House of Commons Transport Committee

Formal Minutes

Session 2019 21

The Transport Committee

The Transport Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the and its associated public bodies.

Current membership (Conservative, Bexhill and Battle) (Chair) (Labour, Brentford and Isleworth) (Labour, South) (Conservative, High Peak) Chris Loder (Conservative, West Dorset) Karl McCartney (Conservative, Lincoln) Grahame Morris (Labour, Easington) Gavin Newlands (SNP, Paisley and Renfrewshire North) Greg Smith (Conservative, Buckingham) Sam Tarry (Labour, South)

Powers The Committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 152. These are available on the internet via www.parliament.uk.

Publications at www.parliament.uk/transcom and in print by Order of the House.

Committee staff The current staff of the Committee are Deborah Courtney (Senior Committee Assistant), Estelle Currie (Media Officer); Nerys Davies (Committee Specialist), Marek Kubala (Clerk), Michelle Owens (Committee Assistant); Lewis Pickett (Committee Specialist); Robi Quigley (Second Clerk); and Hannah Stone (Committee Specialist).

Contacts All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Transport Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 3266; the C -mail address is [email protected].

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Proceedings of the Transport Committee

Wednesday 4 March 2020

Members present:

Huw Merriman, in the Chair1

Ruth Cadbury Karl McCartney Lilian Greenwood Grahame Morris Simon Jupp Gavin Newlands Robert Largan Greg Smith Chris Loder Sam Tarry

1. Declaration of Interests

Members declared their interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).

2. Committee working practices

Resolved, That the Committee examine witnesses in public, except where it otherwise orders.

Resolved, That witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee otherwise orders.

Resolved, That the Committee shall not consider individual cases.

Resolved, That the Chair have discretion to:

(a) agree the circulated agenda for Committee meetings

(b) engage in correspondence on Committee matters which are not sufficiently significant to require approval by the Committee or is of a routine nature;

(c) rrange informal meetings in on matters relating to the Committee's remit;

(d) authorise the issue of press notices in relation to Committee business;

(e) decide to which parliamentary proceedings Committee Reports should be tagged for debate in the House or Westminster Hall and, subject to a degree of prior negotiation, propose reports to the Liaison Committee for debate in Westminster Hall; and

(f) take decisions which are consequential on matters already decided by the Committee or which are urgent.

1 Elected by the House (Standing Order No 122B) 29 January 2020 (Votes and Proceedings 29 January 2020).

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3. Future programme

The Committee considered this matter.

Resolved, That the Committee visit the Department for Transport.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the National Infrastructure Commission, HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport on HS2: next steps.

Resolved, That the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee be invited to attend the meetings relating to HS2: next steps, pursuant to Standing Order No 137A(1)(e) (Select committees: power to work with other committees) Resolved, That the Chair attend the meeting of the Public Accounts Committee on 4 March 2020, pursuant to the invitation from that Committee under Standing Order No 137A(1)(e) (Select committees: power to work with other committees).

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on supporting local transport priorities.

Resolved, That the Committee visit Birmingham in connection with HS2: next steps and supporting local transport priorities.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence on trains fit for the future.

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Roads safety: young and novice drivers.

Resolved, That the Committee visit Colchester in connection with its inquiry into Road safety: young and novice drivers.

Resolved, That the Committee inquire into e-scooters.

Resolved, That the Committee hold a pre-appointment hearing with the preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority.

4. Evidence reported for publication

Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House for publication:

DfT code of practice: vehicle safety defects and recalls Correspondence with Baroness Vere, Transport Minister for Roads and Safety, dated 4 November 2019

Inclusive transport strategy Correspondence with Nusrat Ghani MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, dated 5 November 2019

Thomas Cook Correspondence with the Rt Hon MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, dated 5 November 2019

The work of Highways Correspondence with Jim O’Sullivan, Chief Executive, Highways England, dated 14 February 2020

Oral evidence-Priorities of the new Secretary of State for Transport

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Correspondence with the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport, dated 17 February 2020

DfT and ORR Supplementary Estimates 2019–20 Department for Transport Memorandum on the Supplementary Estimates 2019–20 ORR Memorandum on the Supplementary Estimates 2019–20

[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 March at 9.00 am

Wednesday 11 March 2020

Members present:

Huw Merriman, in the Chair

Ruth Cadbury Chris Loder Lilian Greenwood Karl McCartney Simon Jupp Gavin Newlands Robert Largan Greg Smith

1. Pavement parking

Draft Special Report (Pavement parking: Government Response to the Committee's Thirteenth Report of Session 2017 19), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and wri

The Government's response to the Thirteenth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.

Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.

2. Financial scrutiny

Resolved, That the Committee request written evidence from the Department for Transport on the Department for Transport Supplementary Estimates 2019-20. Resolved, That the Committee request written evidence from the Department for Transport on the Spending Review 2020.

3. Delegation to Chair to report written evidence between meetings

Resolved, That, where the Committee has evidence, including sent or received correspondence, which, in the Chair's judgement, merits publication by the Committee before it will meet again, the Chair shall have discretion to report it to the House for publication.

4. Young and novice drivers

The Committee considered this matter.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 April at 11.45 am

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Wednesday 18 March

The Chair visited the Department for Transport of 4 March 2020.

Thursday 16 April 2020

The following paper was reported to the House for publication under the power given to the Chair by the Order of the Committee of 11 March 2020:

HS2: Next steps

Letter from Andrew Stephenson MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport, dated 15 April 2020.

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Tuesday 7 April 2020

Virtual meeting

Members present:

Huw Merriman, in the Chair

Ruth Cadbury Karl McCartney Lilian Greenwood Grahame Morris Simon Jupp Gavin Newlands Robert Largan Greg Smith Chris Loder Sam Tarry

1.

The Committee considered this matter.

Ordered, That the following exit from the European Union, be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Letter from the Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee to the Chair, dated 11 March 2020; Letter from the Chair to the Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee, dated 7 April 2020.

2. Coronavirus: implications for transport

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Department for Transport on Coronavirus: implications for transport.

Chris Heaton Harris MP, Minister of State, and Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, gave oral evidence.

[Adjourned till Friday 24 April at 9.00 am

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Appendix: Declaration of Interests

Cadbury, Ruth (Brentford and Isleworth)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: GMB London Region Address of donor: John Cope House, 152 Brent Street, London NW4 2DP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 11 January 2020)

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year

One house in Greater London: (i) and (ii). (Registered 08 June 2015; updated 09 November 2018)

10. Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client

My husband, Nicholas Gash, is a self employed sole trader, providing policy and public affairs advice to clients. (Registered 08 June 2015)

Greenwood, Lilian (Nottingham South)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Hitachi Rail Ltd Address of donor: 7th Floor, One New Ludgate, 60 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7AW Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International flights £266; train tickets £132; accommodation £213; food, drink and airport transfers £125; total £736 Destination of visit: Pistoia, Italy Dates of visit: 13-14 June 2019 Purpose of visit: Study trip to visit Hitachi Rail's Pistoia facility. (Registered 26 June 2019)

8. Miscellaneous

Member of Trade Union Unison

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Jupp, Simon (East Devon)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Exeter Constitutional Trust Address of donor: Mole End, 5 Trews Weir Reach, Exeter EX2 4EG Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 Donor status: trust (Registered 09 January 2020)

Name of donor: FWS Carter & Sons Ltd Address of donor: Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, Devon EX5 1EW Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: company, registration 02033792 (Registered 09 January 2020)

Name of donor: FWSC (LADRAM) Ltd Address of donor: Winchester House, Deane Gate Avenue, Taunton, Somerset TA1 2UH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: company, registration 03633025 (Registered 09 January 2020)

Name of donor: Nigel Lindsay-Fynn Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,500 Donor status: individual (Registered 09 January 2020)

Name of donor: Devon East Patrons Club Address of donor: Mole End, 5 Trews Weir Reach, Exeter EX2 4EG Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 09 January 2020)

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Largan, Robert (High Peak)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: NFC (East) Ltd Address of donor: Anglo House, Bell Lane Office Village, Bell Lane, Amersham HP6 6FA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 received via the Midlands Industrial Council Donor status: company, registration 05162052 (Registered 08 January 2020)

Name of donor: Patrick R Evershed CBE Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 08 January 2020)

Name of donor: CJK Packaging Ltd Address of donor: 34 Mordens Park Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith SK23 9SY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: company, registration 04721061 (Registered 08 January 2020)

Name of donor: Ian R Copestake Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,475 Donor status: individual (Registered 08 January 2020)

Name of donor: United and Cecil Club Address of donor: Abbatt Group, New Penderel House, 283-287 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 08 January 2020)

Name of donor: Jeremy J Hosking Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: individual (Registered 08 January 2020)

Name of donor: Dr Lawrence N Tomlinson Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500

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Donor status: individual (Registered 16 January 2020)

Name of donor: IPGL Ltd Address of donor: Third Floor, 39 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9LP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: company, registration 02011009 (Registered 16 January 2020)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI Ltd) Address of donor: Blick Rothenberg, 7-10 Chandos Street, London W1G 9DG Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Air travel, accommodation and hospitality, with a value of £2,000 Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank Dates of visit: 7-12 July 2019 Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation. (Registered 08 January 2020)

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year

Part interest in flat in London: (i). (Registered 08 January 2020)

8. Miscellaneous

Associate Chartered Accountant, holding professional membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. (Registered 08 January 2020)

Loder, Chris (West Dorset)

1. Employment and earnings

Payments from South Western Railway, 30 Stamford Street, London SE1 9LQ, for my role as a head of department:

27 December 2019, received £487.05. Hours: none since my election. (Registered 03 February 2020)

18 January 2020, received £1,571.88. Hours: none since my election. (Registered 07 February 2020)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Ilchester Estates Address of donor: The Estate Office, Melbury Sampford, Dorchester DT2 0LF

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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Donor status: company, registration 01006592 (Registered 10 January 2020; updated 03 February 2020)

Name of donor: Ilchester Estates Address of donor: The Estate Office, Melbury Sampford, Dorchester DT2 0LF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 Donor status: company, registration 01006592 (Registered 10 January 2020; updated 03 February 2020)

Name of donor: IPGL Ltd Address of donor: Level 28, Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AW Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: company, registration 2011009 (Registered 10 January 2020)

Name of donor: Robert Appleby Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 January 2020)

Name of donor: Geoffrey Guy Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 January 2020)

Name of donor: William Salomon Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 03 February 2020)

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year

Flat in Western Cape, South Africa: (i). (Registered 10 January 2020)

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Barrington Churchfield Ltd; management consultancy. (Registered 10 January 2020)

8. Miscellaneous

Chair of APPG for South Western Railway Vice-Chair of APPG for Rail

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McCartney, Karl (Lincoln)

1. Employment and earnings

9 January 2020, payment of £3,700 from Copart UK Ltd, Acrey Fields, Woburn Road MK43 9EJ, for services as an adviser. Hours: none since my election. Fee paid to ML Systems Ltd. (Registered 11 January 2020)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: D Contracts Ltd Address of donor: Charter Buildings, 9 Ashton Lane, Sale M33 6WT Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: company, registration 07371646 (Registered 10 January 2020)

Name of donor: Lincoln Proteins Ltd Address of donor: Jerusalem Farm, Jerusalem Rd, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln LN6 4RL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: company, registration 03389773 (Registered 10 January 2020)

Name of donor: J C Bamford Excavators Ltd Address of donor: Rocester, Uttoxeter ST14 5JP Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Donor status: company, registration 00561597 (Registered 10 January 2020)

Name of donor: Witham Business Forum Address of donor: 37 High St, Lincoln LN5 8AS Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 10 January 2020)

Name of donor: Peter Shirley Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 January 2020)

Name of donor: JT Leavesley Ltd Address of donor: Ryknield House, Alrewas, Burton on Trent DE13 7AB Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: company, registration 481586 (Registered 10 January 2020)

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Name of donor: David Lawrence Address of donor: private Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 January 2020)

Name of donor: Conservative Voice Ltd Address of donor: Winslow House, Ashurst Park Church Lane, Ascot SL5 7ED Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: company, registration 09514065 (Registered 10 January 2020)

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year

Residential/holiday property in , owned jointly with my wife: (i) and (ii). (Registered 10 January 2020)

8. Miscellaneous

Unpaid director of ML Systems Ltd (IT management and consultancy). I have a shareholding below the registrable threshold, which generates a dividend. (Registered 10 January 2020)

Merriman, Huw (Bexhill and Battle)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Mark Beaumont Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 January 2020)

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year

Agricultural land in East Sussex: (i). (Registered 03 June 2015)

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Morris, Grahame (Easington)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Unite the Union Address of donor: 128 Theobald's Road, London WC1X 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 06 January 2020)

Name of donor: RMT Address of donor: 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 06 January 2020)

Name of donor: Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Address of donor: Bradley House, 68 Coombe Road, Kingston-upon-Thames KT2 7AE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500 Donor status: trade union (Registered 10 January 2020)

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Address of donor: Bradley House, 68 Coombe Road, Kingston-upon-Thames KT2 7AE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the administration and coordination of the FBU Parliamentary Group, of which I am the Chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd between 2 April 2019 and 1 April 2020, value £16,957 Date received: 2 April 2019 - 1 April 2020 Date accepted: 2 April 2020 Donor status: trade union (Registered 10 January 2020)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

I employ my wife, Michelle Morris, as part-time Senior Secretary.

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Newlands, Gavin (Paisley and Renfrewshire North)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: London City Airport Address of donor: City Aviation House, Royal Docks, London E16 2PB Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket for England vs Scotland match at Twickenham, and accompanying hospitality; value estimated at £1,050 Date received: 16 March 2019 Date accepted: 16 March 2019 Donor status: company, registration 01963361 (Registered 29 May 2019)

Name of donor: Tennis Scotland Address of donor: 177 Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH14 1BZ Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for Wimbledon, value £450 Date received: 14 July 2019 Date accepted: 14 July 2019 Donor status: company, registration SC216962 (Registered 15 August 2019)

Smith, Greg (Buckingham)

1. Employment and earnings

20 December 2019, received £1,000 from PB Consulting (public affairs), 17 Swan Court, Tanner Street, London SE1 3LE, for marketing and design services provided to (1) Medical Technology Group, c/o ABHI, 107 Grays Inn Rd, London WC1X 8TZ; (2) APPG for Vascular & Venous Disease, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA; (3) Unplanned Admissions Consensus Committee, c/o PB Consulting, 17 Swan Court, Tanner Street, London SE1 3LE; (4) Novo Nordisk, 3 City Place, Beehive Ring Road, Gatwick RH6 0PA. Hours: none since my election. (Registered 30 December 2019)

Payments from Evolution Fasteners (UK) Ltd (manufacturing and sales), 1 Oaks Court, Warwick Road, Borehamwood WD6 1ES, for marketing and design services:

2 January 2020, payment of £1,000. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 07 January 2020)

3 February 2020, payment of £1,000. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 03 February 2020)

13 January 2020, received £350 from Quatro Public Relations, 20-24 Old Street, London EC1V 9AB, for marketing and design services. Hours: none since my election. (Registered 15 January 2020)

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2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Evolution Fasteners (UK) Ltd Address of donor: 1 Oaks Court, Warwick Road, Borehamwood WD6 1ES Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,955 for my fighting fund Donor status: company, registration 4042865 (Registered 30 December 2019)

Name of donor: Ian Farr Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my fighting fund Donor status: individual (Registered 30 December 2019)

8. Miscellaneous

Member of the Advisory Board of Conservative Way Forward. This is an unpaid role with no executive responsibility. (Registered 30 December 2019)

Tarry, Sam (Ilford South)

1. Employment and earnings

Payments from the TSSA, 2nd Floor, 17 Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4SQ, for work as a trade union official:

19 December 2019, received £4,827.52. Hours: none since my election. (Registered 11 January 2020)

16 January 2020, received final payment of £9,887.48, which includes pay in lieu of notice. Hours: none since my election. (Registered 06 February 2020)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Unite Address of donor: 128 Theobald's Road, Holborn, London WC1X 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 11 January 2020)

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Name of donor: TSSA Address of donor: 2nd Floor, 17 Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4SQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Campaign leaflets and literature with a value of £1,685.96 Donor status: trade union (Registered 11 January 2020)

Name of donor: CWU Address of donor: 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1RX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 11 January 2020)

Name of donor: Mr Ghulam Ali Chaudhary Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 11 January 2020)

Name of donor: CWU Address of donor: 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1RX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 11 January 2020)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Al Khayma Lounge Ltd Address of donor: 251 Cranbrook Road, Ilford IG1 4TG Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Post-election thank you event for campaigners, including a meal, value £2,500 Date received: 13 December 2019 Date accepted: 13 December 2019 Donor status: company, registration 12211049 (Registered 11 January 2020)

8. Miscellaneous

Member of Trade Unions Unite the Union and GMB