31 March 2012 Gifts Received
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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE SPECIAL ADVISERS INFORMATION 1 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2012 GIFTS RECEIVED1 Date gift From Description of Outcome received Gift Nil Return HOSPITALITY2 Jonny Oates Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 23 January Open Road Dinner 2012 26 January The Daily Telegraph Drinks 2012 27 January Sky News Lunch 2012 23 January The Daily Telegraph Lunch 2012 Neil Sherlock Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 31 January BT Lunch 2012 17 February DLA Piper Lunch 2012 Richard Reeves Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 31 January The Guardian Lunch 2012 2. 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. 9 February New Statesman Breakfast 2012 6 February Yes to Fairer Votes Lunch 2012 21 February BPI Brit Awards 2012 2012 2 March 2012 The Guardian (Alan Lunch Rusbridger) 16 March The Sun Lunch 2012 19 March The Times Breakfast 2012 19 March The Spectator (Fraser Lunch 2012 Nelson) 22 March The Guardian Lunch 2012 James McGrory Date of Name of Type of hospitality received hospitality organisation 24 January The Express Lunch 2012 9 February Sky News Drinks 2012 15 February Daily Mail Lunch .2012 16 February Sky Lunch 2012 28 February ITN Lunch 2012 13 March Diageo Westminster Quiz 2012 Monica Allen Date of Name of Type of hospitality received hospitality organisation 28 March Save the Children Lunch 2012 Matt Sanders Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 2 February Four Communications Lunch 2012 21 February Reuters Lunch 2012 15 February Tetra Strategy Lunch 2012 20 March NCI Forum Dinner 2012 Verity Harding Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 6 January KPMG Lunch 2012 14 BSkyB Lunch February 2012 15 BSkyB Tickets to Q&A with actor Jon February Hamm 2012 13 March Diageo Westminster Quiz 2012 John Foster Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 13 March Diageo Westminster Quiz 2012 Tim Colbourne Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 20 March The National Casino Dinner 2012 Industry Forum Christine Jardine Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 20 The Herald Lunch February 2012 21 The Scotsman Lunch February 2012 Olly Grender Date of Name of organisation Type of hospitality received hospitality 6 January Financial Times Lunch 2012 19 January Guardian/Newsnight Lunch 2012 30 January Economist Lunch 2012 8 February Guardian Lunch 2012 21 BPI Ltd Brit Awards February 2012 23 Daily Telegraph Lunch February 2012 24 Daily Mail Lunch February 2012 28 Which Lunch February 2012 6 March Mary Ann Sieghart Lunch 2012 12 March Channel 4 News Lunch 2012 Nil return for Chris Saunders, Julian Astle, Sean Kemp, Jo Foster, Bridget Harris and Veena Hudson. SPECIAL ADVISERS’ MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES3 Date of Name Purpose of Meeting hospitality Nil return 3 Does not include details of official meetings where special advisers attended alongside their Ministers .