The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 7th February 2011

STRAW, Rt. Hon. Jack (Blackburn)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

Payments from News International Supply Co Ltd. Address: Cygnet Park, 200 Serpentine Way, Peterborough PE7 8FD:

Payment of £500 for article in The Times 13 May 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx, plus unquantifiable thinking time. (Registered 6 July 2010)

Payment of £500 for article in The Times 7 June 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx, plus unquantifiable thinking time. (Registered 12 August 2010)

Payment of £500 for article in The Times 30 July 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx, plus unquantifiable thinking time. (Registered 18 October 2010)

8 November 2010, payment of £500 for article in The Times. Hours: 12 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 7 December 2010)

19 October 2010, presentation on foreign policy for the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Paris. Fee received £8,000, plus travel provided for me and my wife who accompanied me. Hours: 36 hrs (including travel). (Registered 7 December 2010)

21 October 2010, launching the Nexis Lexis Middle East Law project in Dubai. Fee paid £5,525, plus travel and accommodation provided. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered 7 December 2010)

4. Sponsorships

(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by my party to the Electoral Commission:

Name of donor: Lord Carter of Coles

Address of donor: private

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000

Donor status: individual

(Registered 7 June 2010)

Name of donor: Mr Phil Woods

Address of donor: GET Property Management

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000

Donor status: individual

(Registered 7June 2010)

6. Overseas visits

Name of donor: (1) Mr Teddy Forstmann, Forstmann Little & Co

(2) Mr Johan Eliasch

Address of donor:

(1) 767 Fifth Avenue, New York NY10153, USA

(2) private

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):

(1) Business class flights London/NewYork, board and accommodation in Aspen and other travel in US for myself and my wife; estimated value £12,954.52

(2) Flights for myself and my wife Aspen/Manchester on a private plane; estimated value £3545.48

Destination of visit: Aspen, Colorado, USA

Date of visit: 23-26 September 2010

Purpose of visit: attendance and participation in Fortmann Little Weekend Conference (an international conference) by self and wife

(Registered 30 September 2010)