House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 1st October 2012

ROBERTSON, Laurence (Tewkesbury)

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

Name of donor: JTI (Japanese Tobacco Industries)

Address of donor : Members Hill, Brooklands Rd, Weybridge, KT13 0QU

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: attendance at the Chelsea Flower Show and lunch for my partner and me on 23 May 2012; value £1,188

Date of receipt of donation: March 2012

Date of acceptance of donation: April 2012

Donor status: company, registration 01501573

(Registered 11 July 2012)

6. Overseas visits

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): £1,550 to cover the cost of economy international flights, hotels and internal flights.

Destination of visit: Vietnam

Date of visit: 18-24 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 21 October 2011)

Name of donor:  Eagle Scientific Ltd

Address of donor:  Regent House, Lenton St, Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5DJ

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3,948.09 to cover flights, hotel, visa and hospitality

Destination of visit: Abuja, Nigeria

Date of visit: 26-29 September 2011

Purpose of visit: To promote British business interests in Nigeria

(Registered 25 October 2011)

Prepared 3rd October 2012