Register of Members' Interests Contents


BLACKMAN - BYRNE

BLACKMAN, Liz (Erewash)
Nil.
 
BLAIR, Rt. Hon. Tony (Sedgefield)
6.Overseas visits
December 2004, while on holiday in Egypt I visited King Abdullah of Jordan for official talks. The King provided the return travel arrangements for the visit and a sightseeing tour of Wadi Rum for my family who accompanied me on the day. (Registered 17 January 2005)
7.Overseas benefits and gifts
July/August 2004, accompanied by my family I spent 18 nights as a guest at a private villa in Barbados. I have made a charitable donation to a charity chosen by Sir Cliff Richard, the owner of the villa, in lieu of the cost for this accommodation. I paid for all other expenses, including flights. (Registered 17 August 2004)
16 August 2004, while on holiday in Tuscany, I visited Prime Minister Berlusconi in Sardinia for talks. The Italian Government provided the travel arrangements for the visit and accommodation for an overnight stay which included my wife who accompanied me. (Registered 17 August 2004)
8.Land and Property
Two flats in Bristol for which rental income may be received.
A house in London for which rental income may be received.
 
BLEARS, Hazel (Salford)
Nil.
 
BLIZZARD, Bob (Waveney)
6.Overseas visits
24-26 August 2004, to Stavanger, Norway, to visit Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) conference and exhibition, with the British Offshore Oil and Gas All Party Parliamentary Group. Flights, accommodation, transport and hospitality sponsored by UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), Statoil and Chevron Texaco. (Registered 8 September 2004)
3-10 October 2004, to the Democratic Republic of Congo with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Great Lakes Region and Genocide Prevention, paid for by the Rainforest Foundation, Greenpeace and the All-Party Group's registered funds. (Registered 9 November 2004)
8.Land and Property
Flat in London.
 
BLUNKETT, Rt. Hon. David (Sheffield, Brightside)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Adviser to Indepen Consulting Limited, giving seminars on relationship between government and business. (£15,001-£20,000)
Adviser to ORT (Organisation for Research and Technology), an international charity, on educational and international relations matters. (£15,001-£20,000)
3 March 2005, fee for speech at Professional Assets Manager award ceremony (£5,001-£10,000). (Registered 8 April 2005)
30 March 2005, fee for speech at public service seminar organised by Munro and Forrester (Up to £5000). (Registered 8 April 2005)
April 2005, fee for four weekly columns in Daily Mirror (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 8 April 2005)
Fee for article in Daily Mail. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 8 April 2005)
8.Land and Property
Second home in London, from which I temporarily receive rental income.
 
BLUNT, Crispin (Reigate)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
International and government affairs and parliamentary adviser to AMS Limited; a defence electronics company. (Up to £5,000)
6.Overseas visits
17-20 June 2004, to West Bank and Gaza with the UK Joint Parliamentary Middle East Councils to discuss local and regional security, economic and political issues. Travel and accommodation expenses met by the UK Joint Parliamentary Middle East Councils. (Registered 7 September 2004)
20 September-1 October 2004, to India with the Conservative Parliamentary Friends of India, visiting Delhi, Kerala, Bangalore and Hyderabad to be briefed on political and economic developments in India with particular reference to the information technology and life science sectors. Travel and accommodation expenses met by the Government of India. (Registered 21 October 2004)
26 December 2004-9 January 2005, to India with Lords and Commons Cricket Club, visiting Mumbai, Udaipur and New Delhi to represent UK Parliament playing against the Indian Parliament amongst other teams. Met own travel costs to India; accommodation and travel costs within India for self and immediate family supported by a combination of tour sponsors (principally, KPMG, Aviva, Castrol India, FICCI, NASSCOM, BG, Emirates, Standard Chartered and Parador Properties) and the Government of India. (Registered 17 January 2005)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Director of CAABU (The Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding Ltd.) (appointed 25 November 2004).
Director of Middle East International (appointed 16 December 2004).
 
BOATENG, Rt. Hon. Paul (Brent South)
Nil.
 
BORROW, David (South Ribble)
6.Overseas visits
14-19 April 2004, to Pakistan, to visit community projects and a dairy farming scheme, organised and paid for by Nestle, Pakistan in conjunction with the All Pakistan Women's Association. (Registered 13 May 2004)
29 October-5 November 2004, to Botswana at the invitation of the Botswana Government as part of an All-Party Parliamentary Group for Botswana visit to investigate issues of interest to the UK in Botswana. All travel, accommodation and subsistence was paid for by the Botswana Government. (Registered 24 January 2005)
18 January 2005, to Toulouse for the launch of the airbus A380. Flights and transport provided by Airbus. (Registered 8 February 2005)
 
BOSWELL, Tim (Daventry)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Self­employed partner in family farming business at Lower Aynho Grounds (see item 8).
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
4 July 2004, hospitality and two tickets for Wimbledon from the BBC. (Registered 21 July 2004)
11 July 2004, (as constituency MP) guest of Sir Jackie Stewart and the British Racing Drivers' Club at the British Grand Prix, Silverstone. (Registered 21 July 2004)
8.Land and Property
Lower Aynho Grounds Farm (as at item 2), Northants/Oxon, from which rental income is also received.
Land at Great Leighs, Essex (with family interests), from which rental income is received.
9.Registrable shareholdings
(b)Barclays PLC; banking.
Glaxo Smith Kline PLC; pharmaceuticals.
Reckitt Benckiser PLC; household products.
Tesco PLC; food retailing.
Target Corporation Inc.; US retailer.
 
BOTTOMLEY, Peter (Worthing West)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Economist.
Prospectively, giving advice or depositions on casualty reduction and vehicle risks (including evidence in litigation relating to Suzuki.
I give speeches to the Westminster Circle, a group of business people, who choose to make donations to the Conservative Marginal Seats Fund, to selected constituency associations, including Worthing West, and to charity.
6.Overseas visits
2-6 March 2005, to the Republic of Korea. Flights and main hotel costs paid by UK-Korea Forum for annual Forum for the Future. (Registered 8 March 2005)
8.Land and Property
Income from occasional holiday letting of properties in Isle of Wight and Surrey.
 
BOTTOMLEY, Rt. Hon. Virginia (South West Surrey)
1.Remunerated directorships
Member of the Supervisory Board of Akzo Nobel; Dutch multinational company.
International Resources Group Ltd. (Odgers Ray and Berndston); executive recruitment consultancy.
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Partner: Odgers Ray and Berndtson.
8.Land and Property
Occasional holiday letting of properties in Isle of Wight and Surrey.
9.Registrable shareholdings
(b)International Resources Group Ltd.
 
BRADLEY, Rt. Hon. Keith (Manchester, Withington)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
I occasionally visit Old Trafford Football Ground and Old Trafford Cricket Ground during the season as a guest of Manchester Airport PLC. Such visits sometimes include one or more of my children.
 
BRADLEY, Peter (The Wrekin)
Nil.
 
BRADSHAW, Ben (Exeter)
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Donation from GMB to my local party. (Registered 23 February 2005)
8.Land and Property
One-third share of terrace house in Salcombe, Devon, from which rental income is received.
 
BRADY, Graham (Altrincham and Sale West)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees for occasional lectures to AFIS College, London. (Up to £5,000)
6.Overseas visits
23-29 July 2004, to the Cayman Islands with the All-Party Cayman Islands Group, for meetings with the Speaker of the House, Chief Secretary, Attorney General and other Government ministers. My travel and accommodation costs were met by the Cayman Islands Government. (Registered 20 July 2004)
 
BRAKE, Tom (Carshalton and Wallington)
6.Overseas visits
26-30 March 2004, to Israel and the Occupied Territories, on fact-finding visit. Flights between London and Tel Aviv and hotel accommodation in Jerusalem funded by Friends of Israel. (Registered 18 April 2004)
30 August-5 September 2004, to Ghana on fact-finding visit. Flights between London and Accra and Accra to Tamare and hotel accommodation in Accra and Northern Ghana funded by Oxfam GB. (Registered 30 December 2004)
 
BRAZIER, Julian (Canterbury)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of parliamentary panel at Arcadia University, providing courses for visiting American students. (Up to £5,000)
 
BREED, Colin (Cornwall South East)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Lay member, General Medical Council. I receive expenses relating to meetings and work undertaken in that role. (Up to £5,000)
8.Land and Property
Flat in London.
 
BRENNAN, Kevin (Cardiff West)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Provision of rehearsal space and the occasional loan of musical equipment by the British Phonographic Industry as sponsorship for the parliamentary rock group 'MP4'of which I am jointly a member with Greg Knight MP, Pete Wishart MP and Ian Cawsey MP (until 31 December 2004).
28 November 2004, two tickets and hospitality at the Royal Gala opening of the Wales Millennium Centre as the guest of BBC Wales. (Registered 9 December 2004)
 
BROOKE, Annette (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Joint owner with my husband of Broadstone Minerals; small retail and wholesale business dealing in rocks, minerals and gemstones.
8.Land and Property
Business premises (retail shop and store) in Poole.
 
BROWN, Rt. Hon. Gordon (Dunfermline East)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
On accompanying visits to Washington DC in April and December 2004, my wife and baby were upgraded by Virgin Atlantic Airways. (Registered 10 January 2005)
 
BROWN, Rt. Hon. Nicholas (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend)
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
February 2005, printing and distribution constituency-wide of a leaflet, paid for by the national GMB Union. (Registered 1 March 2005)
6.Overseas visits
21-27 January 2005, to South Africa with an all-party delegation, to visit Nestlé operation; food, nutrition and pre-school projects. My travel, food and hotel costs were met by Nestlé. (Registered 7 February 2005)
 
BROWN, Russell (Dumfries)
Nil.
 
BROWNE, Desmond (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Non-practising Member of Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh.
 
BROWNING, Angela (Tiverton and Honiton)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees for lectures to Civil Service College, which are paid direct to charities. (Up to £5,000)
 
BRUCE, Malcolm (Gordon)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
1 and 7 March 2004, upgrade from World Traveller Plus to Business Class by British Airways on both outward and return flights to India. (Registered 13 May 2004)
6.Overseas visits
6-8 February 2004, to Podgorica, Montenegro, arranged and funded by the East West Parliamentary Practice Project (EWPPP) to discuss parliamentary democracy with Montenegrin politicians. Travel and accommodation provided by EWPPP. (Registered 13 May 2004)
1-7 March 2004, to New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai, India, to meet with government ministers, officials, organisations and businesses to discuss trade and investment issues. Visit arranged by Liberal Democrat Friends of India and funded by the Indian High Commission. (Registered 13 May 2004)
10-12 December 2004, to Pristina, Kosovo, arranged and funded by the East West Parliamentary Practice Project (EWPPP) to discuss parliamentary democracy with Kosovan politicians. Travel and accommodation provided by EWPPP. (Registered 18 January 2005)
12-16 December 2004, to Moscow, arranged and funded by the Russia Foundation. Travel and accommodation provided by the Russia Foundation. (Registered 18 January 2005)
16-18 February 2005, to Washington DC and New York, to attend a Senate hearing and a seminar at New York University School of Law on the Yukos Case, Russia and US national interests. Business travel, transfer from Washington to New York and hotel accommodation in each city were paid for jointly by the New York University School of Law and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. (Registered 2 March 2005)
 
 
BRYANT, Chris (Rhondda)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fee for article for The Mail on Sunday. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 21 December 2004)
 
BUCK, Karen (Regent's Park and Kensington North)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Six articles annually for Housing Today. (Up to £5,000)
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Occasional research support provided by Shelter, charity for the homeless.
Casework and research assistance provided by the Central London Advice Service (since 1 August 2004).
 
BURDEN, Richard (Birmingham, Northfield)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
10-11 July 2004, passes to British Grand Prix at Silverstone provided by Federation Internationale de L'Automobile (FIA). Transport to and from the circuit on 11 July provided by Williams F1. (Registered 21 July 2004)
6.Overseas visits
5-7 April 2004, to Doha, Qatar, to attend conference on Democracy and Free Trade in the Arab World, organised and funded by Government of Qatar. (Registered 14 April 2004)
 
BURGON, Colin (Elmet)
Nil.
 
BURNETT, John (Torridge and West Devon)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
I retain an interest in Messrs. Stones (formerly Burd Pearse), Solicitors of Okehampton and Great Torrington.
8.Land and Property
Farm land buildings and residential property in Devon and London from which rental income is derived.
9.Registrable shareholdings
I have an interest in certain trusts.
 
BURNHAM, Andy (Leigh)
6.Overseas visits
18-23 January 2004, to Israel and Palestinian Authority to meet members of the Israeli Government, Palestinian Authority and others to discuss the furthering of the peace process. Travel and accommodation paid by Labour Friends of Israel and Israeli Foreign Ministry. (Registered 13 July 2004)
11-14 June 2004, to Portugal as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Football Team, with travel, accommodation and hospitality provided by McDonalds, and football facilities and hospitality by the Portuguese Parliament. (Registered 13 July 2004)
 
BURNS, Simon (West Chelmsford)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees from House Magazine for speeches to their 'Westminster Explained' seminars.(Up to £5,000)
Fees for speeches at seminars organised by the Policy Review organisation. (Up to £5,000)
6.Overseas visits
29 April-4 May 2004, to Qatar as guest of the Government of Qatar. (Registered 4 May 2004)
30 September-1 October 2004, to India with Conservative Friends of India, to discuss economic and industrial/commercial issues, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Travel and accommodation expenses met by the Government of India. (Registered 4 October 2004)
3-7 January 2005, to Jordan, to meet the King, Government ministers and Members of Parliament to discuss Middle East peace process. Flight and accommodation paid for by the Jordanian Government. (Registered 8 January 2005)
 
BURNSIDE, David (South Antrim)
1.Remunerated directorships
David Burnside Associates Ltd.; communications consultancy including occasional parliamentary and governmental advice to clients in UK and overseas. (£50,001-£55,000)
Unremunerated director of New Century Holdings Ltd.; which is the holding company for David Burnside Associates Ltd., and a number of non-trading subsidiary companies owned by New Century Holdings Ltd.
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Elected 26 November 2003 as a Member of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly at Stormont.
3.Clients
Of David Burnside Associates Ltd.:
The British Racing Drivers Club
OAG Worldwide Limited (flight schedule information)
The British Horseracing Board (until 15 September 2004)
Renewable Energy Foundation (from 15 July 2004)
6.Overseas visits
27-29 October 2004, air travel from UK to Lebanon and accommodation received from British Mediterranean Airways for its 10th anniversary. (Registered 1 November 2004)
8.Land and Property
Farmland at Co. Antrim, from which rental income is received.
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)New Century Holdings Ltd.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Parliamentary Representative of the Belfast Airport Police Association (unremunerated).
 
BURSTOW, Paul (Sutton and Cheam)
Nil.
 
BURT, Alistair (North East Bedfordshire)
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Provision of a research assistant from CARE (Christian Action for Research and Education), whose costs I share equally with CARE.
6.Overseas visits
27 May-2 June 2004, to Kenya and Tanzania for the Kenyan National Prayer Breakfast and to visit housing projects in both Kenya and Tanzania. Flights and accommodation financed by the London House Trust, a Christian charity, and Habitat for Humanity UK. (Registered 6 July 2004)
11-14 June 2004, to Portugal as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Football Team, with travel, accommodation and hospitality provided by McDonalds, and football facilities and hospitality by the Portuguese Parliament. (Registered 9 July 2004)
 
BUTTERFILL, Sir John (Bournemouth West)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Partner, Butterfill Associates (financial, corporate and real estate consultants).
Consultant to Curchod and Co. (Chartered Surveyors) (non-parliamentary).
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
I am a member of the Tyr Consortium which holds minerals exploration licences in Iceland (currently unremunerated).
 
BYERS, Stephen (North Tyneside)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Honorarium for acting as co-chair of the International Taskforce on Climate Change - a body established and funded by the Institute for Public Policy Research, London; Centre for American Progress, Washington and the Australia Institute, Sydney. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 6 July 2004)
3 July 2004, fee from Euro RSCG, Paris, a communications company, for speaking at the Yalta European Seminar in Yalta, Ukraine. (Up to £5,000). Flights and accommodation 1-4 July in Yalta and Kiev paid by Euro RSCG, the organisers . (Registered 6 July 2004)
Occasional articles for The Guardian. (Up to £5,000)
13 October 2004, fee for speech at the annual conference of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 20 October 2004)
6.Overseas visits
12-15 September 2004, to Washington in my capacity as Co-Chair of the International Taskforce on Climate Change. Costs of accommodation and travel paid for by the promoters of Taskforce. (Registered 20 October 2004)
15-17 November 2004, to Sydney, Australia, to chair a meeting of the International Task Force on Climate Change and to speak at a conference organised by the Government of New South Wales. Cost of travel and part of accommodation paid by the promoters of the Taskforce, other accommodation costs paid by the Government of New South Wales. (Registered 30 November 2004)
5-6 December 2004, to New York, to speak at the third annual Clinton Presidential Foundation Forum. Travel and hotel costs paid by the Clinton Foundation. (Registered 8 December 2004)
29-30 January 2005, to Davos, Switzerland, at the invitation of Euro RSCG, Paris, a communications company. Flights and accommodation provided by Euro RSCG, Paris. (Registered 9 February 2005)
23-25 March 2005, to Kiev, Ukraine, to attend the launch of YES (the Yalta European Strategy), a policy network established to promote ideas, debate and Ukraine's membership of the European Union. Travel and hotel costs paid by the YES Foundation. (Registered 31 March 2005)
8.Land and Property
Commercial property in Forest Hall, Newcastle, from which rental income is received.
 
BYRNE, Liam (Birmingham Hodge Hill)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member, Supervisory Board, EGS Group Ltd (IT solutions to the public sector). (£10,001-£15,000)
9.Registrable shareholdings
(b)Shares and share options in EGS Group Ltd.




 
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