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House of Commons
Liaison Committee
Formal Minutes
Session 2017–19
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Formal Minutes of the Liaison Committee, Session 2017–19
MONDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2017
Members present:
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Chris Bryant
Sir William Cash
Damian Collins
Yvette Cooper
Mary Creagh
David T C Davies
Frank Field
Lilian Greenwood
Harriet Harman
Meg Hillier
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Helen Jones
Norman Lamb
Dr Julian Lewis
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Ian Mearns
Mrs Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Robert Neill
Neil Parish
Rachel Reeves
Tom Tugendhat
Bill Wiggin
Pete Wishart
Dr Sarah Wollaston
1. Declarations of Interests
Members declared their interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13
July 1992 (see Appendix).
2. Election of Chair
Dr Sarah Wollaston was called to the Chair.
Resolved, That the Chair report her election to the House.
3. Evidence from the Prime Minister
The Committee considered this matter.
4. National Policy Statements Sub-Committee
Ordered, That a National Policy Statements Sub-Committee be appointed (Standing
Order No. 145(6)).
Ordered, That Dr Sarah Wollaston and Mary Creagh be members of the National Policy
Statements Sub-Committee in addition to those members of the committee who are for
the time being members of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Communities
and Local Government, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Transport and Welsh
Affairs Committees, and that Dr Sarah Wollaston be Chair of the National Policy
Statements Sub-Committee (Standing Order No. 145(7)(a)(ii)).
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Resolved, That the Sub-Committee recommends that, pursuant to Standing Order No.
152H, the Transport Committee be designated to consider the draft airports national
policy statement, which was laid before the House on 24 October 2017.
Ordered, That the Chair report this resolution to the main Committee forthwith.
5. Committee working practices and future programme
Resolved, That Hilary Benn, Bernard Jenkin, Norman Lamb, Pete Wishart and Sarah
Wollaston be members of an informal Steering Group to support the Chair with delegated
duties and decision making between formal committee meetings.
Ordered, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, written evidence shall be reported
to the House for publication.
Ordered, That the public be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless the
Committee orders otherwise.
6. Westminster Hall debates
Resolved, That pursuant to Standing Order No. 10 (7), the Committee has determined
that the following reports should be set down for debate in Westminster Hall:
Women in the House of Commons after the 2020 election, Fifth Report from the
Women and Equalities Committee, Session 2016-17, HC 630, and the
Government Response, Cm 9492 (7 December 2017)
Asylum Accommodation, Twelfth Report from the Home Affairs Committee,
Session 2016-17, HC 637, and the Government Response, HC 551 (14
December 2017)
HM Government support for UK victims of IRA attacks that used Gaddafi-
supplied Semtex and weapons, Fourth Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs
Committee, Session 2016–17, HC 49, and the Government Response, HC 331
(14 December 2017)
7. Overseas travel
Resolved, That the Committee delegate decisions on individual bids to the Chair.
[Adjourned till Monday 11 December at 5.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
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Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to Dublin and Newry, in October 2017, in
connection with its inquiry into the land border between Northern Ireland and
Ireland, at a cost not exceeding £5,716.
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to Basel, Switzerland, in November 2017, in
connection with its inquiry into the land border between Northern Ireland and
Ireland, at a cost not exceeding £5,352.
Exiting the European Union Committee to Paris, in November 2017, in connection
with its inquiry into the progress of negotiations, at a cost not exceeding £9,314.
Foreign Affairs Committee to Dublin, in November 2017, in connection with its
inquiry into The future of Britain’s diplomatic relationship with Europe, at a cost not
exceeding £6,962
International Development Committee to Paris, in November 2017, in connection
with its inquiries into UK-EU development co-operation, implementation of the
Sustainable Development Goals, the definition and allocation of ODA, the Syrian
refugee crisis and work on global education, at a cost not exceeding £13,614.
Defence Committee to Washington DC, in December 2017, in connection with its
inquiry into The indispensable ally? US, NATO and UK Defence relations, at a cost
not exceeding £59,677.
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee to Washington DC and New York, in
February 2018, in connection with its inquiry into Fake News, at a cost not exceeding
£71,469.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
Foreign Affairs Committee to Tallinn, Estonia, in September 2017, to attend the Inter-parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy, at a cost not exceeding £1,892.
International Development Committee, to New York, in September 2017, to attend the UN General Assembly, at a cost not exceeding £5,810.
Home Affairs Committee to Brussels, in October 2017, to attend the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Co-operation (Europol), at a cost not exceeding £355.
International Development Committee, to Iceland, in November 2017, to attend the Women Political Leaders Global Forum, at a cost not exceeding £2,132.
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MONDAY 11 DECEMBER 2017
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Sir William Cash
Damian Collins
Yvette Cooper
Mary Creagh
Robert Halfon
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Norman Lamb
Dr Julian Lewis
Stephen McPartland
Mrs Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Dr Andrew Murrison
Robert Neill
Neil Parish
Rachel Reeves
Tom Tugendhat
Derek Twigg
Stephen Twigg
Mr Charles Walker
Bill Wiggin
1. Declarations of Interest
Stephen McPartland declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the
House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
2. Committee room upgrade
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Evidence session with the Prime Minister
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Allegations of bullying and harassment
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Gender balance of committee membership
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Admission of Chair’s researchers to attend committees
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Westminster Hall debates
The Committee considered forthcoming debates in Westminster Hall.
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Ordered, That the following Reports be recommended for debate in Westminster Hall
(Standing Order No. 145 (1) (c)):
Forestry in England: Seeing the wood for the trees, Fifth Report from the
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Session 2016-17, HC 619,
and the Government Response, HC 445 (11 January 2018).
Future of supported housing, First Joint Report from the Work and Pensions and
the Communities and Local Government Committees, Session 2016-17, HC
867, and the Government Response, Cm 9522 (18 January 2018)
Investigations into fatalities in Northern Ireland involving British military
personnel, Seventh Report from the Defence Committee, Session 2016-17, HC
1064, and the Government Response, HC 549 (25 January 2018).
The Future of Chemicals Regulation after the EU Referendum, Eleventh Report
from the Environmental Audit Committee, Session 2016-17, HC 912, and the
Government Response, HC 313 (1 February 2018)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 December at 3.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Public Accounts Committee to Washington DC, in February 2018, in connection
with its inquiry into international tax transparency, at a cost not exceeding £58,646.
Science and Technology Committee to Geneva, in February 2018, to visit the
Large Hadron Collider in connection with its continued monitoring of Brexit
consequences for science, at a cost not exceeding £2,678.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
Defence Committee to Munich, in February 2018, to attend the Munich Security
Conference, at a cost not exceeding £1,820.
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WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2017
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Sir William Cash
Yvette Cooper
Frank Field
Lilian Greenwood
Robert Halfon
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Norman Lamb
Dr Julian Lewis
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Mrs Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Dr Andrew Murrison
Neil Parish
Rachel Reeves
Tom Tugendhat
Evidence from the Prime Minister
The Committee considered the questioning and briefing for the evidence session.
The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, the Prime Minister, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 February at 6.00 pm.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Defence Committee to Brussels, in January 2018, in connection with its inquiry
into The indispensable ally? US, NATO and UK Defence relations, at a cost not
exceeding £5,243.
Defence Committee to Paris, in February 2018, to attend a meeting with French
counterparts to discuss UK-France bilateral defence relations, at a cost not
exceeding £7,086.
International Trade to Ottawa, Washington DC and Detroit, in February 2018, in
connection with its inquiry into UK-US Trade Relations, at a cost not exceeding
£68,619.
Welsh Affairs Committee to Dublin, in February 2018, in connection with its
inquiry into Brexit: agriculture, trade and the repatriation of powers, at a cost not
exceeding £6,975.
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Treasury Committee to New York City and Washington DC, in April 2018, in
connection with its inquiry into the UK’s future economic relationship with the
EU, at a cost not exceeding £54,226.
Pursuant to the Committee’s previous decision on committee visits, the following was reconsidered and the funding confirmed as follows:
Defence Committee to Washington DC, in March 2018, in connection with its
inquiry into The indispensable ally? US, NATO and UK Defence relations, at a cost
not exceeding £69,806.
WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Mr Clive Betts
Yvette Cooper
Frank Field
Robert Halfon
Meg Hillier
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Steven McPartland
Nicky Morgan
Robert Neill
Rachel Reeves
Tom Tugendhat
1. Term limits for chairs of committees
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Westminster Hall debates
The Committee considered forthcoming debates in Westminster Hall.
Ordered, That the following Reports be recommended for debate in Westminster Hall
(Standing Order No. 145 (1) (c)):
Implications of Brexit for the justice system, Ninth Report, Session 2016-17,
from the Justice Committee, HC 750, and the Government Response, HC 651
(29 March 2018).
DFID’s work on global education: Leaving no one behind?, First Report, from
the International Development Committee, HC 367, and the Government
Response, HC 914 (29 March 2018).
3. Cross-government response to the collapse of Carillion
The Committee considered the questioning and briefing for the evidence session.
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Sir Amyas Morse KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office, gave
oral evidence.
The Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor
of the Duchy of Lancaster, John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and
Permanent Secretary, and Gareth Rhys Williams, Government Chief Commercial
Officer, Cabinet Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 February at 6.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Exiting the European Union Committee to Brussels, in January 2018, in connection
with its inquiry into Progress of negotiations, at a cost not exceeding £4,417.
Foreign Affairs Committee to Paris, in March 2018, in connection with its inquiry
into the Future of UK Diplomacy in Europe, at a cost not exceeding £12,731.
International Development Committee to Bangladesh and Burma, in March
2018, in connection with its inquiry into DFID’s work in Bangladesh, Burma
and on the Rohingya crisis, at a cost not exceeding £60,470.
Women and Equalities Committee to New York, in March 2018, in order to
attend the UN Commission on the Status of Women, at a cost not exceeding
£48,859.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
European Scrutiny Committee to Sofia, in January 2018, in order to attend
COSAC, at a cost not exceeding £1,820.
International Development Committee to Dakar, Senegal, in January 2018, in
order to attend the Global Partnership for Education Replenishment Conference,
at a cost not exceeding £6,116.
Foreign Affairs Committee to Berlin and Munich, in February 2018, in order to
attend the Munich Security Conference, at a cost not exceeding £1,782.
Foreign Affairs Committee to Sofia, Bulgaria, in February 2018, in order to
attend the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security
Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy, at a cost not exceeding
£729.
International Development Committee to Sofia, Bulgaria, in February 2018, in
order to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and
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Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy, at a cost not
exceeding £2,280.
Pursuant to the Committee’s previous decision on committee visits, the following was reconsidered and the funding confirmed as follows:
Defence Committee to Paris, in February 2018, to attend a meeting with French
counterparts to discuss UK-France bilateral defence relations, at a cost not
exceeding £7,299.
WEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Sir Kevin Barron
Hilary Benn
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr Clive Betts
Chris Bryant
Yvette Cooper
Mary Creagh
David TC Davies
Frank Field
Lilian Greenwood
Meg Hillier
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Helen Jones
Norman Lamb
Dr Julian Lewis
Ian Mearns
Mrs Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Dr Andrew Murrison
Robert Neill
Rachel Reeves
Tom Tugendhat
Derek Twigg
Stephen Twigg
Bill Wiggin
1. Pre-Appointment hearings
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Estimates Day debates
Ordered, That the Chair report to the House that the Liaison Committee approves the
recommendations by the Backbench Business Committee the following Estimates for
debates on the first and second allotted days in the present session (Standing Order
No.145):
Ministry of Defence so far as it relates to the spending of the Ministry of
Defence (26 February 2018)
Department for Exiting the European Union so far as it relates to the spending of
the Department for Exiting the European Union (26 February 2018)
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and local Government so far as it relates to
homelessness (27 February 2018)
Department for Transport so far as it relates to the spending of the Department
for Transport (27 February 2018).
3. Liaison Committee recommendations for debates on the Floor of the House
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Standing Order changes affecting select committees and enforcement of
committee powers
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Attendance of Chairs’ researcher at private committee
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Term limits for chairs of committees
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Interparliamentary collaboration on Brexit scrutiny
The Committee considered this matter.
8. The collapse of Carillion
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 March at 4.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Home Affairs Committee to Bern, Switzerland, in March 2018, in connection with
its inquiry into Post-Brexit migration policy, at a cost not exceeding £6,719.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
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Home Affairs Committee to Brussels, in February 2018, in order to attend the
UN Global Compacts on refugees and migrants and the role of Parliaments, at a
total cost not exceeding £455.
TUESDAY 27 MARCH 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Damian Collins
Yvette Cooper
Mary Creagh
David T C Davies
Meg Hillier
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Dr Julian Lewis
Nicky Morgan
Dr Andrew Murrison
Neil Parish
Tom Tugendhat
Derek Twigg
Stephen Twigg
Pete Wishart
1. Changing committee practice and procedure: enhancing effective working
Draft Report (Changing committee practice and procedure: enhancing effective
working), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft report was agreed to the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the
Report published with the First Report of the Committee, Session 2017-19, HC 922.
2. Cross-government response to the collapse of Carillion
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to oral evidence on 7 February,
be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Rt Hon David Lidington MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 15 March
2018 [LC07-01]
UK Export Finance, 12 February 2018 [LC07-02]
3. Parliamentary Commission for Health and Social Care
Ordered, That correspondence to the Prime Minister, dated 23 March 2018, be reported
to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Westminster Hall debates
The Committee considered forthcoming debates in Westminster Hall.
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Ordered, That the following Reports be recommended for debate in Westminster Hall
(Standing Order No. 145 (1) (c)):
Community Transport and the Department for Transport’s proposed
consultation, First Report from the Transport Committee, HC 480, and the
Government Response, HC 832 (10 May 2018)
Effectiveness of local authority overview and scrutiny committee, First Report
from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, HC 369,
and the Government Response, Cm 9569 (17 May 2018).
5. Evidence from the Prime Minister
The Committee considered the questioning and briefing for the evidence session.
The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, the Prime Minister, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 April at 6.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee to Norway, in April 2018, in
connection with its inquiry into Electric vehicles: developing the market and
infrastructure, at a cost not exceeding £11,894.
Exiting the European Union Committee to Berlin, in April 2018, in connection
with its inquiry into the progress of the UK’s negotiations on withdrawal from the
European Union, at a cost not exceeding, £12,365.
Foreign Affairs Committee to Washington DC and New York, in April 2018, in
connection with its inquiry into the Government’s ‘Global Britain’ agenda, at a
cost not exceeding £67,968.
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee to the Netherlands and
Germany, in May 2018, in connection with its inquiry into Land Value Capture, at
a cost not exceeding £10,938.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
International Development Committee to Washington DC, in April 2018 in
order to attend the World Bank Global Parliamentary Conference, at a cost not
exceeding £6,676.
Foreign Affairs Committee to Bratislava, in May 2018, in order to attend the
GlobSec Conference, at a total cost not exceeding £805.
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Pursuant to the Committee’s previous decision on committee visits, the following was reconsidered and the funding confirmed as follows:
Foreign Affairs Committee to Paris, in March 2018, in connection with its inquiry
into the Future of UK Diplomacy in Europe, at a cost not exceeding £15,465.
WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Mr Clive Betts
Mary Creagh
Lilian Greenwood
Meg Hillier
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Ian Mearns
Mrs Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Robert Neill
Neil Parish
Rachel Reeves
Stephen Twigg
Bill Wiggin
Pete Wishart
1. Witness Gender Diversity
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Committee Resources
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Restoration & Renewal
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Evidence from the Prime Minister: follow-up
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Westminster Hall debates
The Committee considered forthcoming debates in Westminster Hall.
Ordered, That the following Reports be recommended for debate in Westminster Hall
(Standing Order No. 145 (1) (c)):
Freedom of Speech in Universities, Fourth Report from the Joint Committee on
Human Rights, HC 589 HL 111
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[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 May at 6.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee to Denmark, in May 2018, in
connection with its inquiries into Fur Trade in the UK, and Promoting and
marketing British food, at a cost not exceeding £4,978.
Environmental Audit Committee to Norway (the Arctic), in August 2018, in
connection with its inquiry The Changing Arctic, at a cost not exceeding
£27,933.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
International Development Committee to Vilnius, Lithuania, in June 2018, in
order to attend the Women Political Leaders Summit, at a total cost not
exceeding £2,374.
WEDNESDAY 23 MAY 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Chris Bryant
Sir William Cash
Yvette Cooper
Lilian Greenwood
Harriet Harman
Meg Hillier
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Norman Lamb
Dr Julian Lewis
Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Dr Andrew Murrison
Robert Neill
Neil Parish
Rachel Reeves
Derek Twigg
Stephen Twigg
Bill Wiggin
1. Witness gender diversity
Draft Report (Witness gender diversity), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft report was agreed to the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the
Report published with the Second Report of the Committee, Session 2017-19, HC 1033.
2. Committee powers and privilege
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The Committee considered this matter.
3. Witness attendance
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Coordinated correspondence
The Committee considered this matter
5. Select Committee Travel
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Committee staffing
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Liaison Committee debates
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Westminster Hall debates
The Committee considered forthcoming debates in Westminster Hall.
Ordered, That the following Reports be recommended for debate in Westminster Hall
(Standing Order No. 145 (1) (c)):
Airports National Policy Statement, Third Report from the Transport
Committee, HC 548
Brexit: Trade in Food, First Report from Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Committee, HC 348, and the Government Response, HC1021
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 June at 6.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Exiting the European Union to The Hague, in May 2018, in connection with its
inquiry into the progress of the UK’s negotiations on withdrawal from the
European Union, at a cost no exceeding £10,660.
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International Trade Committee to Norway, in May 2018, in connection with its
inquiry into the Implications of arrangements for Ireland – Northern Ireland border
for wider UK Trade Policy, at a cost not exceeding £6,153.
International Trade Committee to Geneva, in June 2018, in connection with its
inquiries into the work of the Department for International Trade, and the
Implications of arrangements for Ireland – Northern Ireland border for wider UK
Trade Policy, at a cost not exceeding £9,191.
Foreign Affairs Committee to the Western Balkans, in June 2018, in connection
with its inquiry into the Western Balkans Summit, at a cost not exceeding
£19,739. [Visit subsequently cancelled]
International Development Committee to New York and Washington DC, in
June 2018, in connection with its inquiry into Sexual exploitation and abuse in
the aid sector, at a cost not exceeding £60,000.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
International Development Committee to Paris, in May 2018, in order to attend
the Action Against Hunger conference on the future of ODA in the Sahel, at a
total cost not exceeding £1,584.
Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee to Washington DC, in July 2018, to
attend a conference on disinformation, social media and electoral interference, as
part of its inquiry into Fake News, at a total cost not exceeding £10,378.
WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Damian Collins
Mary Creagh
Lilian Greenwood
Harriet Harman
Meg Hillier
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mrs Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Robert Neill
Neil Parish
Stephen Twigg
Bill Wiggin
1. Coordination of committee report publication times
The Committee considered this matter.
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2. Cyber Security
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Attendance of witnesses
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Estimates Day debates
Ordered, That the Chair report to the House that, following the recommendation of the
Backbench Business Committee on applications considered at its meeting of 19 June,
the Liaison Committee recommendation for the allocation of time for the consideration
of Estimates on (a) the third allotted day in the present session and (b) the first of any
additional days to be allotted in the remainder of the session (Standing Order No. 145)
is as follows:
(i) That a day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the following
Estimates for financial year 2018–19:
Ministry of Justice (on the application of Robert Neill)
Department of Health and Social Care and Ministry of Housing, Communities and
Local Government (on the application of Dr Sarah Wollaston and Mr Clive Betts)
(ii) That a further day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the
following Estimates for financial year 2018–19:
Department for Education (on the application of Robert Halfon)
Her Majesty’s Treasury, so far as it relates to spending decisions and their consequences
for grants to the devolved institutions (on the application of Stewart Malcolm
McDonald).
5. Debates on the Floor of the House
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 4 June 2018 (Order of the Committee, 20 November 2017)
Written evidence relating to oral evidence on 27 March was reported to the House for
publication on the internet:
Letter from the Chair to the Prime Minister dated 23 April 2018
Letter from the Prime Minister to the Chair dated 24 May 2018
[Adjourned till Tuesday 10 July at 6.00 p.m.
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Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Defence Committee to Paris, in July 2018, in connection with its joint inquiry with
the French National Assembly into Future anti-ship missile systems, at a cost not
exceeding £3,057.
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee to Washington DC, in
November 2018, in connection with its inquiry into Parliament and Government, a
cost not exceeding £54,360.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
European Scrutiny Committee to Sofia, in June 2018, to attend the Conference of
Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC) Plenary, at a cost not
exceeding £1,714.
Defence Committee to Berlin, in July 2018, to attend the 11th Parliamentary
Intelligence Security Forum, at a cost not exceeding £2,393.
Home Affairs Committee to Berlin, in July 2018, to attend the Parliamentary
Intelligence-Security Forum, at a cost not exceeding £790.
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TUESDAY 10 JULY 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Chris Bryant
Sir William Cash
Yvette Cooper
Lilian Greenwood
Harriet Harman
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Norman Lamb
Dr Julian Lewis
Neil Parish
Derek Twigg
1. Oral evidence from the Prime Minister - planning
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Admission of chairs’ researchers to private committee meetings
Resolved, That, in applying any exemption relating to one member of the personal staff
of the Chair granted by the House in respect of Standing Order No. 125 (Select
committees: admission of the public), the following rules shall be observed:
1. The exemption will apply to only one, named member of the Chair’s personal staff,
specified in a resolution of the committee recorded in its formal minutes. A fresh
resolution will be required to transfer the exemption to another person.
2. The resolution permitting the exemption will be agreed only by unanimous consent of
the committee.
3. Before attending any private meeting of a committee, a person to whom this
exemption has been applied must sign, and deposit with the Clerk of the committee, a
declaration in the following terms:
I understand that the private proceedings of a select committee are confidential,
and that any papers presented to a committee are confidential until the
committee has agreed to their publication. I understand that any breach of
confidence relating to the private proceedings of the committee would constitute
a contempt of the House.
4. At any time during a private meeting, if any member of a committee objects to the
presence of the person to whom this exemption has been applied, that person will
withdraw from the meeting without any question being put to the committee.
5. If a Member of the House is newly appointed to a committee after the passing of a
resolution permitting the exemption to apply, they will be offered the opportunity to
object to its continuance at the first meeting which they attend.
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6. A person present under this exemption will sit in the part of the room reserved for
members of the public, will not participate in the proceedings of the committee or
address the committee; and will withdraw when the committee is considering a draft
report (whether formally or informally).
3. Select Committee Resources
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Procedure Committee inquiry on setting up committees in a new Parliament.
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Evidence from the Prime Minister
Ordered, That correspondence from the Chair to the Prime Minister, in relation to oral
evidence given on 27 March 2018, be reported to the House for publication.
6. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 5 July 2018 (Order of the Committee, 20 November 2017)
Written evidence relating to changing committee practice and procedure: enhancing
effective working was reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letter from the Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Leader of the House to the Chair,
14 June 2018
Letter from the Chair to the Leader of the House, 18 June 2018
[Adjourned till Wednesday 18 July at 2.30 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee to Japan, in September 2018,
in connection with its inquiry into Automation and the future of work, at a cost not
exceeding £61,299.
Education Committee to Germany and Switzerland, in November 2018, in
connection with its inquiry into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, at a cost not
exceeding £27, 650.
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The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
European Scrutiny Committee, in July 2018, to attend the Conference of
Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC), Vienna, at a cost not
exceeding £977.
Environmental Audit Committee to New York, in September 2018, to attend the
Goalkeepers sustainable development event 2018, at a cost not exceeding £2,733.
Defence Committee to Paris, in September 2018, to attend the 16th Summer
Defence Conference, at a cost not exceeding £471.
WEDNESDAY 18 JULY 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Chris Bryant
Sir William Cash
Yvette Cooper
Mary Creagh
Lilian Greenwood
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Norman Lamb
Dr Julian Lewis
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Dr Andrew Murrison
Neil Parish
Tom Tugendhat
1. Evidence from the Prime Minister
The Committee considered the questioning and briefing for the evidence session.
The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, the Prime Minister, gave oral evidence.
2. Westminster Hall debates
The Committee considered forthcoming debates in Westminster Hall.
Ordered, That the following Report be recommended for debate in Westminster Hall
(Standing Order No. 145 (1) (c)):
Integrated care: organisations partnerships and systems, Seventh Report from
the Health and Social Care Committee, HC 650
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 September at 6.00 p.m.
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Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Foreign Affairs Committee to Beijing and Hong Kong, in September 2018, in
connection with its inquiry into China and the international rules-based system,
at a cost not exceeding £78,663.
International Development Committee to East Africa, in November 2018, in
connection with its inquiries into Forced Displacement in Africa, and UK Aid for
combating Climate Change, at a cost not exceeding £66,586.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
International Development Committee to Bali, Indonesia, in October 2018, to
attend the World Bank/IMF High-level Parliamentary meeting, at a cost not
exceeding £16,548.
WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Chris Bryant
Sir William Cash
Mary Creagh
Lilian Greenwood
Meg Hillier
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Norman Lamb
Mrs Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Dr Andrew Murrison
Robert Neill
Neil Parish
Tom Tugendhat
Stephen Twigg
1. Future Committee work regarding Brexit
Resolved, That the Committee invite the Prime Minister to give oral evidence.
2. Pre-legislative scrutiny
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Select committee travel overseas
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Resolved, That the Committee endorses the Guidelines for Overseas Travel, as agreed
by the Committee in 2011.
4. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 19 July 2018 (Order of the Committee, 20 November 2017)
Correspondence from the Prime Minister, dated 17 July, relating to oral evidence given
on 27 March was reported to the House for publication on the internet.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 November 2018 at 6.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Petitions Committee to Dublin, in October/November 2018, to share best practice
with the Joint Committee on Public Petitions in the Oireachtas, at a cost not
exceeding £3,591.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
Defence Committee to Vienna, in October 2108, to attend the Inter-Parliamentary
Conference for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common
Security and Defence Policy, at a cost not exceeding £726.
Foreign Affairs Committee to Vienna, in October 2018, to attend the Inter-
Parliamentary Conference for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and
the Common Security and Defence Policy, at a cost not exceeding £1,528.
WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
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Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Chris Bryant
Damien Collins
Kate Green
Lilian Greenwood
Meg Hillier
Norman Lamb
Sir Patrick McLoughlin
Nicky Morgan
Robert Neill
Pete Wishart
1. Declaration of Interests
Kate Green and Sir Patrick McLoughlin declared their interests, in accordance with the
Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. (see Appendix)
2. Evidence from the Prime Minister
The Committee considered this mater.
3. Select committee powers
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Scrutiny of the Budget: Procedure Committee Inquiry
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 15 October 2018 (Order of the Committee, 20 November 2017)
Correspondence relating to the Prime Minister’s next appearance before the Committee
was reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letter from the Chair the Prime Minister dated 12 September 2018
Letter from the Prime Minister to the Chair dated 11 October 2018
Letter from the Chair to the Prime Minister dated 18 October 2018
[Adjourned till Thursday 29 November 2018 at 8.30 a.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
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Defence Committee, to Washington DC, to attend the 12th Parliamentary
Intelligence Security Forum Summit and in connection with its inquiry into Global
Islamist Terrorism, at a cost not exceeding £19,919.
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, to Dublin, in connection with its inquiry into
the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, at a cost not exceeding
£4,793.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
Defence Committee to Bahrain, in October 2108, to attend the IISS Manama
Dialogue: 14th Regional Security, at a cost not exceeding £2,108.
European Scrutiny Committee to Vienna, in November, to attend the Conference
of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC) Plenary, at a cost not
exceeding £2,407.
International Development Committee to Paris, in November 2018, to attend the
Parliamentarian Conference on Yeman, at a cost not exceeding £2,184.
THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Sir William Cash
Yvette Cooper
Lilian Greenwood
Meg Hillier
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Norman Lamb
Dr Julian Lewis
Dr Andrew Murrison
Rachel Reeves
Tom Tugendhat
Pete Wishart
1. Evidence from the Prime Minister: Brexit
The Committee considered this mater.
2. Evidence from the Prime Minister: Brexit
The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, the Prime Minster, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 December 2018 at 6.00 p.m.
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Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
Home Affairs Committee to Washington DC, in December 2108, to attend the Intelligence
and Security forum, at a cost not exceeding £10,341. [visit subsequently cancelled]
TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2018
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Chris Bryant
Damian Collins
Yvette Cooper
Kate Green
Lilian Greenwood
Robert Halfon
Harriet Harman
Meg Hillier
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Patrick McLoughlin
Mrs Maria Miller
Dr Andrew Murrison
Stephen Twigg
1. Select Committee resources
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the effectiveness and influence of the select
committee system.
3. Evidence from the Prime Minister on 29 November 2018: follow-up
Resolved, That the Committee invite the Prime Minister to give evidence early in the
New Year on exiting the European Union.
4. Pre-appointment hearings
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Scrutiny of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) spend
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The Committee considered this matter.
6. Witness Diversity
Ordered, That witness diversity statistics April – November 2018 be reported to the
House for publication.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 January 2019 at 6.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Foreign Affairs Committee to India, in February 2019, in connection with its inquiry into Global Britain and India, at a cost not exceeding £62,682. [visit subsequently cancelled]
Welsh Affairs Committee to New Zealand, in February 2019, in connection with its inquiry into Brexit, trade and customs: implications for Wales, at a cost not exceeding £67,320. [visit subsequently cancelled]
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
European Scrutiny Committee to Bucharest, in January 2019, to attend the meeting of Chairpersons of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC), at a cost not exceeding £531.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee to Arlington, Virginia, in February 2019, to attend the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Outlook Forum, at a cost not exceeding £3,906.
Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee to Austin, Texas, in March 2019, in
connection with its inquiry into immersive and addictive technologies, and to attend part of
the South by Southwest Festival, at a cost not exceeding £15,000. [visit subsequently
cancelled]
WEDNESDAY 16 JANUARY 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
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Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Chris Bryant
Sir William Cash
Damian Collins
Yvette Cooper
Mary Creagh
David TC Davies
Kate Green
Lilian Greenwood
Harriet Harman
Meg Hillier
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Helen Jones
Norman Lamb
Sir Patrick McLoughlin
Stephen McPartland
Mrs Maria Miller
Jessica Morden
Nicky Morgan
Dr Andrew Murrison
Robert Neill
Neil Parish
Rachel Reeves
Tom Tugendhat
Stephen Twigg
Mr Charles Walker
Bill Wiggin
Pete Wishart
1. Declarations of Interest
Jessica Morden declared her interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House
of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
2. European Union (Withdrawal)(No.2) Bill
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Evidence from the Prime Minister: accountability for Brexit
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Evidence from the Prime
Minister: accountability for Brexit be reported to the House for publication:
Letter from the Chair to the Prime Minister dated 7 January 2019
Letter from the Prime Minister to the Chair dated 14 January 2019
4. Government response to recommendations for debates by the European
Scrutiny Committee
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Treatment of witnesses
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Westminster Hall debates
Resolved, That pursuant to Standing Order No. 10 (7), the Committee has determined
that the following report should be set down for debate in Westminster Hall:
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Rail infrastructure investment, Fourth Report from the Transport Committee,
Session 2017-19, HC 583, and the Government Response, HC 1557 (19
September 2018)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 February 2019 at 6.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
International Trade Committee to Geneva, in January 2019, in connection with its inquiry
into The impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy, at a cost not exceeding
£9,382.
Science and Technology Committee to Tallin, Estonia, in February 2019, in connection
with its inquiry into Digital Government, at a cost not exceeding £4,679. [Visit
subsequently cancelled]
Women and Equalities Committee to New York City and Washington D.C., in March
2019, in connection with its inquiry into The use of non-disclosure agreements in
discrimination cases, and to attend the UN Commission on the Status of Women, at a cost
not exceeding £54,740. [Visit subsequently cancelled]
WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Chris Bryant
Damian Collins
Mary Creagh
David TC Davies
Kate Green
Robert Halfon
Harriet Harman
Meg Hillier
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Norman Lamb
Sir Patrick McLoughlin
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Mrs Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Dr Andrew Murrison
Robert Neill
Neil Parish
Tom Tugendhat
Mr Charles Walker
1. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
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Ordered, That a Sub-Committee to consider the effectiveness and influence of the select
committee system be appointed.
Ordered, That all the members of the Committee be members of the Sub-Committee.
Ordered, That Dr Sarah Wollaston be Chair of the Sub-Committee.
Ordered, That the Chair have leave to report from time to time evidence taken before
the Sub-Committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the effectiveness and influence
of the select committee system be reported to the House for publication:
Dr Ben Yong (University of Hull, Study of Parliament Group member),
Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira (University of Leeds, Study of Parliament
Group member) and Dr Greg Davies (University of Hull and Cardiff University)
(SCS01)
Pupils of Sixth Form politics class, Belfast High School (SCS03)
Arabella Lang, Parliament and Treaties Hub, House of Commons (SCS04)
Ordered, That those who have submitted written evidence relating to the Committee’s
inquiry into the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system be
authorised to publish it, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 135.
2. Select Committee resources
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Scrutiny of rollover international agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
4. 2018 IPU Gender-Sensitive Parliament Audit
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Liaison Committee working practices
Ordered, That, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 145 (3), should the Chair receive
notification from the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee of its
recommendation for Estimates to be debated on an Estimates Day not later than 18
March 2019 (Standing Order No. 55 (1)), the Chair shall report that recommendation to
the House as if it were a recommendation of the Liaison Committee.
6. Committee Office Standards of Service
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The Committee took note of the paper presented by the Committee Office Management
Group.
7. National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure
The Committee was suspended to enable the Sub-Committee to meet (see page 45). On
resumption:
Resolved, That the Committee agrees with the resolution of the National Policy
Statement Sub-Committee, that pursuant to Standing Order No.152H (Planning:
national policy statements), the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee be
designated to consider the proposal for a national policy statement for Water Resources
Infrastructure, laid before the House on 29 November 2018.
Ordered, That the Chair report this resolution to the House.
8. Evidence from the Prime Minister
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That correspondence from the Chair to the Prime Minister, dated 28 January
2019, relating to accountability for Brexit, be reported to the House for publication.
9. Westminster Hall debates
Resolved, That pursuant to Standing Order No. 10(7), the Committee has determined
that the following reports should be set down for debate in Westminster Hall:
Controlling Dangerous Dogs, Ninth Report from the Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs Committee, Session 2017-19, HC 1040, and the Government
Response, HC 1892 (7 March 2019).
The future of the oil and gas industry, Sixth Report from the Scottish Affairs
Committee, Session 2017-19, HC 996 (14 March 2019).
Evidence-based early years intervention, Eleventh Report from the Science and
Technology Committee, Session 2017-19, HC 506, and the Fifteenth Report
from the Committee, Government’s Response to the Committee’s Eleventh
Report, HC 1898 (21 March 2019).
Disclosure of Youth Criminal Records, First Report from the Justice Committee,
Session 2017-19, HC 416, and the Government Response, Cm 9559 (28 March
2019)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 2 April 2019 at 6.00 p.m.
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Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee to Brussels, in March 2019, to attend the #DisinfoWeek Europe Conference, at a cost not exceeding £1,815.
Foreign Affairs Committee to Bucharest, in March 2019, to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy, at a cost not exceeding £713.
International Development Committee to Bucharest, in March 2019, to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy, at a cost not exceeding £1552.
TUESDAY 2 APRIL 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Chris Bryant
Damian Collins
Mary Creagh
Frank Field
Harriet Harman
Meg Hillier
Dr Julian Lewis
Sir Patrick McLoughlin
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Nicky Morgan
Neil Parish
Stephen Twigg
Bill Wiggin
1. Select committee resources
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Sustainable Development Goals
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Scrutiny of Free Trade Agreements
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Evidence from the Prime Minister
The Committee considered this matter.
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5. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 5 March 2019 (Order of the Committee, 20 November 2017)
Evidence relating to The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system was
reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Anonymous (SCS05)
Wendy Jacob (SCS06)
Robin Potter (SCS07)
UCL Public Policy (SCS08)
Lady Iveta Kurpniece (SCS09)
Scott Colvin (SCS12)
Oliver Mills (SCS13)
Dr Stephen Bates, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of
Birmingham & Dr Mark Goodwin, Lecturer in Politics, Coventry University
(SCS14)
Dr Mark Goodwin, Lecturer in Politics, Coventry University & Dr Stephen
Bates, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Birmingham (SCS15)
Transforming Evidence (SCS17)
Hugh Bochel, Professor of Public Policy and a member of the ParliLinc research
group at the University of Lincoln (SCS18)
Dr Catherine Bochel, Reader in Policy Studies and member of the ParliLinc
Research Group at the University of Lincoln (SCS19)
Dr Andrew Defty, Reader in Politics and member of the ParliLinc Research
Group in the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lincoln
(SCS20)
Kate Pahl, Professor of Arts and Literacy, and Emily Goodier, Arts and
Humanities impact capture assistant at Manchester Metropolitan University
(SCS21)
Thomas Caygill, Doctoral Candidate in the School of Geography, Politics and
Sociology, Newcastle University (SCS22)
Dr Marc Geddes, School of Social and Political Science, University of
Edinburgh (SCS23)
Rosalind Stewart (SCS24)
Dr Mark Bennister, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Parliamentary Academic fellow
a member of the ParliLinc Research Group in the School of Social and Political
Sciences, University of Lincoln (SCS25)
Alex Haig (SCS26)
Stephen Elstub (Newcastle University and Study of Parliament Group Member)
and Jayne Carrick (Newcastle University) (SCS27)
Further submission by Stephen Elstub (Newcastle University and Study of
Parliament Group Member) and Jayne Carrick (Newcastle University) (SCS28)
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Edge Hill University Politics Students and Staff (SCS29)
Sense about Science (SCS30)
Dr Adam Tucker, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool
(SCS31)
David Gough, Professor of Evidence Informed Policy and Practice, Director of
the EPPI-Centre, University College London (SCS32)
Dr Kamal Patel (SCS33)
Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira, Ms Nicole Nisbett and Mr Alex Prior
(University of Leeds) (SCS35)
Dr Danielle Beswick, International Development Department, University of
Birmingham, POST Academic Fellow, International Development Committee
(SCS36)
Full Fact, the UK’s independent factchecking charity (SCS37)
Institute for Government (SCS38)
6. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 14 March 2019 (Order of the Committee, 20 November 2017)
Evidence relating to The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system was
reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Petitions Committee (SCS39)
Professor Antony Travers (SCS40)
BEIS Committee (SCS41)
UCL STEaPP (SCS42)
Web and Publications Unit, Committee Office, HoC (SCS43)
Damian Collins MP, Chair, DCMS Committee, HoC (SCS44)
Research and Information staff, HoC (SCS45)
Science and Technology Committee, HoC (SCS46)
Health and Social Care Committee, HoC (SCS47)
UK in a Changing Europe (SCS48)
UK in a Changing Europe Parties Parliament and the Brexit Process Project
(SCS49)
Tom Tugendhat MP, Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee (SCS50)
International Development Committee (SCS51)
7. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The effectiveness and
influence of the select committee system be reported to the House for publication:
Mr Donald Stickland (SCS34)
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UK Research and Innovation (SCS52)
Professor Matthew Flinders (SCS53)
The Law Society of Scotland (SCS54)
Global Research Network on Parliaments and People (SCS55)
Constitution Unit, UCL (SCS56)
Mrs Josephine Willows (SCS57)
University of Leeds (SCS58)
Universities Policies Engagement Network (SCS60)
AsSIST-UK (SCS61)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 May 2019 at 2.40 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Defence Committee to Estonia and Finland, in May 2019, in connection with its inquiry
into UK Response to Hybrid Threats, at a cost not exceeding £17,758.
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee to Ottawa, in May 2019, to attend the second
International Grand Committee on Disinformation and ‘Fake News’, at a cost not
exceeding £19,712.
Scottish Affairs Committee to Ottawa and Quebec City, in May 2019, in connection with
its inquiries into Scotland and Brexit: trade and foreign relations; Immigration and
Scotland; and the Relationship between the UK and Scottish Governments, at a cost not
exceeding £66,748.
Welsh Affairs Committee to New Zealand, in May 2019, in connection with its inquiry
into Brexit, trade and customs: implications for Wales, at a cost not exceeding £61,462.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
International Development Committee to Washington D.C., in April 2019, to attend the World Bank Global Parliamentary Conference, at a cost not exceeding £14,662. [Visit subsequently cancelled]
Committee on Standards to Malta, in May 2019 to address a plenary session of the Parliament of Malta, at a cost not exceeding £506.
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WEDNESDAY 1 MAY 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Sir William Cash
Yvette Cooper
David TC Davies
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Dr Julian Lewis
Sir Patrick McLoughlin
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Stephen McPartland
Andrew Murrison
Nicky Morgan
Rachel Reeves
1. Evidence from the Prime Minister: Brexit
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Evidence from the Prime Minister: Brexit
Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Prime Minster, gave oral evidence.
3. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 25 April 2019 (Order of the Committee, 20 November 2017)
Evidence relating to The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system was
reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Education Committee (SCS63)
Remote Warfare Programme, Oxford Research Group (SCS64)
Royal Mencap Society (SCS65)
Association of Charitable Foundations (SCS66)
Hansard Society (SCS67)
4. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The effectiveness and
influence of the select committee system be reported to the House for publication:
The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law (SCS68)
Dr Danielle Beswick (SCS69)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 May 2019 at 6.00 p.m.
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Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visit was approved:
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee to Latvia and Estonia, in June 2019, in
connection with its inquiry into the Immersive and addictive technologies inquiry, at a cost
not exceeding £17,201.
The following overseas visit in a representative capacity was approved:
International Development Committee to Tokyo in June 2019, to attend the Women
Political Leaders Summit 2019, at a cost not exceeding £8,808.
WEDNESDAY 8 MAY 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Mary Creagh
Kate Green
Harriet Harman
Meg Hillier
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Patrick McLoughlin
Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Robert Neill
Neil Parish
Bill Wiggin
Pete Wishart
1. Proxy voting in Committees
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Pre-appointment hearings: new draft guidance
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Restoration and Renewal
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Liaison Committee working practices
Ordered, That, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 145 (3), should the Chair receive notification from the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee of its recommendation for Estimates to be debated on an Estimates Day not later than 5 August 2019 (Standing Order No. 55 (1)), the Chair shall report that recommendation to the House as if it were a recommendation of the Liaison Committee.
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5. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The effectiveness and
influence of the select committee system be reported to the House for publication:
The Involve Foundation (SCS70)
Nesta (SCS71)
Saferworld & Oxfam (SCS72)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 June 2019 at 6.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
International Development Committee to Stockholm and Berlin, in June 2019, in
connection with its inquiry into the UK’s progress on the Sustainable Development Goals,
at a cost not exceeding £18, 192 [Visit subsequently cancelled].
International Development Committee to New York City, in July 2019, to attend the UN
High-Level Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals, at a cost not exceeding
£13,020.
WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Mr Clive Betts
Chris Bryant
Yvette Cooper
Mary Creagh
Frank Field
Lilian Greenwood
Harriet Harman
Meg Hillier
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Norman Lamb
Dr Julian Lewis
Sir Patrick McLoughlin
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Mrs Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Robert Neill
Rachel Reeves
Stephen Twigg
Mr Charles Walker
Bill Wiggin
Pete Wishart
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1. Evidence from the future Prime Minister
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Pre-Appointment Hearings
Draft report (Pre-Appointment Hearings), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft report was agreed to and the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of
the Report published with the Third Report of the Committee, Session 2017-19, HC
2307.
3. Reporting of absences at select committee meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Proposed changes to treatment of leases in Estimates
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 13 May 2019 (Order of the Committee, 20 November 2017)
Evidence relating to The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system was
reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Professor Shane Martin (SCS73)
Join Committee on Human Rights (SCS74)
6. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The effectiveness and
influence of the select committee system be reported to the House for publication:
The National Children’s Bureau (SCS75)
Save the Children (SCS76)
Scottish Policy and Research Exchange (SCS77)
Dr Craig Prescott (SCS78)
Professor Emeritus Christine Whitehead (SCS79)
7. Westminster Hall debates
Resolved, That pursuant to Standing Order No. 10(7), the Committee has determined
that the following reports should be set down for debate in Westminster Hall:
Consumer access to financial services, Twenty-ninth Report from the Treasury
Committee, Session 2017-19, HC 1642 (6 June 2019).
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High Streets and town centres in 2030, Eleventh Report from the Housing,
Communities and Local Government Committee, Session 2017-19, HC 1010,
and the Government response, CP 84 (13 June 2019).
Forced Displacement in Africa: “Anchors not Walls”, Tenth Report from the
International Development Committee, Session 2017-19, HC 1433 and the
Government response, HC 2357 (4 July 2019).
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 July 2019 at 6.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Defence Committee to Paris, in June 2019, in connection with its inquiry into Future anti-
ship missile systems, at a cost not exceeding £6,616.
Foreign Affairs Committee to Argentina and Columbia, in June 2019, in connection with
its inquiry into Global Britain and South America, at a cost not exceeding £55,210.
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to Dublin, in June 2019, in connection with its inquiry
into the Land Border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, at a cost not exceeding £5,161.
Committees on Arms Export Controls, in July 2019, in connection with their inquiry into
arms export controls, at a cost not exceeding £35,146.
Health and Social Care Committee to Germany and Portugal, in July 2019, in connection
with its inquiry into Drugs Policy, at a cost not exceeding £14,374. (joint visit with the
Scottish Affairs Committee).
Scottish Affairs Committee to Germany and Portugal, in July 2019, in connection with its
inquiry into Problem drug use in Scotland, at a cost not exceeding £12,544. (joint visit with
the Health and Social Care Committee).
International Development Committee to New York City, in July 2019, to attend the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on the Sustainable Development Goals, at a cost not exceeding £13,020.
Transport Committee to Germany, in September 2019, in connection with its inquiry into
Trains fit for the future?, at a cost not exceeding £16,926.
The following overseas visit in a representative capacity was approved:
European Scrutiny Committee to Bucharest, in June 2019, to attend the Plenary meeting
of the LXI COSAC, at a cost not exceeding £971.
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WEDNESDAY 24 JULY 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Damian Collins
Yvette Cooper
Mary Creagh
Kate Green
Harriet Harman
Meg Hillier
Dr Julian Lewis
Sir Patrick McLoughlin
Mrs Maria Miller
Robert Neill
Neil Parish
Tom Tugendhat
Mr Charles Walker
Bill Wiggin
1. Evidence from the future Prime Minister
Ordered, That correspondence with the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP relating to
accountability to Parliament be reported to the House for publication.
2. Th effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 26 June 2019 (Order of the Committee, 20 November 2017)
Evidence relating to The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system was
reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Ms Meg Hillier (SCS80)
Dr Rachel Ramsay (SCS81)
British Academy of Management (SCS82)
[Adjourned till Monday 9 September 2019 at 6.00 p.m.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visits were approved:
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to Berlin in September 2019, in connection with its
inquiry into Disinformation, at a cost not exceeding £3,482.
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International Trade Committee to Australia and New Zealand, in September 2019, in
connection with its inquiry into Trade and the Commonwealth, at a cost not exceeding
£65,612.
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs, to Australia and Singapore in November
2019, in connection with its inquiry into Developing National Strategy, at a cost not
exceeding £71,176.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
European Scrutiny Committee to Helsinki, Finland in July 2019, to attend the COSAC
meeting of Chairs, at a cost not exceeding £628.
Foreign Affairs Committee to Brussels and The Hague in August, to meet with
counterpart committees from respective National Parliaments, at a cost not exceeding
£1,054.
MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Chris Bryant
Yvette Cooper
Mary Creagh
Kate Green
Harriet Harman
Norman Lamb
Dr Julian Lewis
Mr Charles Walker
Pete Wishart
1. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Draft report (The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system), proposed
by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft report was agreed to and the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of
the Report published with the Fourth Report of the Committee, Session 2017-19, HC
1860.
2. Accountability to Parliament
Ordered, That correspondence with the Prime Minister relating to accountability to
Parliament be reported to the House for publication.
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3. Evidence reported to the House for publication on 3 September 2019 (Order of the Committee, 20 November 2017)
Evidence relating to The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system was
reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Arabella Lang, Parliament and Treaties Hub, House of Commons (SCA083)
[Adjourned to a day and time to be fixed by the Chair.
Annex
Pursuant to the decision of the Committee of 20 November 2017:
The following overseas visit was approved:
Committee on Exiting the EU, to Dublin in September, in connection with its inquiry into The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, at a cost not exceeding £3,832.
The following visits in a representative capacity were approved:
International Development Committee to Jordan in September 2019, to visit the Sir
Bobby Charlton’s Find a Better Way project for Syrian refugees, at a cost not exceeding
£2,997.
International Development Committee to New York City in September 2019, to attend
the UN General Assembly, at a cost not exceeding £16,670.
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Proceedings of the National Policy Statements Sub-Committee
MONDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2017
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Mr Clive Betts
Mary Creagh
David T C Davies
Lilian Greenwood
Neil Parish
1. National Policy Statement
The Sub-Committee considered the proposal for a national policy statement on new
runway capacity and infrastructure at airports in the South East of England, that was laid
before the House on 24 October 2017.
Resolved, That the Sub-Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Order No.152H
(Planning: national policy statements), the Transport Committee be designated to
consider the proposal for a national policy statement on new runway capacity and
infrastructure at airports in the South East of England, laid before the House on 24
October.
Ordered, That the Chair report this recommendation to the main Committee.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 February 2019 at 6.00p.m.
WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Mr Clive Betts
Mary Creagh
Lilian Greenwood
Neil Parish
1. National Policy Statement
The Sub-Committee considered the proposal for a national policy statement for Water
Resources Infrastructure, laid before the House on 29 November 2018.
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Resolved, That the Sub-Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Order No.152H
(Planning: national policy statements), that the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Committee be designated to consider the proposal for a national policy statement for
Water Resources Infrastructure, laid before the House on 29 November 2018.
Ordered, That the Chair report this recommendation to the main Committee.
[Adjourned to a place and time to be fixed by the Chair.
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Proceedings of the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system Sub-Committee
MONDAY 29 APRIL 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Kate Green
Lilian Greenwood
Harriet Harmen
Mrs Maria Miller
Nicky Morgan
Tom Tugendhat
Stephen Twigg
1. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
The Sub-Committee considered this matter.
2. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Dame Una O’Brien DCB, former Permanent Secretary, Sir Richard Mottram GCB,
former Permanent Secretary, Rt Hon Charles Clarke, former Secretary of State;
Professor Meg Russell, Director, Constitution Unit, University College London, Dr
Hannah White, Deputy Director, Institute for Government, Dr Ruth Fox, Director,
Hansard Society and Professor Tony Wright, Emeritus Professor of Government and
Public Policy, University College London, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 May 2019 at 2.00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 8 MAY 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Hilary Benn
Lilian Greenwood
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Mrs Maria Miller
Stephen Twigg
1. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
The Sub-Committee considered this matter.
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2. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Ruth Chambers, Senior Parliamentary Affairs Associate, Green Alliance, Kayley
Hignell, Head of Policy (Families, Welfare and Work), Citizens’ Advice, Mark Lloyd,
Chief Executive, Local Government Association, and Ed Cox, Director of Public
Services and Communities, RSA; Professor Adam Cygan, Leicester Law School,
University of Leicester, Dr Catherine Haddon, Senior Fellow, Institute for Government,
Dr Holger Hestermeyer, Shell Reader in International Dispute Resolution, King’s
College London, and Dr Jack Simson Caird, Senior Research Fellow in Parliaments and
the Rule of Law, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 13 May 2019 at 1.30 p.m.
MONDAY 13 MAY 2019
Members present:
Dr Sarah Wollaston, in the Chair
Chris Bryant
Kate Green
Harriet Harman
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Stephen Twigg
1. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
The Sub-Committee considered this matter.
2. The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Esther Webber, Political Reporter, The Times, and Carole Walker, former Political
correspondent, BBC; Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Leader of the House of Commons,
gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till a time and date to be fixed by the Chair.
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Appendix: Declarations of Members’ Interests
As at 13 November 2017
Barron, Sir Kevin (Rother Valley)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Hargreaves Services plc
Address of donor: West Terrace, Esh Winning, Durham DH7 9PT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: invitation to the theatre,
including overnight hotel accommodation for myself and my wife, total value £600
Date received: 8 April 2017
Date accepted: 8 April 2017
Donor status: company, registration 4952865
(Registered 18 April 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Constituency office in Dinnington: (i).
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Benn, Hilary (Leeds Central)
1. Employment and earnings
2 December 2016, received £150 from the BBC, Broadcasting House, Portland Place,
London W1A 1AA, for appearing on Any Questions. Hours: 3 hrs. Fee donated to
charity. (Registered 12 December 2016)
12 April 2017, received £150 from the BBC, Broadcasting House, Portland Place,
London W1A 1AA, for appearing on Any Questions. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 19 April
2017)
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 Yorkshire Region and National
Address of donor: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 06 July 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: (1) Party of European Socialists (PES) (2) the Irish Labour Party
Address of donor: (1) Rue Guimard 10, 1040 Brussels, Belgium (2) 11 Hume Street,
Dublin 2
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Flights with a value of
£261 (2) Meeting room, taxis and refreshments with a total value of £66
Destination of visit: Dublin
Dates of visit: 13 Dec 2016
Purpose of visit: to attend a PES/Irish Labour Party seminar on Brexit and Ireland.
(Registered 10 January 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Part-owner of house and small nature reserve in Essex: (i). (Updated 24 November
2014)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Sally Clark, as part-time Research/Parliamentary Assistant.
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Beresford, Sir Paul (Mole Valley)
1. Employment and earnings
Employed as part-time dental surgeon for Beresford Dental Practice Limited, 207 Upper
Richmond Road, SW15 6SQ. From 22 August 2017 until further notice I will receive
drawings of £500 a month for an expected commitment of up to 300 hours a year.
(Updated 22 February 2016 and 22 August 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Private accommodation and surgery, London: (i).
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Julie Beresford, as part-time Secretary/Diary Secretary.
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Betts, Mr Clive (Sheffield South East)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for opinion surveys. All
fees are paid direct to my constituency party:
8 March 2016, received £50. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
8 April 2016, received £100. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
9 May 2016, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
30 June 2016, received £50. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
22 July 2016, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
12 October 2016, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
9 December 2016, received £75. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
21 December 2016, received £50. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January
2017)
Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for opinion
surveys. All fees are paid direct to my constituency party:
7 January 2016, received £50. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
23 March 2016, received £20. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
6 May 2016, received £80. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
17 June 2016, received £40. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
3 August 2016, received £80. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January 2017)
25 November 2016, received £60. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January
2017)
14 December 2016, received £60. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 19 January
2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: English Football League
Address of donor: 55 Blandford Street, London W1U 7HW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets and hospitality
to watch Sheffield Wednesday FC at Wembley in the Championship Playoff Final, total
estimated value £650
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Date received: 28 May 2016
Date accepted: 28 May 2016
Donor status: company, registration 04112553
(Registered 08 November 2016)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Address of donor: Qatar Embassy, 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Air travel, food and
accommodation with an approximate value of £5,100
Destination of visit: Qatar
Dates of visit: 14-17 February 2017
Purpose of visit: British-Qatar APPG visit to meet Ministers, officials, visit world cup
sites to discuss issues of bilateral relations and regional crises.
(Registered 30 March 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
One residential property in London: (i) and (ii).
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my partner, James Thomas, as Senior Parliamentary Assistant.
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Bryant, Chris (Rhondda)
1. Employment and earnings
16 November 2016, received £1,500 from Hat Trick Productions, 33 Oval Road,
London NW1 7EA, for appearing on Have I Got News for You. Hours: 3 hrs.
(Registered 16 November 2016)
16 November 2016, received £250 from Red Planet Pictures (Entertainment) Ltd, Axtell
House, 23-24 Warwick Street, London W1B 5NQ, for an interview. Hours: 90 mins.
(Registered 16 November 2016)
20 April 2017, received £10,250 from Doubleday/Transworld Publishers, 20 Vauxhall
Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA, in payment for an advance against royalties for a
new book. Hours: estimated at 600 hrs over 3 years. (Registered 29 June 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Best for Britain (UK-EU Open Policy Ltd)
Address of donor: 11 Manchester Square, London W1U 3PW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 towards my election
expenses
Donor status: company, registration 10436078
(Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: More United
Address of donor: 32 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2DB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 towards my election
expenses
Donor status: company, registration 10285790
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: Unison
Address of donor: 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 07 July 2017)
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Cash, Sir William (Stone)
1. Employment and earnings
Solicitor, William Cash & Co, The Tithe Barn, Upton Cresset, nr Bridgnorth, WV16
6UH.
3 April 2017, received £30,000. Hours: 75 hrs. (Registered 28 April 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: David E D Johnson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 June 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Until September 2017, a half share in London rental property (residential): (i).
(Registered 16 April 2012; updated 26 September 2017)
8. Miscellaneous
Unremunerated Chairman of the European Foundation, an EU reform think tank which
produces the European Journal. (Registered 26 September 2017)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Bridget Cash, as Parliamentary Assistant.
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Collins, Damian (Folkestone and Hythe)
1. Employment and earnings
From December 2015, Member of the advisory board of the Author’s Licensing and
Collecting Society, 1st Floor, Barnard's Inn, 86 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1EN. This
involves attending four meetings a year (4 hrs each) and until further notice, receiving a
quarterly payment of £1,500. The first of these was received on 31 January 2016.
Hours: 16 hrs per year. (Registered 19 February 2016)
7 March 2017, further payment of £5,740 from Harper Collins, The News Building, 1
London Bridge St, London SE1 9GF, following the publication of my book. Hours:
impossible to calculate. (Registered 08 March 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Quinn Estates
Address of donor: 77 Bekesbourne Lane, Littlebourne, Canterbury CT3 1UZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,500
Donor status: company, registration 05150902
(Registered 17 July 2017)
Name of donor: Alison P De Haan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2017)
Name of donor: Gresham Research
Address of donor: Rose Lodge, Lookers Lane, Hythe CT21 5HW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,600
Donor status: company, registration 07676062
(Registered 17 July 2017)
Name of donor: Landcap
Address of donor: 47 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2NT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: company, registration 06947792
(Registered 17 July 2017)
Name of donor: Datum Groundworks
Address of donor: Ovenden House, Industrial Estate, Wilcox Close, Aylesham CT3 3EP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: company, registration 08906234
(Registered 17 July 2017)
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3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Chelsea Football Club
Address of donor: Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, London, SW6 1HS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: a ticket to watch Chelsea v
Man Utd, total value including hospitality £714
Date received: 23 October 2016
Date accepted: 23 October 2016
Donor status: company, registration 1965149
(Registered 23 February 2017)
Name of donor: Channel 4
Address of donor: 124-126 Horseferry Rd, Westminster, London SW1P 2TX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets to the BAFTAs,
total value including hospitality £1,840
Date received: 11 February 2017
Date accepted: 11 February 2017
Donor status: company, registration 01533774
(Registered 24 February 2017)
Name of donor: ITV plc
Address of donor: The London Television Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9LT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket, including
hospitality, for the National Television Awards with a value of £1,028
Date received: 25 January 2017
Date accepted: 25 January 2017
Donor status: company, registration 4967001
(Registered 31 March 2017)
Name of donor: PRS for Music
Address of donor: 2 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets, including
hospitality, for the Glastonbury Festival value with a value of £1,108.32
Date received: 23 June 2017
Date accepted: 23 June 2017
Donor status: company, registration 03444246
(Registered 31 July 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Address of donor: Qatar Embassy, 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): air travel, food and
accommodation with an approximate value of £5,100
Destination of visit: Qatar
Dates of visit: 14-17 February 2017
Purpose of visit: British-Qatar APPG visit to meet Ministers and officials, and visit
World Cup sites to discuss issues relating to workers rights and welfare.
(Registered 23 February 2017)
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5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
Name of donor: Swiss Parliament
Address of donor: CH - 3003 Berne
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: as part of the British-Swiss
APPG's Parliamentary Ski Week, two ski passes with a value of £240; £480 in total
Date received: 2-8 January 2017
Date accepted: 2 January 2017
Donor status: other
(Registered 31 March 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Flat in London: (i) and (ii).
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Cooper, Yvette (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)
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
Address of donor: Grove Hall, 60 College Grove Road, Wakefield WF1 3RN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: Sir David Garrard
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: David Garrard
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value of donation in kind: Donation of £25,000 to
pay for a member of staff.
Date received: 17 May 2016
Date accepted: 20 May 2016
Donor status: individual
(Registered 21 June 2016; updated 25 October 2016)
Name of donor: Barbara Follett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value of donation in kind: £4,600
Date received: 9 November 2016
Date accepted: 9 November 2016
Donor status: individual
(Registered 21 December 2016)
Name of donor: Peter Hearn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value of donation in kind: £27,294 to hire a member
of staff.
Date received: 24 November 2016
Date accepted: 24 November 2016
Donor status: individual
(Registered 19 January 2017)
Name of donor: Peter Hearn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value of donation in kind: £13,647.75 to hire a
member of staff.
Date received: 19 January 2017
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Date accepted: 19 January 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 February 2017)
Name of donor: Barbara Follett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,600 for staffing costs
Date received: 19 July 2017
Date accepted: 19 July 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 21 July 2017)
Name of donor: Barbara Follett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: second donation of £4,600
for staffing costs
Date received: 26 July 2017
Date accepted: 26 July 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 July 2017)
Name of donor: Barbara Follett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: third donation of £4,600 for
staffing costs
Date received: 26 July 2017
Date accepted: 26 July 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 July 2017)
Name of donor: Peter Hearn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value of donation in kind: £15,847 for staffing costs
Date of receipt: 28 August 2017
Date of acceptance: 28 August 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 September 2017)
Name of donor: Barbara Follett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value of donation in kind: £4,600 for staffing costs
Date of receipt: 10 October 2017
Date of acceptance: 10 October 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 October 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque
Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 6QX
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Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation valued at
£592.08
Destination of visit: Versailles
Date of visit: 26-27 January 2017
Purpose of visit: to attend the Franco-British Colloque’s 2017 Conference.
(Registered 23 February 2017)
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Creagh, Mary (Wakefield)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW, for
completing surveys. Fees are donated to Yorkshire and Humber Labour Party.
(Registered 04 February 2016)
3 August 2017, payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 15 August 2017)
Payment of £150 expected from the Department of Sociology, University of Warwick,
Coventry CV4 7AL, for delivering the keynote speech at a public engagement event on
3 November 2016. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 November 2016)
Payments from YouGov plc, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for
completing surveys. All fees donated to donated to Yorkshire and Humber Labour
Party. (Registered 05 January 2017)
7 January 2016, received £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 05 January 2017)
16 February 2016, received £30. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 05 January 2017)
6 May 2016, received £80. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 05 January 2017)
17 June 2016, received £40. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 05 January 2017)
3 August 2016, received £60. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 05 January 2017)
19 December 2016, received £80. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 05 January 2017)
20 March 2017, received £200 from Ardent Fieldwork Ltd, 64-66 High Street, Barnet
EN5 5SJ, for completing a survey. Hours: 1 hr. Fee donated to local organisations.
(Registered 28 March 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: David Taylor
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: GMB
Address of donor: Grove Hall, 60 College Road, Wakefield, WF1 3RN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 05 July 2017)
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Name of donor: Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
Address of donor: 188 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M14 6LJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 05 July 2017)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Daniel Beard QC
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date received: 26 April 2017
Date accepted: 26 April 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: BM Creative Management Ltd
Address of donor: 4th Floor, York House, 23 Kingsway, London WC2B 6UJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 28 April 2017
Date accepted: 28 April 2017
Donor status: company, registration 05635995
(Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: Lord Matthew Oakeshott
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 4 May 2017
Date accepted: 4 May 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 05 July 2017)
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Davies, David T. C. (Monmouth)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from Capita Business Services, 2nd floor, 17-19 Rochester Row, London
SW1P 1LA:
29 September 2016, received £150 for delivering one lecture. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered
17 October 2016)
Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT:
8 January 2016, received £50 for taking part in a survey. Hours: approx. 30 mins.
(Registered 12 December 2016)
18 February 2016, received £30 for taking part in a survey. Hours: approx. 30 mins.
(Registered 12 December 2016)
30 March 2016, received £20 for taking part in a survey. Hours: approx. 30 mins.
(Registered 12 December 2016)
6 May 2016, received £80 for taking part in a survey. Hours: approx. 30 mins.
(Registered 12 December 2016)
17 June 2016, received £40 for taking part in a survey. Hours: approx. 30 mins.
(Registered 12 December 2016)
3 August 2016, received £80 for taking part in a survey. Hours: approx. 30 mins.
(Registered 12 December 2016)
25 November 2016, received £60 for taking part in a survey. Hours: approx. 30 mins.
(Registered 12 December 2016)
Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW:
7 February 2017, payment of £200 for survey interview. Hours: approx.1 hr. (Registered
14 February 2017)
6 August 2017, payment of £200 for survey interview. Hours: approx.1 hr. (Registered
29 August 2017)
Payments from Dods Training, 11th Floor, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street,
London SE1 9SG:
9 December 2016, received £150 for delivering a lecture. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 12
December 2016)
Payments from Studio Sixty Billion, Unit 438, Metal Box Factory, 30 Great Guildford
Street, London SE1 0HS:
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22 December 2016, received £750 for appearing on Sam Delaney’s News Thing. Hours:
approximately 1 hr (including preparation). (Registered 19 January 2017)
22 March 2017, received £750 for appearing on Sam Delaney’s News Thing. Hours:
approx. 1.5 hrs (including preparation). (Registered 13 April 2017)
20 September 2017, received £750 plus travel expenses for appearing on Sam Delaney’s
News Thing on 21 July 2017. Hours: approx. 1.5 hrs (including preparation).
(Registered 10 October 2017)
20 September 2017, received £750 plus travel expenses for appearing on Sam Delaney’s
News Thing on 15 September 2017. Hours: approx. 1.5 hrs (including preparation).
(Registered 10 October 2017)
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA:
22 February 2017, received £100 for a survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 10 October
2017)
12 June 2017, received £75 for a survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 10 October 2017)
24 August 2017, received £50 for a survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 10 October
2017)
14 September 2017, received £150 for two surveys. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 10
October 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Paul Bailey
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 02 May 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Rolls-Royce Plc
Address of donor: 62 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AT
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and accommodation
with a value of £958
Destination of visit: Berlin, Brandenburg
Dates of visit: 17-20 September 2016
Purpose of visit: British-German APPG visit to the German Parliament, Chancellery,
Ministries, Rolls-Royce aero-engine factory and to meet with German business and
parliamentarians to discuss the EU Referendum and its future impact.
(Registered 19 October 2016; updated 28 October 2016)
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8. Miscellaneous
On 18 December 2016, £500 paid direct to charity by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders
Association, 33 Gressenhall Road, London SW18 5QH, following a discussion about
community relations. (Registered 26 January 2017)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Aliz Davies, as part-time Office Manager/Senior Secretary. (Updated
10 September 2015)
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Field, Frank (Birkenhead)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: John Armitage
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £19,000
Date received: 6 April 2017
Date accepted: 6 April 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 June 2017)
Name of donor: John Armitage
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £11,000 towards the cost of
developing philanthropic projects I have helped set up.
Date received: 6 April 2017
Date accepted: 6 April 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 June 2017)
8. Miscellaneous
Non-executive chairman of Medicash Health Benefits Ltd (non–executive). Address:
Merchants Court, 2-12 Lord Street, Liverpool, L2 1TS. I have waived remuneration for
this role, but Medicash may choose to make a donation to a charity or charities of its
choice, at its discretion. (Updated 14 January 2014)
Co-Chair of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration. Migrationwatch UK
provides secretarial, research and administrative support, pays for printing costs and
maintains the group’s website. Quiller Consultants, which is a consultancy, is paid by
its client, Migrationwatch UK, to act as consultants to the group. (Registered 24 May
2011)
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Greenwood, Lilian (Nottingham South)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Stop a Tory Landslide
Address of donor: c/o 60-80 Hanbury Street, London E1 5JL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: UNISON
Address of donor: 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,490
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: GMB Midland and the East Coast
Address of donor: 542 Woodborough Road, Nottingham NG3 5FJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,278.44
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: Communication Workers Union Midlands Region
Address of donor: Postpoint 103, Derngate TE, Spring Gardens, Northampton NN1 1LZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: BM Creative Management Ltd
Address of donor: 23 Kingsway, London WC2B 6UJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: company, registration 05635995
(Registered 06 July 2017)
Name of donor: UNISON Labour Link
Address of donor: 130, Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 07 July 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: (1) Labour Friends of Israel (2) Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: (1) BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX (2) 9 Yitzhak Rabin Blvd., Kiryat
Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem 9103001
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) flights, accommodation,
meals, airport and taxi transfers, with a value of £1,500 (2) fast track access through
security check, passport control, registration and customs, value £75.
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestinian territories
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Dates of visit: 2-6 January 2017
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit. Meeting with Israeli and Palestinian co-existence
campaigners, politicians, academics and diplomats.
(Registered 30 January 2017)
Name of donor: Swiss Foreign Ministry
Address of donor: Presence Switzerland PRS, Bundesgasse 32, 3003 Bern, Switzerland
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel and accommodation
with an approx. value of £1,900
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Zurich, Bern, Lausanne, Geneva)
Dates of visit: 3-7 April 2017
Purpose of visit: Participation in a study trip to Switzerland (Swiss-EU relations, Swiss
financial centre, Science and Innovation, International Geneva).
(Registered 13 April 2017)
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Halfon, Robert (Harlow)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Lord Stanley Kalms
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 03 July 2017)
Name of donor: Greg Knight
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 03 July 2017)
Name of donor: Selva Pankaj
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 03 July 2017)
Name of donor: David Meller
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 03 July 2017)
Name of donor: Simon Waxley
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 03 July 2017)
Name of donor: Land Sheriffs Ltd
Address of donor: Bencroft Dassels, Braughing, Ware, Hertfordshire SG11 2RW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: company, registration 05681052
(Registered 03 July 2017)
Name of donor: John Fearon
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 03 July 2017)
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2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Edward Atkin
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 31 August 2016
Date accepted: 7 September 2016
Donor status: individual
(Registered 06 October 2016)
Name of donor: David Meller
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ongoing contribution
towards the monthly salary of an apprentice in my office from 31 October 2016 to 29
September 2017, total value £4,473.99
Date received: 31 October 2016 to 29 September 2017
Date accepted: 31 October 2016
Donor status: individual
(Registered 08 February 2017)
Name of donor: Superior Roofing & Building Services Ltd
Address of donor: Sarbir Industrial Estate, Cambridge Road, Harlow CM20 2EU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ongoing contribution
towards the monthly salary of an apprentice in my office from 31 October 2016 to 29
September 2017, total value £4,426.33
Date received: 31 October 2016 to 29 September 2017
Date accepted: 31 October 2016
Donor status: company, registration 04479959
(Registered 08 February 2017; updated 16 March 2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor: PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hotel accommodation
during Conservative Party Conference, total value £1,200
Date received: 1-5 October 2016
Date accepted: 1 October 2016
Donor status: company, registration 08114952
(Registered 08 November 2016)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens,
London SW1W 0EB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): flights, internal travel,
accommodation and hospitality; approx. value £5,000
Destination of visit: Taipei
Dates of visit: 16 - 23 September 2017
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Purpose of visit: Taiwan APPG delegation at the invitation of the Government of the
Republic of China (Taiwan) to gain a better understanding of economic and political
issues concerning the country.
(Registered 11 October 2017)
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Harman, Ms Harriet (Camberwell and Peckham)
1. Employment and earnings
Contract with Allen Lane, The Penguin Press, a publishing division of Penguin Books
Ltd, 80, Strand, London WC2R 0RL, through Aitken Alexander Associates Ltd, 291
Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8QJ. (Registered 15 March 2016)
31 January 2017, received £9,135 as advance due on delivery of manuscript. Hours: no
additional hours. (Registered 24 February 2017)
31 January 2017, received £10,250 as advance due on first publication. Hours: no
additional hours. (Registered 24 February 2017)
24 January 2017, £2,050 received from Random House Group Ltd, 20 Vauxhall Bridge
Road, London SW1V 2SA, through Aitken Alexander Associates Ltd, 291 Gray's Inn
Road, London WC1X 8QJ, for contribution to the audio adaptation of my book. Hours:
20 hrs. (Registered 24 February 2017)
14 February 2017, received £350 from the BBC, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA, for
appearing on 'This Week' on 2 February 2017. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 24 February
2017)
10 March 2017, received £3,000 from Vodafone Group, Paddington Central, 1
Kingdom Street, London W2 6BY, via Golden Goose PR, 24 Neal Street, London
WC2H 9QW, for participation in an International Women's Day panel debate hosted by
KPMG LLP & Vodafone Group plc. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 17 March 2017)
29 March 2017, received £2,000 from Diffusion Events, 1 Rogans Court, Patrick Street,
Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, for participation in an in conversation event at the
Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival on 12 March 2017. Hours: 24 hrs. (Registered 13
April 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Part ownership of house in Suffolk: (i).
8. Miscellaneous
From 10 July 2017, unremunerated Chair of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and
Contemporary Dance. (Registered 12 July 2017)
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Hillier, Meg (Hackney South and Shoreditch)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
A property in London: (i) and (ii).
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Jenkin, Mr Bernard (Harwich and North Essex)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from Aros Corporation Limited, 112 Eversleigh Road, London SW11 5XB,
(formerly Envoy Media, 11 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE), for regular
column in Diplomat Magazine. Two hours work per month:
Payment of £325 expected for an article written on 18 August 2016. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 05 December 2016)
Payment of £325 expected for an article written on 17 October 2016. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 05 December 2016)
Payment of £325 expected for an article written on 18 November 2016. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 05 December 2016)
Payment of £325 expected for an article written on 23 January 2017. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 24 January 2017)
Payment of £325 expected for an article written on 26 April 2017. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 27 April 2017)
Payment of £325 expected for an article written on 16 August 2017. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 21 August 2017)
27 October 2016, received £200 from Guardian News and Media, PO Box 68164, Kings
Place, 90 York Way, London N1P 2AP, for an article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 25
November 2016)
10 June 2017, received £500 from Associated Newspapers Ltd Northcliffe House, 2
Derry Street, Kensington, London W8 5TT, for an article in the Mail on Sunday. Hours:
3 hrs. (Registered 10 July 2017)
4 October 2017, received £150 from the British Broadcasting Corporation, Broadcasting
House, Portland Place, London W1A OAA, for being a member of the panel on BBC
Radio Four Any Questions. Hours: 6 hrs including travel and preparation. (Registered
13 October 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Pietas Ltd
Address of donor: 9 Great Chesterford Court, London Road, Great Chesterford CB10
1PF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Business Club dinner on 30
November 2016, value £2,000
Donor status: company, registration 03988618
(Registered 04 January 2017)
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Name of donor: Mr Alan Halsall
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: Mr Peter Cruddas
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: Flowidea Ltd
Address of donor: Arbuthnot House, 7 Wilson Street, London EC2 Y 9AR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: company, registration 02463564
(Registered 05 July 2017)
Name of donor: Mr Michael Spencer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 21 July 2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: David Gibbon
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One day’s shooting,
estimated value £700
Date received: 11 November 2016
Date accepted: 11 November 2016
Donor status: individual
(Registered 25 November 2016)
Name of donor: EPC United Kingdom plc
Address of donor: Venture Crescent, Nix's Hill Industrial Estate, Alfreton DE55 7RA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner, overnight stay and
a day’s shooting with a total value of £650
Date received: 6-7 January 2017
Date accepted: 6 January 2017
Donor status: company, registration 00084170
(Registered 01 February 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary China Group (with sponsorship from John
Swire & Sons, HSBC, City of London, Cambridge Assessment, and Arup)
Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Economy class flights
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(international and domestic) £822.51; accommodation £455.91; food and drink £163.96;
meeting and hospitality expenses (inc. interpretation, venue hire) £243.56; total
£1,685.94
Destination of visit: China (Beijing and Wuhan)
Dates of visit: 13–17 November 2016
Purpose of visit: To maintain and strengthen relations between the UK Parliament and
the National People’s Congress of China; support British businesses operating in China;
and deepen the knowledge of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 23 November 2016)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Rental income from lodgers at my main home in London: (i) and (ii).
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Jones, Helen (Warrington North)
1. Employment and earnings
11 January 2017, received £942.49 in royalties from Biteback Publishing, West Tower,
3 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SP, for a book. Hours: impossible to estimate.
(Registered 17 January 2017)
21 June 2017, received £135 in royalties from Biteback Publishing, West Tower, 3
Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SP, for a book. Hours: no hours since election.
(Registered 05 July 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Warrington North Parliamentary Association
Address of donor: 28 Lyndale Avenue, Orford WA2 8EP
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,004.60
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 05 July 2017)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my husband, Mike Vobe, as Senior Parliamentary Assistant.
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Lamb, Norman (North Norfolk)
1. Employment and earnings
Chair of West Midlands Mental Health Commission, Dudley Metropolitan Borough
Council, Priory Road, Dudley DY1 1HF. I have consulted ACoBA about this
appointment. (Registered 04 March 2016)
1 September 2016, received £12,000 for the period 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016.
Hours: 192 hrs. (Registered 02 November 2016)
28 October 2016, received £4,250 for the period 1 July 2016 to 31 October 2016. Hours:
68 hrs. (Registered 29 December 2016)
31 January 2017, received £4,000 for the period 1 November to 24 December 2016.
Hours: 64 hrs. (Registered 04 April 2017)
12 September 2016, received £900 from Associated Newspapers Ltd, Northcliffe
House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT, for an article written in August 2016 for the
Mail on Sunday. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 30 November 2016)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Alistair Barr
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: Mark Petterson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: Mark Petterson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: Dinesh Dhamijah
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: David Bouchier
Address of donor: private
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Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: More United Ltd
Address of donor: Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2DB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: company, registration 10285790
(Registered 07 July 2017)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: IDTD Services Ltd
Address of donor: Ingram House, Meridian Way, Norwich NR7 0TA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 (registered together
with donation accepted on 19 October 2016)
Date received: 19 September 2016
Date accepted: 19 September 2016
Donor status: company, registration 07306304
(Registered 02 November 2016)
Name of donor: IDTD Services Ltd
Address of donor: Ingram House, Meridian Way, Norwich NR7 0TA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 (registered together
with donation accepted on 19 September 2016)
Date received: 19 October 2016
Date accepted: 19 October 2016
Donor status: company, registration 07306304
(Registered 02 November 2016)
Name of donor: IDTD Ltd
Address of donor: 14 Broad Lane, South Walsham NR13 6EE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 11 January 2017
Date accepted: 11 January 2017
Donor status: company, registration 07306304
(Registered 04 April 2017)
Name of donor: Ian Wright
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 30 January 2017
Date accepted: 30 January 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 04 April 2017)
Name of donor: Terry Cann
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date received: 26 April 2017
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Date accepted: 26 April 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: Ardeshir Nagshineh
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 2 May 2017
Date accepted: 2 May 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: Jospeh Zammit-Lucia
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,993
Date received: 4 May 2017
Date accepted: 4 May 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: Lord Matthew Oakeshott
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 9 May 2017
Date accepted: 9 May 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: Clare Barnett-Nagshineh
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 2 June 2017
Date accepted: 2 June 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
I am listed as one of the lessees of the following property, associated with Steele and
Co.:
Commercial leasehold property in Norwich: (i) and (ii).
Two flats in London: (i) and (ii). (Registered 16 December 2010; updated 25 February
2014)
8. Miscellaneous
Solicitor (non-practising).
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From 1 April 2016, Policy Advisory Board Member, Money and Mental Health Policy
Institute, King's Policy Institute. This is an unremunerated post. (Registered 02
November 2016)
From 8 September 2016, Parliamentary Champion for Headway. This is an
unremunerated post. (Registered 02 November 2016)
From 12 September 2016, Ambassador for Young Minds. This is an unremunerated
post. (Registered 02 November 2016)
From 1 October 2016, Trustee of Think Ahead. This is an unremunerated post.
(Registered 02 November 2016)
10. Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third
party or client
My son, Edward Lamb, works as Account Director at GK Strategy. (Registered 24 June
2015; updated 15 September 2017)
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Lewis, Dr Julian (New Forest East)
1. Employment and earnings
1 November 2016, £350 paid directly to charity in respect of an article I wrote for the
Daily Telegraph, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. Hours: 2- 3 hrs.
(Registered 10 November 2016)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Flat in London, purchased on 22 December 2014 and from which rental income has
been received since 5 February 2015: (i) and (ii). (Registered 05 February 2015)
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MacNeil, Angus Brendan (Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
1. Employment and earnings
Tenant crofter on the Island of Barra.
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Government of Gibraltar
Address of donor: Gibraltar House, 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA 270
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation
with a value of £1,137
Destination of visit: Gibraltar
Date of visit: 8-10 September 2016
Purpose of visit: Gibraltar National Day, as Deputy Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for
the SNP and member of the Gibraltar APPG.
(Registered 03 October 2016)
Name of donor: Hong Kong Government
Address of donor: c/o Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, 18 Bedford Square,
London WC1B 3JA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights valued at approx.
£8,500; accommodation 4 nights) and food valued at £1,652; other transport and
hospitality to a value of approx £207; approx £10,359 in total
Dates of visit: 9-13 January 2017
Purpose of visit: to maintain bilateral ties; support British businesses operating in Hong
Kong, and deepen the knowledge of parliamentarians of Hong Kong’s political, social
and economic development.
(Registered 27 February 2017)
Name of donor: HM Government of Gibraltar
Address of donor: 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £636;
accommodation £476; total value £1,112
Destination of visit: Gibraltar
Dates of visit: 7-11 September 2017
Purpose of visit: Delegation from the APPG for Gibraltar at invitation of HM
Government to attend National Day celebrations, briefings and visit Parliament.
(Registered 17 October 2017)
Name of donor: (1) London City Airport (2) Airbus
Address of donor: (1) London City Airport, Hartmann Road, London E16 2PX (2) 316
Route de Bayonne, 31300 Toulouse, France
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Flights £522.06;
accommodation £288; total £810.06 (2) transport and hospitality £290
Destination of visit: Toulouse, France
Dates of visit: 24-26 August 2017
Purpose of visit: To understand issues surrounding Airbus regarding Brexit, particularly
free movement of people and customs union.
(Registered 23 October 2017)
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6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Joint ownership of house in Fort William: (i). (Updated 23 June 2015)
Flat in Glasgow: (i) and (ii).
Flat in London: (i) and (ii).
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Mearns, Ian (Gateshead)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: RMT Union
Address of donor: 39 Charlton Street, London NW1 1JD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £8,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 07 July 2017)
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: £8,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 07 July 2017)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Bakers and Allied Food Workers Union
Address of donor: Stanborough House, Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
AL8 7TA
Amount or nature and value of donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the
Bakers' Union Parliamentary Group, which I co-chair, provided by Union Services
Parliamentary Consultancy, at a value of £15,624 from 1 September 2016 to 31 August
2017
Date received: 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017
Date accepted: 1 September 2016
Donor status: Trade Union
(Registered 20 October 2016)
Name of donor: Rail, Maritime and Transport Union
Address of donor: Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD
Amount or nature and value of donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the
RMT Parliamentary Group, which I co-chair, provided by Union Services Parliamentary
Consultancy, at a value of £4,032 from 1 September 2016 to 30 November 2016
Date received: 1 September 2016 to 30 November 2016
Date accepted: 1 September 2016
Donor status: Trade Union
(Registered 20 October 2016)
Name of donor: Rail, Maritime and Transport Union
Address of donor: Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and
coordination of the RMT Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Union
Services Parliamentary Consultancy, at a value of £16,800 from 1 December 2016 to 30
November 2017
Date received: 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017
Date accepted: 1 December 2016
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Donor status: Trade Union
(Registered 15 December 2016)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
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: Four nights'
accommodation in Brighton at the Grand Hotel with a value of £1,380
Date received: 24-27 September 2017
Date accepted: 24 September 2017
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 27 September 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Part share in two houses in Gateshead: (i) (Registered 19 April 2013; updated 20
October 2016)
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Miller, Mrs Maria (Basingstoke)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Nigel McNair Scott
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 04 July 2017)
8. Miscellaneous
From 12 July 2017, an unremunerated director and trustee of the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association. (Registered 12 October 2017)
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Morgan, Nicky (Loughborough)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from the BBC, New Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA:
22 November 2016, received £150 for appearing on 'Any Questions' on 4 November
2016. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 05 December 2016)
26 July 2017, received £150 for appearing on 'Any Questions' on 14 July 2017. Hours: 2
hrs. (Registered 11 September 2017)
23 December 2016, received £5,000 from the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston,
Birmingham B15 2TT, for speaking at a seminar and dinner. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered
11 January 2017)
17 March 2017, received £1,000 from LaingBuisson (healthcare research company), 29
Angel Gate, 326 City Road, London EC1V 2PT, for speaking at a conference on 8
February 2017. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 22 March 2017)
Speaking engagements arranged through STH Management Ltd, Donington Hall, Castle
Donington, Derby DE74 2SG. I consulted ACoBA about my agreement with this
company:
29 March 2017, received £2,550 from Automotive Fellowship International, 7 Old
Square, Warwick CV34 4RA, for speaking at their conference. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered
28 April 2017)
8 May 2017, received £2,250 from Worldwide Business Research Ltd, 129 Wilton
Road, London SW1V 1JZ, for speaking at Tradetech, a conference organised by the
payer. Hours: 5 hrs including preparation. (Registered 06 July 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: J T Leavesley Ltd
Address of donor: Ryknield House, Alrewas, Burton on Trent DE13 7AB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: company, registration 00481586
(Registered 06 July 2017)
Name of donor: Blue Skies Investment Ltd
Address of donor: Nene House, 4 Rushmills, Northampton NN4 7YB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £9,000
Donor status: company, registration 08752782
(Registered 06 July 2017)
Name of donor: Regents House Ltd
Address of donor: 167 Imperial Drive, Harrow HA2 7HD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
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Donor status: company, registration 10188504
(Registered 06 July 2017)
Name of donor: 3R Construction
Address of donor: Sitel House, 3-6 Cettle Market, Loughborough LF11 3DL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: company, registration 02359111
(Registered 06 July 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: (1) Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (2) Israeli Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
Address of donor: (1) PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB (2) 9 Yitzhak Rabin Blvd.,
Kiryat Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem 9103001
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Air travel for myself,
plus VIP airport service, accommodation, hospitality and tour of the Dead Sea, for
myself, my husband and son, total value £3,500 (2) Bus travel, of which my husband
and son had one day's use, value £650
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Dates of visit: 12-17 February 2017
Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation.
(Registered 09 March 2017)
Name of donor: Unicef UK
Address of donor: 30A Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel with a
value of £587.44
Destination of visit: Athens, Greece
Dates of visit: 29 March - 1 April 2017
Purpose of visit: To see Unicef's work in Athens and discuss the UK's role in tackling
the refugee crisis.
(Registered 25 April 2017)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
From 7 July 2017, Cotes Consult Ltd; corporate advisory services. (Registered 11
September 2017)
8. Miscellaneous
Unpaid director of Loughborough Wellbeing C.I.C. (Registered 11 September 2017)
From 7 July 2017, unpaid director of Cotes Consult Ltd. (Registered 11 September
2017)
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Murrison, Dr Andrew (South West Wiltshire)
1. Employment and earnings
Surgeon Commander Royal Naval Reserve, HMS President, St Katherine’s Dock,
London. (Updated 15 January 2014 and 2 October 2015)
2 May 2017, received £1,088.68. Hours: 32 hrs. (Registered 09 June 2017)
Payments from ComRes, Downside Bridge Road, Cobham KT113EP, for surveys:
25 February 2017, received £100. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 19 September 2017)
14 June 2017, received £75. Horus: 30 mins. (Registered 19 September 2017)
16 September 2017, received £150. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 19 September 2017)
7 October 2017, received £150. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 09 October 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Joint owner, with my wife, of agricultural buildings and field in Wiltshire: (i).
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Jennifer Murrison, as part-time Senior Caseworker. (Updated 29
June 2015)
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Neill, Robert (Bromley and Chislehurst)
1. Employment and earnings
Director of RJMN Ltd, 145-157 St John Street, London EC1V 4PW, a strategic
consultancy business. (Registered 11 April 2014)
Director of Camden Park Ltd, 145-157 St John St, London EC1V 4PW; a consultancy.
(Registered 18 July 2014)
Non-executive Director of Cratus Communications, Alpha House, 100 Borough High
St, London SE1 1NL; a strategic advice and public affairs consultancy. From 23 May
2016 until further notice, I will receive £1,667.67 each month. Hours: 6 hrs per month.
(Registered 10 October 2014; updated 24 May 2016)
Rolton Kilbride Ltd; a client of RJMN Ltd. Address: Bury House, 1-3 Bury St,
Guildford, GU2 4AW. Energy and infrastructure providers. From 1 February 2017, I
will receive £500 every month for providing strategic consultancy advice. Hours: 3 hrs
per month. (Registered 10 October 2014; updated 15 March 2017)
14 November 2016, received £5,000 for strategic consultancy advice. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 22 November 2016)
12 January 2017, received £5,000 for strategic consultancy advice. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 18 January 2017)
The Hemming Group Ltd; a client of RJMN Ltd. Address: 32 Vauxhall Bridge Road,
London SW1V 2SS. (Registered 03 February 2015)
17 March 2017, received £800 for four articles in the Municipal Journal. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 29 March 2017)
15 May 2017, received £200 for an article in the Municipal Journal. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 14 June 2017)
28 September 2017, received £600 for articles. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 12 October
2017)
From 1 September 2016, consultant to Weightmans LLP; a client of RJMN Ltd.
Address: Peat House, 1 Waterloo Way, Leicester LE1 6LP. Until further notice, I will
receive £15,000 per annum for providing strategic consultancy advice. Hours: 6 hrs per
month. (Registered 03 October 2016; updated 22 December 2016)
From 1 December 2016, consultant to the Substantia Group, 55 Chislehurst Road,
Chislehurst BR7 5NP. Until further notice, I will be paid £1,000 per month for
providing strategic consultancy advice. Hours: 6 hrs per month. (Registered 22
December 2016)
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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: Francis Evans Ltd
Address of donor: 14 The Lanes, Becket Close, Canterbury CT3 2HB
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: company, registration 08639372
(Registered 21 August 2017)
Name of donor: Shekor Tarat
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 21 August 2017)
Name of donor: The Chelwood Club
Address of donor: Flat 5, Cresswell Close, Langley Waterside, Beckenham BR3 3FW
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 21 August 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: HM Government of Gibraltar
Address of donor: 150 Strand, London WC2E 1JA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): for myself and my partner,
travel and accommodation with a total value of £1,116
Destination of visit: Gibraltar
Date of visit: 8-11 September 2016
Purpose of visit: Gibraltar APPG delegation.
(Registered 03 October 2016)
Name of donor: Guernsey International Business Association
Address of donor: PO Box 655, Somers House, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY13
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and accommodation
£445, plus a flight for my partner £160, total value £605
Destination of visit: Guernsey
Dates of visit: 3-5 April 2017
Purpose of visit: Delegation visit to the Government of Guernsey.
(Registered 18 April 2017)
Name of donor: HM Government of Gibraltar
Address of donor: 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): For myself and a guest,
flights £342.80 and accommodation £776, total value £1,118.80
Destination of visit: Gibraltar
Dates of visit: 7-10 September 2017
Purpose of visit: APPG for Gibraltar visit to attend National Day Celebrations.
(Registered 13 September 2017)
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6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
I own a residential flat in London: (i) and (ii).
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
RJMN Ltd, a strategic consultancy business.
Camden Park Ltd, a consultancy. (Registered 18 July 2014)
8. Miscellaneous
Barrister – not currently practising.
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Parish, Neil (Tiverton and Honiton)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
Family farm in Somerset: (i) and (ii).
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Susan Parish, as Junior Secretary.
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Reeves, Rachel (Leeds West)
1. Employment and earnings
Royalty payment of £143.65 expected from I. B. Tauris, 6 Salem Road, London W2
4BU, for a book published on 1 December 2016. Hours: estimated at 225 hrs between
October 2015 and November 2016. (Registered 07 July 2017)
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 Yorkshire and North Derbyshire
Address of donor: 60 College Grove Road, Wakefield WF1 3RN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Name of donor: UNISON Yorkshire & Humber Region
Address of donor: Commerce House, Wade Lane, Leeds LS2 8NJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 given to Yorkshire
Regional Labour Party and received by my Leeds West Labour in the form of campaign
creator print credits
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 07 July 2017)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Graham Cole
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date received: 13 December 2016
Date accepted: 9 January 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 09 January 2017)
Name of donor: CEG (Commercial Estates Group Ltd)
Address of donor: Sloane Square House, 1 Holbein Place, London SW1W 8NS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,800
Date received: 13 October 2016
Date accepted: 13 October 2016
Donor status: company, registration 02404081
(Registered 16 January 2017)
Name of donor: Sir David Garrard
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,500
Date received: 2 February 2017
Date accepted: 7 February 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 February 2017)
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Name of donor: Paul Myners
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 22 February 2017
Date accepted: 22 February 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 March 2017)
Name of donor: Sir David Garrard
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,500
Date received: 26 April 2017
Date accepted: 26 April 2017
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 April 2017)
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Tugendhat, Tom (Tonbridge and Malling)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from the Daily Telegraph, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W
0DT:
Payment of £270 expected for an article written on 18 September 2016. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 14 October 2016)
21 October 2016, received £250 for an article written on 4 October 2016. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 26 October 2016)
22 December 2016, payment of £270 for an article published on 3 December 2016.
Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 22 December 2016)
13 January 2017, received £700 for two articles published on 27 December 2016 and 3
January 2017. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 18 January 2017)
10 March 2017, received £270 for an article published on 22 February 2017. Hours: 1
hr. (Registered 21 March 2017)
21 March 2017, received £250 for an article published on 10 March 2017. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 28 March 2017)
8 September 2017, received £270 for an article published on 19 August 2017. Hours: 1
hr. (Registered 20 September 2017)
31 January 2017, payment of £415 received from the Wall Street Journal, 10 Fleet
Place, London EC4M 7QN, for an article published on 26 September 2017. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 06 February 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: David J Coldman
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 05 July 2017)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
Address of donor: 39 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1BX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: an educational allowance of
£5,330 and accommodation provided for an intern in my parliamentary office for 6
months: 10 October 2016 – 16 March 2017
Date received: 10 October 2016
Date accepted: 10 October 2016
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Donor status: registered charity
(Registered 14 October 2016; updated 19 April 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland)
Address of donor: 63D Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and internal
transport £600; accommodation and hospitality £385; taxi to and from airport in UK
£180; total £1,165
Destination of visit: Berlin
Dates of visit: 20-21 September 2016
Purpose of visit: to meet Members of the German Parliament and discuss matters of
mutual interest.
(Registered 14 October 2016)
Name of donor: European Leadership Network
Address of donor: Suite 407, Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): transport £267;
accommodation £215; ground transport £115; hospitality £100; total £697
Destination of visit: Brussels, Belgium
Date of visit: 22 March 2017
Purpose of visit: meetings with members of the European Leadership Network.
(Registered 18 April 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental
income of over £10,000 a year
One property of four flats in Essonne, France, owned jointly with three family
members: (i). (Registered 04 June 2015)
Agricultural land and forestry in Essonne, France, owned jointly with eleven family
members: (i). (Registered 04 June 2015)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Lashkar and Co Ltd; strategic advice and leadership mentoring. (Registered 04 June
2015)
8. Miscellaneous
Holding below registrable threshold in Beauhurst Ltd (corporate data) and Juliand
Digital Ltd (productivity software). (Registered 04 June 2015)
Commissioned officer in British Army Reserve. (Registered 04 June 2015)
From 6 March 2017, holding below registrable threshold in AccuRx Ltd, a data
analytics company improving the accuracy of antibiotic prescribing. (Registered 10
March 2017)
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From 15 June 2017, holding below registrable threshold in Crypto Quantique Ltd, a
quantum encryption company. (Registered 30 August 2017)
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Twigg, Derek (Halton)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW, for
completing surveys:
1 March 2017, received £200 for completing Winter 2016 Survey. Hours: 1.5 hrs. Fee
donated to the Halton Constituency Labour Party. (Registered 07 March 2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: The Rugby Football League
Address of donor: Red Hall, Red Hall Lane, Leeds LS17 8NB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality
to the value of £360 received for the Rugby League Grand Final
Date received: 8 October 2016
Date accepted: 8 October 2016
Donor status: company, registration 3845473
(Registered 19 October 2016)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung London
Address of donor: 44 Charlotte Street, London W1T 2NR
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): flights, other transport,
board and lodging to a value of £476
Destination of visit: Berlin
Dates of visit: 1-2 December 2016
Purpose of visit: To attend Security and Defence Roundtable organised by Friedrich
Ebert Stiftung and Royal United Services Institute
(Registered 13 December 2016)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Mary Twigg, as part time Executive Secretary. (Updated 29 May
2015)
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Twigg, Stephen (Liverpool, West Derby)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Stop Aids
Address of donor: The Grayston Centre, 28 Charles Square, London N1 6HT
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): travel, accommodation and
subsistence at a value of £685.96
Destination of visit: Geneva
Dates of visit: 29-31 March 2017
Purpose of visit: to learn about the role, impact, priorities and challenges of all the
major UK-funded multilateral organisations that tackle HIV, TB and malaria. The visit
was jointly organised by Stop Aids, Malaria No More and Results UK.
(Registered 13 April 2017)
Name of donor: Results UK
Address of donor: 31-33 Bondway, London SW8 1SJ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): travel, accommodation and
subsistence with a value of £2,068.10
Destination of visit: Liberia
Dates of visit: 20 - 26 August 2017
Purpose of visit: to learn about the health and education challenges facing Liberia with a
particular focus on child immunisation, tuberculosis (TB) and health system
strengthening post-Ebola.
(Registered 29 August 2017)
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Walker, Mr Charles (Broxbourne)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Bill Moores
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 25 January 2017)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Fiona Walker, as Office Manager.
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Wiggin, Bill (North Herefordshire)
1. Employment and earnings
Until 10 October 2017, non-executive director of Philip T English International
Financial Services Ltd, International House, Churchlands, Chipping Warden, Banbury,
OX17 1LN. Remuneration of £5,000 a year. Hours: about 60 hrs a year. (Registered 15
November 2012; updated 18 July 2016 and 11 October 2017)
Non-executive director of Allpay Limited; payment collection. Address: Fortis et Fides,
Whitestone Business park, Whitestone, Hereford HR1 3SE. Until further notice, I will
receive an annual fee of £12,000, paid in monthly instalments. Expected time
commitment of four meetings a year; 5.5 hours per meeting. (Registered 9 September
2013; updated 27 June 2014, 10 September 2015 and 05 October 2016)
From 21 November 2015, managing director of Emerging Asset Management Ltd, 3rd
Floor, Williams House, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda. Hours: expected to be 8 hrs a week.
From 1 September 2016, director of two fund platforms in the Caymans, and two in
Bermuda. From 1 January 2017 my remuneration will be 24,000 USD a year, or approx.
£4,800 a quarter. (Registered 28 November 2015; updated 26 January 2017)
30 January 2017, received bonus of £6,400. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 31
January 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Mr & Mrs George Sideras
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individuals
(Registered 21 June 2017)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC)
Address of donor: Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham LL12 0HL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: one day’s shooting at
Catton Hall, South Derbyshire and one night’s accommodation at Hoar Cross Hall Hotel
Staffordshire; total value £826.73
Date of receipt of donation: 16 December 2016
Date of acceptance of donation: 16 December 2016
Donor status: Registered Industrial and Provident Society No 28488R
(Registered 19 December 2016; updated 10 January 2017)
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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 Herefordshire, near to my home: (i). (Registered 04 July 2013)
From 15 August 2017, ad hoc income from lodgers at my London home, paid to my
wife: (i) and (ii). (Registered 11 September 2017)
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Wishart, Pete (Perth and North Perthshire)
1. Employment and earnings
I receive royalty payments from EMI and from Ridge Records for my recorded works
with Runrig, with whom I serve as an unremunerated director. Addresses: EMI House,
43 Brook Green, London W6 7EF and Ridge Records Limited, 1 York Street, Aberdeen
AB11 5DL.
21 October 2016, £733.03 for my recorded works from Ridge Records. No additional
hours worked. (Registered 31 October 2016)
5 December 2016, £2,934.49 for my recorded works from EMI/Warner Records. No
additional hours worked. (Registered 13 December 2016)
I receive payments for my published works from the Performing Rights Society.
Fees received for appearing as part of Parliamentary rock band "MP4" on the Dave TV
series ‘Unspun’ produced by Avalon Productions of 4A Exmoor St, London W10 6BD:
4 November 2016, received £2,265.60 for shows between 13 September and 18 October
2016. Hours: 30 hrs (5 hrs per week). (Registered 25 November 2016)
7 April 2017, received £3,600 for shows between 28 February 2017 and 4 April 2017.
Hours: 30 hrs (5 hrs per week). (Registered 13 June 2017)
Wollaston, Dr Sarah (Totnes)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Georgina A Davidson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 towards my fighting
fund for the election campaign
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 July 2017)
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McPartland, Stephen (Stevenage)
1. Employment and earnings
McPartland Consulting Ltd, Richmond House, Walkern Road, Stevenage, Herts, SG1
3QP; strategic consultancy business.
From 22 December 2014 until further notice, non-executive director of Furniture
Village Limited, 258 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 4DX; furniture retailer. From
June 2017, paid £3,666.67 a month. Hours: 10 hrs per month. (Registered 7 January
2015; updated 7 July 2015 and 16 June 2017)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or
indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Julian Leach
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 June 2017)
Name of donor: MBU Capital Ltd
Address of donor: Wych Elm House, Wych Elm Lane, Welwyn AL6 0BN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: company, registration 08424988
(Registered 16 June 2017)
Name of donor: Stalbury Trustees
Address of donor: 31 Hill Street, London W1J 5LS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: company, registration 01430799
(Registered 16 June 2017)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
McPartland Consulting Ltd.
Added 14 November 2018
Green, Kate (Stretford and Urmston)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Good Faith Partnership LLP
Address of donor: 77 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2EZ
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: the services of a Policy
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Adviser for two days per week from 5 February 2018 to 31 December 2018; approx.
value £16,880
Date received: 5 February 2018 - 31 December 2018
Date accepted: 5 February 2018
Donor status: company, registration OC412989
(Registered 01 March 2018)
Name of donor: Good Faith Partnership LLP
Address of donor: 77 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2EZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the services of a Policy
Adviser for 1 day per week from 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019; approx. value £8,400
Date received: 1 August 2018 - 31 July 2019
Date accepted: 1 August 2018
Donor status: company, registration OC412989
(Registered 01 August 2018)
8. Miscellaneous
Until 7 February 2018, trustee of the Webb Memorial Trust (now closed), which
worked for social and economic justice. (Registered 17 April 2014; updated 9 February
2018)
From 6 December 2016, chair of the Fabian Society, 61 Petty France, Westminster,
London SW1H 9EU. The Fabian Society is a think tank affiliated to the Labour Party.
(Registered 15 November 2017)
In Addition to my interests as registered in the Register of Members’ Financial
Interests; I notify the Committee of the following:
Member:
Unite the Union
USDAW
GMB
Magistrates Association
Executive committee member/Board member:
The Fabian Society (Chair till 12/18, thereafter Executive Committee member)
Board Member:
Remembering Srebrenica NW
McLoughlin, Sir Patrick (Derbyshire Dales)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW, for opinion
surveys. Fees donated to local charities:
16 January 2018, received £200. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 30 January 2018)
5 July 2018, received £200. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 11 July 2018)
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA for opinion surveys. Fees
donated to local charities:
108 Liaison Committee: Formal Minutes 2017–19
14 March 2018, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 26 July 2018)
22 May 2018, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 26 July 2018)
25 June 2018, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 26 July 2018)
23 July 2018, payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 26 July 2018)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Given honorary membership of the Carlton Club while Chief Whip, which has
continued. (Updated 4 June 2015)
8. Miscellaneous
From 14 July 2016 until 8 January 2018, chairman of the Conservative Party (salaried).
(Registered 3 November 2016; updated 16 January 2018)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Lynn McLoughlin, as Executive Secretary and Office Manager.
Added 16 January 2019:
Morden, Jessica (Newport East)
Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Results UK Address of donor: 31-33 Bondway, London SW8 1SJ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £1,214.74; car
rental £105; other travel £135.80; vaccinations and visa costs £160; accommodation and
subsistence £805.41; total £2,420.95 Destination of visit: Zambia Dates of visit: 15 – 22
September 2018 Purpose of visit: To gain an insight into the country’s efforts to
promote human development and boost prosperity through delivery of key
interventions, such as health programmes for women, adolescent girls and children.
(Registered 10 October 2018) Employment and earnings
Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London EW1 1YW, for
participation in opinion surveys: 1 August 2018, received £200. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 08 August 2018)
Non Registered Interests or that fall below the threshold for the register of interests
Member of Trade Union – GMB
Partner works at South Wales Police