The Register of Members' Financial Interests Contents


USSHER - VIS

USSHER, Kitty (Burnley)
  
  
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payment of £300 received from the Evening Standard, 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5TT, for writing an article for the paper. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 17 July 2009)
  
  
VAIZEY, Edward (Wantage)
  
  
1.Remunerated directorships
Edexcel plc (non-executive); educational services.
  
  
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees from appearances on The Wright Stuff (Channel 5). (Up to £5,000)
Bi-monthly column for Public Affairs newsletter. (Actual £1200 per annum) (Up to £5,000)
Fleishmann Hillard made a donation to charity following a speech I gave at a dinner organised by them at the end of September 2008. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 1 November 2008)
The Ledbury Group made a donation to a local charity in my constituency following a speech I gave at a breakfast organised by them. (Registered 4 March 2009)
Fee of £800 for speaking at event hosted by Neil Stewart Associates, PO Box 39976, 2nd floor, 1 Benjamin St, London EC1M 5YT. Hours: 4 (Registered 21 July 2009)
  
  
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
My wife and I received tickets for the Conservative Party's 'Black and White Party' on 4 February 2009, paid for by Mr Charles Barwell, West Midlands. (Registered 4 March 2009)
  
  
6.Overseas visits
7-12 September 2008, to Beijing, China, to attend the second UK-China Leadership of the Future Forum. The visit was arranged and paid for by the UK-China Forum with sponsorship from Barclays Capital, BP and Rolls-Royce, and the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party. (Registered 16 September 2008)
  
  
VARA, Shailesh (North West Cambridgeshire)
  
  
1.Remunerated directorships
Saffron Ridge Ltd; a family company which deals mainly with property and property related matters.
  
  
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Consultant providing general business advice to Futurecomm International Ltd, trading as Nation1; a digital communications company.
  
  
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Donation to my constituency party from Mr Dolar Popat (personal donation). (Registered 9 March 2009)
  
  
6.Overseas visits
6-12 September 2008, to Beijing, China, to attend the second UK-China Leadership of the Future Forum. The visit was arranged and paid for by the UK China Forum with sponsorship from Barclays Capital, BP and Rolls-Royce, and the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party. (Registered 13 October 2008)
  
  
8.Land and Property
Two flats, in London and Northampton, from which rental income is received.
  
  
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)  Saffron Ridge Ltd.
  
  
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Non-practising solicitor.
  
  
VAZ, Keith (Leicester East)
  
  
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Barrister.
  
  
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
I am invited from time to time into the directors' box at Leicester City Football Club to watch matches.
  
  
6.Overseas visits
18-26 October 2008, to Goa, India, as part of a visit by the Leicester-India Football initiative. Local hospitality and travel was provided by the Goa FA. (I paid for my own flights and accommodation.) (Registered 30 October 2008)
  
  
7.Overseas benefits and gifts
On 28 December 2008 and 10 January 2009 my wife and children and I were upgraded on flights from London to Mumbai from standard class to business class and first class by Jet Airways. (Registered 14 January 2009)
On 1 April and 14 April 2009 my wife, children and I were upgraded on return flights from London to Mumbai from economy class to business class by Jet Airways. (Registered 23 April 2009)
  
  
8.Land and Property
I own a property at 144 Uppingham Road, Leicester, which is used as my constituency office.
  
  
VIGGERS, Sir Peter (Gosport)
  
  
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Residual Lloyd's underwriting involvement through Equitas.
Chairman of the Trustees of Lloyd's Pension Scheme.
Occasional fees for speaking to MBA students from the University of Arizona. (Up to £5,000)
£75 fee from BPRI for completing opinion surveys. Hours: 30 minutes. (Registered 6 July 2009)
£50 fee from ComRes for completing opinion surveys. Hours: 30 minutes. (Registered 6 July 2009)
  
  
VILLIERS, Theresa (Chipping Barnet)
  
  
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
One-off pro-bono legal advice from Clifford Chance received on 3 April 2009. (Registered 21 May 2009)
  
  
VIS, Dr. Rudi (Finchley and Golders Green)
  
  
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Annual donation to my constituency party from Amicus Union, of which I am a member.
  
  
6.Overseas visits
10-13 October 2008, to Cyprus, to attend the annual rally at the Green Line near Morphou, paid for by the Morphou Municipality (in Exile). (Registered 28 October 2008)
  
  





 
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