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Register of Interests of Members' Secretaries And REGISTER OF INTERESTS OF MEMBERS’ SECRETARIES AND RESEARCH ASSISTANTS (As at 20 September 2016) INTRODUCTION Purpose and Form of the Register In accordance with Resolutions made by the House of Commons on 17 December 1985 and 28 June 1993, holders of photo-identity passes as Members’ secretaries or research assistants are in essence required to register: ‘Any occupation or employment for which you receive over £370 from the same source in the course of a calendar year, if that occupation or employment is in any way advantaged by the privileged access to Parliament afforded by your pass. Any gift (eg jewellery) or benefit (eg hospitality, services) that you receive, if the gift or benefit in any way relates to or arises from your work in Parliament and its value exceeds £370 in the course of a calendar year.’ In Section 1 of the Register entries are listed alphabetically according to the staff member’s surname. Section 2 contains exactly the same information but entries are instead listed according to the sponsoring Member’s name. Administration and Inspection of the Register The Register is compiled and maintained by the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. Anyone whose details are entered on the Register is required to notify that office of any change in their registrable interests within 28 days of such a change arising. An updated edition of the Register is published approximately every 6 weeks when the House is sitting. Changes to the rules governing the Register are determined by the Committee on Standards in the House of Commons, although where such changes are substantial they are put by the Committee to the House for approval before being implemented. Complaints Complaints, whether from Members, the public or anyone else alleging that a staff member is in breach of the rules governing the Register, should in the first instance be sent to the Registrar of Members’ Financial Interests in the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. Where possible the Registrar will seek to resolve the complaint informally. In more serious cases the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards may undertake a formal investigation and either rectify the matter or refer it to the Committee on Standards. Under the rectification procedure a late entry may be printed in bold italics in the Register for twelve months from its first appearance. Information and advice about the Register and the rules governing it The Register can be viewed at www.parliament.uk by looking under ‘Registers of Interests’ in the A-Z Index on the home page there. Should you require any further advice please contact: Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards House of Commons London SW1A OAA Tel: 020 7219 0401 Email: [email protected] Website: www.parliament.uk/pcs PAGE 2 SECTION 1: STAFF LISTING Staff Sponsor (ie Member) Other Relevant Gainful Occupation, Employment, Gift or Benefit Kasra Aarabi Richard Bacon None. Manuel Abellan San Tom Brake Councillor, London Borough of Sutton. Martin Anne Adams Laurence Robertson None. Melanie Addis Bernard Jenkin None. Nabila Afilal David Nuttall None. Shai Agmon Jack Dromey None. Jordan Agnew David Anderson None. Kirith Ahluwalia Seema Malhotra None. Nusrat Ahmed Rehman Chishti None. Meliz Ahmet Norman Lamb None. Christopher Aikens James Morris None. Christine Aird Mary Glindon None. Festus Akinbusoye Mark Lancaster Company Director, Ikan Facilities Management Limited (security services). Daniel Aldred Theresa Villiers None. Steven Aldridge Henry Smith None. Chloe Alexander Kerry McCarthy Part-time Co-ordinator for the Performers' Alliance All-Party Parliamentary Group and paid for this work by the Performers' Alliance. Jane Alexander Robert Neill None. Laura Alford Elizabeth Truss None. Amina Ali Rupa Huq None. Sadia Ali Yasmin Qureshi None. Carol Allan Charles Walker None. Emily Allan Edward Vaizey None. Hayden Allan Philip Hammond Special Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Melina Allen Grant Shapps None. Vivian Allen-Dean Michael Tomlinson None. Christopher Alley James Wharton None. Timothy Allison Anne Milton None. Thomas Almond Wes Streeting None. PAGE 3 SECTION 1: STAFF LISTING Staff Sponsor (ie Member) Other Relevant Gainful Occupation, Employment, Gift or Benefit Michael Amesbury Angela Rayner Council, Manchester City Council. Susannah Amoore Michael Gove Parliamentary Researcher, Surrey Heath Conservative Association (political party). Eliot Andersen Sue Hayman None. Angus Anderson Chris Skidmore None. Beverley Anderson David Lammy None. Catherine Anderson Rory Stewart None. Deborah Anderson Paul Monaghan None. Julie Anderson Jeffrey Donaldson None. Lynne Anderson Phil Boswell None. Simeon Andrews Grahame Morris Parliamentary consultant. Clients: Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union, Rail Maritime and Transport Union, Public Commercial Services Union, Fire Brigades Union, NAPO (the family court and probation union) Prison Officers Union, and the Trade Union Coordinating Group (all the above are trade unions); Westminster Drugs Project, Blenheim CDP and Addaction (drug and alcohol service providers). Thomas Anelay Eleanor Laing None. Constance Anker Stephen Barclay None. Giorgio Annecchini Christopher Chope None. Chloe Anson Keith Simpson None. Nigel Anthony Dan Jarvis None. Shireen Anthony Tim Farron None. Alexia Antoniou Kelly Tolhurst None. Promit Anwar Theresa Villiers None. William Archdeacon Adam Afriyie Rapporteur, Digital Policy Alliance (policy think tank) Luke Archer Matthew Hancock None. William Archer Jeff Smith Co-ordinator, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sudan and South Sudan and paid for this work from the group's registered funds. Beverley Archibald Thangam Debbonaire None. Joe Armitage Phillip Lee None. PAGE 4 SECTION 1: STAFF LISTING Staff Sponsor (ie Member) Other Relevant Gainful Occupation, Employment, Gift or Benefit Samuel Armstrong Craig Mackinlay None. Sandra Armstrong Sammy Wilson None. Zara Asante Gareth Thomas None. Jay Asher Wes Streeting None. Laura-Jane Ashley Mark Williams None. Nadeem Ashraf Yasmin Qureshi Overseas Visits: 8-11 October 2015, to USA to attend the Concordia Forum. Accommodation and travel paid for by Unitas Communications. Thomas Ashton John Stevenson None. Peter Ashurst Caroline Flint None. Anna Askew Iain Duncan Smith None. Susan Aslett Gareth Johnson None. Rachael Astle James Davies None. Jayne Aston George Howarth Councillor, Knowsley Council. Inigo Atkin Christian Matheson None. Imogen Atkinson David Burrowes None. Joe Atkinson Keir Starmer None. John Atkinson Karen Buck None. Claire Ayres Owen Paterson None. Jordan Ayres Peter Bone Campaign Assistant from 1-31 July 2016 for Grassroots Out Ltd (campaign to leave the European Union). Theodore Bachrach Pauline Latham None. Carolyn Bacon Jo Churchill None. Cheryl Bacon Angela Watkinson Councillor, London Borough of Bexley. Samuel Bacon Chris Bryant None. Caroline Badley Gisela Stuart None. Eun Bae Yvette Cooper Digital Mentor, Dot Everyone (digital charity). Lesley Bagulay Mark Prisk None. Rebecca Bailey Liz Kendall None. David Baines Liz McInnes Councillor, St Helens Council. Claire Baithun Dominic Grieve None. PAGE 5 SECTION 1: STAFF LISTING Staff Sponsor (ie Member) Other Relevant Gainful Occupation, Employment, Gift or Benefit Charles Baker Sarah Newton None. Charlotte Baker Harriet Harman None. Roger Baker Yvette Cooper Consultant, YvetteForLabour (campaign) Malin Baker Bogue Nigel Adams Overseas Visits: 2-9 November 2015, to Israel on Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) delegation. CFI met cost of accommodation, meals and travel. Caroline Balcon David Cameron None. Jean Baldam Alan Duncan None. Barbara Baldon Guto Bebb None. Ryan Baldry David Mackintosh Overseas Visits: 11-15 November 2015, to Israel and the West Bank on a fact-finding visit. Food and accommodation paid for by Fatah UK. Alison Balharry Michelle Thomson None. Philip Ball Andy Burnham Political Advisor, Andy4Leader (political campaign) Christopher Bambery George Kerevan Producer (part-time), Islam Channel. Elizabeth Banahan Gavin Williamson None. Richard Banham Keir Starmer None. Julie Banks Thompson Andrew Bingham None. Claire Barker Nicholas Soames None. Thomas Barlow Nigel Huddleston Speechwriter for Lord Sheikh. Antonia Barnes Marcus Fysh None. Emma Barr Victoria Atkins Ad hoc communications work for Women2win (organisation which aims to increase the number of Conservative women in Parliament and in public life). Victoria Barr Douglas Carswell None. Mel Barratt Karl McCartney None. Samuel Barratt Tim Farron Head of Broadcast, Liberal Democrats party. Janet Barron Sammy Wilson None. Ruth Barron Alberto Costa None. Stuart Barrow David Rutley Sole trader, Sea the Future (writing and research on tourism) – Client: Crescent Trust (heritage research). Irina Bartlett Robert Syms None. PAGE 6 SECTION 1: STAFF LISTING Staff Sponsor (ie Member) Other Relevant Gainful Occupation, Employment, Gift or Benefit Michelle Bass Rob Wilson None. Rowena Bass James Berry Local Councillor, Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames. William Bateman Alberto Costa None. Connor Batty Bob Blackman None. Thomas Baycock Anne Marie Morris None. Rachel Beadle Scott Mann None. Christine Beal Craig Whittaker None. Edward Beardsley Frank Field None. John Beare Peter Grant Councillor, Fife Council. Charlotte Beaupere John Penrose None. Zara Beavan-Vaughan Tom Pursglove Campaign Assistant from 1-31 July 2016 for Grassroots Out Ltd (campaign to leave the European Union). Jasmin Beckett Alison McGovern None. David
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