The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 22nd April 2013

WHARTON, James (Stockton South)

4. Sponsorships

(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:

Name of donor: Sir John Hall

Address of donor: private

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

Date of receipt: 20 December 2012

Date of acceptance: 20 December 2012

Donor status: individual

(Registered 3 January 2013)

6. Overseas visits

Name of donor: International Alert

Address of donor: 346 Clapham Road, London SW9 9AP

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3,100, including flights, internal travel and food

Destination of visit: Sri Lanka, including Colombo, Kilinochi and Trincomalee

Date of visit: 3-10 March 2012

Purpose of visit: fact finding and dialogue building delegation with second generation Sri Lankan diaspora from the UK to look at post conflict reconciliation and economic development.

(Registered 10 April 2012)

Name of donor: Government of the United Arab Emirates

Address of donor: PO Box 31966, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3,500; flights, internal travel, accommodation and food

Destination of visit: Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Date of visit: 30 March-4 April 2012

Purpose of visit: delegation to look at economic development and ties with UK industry and promote links between the UAE and UK.

(Registered 25 April 2012

Name of donor: Sri Lankan High Commission

Address of donor: 13 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2 2LU

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotels, transport and food to the value of £3,200

Destination of visit: Sri Lanka

Date of visit: 29 July 2012 to 6 August 2012

Purpose of visit: Delegation to Sri Lanka to see progress made with post war reconstruction and reconciliation. This involved meetings with Government Ministers and opposition MPs and the British High Commission, and visits to reconstruction works in Jaffna, Kilinochi and Trincomalee. (Registered 5 September 2012)