House of Commons
Session 2013-14
Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 10th June 2013
ALEXANDER, Douglas (Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Editorial Intelligence
Address of donor : South Wing, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality, travel and accommodation at a conference in Suffolk at which I spoke, estimated value £1,200
Date of receipt of donation:17-18 March 2013
Date of acceptance of donation: 17-18 March 2013
Donor status: company, registration no 04763083
(Registered 10 April 2013)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil
Address of donor: Green Man House, Cowlinge, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9QA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £450 (percentage of cost of return flights from London to Istanbul), plus estimated £252 for 2 nights’ accommodation in Istanbul; total £702 approx
Destination of visit: Istanbul, Turkey
Date of visit: 12-14 September 2012
Purpose of visit: to participate in meetings relevant to my position as shadow foreign secretary
(Registered 20 November 2012 )
Name of donor: (1) Save the Children; (2) Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: (1) 1 St John’s Lane, London EC1M 4AR; (2) Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amman, Jordan
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £603.92 (percentage of travel from Istanbul to Amman, and accommodation in Amman); (2) approx £250 (internal travel in Jordan by private car, based on equivalent car rental prices in the region)
Destination of visit: Amman, Jordan
Date of visit: 14-16 September 2012
Purpose of visit: to participate in meetings relevant to my position as shadow foreign secretary and to visit the Za’atri refugee camp
(Registered 20 November 2012)
Name of donor: The Institute of Politics, Harvard University
Address of donor: 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return flights and accommodation with a total value of £1,029
Destination of visit: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of visit: 22-28 October 2012
Purpose of visit: to be guest lecturer at the Harvard Empowerment conference and to participate in meetings with academics as relevant to my shadow Cabinet position.
(Registered 7 December 2012)
Name of donor: Harvard Kennedy School
Address of donor: John F Kennedy School of Government, 79 John F Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights with an estimated value of £1,400 and hotel costs estimated at £1,000, and a dinner hosted in my honour
Destination of visit: Harvard Kennedy School, Boston, MA
Date of visit: 24-28 March 2013
Purpose of visit: Making a speech at Harvard on the UK’s relationship with the EU and visiting the Kennedy School in my role as a visiting fellow.
(Registered 11 April 2013)
Name of donor: People’s Government of Suzhou
Address of donor: No. 5 Building, 998 Sanxiang Rd, Jinchang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, 215004
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation, dinners, airport airport transfers for me and a member of my staff; estimated value £800. (Flights paid from non-registrable source.)
Destination of visit: Suzhou, China
Date of visit: 22-24 April 2013
Purpose of visit: to take part in the 4th China-Europe High-Level Political Parties Forum.
(Registered 22 May 2013)