompanying and or ‘other Minister, accommodation RAF’ or where non- of Minister only ‘Charter’ or scheduled ‘Eurostar’ travel is used Nil return Parliamentary Secretary, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, David Heath MP (to 5th September) Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘No 32 (The Number of Total cost of trip trip Royal) officials including travel, Squadron’ accompanying and or ‘other Minister, accommodation RAF’ or where non- of Minister only ‘Charter’ or scheduled ‘Eurostar’ travel is used Nil return Parliamentary Secretary, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, Tom Brake MP (from 5th September) Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘No 32 (The Number of Total cost of trip trip Royal) officials including travel, Squadron’ accompanying and or ‘other Minister, accommodation RAF’ or where non- of Minister only ‘Charter’ or scheduled ‘Eurostar’ travel is used Nil return Lord Strathclyde, Leader of the House of Lords Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘Scheduled’ Number of Total cost of trip trip ‘No 32 (The officials including travel Royal) accompanying and Squadron’ Minister, where accommodation or ‘other non-scheduled of Minister only RAF’ or travel is used ‘Chartered’ or ‘Eurostar’ Nil return Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Minister and Chief Whip, The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP (to 5th September) Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘Scheduled’ Number of Total cost of trip trip ‘No 32 (The officials including travel, Royal) accompanying and Squadron’ Minister, accommodation or ‘other where non- of Minister only RAF’ or scheduled ‘Chartered’ travel is used or ‘Eurostar’ Nil return Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Minister and Chief Whip, The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP (from 5th September) Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘Scheduled’ Number of Total cost of trip trip ‘No 32 (The officials including travel, Royal) accompanying and Squadron’ Minister, accommodation or ‘other where non- of Minister only RAF’ or scheduled ‘Chartered’ travel is used or ‘Eurostar’ Nil return Government Whips (Commons) Date(s) Destination Purpose of ‘Scheduled’ Number of Total cost of trip trip ‘No 32 (The officials including travel, Royal) accompanying and Squadron’ Minister, accommodation or ‘other where non- of Minister only RAF’ or scheduled ‘Chartered’ travel is used or ‘Eurostar’ Nil return Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of the Gentlemen-at-Arms), The Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE
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