CABINET OFFICE MINISTERS January – March 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 Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon John Hayes MP Date gift From Gift Value given 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 25/03/2014 Wanda Group Traditional Tea Pot Over limit Held by British Embassy, and Cups Beijing 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 Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon John Hayes MP 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 15 January Jim Leng Lunch 11 March Buchanan Harvey and Co Dinner 12 March Bright Blue Dinner Minister for Government Policy, The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 27 January The Infrastructure Forum Lunch 20 February Amol Rajan, The Independent Lunch 26 February Royal Anniversary Trust Dinner (speech) 04 March Piramal Lunch Minister of State, The Rt Hon David Laws MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received Nil Return Minister of State for Cities and the Constitution, The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP Date of hospitality Name of organisation Type of hospitality received 13 February Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Lunch 18 March KPMG Dinner Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Civil Society), Nick Hurd MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Nil Return Parliamentary Secretary, Jo Johnson MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 16 – 18 January Franco-British Colloque Accommodation and meals 20 January Edelman Dinner 22 January Portland Communications Dinner 11 March BVCA Dinner 27 – 28 March Koenigswinter Dinner and Accommodation 28 March Evgeny Lebedev, Evening Standard Lunch 31 March Evening Standard Reception – launch of London Live Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 04 March Martin Townsend, Sunday Express Lunch 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. Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 8 January The Times Lunch 13 January China Britain Business Council Business Lunch 22 January Gary Gibbon, Channel 4 News Lunch 12 March HSBC Dinner 20 March China Association Lunch Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon John Hayes MP Date Name of Organisation Type of Hospitality Received 30 January Mayor of London Lunch 25February Open University Dinner 04 March The Standard Lunch 10 March Mayor of London Lunch 17 March The Daily Mail Lunch 27 March The Telegraph Lunch 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’ 9th – 10th Spain Speech to pan Scheduled n/a £1,207.39 February European conference on Government efficiency. Bilateral meetings with ministerial counterparts. 11th February Dubai To attend and Scheduled n/a £2,706.90 speak at the Dubai Government Summit. 19th – 21st Prague Bilateral Scheduled n/a £1,139.00 March meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Czech counterparts. 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’ 3-4 March Mumbai Meetings on Scheduled n/a £2367.00 2014 inward investment 24 – 26 March Shanghai and Range of n/a £5816.50 Beijing meetings Scheduled covering inward investment, mandarin teaching, and discussion with Chinese authorities. 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’ Nil Return 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’ Nil Return 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’ 3rd – 4th Brussels Official Eurostar n/a £179 February meetings Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Date(s) of Destination Purpose of trip ‘Scheduled’ Number of officials Total cost including trip ‘No 32 (The accompanying travel and Royal) Minister, where accommodation of Squadron’ or non-scheduled Minister only ‘other RAF’ or travel is used ‘Chartered’ or ‘Eurostar’ 5-8 Jan. Hanoi, Vietnam To co-chair the 7th Scheduled n/a £4,881.75 annual meeting of the UK-Vietnam Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) with the Vice Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam. 25-26 Feb. Barcelona, To provide UK Scheduled n/a £639.63 Spain representation at the Mobile World Congress and meet with UK companies and the Spanish SoS for Telecommunications 8-12 March. Singapore and To lead the Smart Scheduled n/a £2,483.19 Kuala Lumpur, Cities, Smart Living Malaysia trade mission. 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’ 10/01/14 – China Trade: Health Scheduled n/a £3821 19/01/14 11/02/14 – Brussels Transatlantic Eurostar n/a £490 12/02/14 Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) 22/03/2014 Brazil Trade (Energy Scheduled n/a £4353 – and 30/03/2014 healthcare) Minister without Portfolio, The Rt Hon John Hayes 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’ 30/03/14 – South Korea Seoul GREAT Scheduled n/a £4722 04/04/14 Week 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 January Big Society Capital Introductory Meeting January MSB Consultancy Friends and Family policy January National Association of non-maintained and independent Introduction to NASS, Commissioning and Special Schools Procuring of SEN provision, and Commissioning Academy January Boston Consulting Group Public Sector Reform January Mobile Network Operators: Delivery