House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 30th August 2011

DUGHER, Michael (Barnsley East)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

November 2010, received payment of £75 from ComRes, Four Millbank,, London SW1P, for completing opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to my constituency party. (Registered 10 March 2011)

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: Barnsley East CLP

Address of donor: 26 Newsome Road, Wombwell, Barnsley S73 8QS

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,116.51; money raised at a fundraising event for the benefit of Ashfield Constituency Labour Party (£2,918.14) and Barnsley East Constituency Labour Party (£4,198.37) in support of myself and another Labour MP. The total raised included one registrable donation; see below.

Donor status: unincorporated association

(Registered 30 March 2011)

Name of donor: David Menton

Address of donor: private

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,477.44 as the only registrable donation from a fundraising event for the benefit of Barnsley East Constituency Labour Party and Ashfield Constituency Labour Party in support of myself and another Labour MP.

Donor status: individual

(Registered 30 March 2011)

6. Overseas visits

Name of donor:

1) Institute for Policy and Strategy

2) David Menton

Address of donor:

1) Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, PO Box 167, Herzliya 46150, Israel

2) private

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

1) flights for me and a staff member; value £1,796 (approx)

2) hotel accommodation for me and a staff member; value £1,260 (approx)

Destination of visit: Israel

Date of visit: 6-9 February 2011

Purpose of visit: to attend and participate in the 2011 Herzliya Conference

(Registered 7 March 2011; updated 26 July 2011)

Name of donor: BICOM (Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre)

Address of donor: 32-36 Great Portland Street, London

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,843.07 (estimate) for flights and other delegation expenses, except accommodation. (Accommodation and some hospitality was provided by the British Embassy in Tel Aviv.)

Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank

Date of visit: 5-8 June 2011

Purpose of visit: the visit was part of the shadow defence team’s review into defence procurement.

(Registered 6 July 2011)

Name of donor:

1) MBDA (Anglo-European defence company)

2) Graham Cole

Address of donor:

1) Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2DA

2) private

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

1) return Eurostar tickets for me and a member of staff; value £900

2) Hotel accommodation for me and a staff member; value £440 (approx)

Destination of visit: Paris, France (Paris Air Show)

Date of visit: 19-20 June 2011

Purpose of visit: to attend a major defence exhibition and trade fair and meet representatives of the defence industry as part of the Opposition’s review into defence procurement.

(Registered 19 July 2011; updated 26 July 2011)

Name of donor: Cellcrypt (smartphone encryption company based in the UK)

Address of donor: 13-15 Carteret St, London SW1H 9DJ

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation and some hospitality for myself and a staff member, at a total cost of £2,973

Destination of visit: Washington DC

Date of visit: 19-23 July 2011

Purpose of visit: Factfinding visit as part of the Opposition’s review of defence procurement.

(Registered 15 August 2011 )

Prepared 14th September 2011