The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 25th October 2010
MICHAEL, Rt. Hon. Alun (Cardiff South and Penarth)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
I receive support for my work in chairing the Internet Governance Forum and the Internet Crime and Disorder Reduction from Nominet (the not-for-profit company that runs the UK’s Domain Name Registry) and from EURIM (European Information Society Group) whose e-Crime Group I chair. A researcher who works for me four days week is employed by EURIM for the fifth day to support their work. (I receive no personal payments.)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: auDA, the Australian Internet Domain Name Registry
Address of donor: 114 Cardigan Street, Carlton VIC 3053
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £4,000, covering the cost of flights and hotel accommodation
Destination of visit: Sydney, Australia
Date of visit: 18-21 June 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the launch of the Australian and New Zealand Best practice Awards. I was invited in my capacity as Chair of the UK Internet Governance Forum, and Chair of the UK Best Practice Awards, as well as Chair of the EURIM e-Crime Working Group and as Chair of the UK Tripartite Internet Crime and Security Partnership.
(Registered 12 November 2009)
Name of donor: Nominet, the .uk Domain Registry
Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4DQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £4,000, covering cost of flights and hotel accommodation
Destination of visit: Nairobi, Kenya
Date of visit: 6-9 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the East African Internet Governance Forum and engage with East African parliamentarians. I was invited in my capacity as Chair of the UK Internet Governance Forum, Chairman of the EURIM e-Crime Working Group and as Chair of the UK Tripartite Internet Crime and Security Partnership.
(Registered 12 November 2009)
Name of donor: Nominet, the .uk Domain Registry
Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4DQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £500-covering cost of flights and hotel accommodation
Destination of visit: Geneva, Switzerland.
Date of visit: 13 – 16 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the European Dialogues on Internet Governance (EURODIG). I was invited in my capacity as Chair of the UK Internet Governance Forum, Chairman of the EURIM e-Crime Working Group and as Chair of the UK Tripartite Internet Crime and Security Partnership.
(Registered 12 November 2009)
Name of donor: SIDN-the Netherlands Internet Domain Name Registry
Address of donor: Utrechtseweg 310, 612 AR, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £700-covering cost of flights and hotel accommodation.
Destination of visit: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Date of visit: 21-22 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend a meeting in preparation for the annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum. I was invited in my capacity as Chair of the UK Internet Governance Forum, Chairman of the EURIM e-Crime Working Group and as Chair of the UK Tripartite Internet Crime and Security Partnership.
(Registered 12 November 2009)
Name of donor: Nominet, the .uk Domain Registry
Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4DQ.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel and incidental costs; total value £1,203
Destination of visit: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Date of visit: 14-19 November 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum. I was invited in my capacity as Chair of the UK Internet Governance Forum, Chairman of the EURIM e-Crime Working Group and as Chair of the UK Tripartite Internet Crime and Security Partnership.
(Registered 12 November 2009)
Name of donor: Nominet, the .uk Domain Registry
Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4DQ.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel and incidental costs; total value £1,200
Destination of visit: Vilnius, Lithuania
Date of visit: 13-18 September 2010
Purpose of visit: to attend the annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as part of a cross-party delegation. This relates to my work as an MP and specifically as Chair of Pitcom and Chair of the UK IGF and other IT-related Parliamentary activities.
(Registered 18 October 2010)
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