House of Commons
Session 2010-12
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The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 16th November 2011
HENDRICK, Mark (Preston)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary China Group
Address of donor : c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £690 paid to cover cost of attending a Wilton Park Conference, "Dialogue with China on harmonious society: governance participation and social cohesion" from 4-7 November 2010
Date of receipt of donation: 15 September 2010
Date of acceptance of donation: 20 October 2010
Donor status: All-Party Parliamentary Group
(Registered 9 November 2010)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: (1) All-Party Parliamentary China Group (APPCG)
(2) National People’s Congress of China
Address of donor:
(3) c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
(4) 23 Xi Jiao Min Xiang, Beijing 10085, P.R. China
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
Return flights to China paid for by the APPCG from funds previously registered; total cost £1,090.47
Internal travel and hospitality (including meals) paid for by National People’s Congress; approx value £500
Destination of visit: Shanghai and Beijing
Date of visit: 9-16 October 2010
Purpose of visit: to consolidate links between the UK Parliament and National People’s Congress, and update knowledge and awareness of China’s political, social and economic development.
(Registered 26 October 2010)
Name of donor: Huawei
Address of donor: Viables 3, Jays Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): return flights for my wife and I , hotels and hospitality in Hong Kong and Shanghai; total cost £12,036.87
Destination of visit: China (Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai)
Date of visit: 23 December 2010-8 January 2011
Purpose of visit: as a member of the All Party China Group, I visited the Chinese operations of Huawei to view the research and development facilities for the latest communication technology, in order to consider the implications of Chinese technological investment in the UK
(Registered 27 January 2011)
Name of donor (1) London South Bank University; (2) Hanban; (3) Huawei
Address of donor (1) 90 London Road, London SE1 6LN; (2) 129 Deshengmenwai St, Xicheng District, Beijing; (3) 15/F Xinsheng Tower, 5 Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £2,330 for a return flight to Beijing; (2) £1,628 for Chinese language training, accommodation at the Beijing Foreign Studies University and general expenses; (3) £733 for two tickets and hospitality for the Italian Super Cup Final at the Beijing Birds Nest Stadium on 6 August 2011
Destination of visit: Beijing
Date of visit: 29 July to 26 August 2011
Purpose of visit: Visit to Beijing, China, as chairman of the All Party Parliamentary China Group to attend a Chinese language course and to improve communication skills; to meet with representatives of the Hanban and Chinese Central Television to discuss the communication and promotion of Chinese language and culture; and to visit the Beijing office of Huawei to discuss their latest developments in communications technologies, including Cloud mobile telephones and Cloud computing systems. (Registered 6 September 2011 )
Name of donor: All Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, using funds from sponsors that have been previously declared in 2009, including the University of Central Lancashire and Premier Oil. Some other funding and hospitality was provided by non-registrable sources.
Address of donor: All Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, House of Commons
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2,350 to cover the cost of economy international flights, hotels and internal flights for myself and my wife, who worked as the administrator for the delegation throughout the trip.
Destination of visit: Vietnam
Date of visit: 17-24 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet with members of the Vietnamese government, National assembly, British businesses and civil society organizations in order to deepen the relationship between the two countries and explore new opportunities for British businesses at a time when Vietnam continues to develop at a rapid pace.
(Registered 12 October 2011)