House of Commons

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

HALFON, Robert (Harlow)

Directorships

Director of Eucalyptus Leaves Ltd, company engaged in business management and consultancy. Address: 2nd floor, Saxon House, Heritage Gate, Friary St, Derby, DE1 1NL. (Registered 25 July 2011.)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

Strategic advice to Pepper Media Ltd; strategic consultants, 25 Burnaby St, London SW10 0PR. (£10,001–£15,000)

15 April 2011, received payment of £12,000 for advice to client (see category 3 below). Hours: approximately 96 hours per year.

Articles for the Mail on Sunday, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT:

Payment of £200 for article. (Registered 10 February 2011)

Payment of £200 for article. (Registered 28 February 2011)

Payment of £250 received 21 March 2011 for article published 6 March 2011. (Registered 14 April 2011)

Payment of £75 from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 11 May 2011)

Payment of £150 from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for taking part in opinion survey in November 2010. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 12 May 2011)

3. Clients

Of Pepper Media Ltd:

National House Building Council, to whom I provide advice on housing issues and housing policy.

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: Mr Edward Atkin

Address of donor: private

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000

Donor status: individual

(Registered 2 March 2011)

Name of donor: Mr Simon Waxley

Address of donor: private

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000

Donor status: individual

(Registered 16 March 2011)

Name of donor: Mr Robert Shetler-Jones

Address of donor: private

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

Donor status: individual

(Registered 16 March 2011)

Name of donor: Mr Edward Atkin

Address of donor: private

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

Donor status: individual

(Registered 20 June 2011)

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

Name of donor: Martin Darlington

Address of donor : private

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: visit to France in private plane owned by Mr Darlington; value in excess of £660

Date of receipt of donation: 9 April 2011

Date of acceptance of donation: 9 April 2011

Donor status: individual

(Registered 20 May 2011)

6. Overseas visits

Name of donor: Kurdistan Regional Parliament of Iraq

Address of donor: Kurdistan Parliament, Erbil Kurdistan, Iraq

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): estimate £3,300

Destination of visit: Erbil, Dohuk, Halabja and Suleimaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq

Date of visit: 3-8 January 2011

Purpose of visit: to meet senior politicians, MPs, senior Christian leaders and business people; to see victims of genocide, discuss genocide issues and visit the genocide memorial.

(Registered 19 January 2011)

Name of donor: Kurdistan Regional Parliament of Iraq

Address of donor: Kurdistan Parliament, Erbil Kurdistan, Iraq

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flight: £2,200; two nights: £300

Destination of visit: Erbil and Sleimani, Kurdistan, Iraq

Date of visit: 31 May-2 June; 31 May-3 June; 31 May-6 June

Purpose of visit: to meet senior politicians, MPs and business people

(Registered 21 June 2011)

8. Land and Property

A share in mother’s/family flat in London. Brothers and mother have other share.

9. Shareholdings

100% shareholding in Eucalyptus Leaves Ltd (see Category 1). (Registered 25 July 2011.)

Prepared 14th September 2011