CABINET OFFICE MINISTERS April
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CABINET OFFICE MINISTERS April – June 2014 GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140 Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General, The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP Date gift From Gift Value given Nil Return Minister of State (Minister for Government Policy), The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP Date gift From Gift Value given Nil Return Minister of State, The Rt Hon David Laws MP Date gift To Gift Value given Nil Return Minister of State for Cities and the Constitution, The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP Date gift To Gift Value given Nil Return Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Civil Society), Nick Hurd MP Date gift From Gift Value given Nil Return Parliamentary Secretary, Jo Johnson MP Date gift From Gift Value given Nil Return Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Date gift From Gift Value given Nil Return Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke Date gift From Gift Value given Nil return GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140 Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil Return Minister of State (Minister for Government Policy), The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Minister of State, The Rt Hon David Laws MP Date gift To Gift Value Outcome received Nil Return Minister of State for Cities and the Constitution, The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil Return Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Civil Society), Nick Hurd MP Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil Return Parliamentary Secretary, Jo Johnson MP Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil Return Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Date gift From Gift Value Outcome given Nil Return Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke Date gift From Gift Value Outcome received Nil Return HOSPITALITY1 Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General, The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 7 April Andreessen Horowitz Dinner 23 April BBC Lunch 21 May CBI Dinner 11 June FT & Telegraph Lunch Minister for Government Policy, The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 03 June UKIBC Dinner 16 June BBA Lunch Minister of State, The Rt Hon David Laws MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 11 June Nick Robinson, BBC Dinner Minister of State for Cities and the Constitution, The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP Date of hospitality Name of organisation Type of hospitality received 1 April City of London Dinner 29 April Greater London Authority Dinner 6 May Reform Dinner 15 May The Times Lunch 19 May Stoke-on-Trent City Council Dinner 21 May CBRE Lunch Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Civil Society), Nick Hurd MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality 7 April G8 Social Impact Investment Reception 30 April Nesta Drinks reception 17 June ITAU BBA: World Cup London party Reception Parliamentary Secretary, Jo Johnson MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 8 April British Museum Private viewing of exhibition 22 April RLM Finsbury Lunch 13 May FTI Consulting Lunch 15 May Fraser Nelson, The Spectator Dinner 20 May The British Council Dinner 21 May Santander Breakfast 5 June Counselage Lunch 10 June Counselage Breakfast 11 June Portland Dinner 18 June Policy Exchange Reception 20 June Institute for Strategic Dialogue Lunch 24 June Affinity Sutton Lunch 1 Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government or the Royal Household; ‘diplomatic’ functions in the UK or abroad which are hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; or offers of hospitality which were declined. * indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend. 25 June PA Consulting Group Dinner 26 June Lionel Barber, Financial Times Reception Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 30 April Joe Murphy, Evening Standard Coffee 13 May Murdoch MacLennan, Telegraph Lunch 09 June James Harding, Lunch Head of BBC news 16 June Jason Seiken, Telegraph Lunch Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 28 April Centre for Turkey Studies Dinner - 3rd Anniversary reception 30 April The Times Lunch 9 June Nick Robinson, BBC Lunch 25 June Sky News Reception OVERSEAS TRAVEL Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General, The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP Date(s) of trip Destination Purpose of trip ‘No 32 (The Number of officials Total cost including travel, Royal) accompanying and accommodation of Squadron’ or Minister, where Minister only ‘other RAF’ or non-scheduled ‘Charter’ or travel is used ‘Eurostar’ 7 – 12 April US & Mexico Digital, Scheduled N/A £10,800 Technology and Transparency 23 – 24 April France Government Eurostar N/A £490 meetings and discussions including transparency and public sector reform 3 – 7 May Indonesia Open Scheduled N/A £8,900 Government Partnership Summit and meeting with ministers 8 – 9 May Ireland Open Scheduled N/A £280 Government Partnership conference, and meetings on civil service reform and efficiency 14 – 16 May Italy Invited by Scheduled N/A £443 Minister Madia to talk about UK’S efficiency and reform agenda 30 June – 1 Germany Transparency, Scheduled N/A £43 July Civil Service Reform and Efficiency Minister of State (Minister for Government Policy), The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP Date(s) of trip Destination Purpose of trip ‘No 32 (The Number of officials Total cost including Royal) accompanying travel, and Squadron’ or Minister, where accommodation of ‘other RAF’ or non-scheduled Minister only ‘Charter’ or travel is used ‘Eurostar’ Nil return Minister of State, The Rt Hon David Laws MP Date(s) of trip Destination Purpose of trip ‘No 32 (The Number of officials Total cost including Royal) accompanying travel, and Squadron’ or Minister, where accommodation of ‘other RAF’ or non-scheduled Minister only ‘Charter’ or travel is used ‘Eurostar’ Nil Return Minister of State for Cities and the Constitution, The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP Date(s) of Destination Purpose of ‘Scheduled’ Number of officials Total cost including travel trip trip ‘No 32 (The accompanying and accommodation of Royal) Minister, where Minister only Squadron’ or non-scheduled ‘other RAF’ or travel is used ‘Chartered’ or ‘Eurostar’ 30 May - 3 Singapore, To attend Scheduled N/A 4066.08 June Singapore World Cities Summit Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Civil Society), Nick Hurd MP Date(s) of Destination Purpose of ‘No 32 (The Number of officials Total cost including trip trip Royal) accompanying travel, and Squadron’ or Minister, where non- accommodation of ‘other RAF’ or scheduled travel is Minister only ‘Charter’ or used ‘Eurostar’ 07 – 08 April Paris Social Eurostar N/A £587 Investment and Finance Parliamentary Secretary, Jo Johnson MP Date(s) of Destination Purpose of ‘No 32 (The Number of officials Total cost including trip trip Royal) accompanying travel, and Squadron’ or Minister, where non- accommodation of ‘other RAF’ or scheduled travel is Minister only ‘Charter’ or used ‘Eurostar’ Nil return Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Date(s) of Destination Purpose of ‘Scheduled’ Number of officials Total cost including travel trip trip ‘No 32 (The accompanying and accommodation of Royal) Minister, where Minister only Squadron’ or non-scheduled ‘other RAF’ or travel is used ‘Chartered’ or ‘Eurostar’ Nil return Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP Date(s) of Destination Purpose of ‘No 32 (The Number of officials Total cost including travel, trip trip Royal) accompanying and accommodation of Squadron’ or Minister, where non- Minister only ‘other RAF’ or scheduled travel is ‘Charter’ or used ‘Eurostar’ 30 April – 2 Glasgow Transatlantic Scheduled N/a £428 May Trade and Investment Partnership 6 May – 8 Rome Trade, Single Scheduled N/a £811 May Market and Better Regulation 13 May – 14 Brussels EU (Single Scheduled N/a £490 May Market, Business Taskforce) 3 June – 5 Poland EU (Single Scheduled N/a £352 June Market, Business Taskforce) MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES)2 Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General, The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP Date of Name of Organisation Purpose of Meeting Meeting April The King's Fund Mutuals April People2People Mutuals April Brereton Millions Big Local Trust Project Community Action April Health for Living Limited Public Sector Reform April Probrand Ltd Digital and Technology April Amazon, Cray Digital and Technology April Netflix, PayPal/eBay, Google, Facebook Digital and Technology April Various digital start-ups including: Digital and Technology Bitcoin, Dwolla, Ripple, Jumio, Coinbase, Platfora, ClearStory Data, Airbnb, Lyft, NationBuilder, Crowdtilt, Pinterest, Foursquare April Dinner hosted by British Embassy Mexico and UKTI Transparency with various businesses including BP April Palantir Cyber April Wolfram Research Government Information and Data April Air Products Energy for Growth April The Business Services Association Efficiency in Government April Community First Community Organisers April Matrix SCM Digital and Technology April CBI Efficiency in Government April Kainos Procurement May CBI Government Efficiency and Reform May Steve Sharp Efficiency in Government May Cambridge University Digital and Technology May Hinchingbrooke Hospital Mutuals and Public Service Reform May NOW: Pensions Pensions June University of Cambridge Government Information and Data June Sky Scanner Digital and Technology June The Sun and Telegraph Efficiency and Reform June MediPlus Public Sector Reform June BT Efficiency and Reform 2 Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments, NDPBs, Non-Ministerial Departments, Agencies, Government reviews and representatives of Parliament, devolved or foreign governments. Visits, attendance at seminars, conferences, receptions, media, interviews etc would not normally be classed as meetings.