House of Commons
Session 2013-14
Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 10th June 2013
BLUNKETT, Rt. Hon. David (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)
1. Remunerated directorships
HADAW Productions and Investments Ltd; publishing, broadcast and print media; advisory services for overseas trade, and cyber and internet security advice; to which is payable income from the sources listed below. I have not yet drawn down any income from this directorship.
Adviser on business development to A4e Ltd (until 31 October 2012); global public service reform. (£30,001–£35,000 per financial year) This involves some travel. (Updated 18 April 2012 and 28 September 2012)
Secure Trading Inc. (US), 108 West 13th Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, USA. This involves some travel.
Advisory post for corporate social responsibility (volunteering and education) for News International, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1HR. Hours: one day per month.
Contract renewal, 6 month rolling contract, July 2012, £49,500. (Registered 15 January 2013)
Contract renewal, 6 month rolling contract, January 2013, £49,500. (Registered 15 January 2013)
London School of Business and Finance visiting lecturer. Address: 8-9 Holborn, London EC1N 2LL.
Six month contract from 1 October 2012: £20,000 (Registered 28 September 2012)
Six month contract from 1 April 2013: £20,000 (Registered 1 May 2013)
Chair of the easyJet Special Assistance Advisory Group, established to investigate and facilitate the improvement in support for those requiring special assistance for air travel. Address: Hangar 89, London Luton Airport, LU2 9PF:
Rolling six month contract from 1 October 2012. Hours: 4 hours per month. Payment of £20,000. (Registered 28 September 2012)
Rolling six month contract from 1 April 2013. Hours: 4 hours per month. Payment of £20,000. (Registered 8 April 2013)
£1,500 received on 11 May 2012 from the DRD Partnership, Adam House, 7-10 Adam Street, The Strand, London WC2N 6AA, for a seminar. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 6 June 2012)
UC Group Ltd, Sundridge Park Manor, Willoughby Lane, Bromley, Kent BR1 3FZ (non-executive). This involves some travel.
Payment of £5,000 received on 31 May 2012. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2012)
Payment of £10,000 received on 21 June 2012. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2012)
Payment of £5,000 received on 5 July 2012. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 18 July 2012)
Payment of £5,000 received on 27 July 2012. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 20 August 2012)
Payment of £5,000 received on 31 August 2012. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 10 September 2012)
Payment of £5,000 received on 28 September 2012. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 9 October 2012)
Payment of £5,000 received on 8 November 2012. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 22 November 2012)
Payment of £5,000 received on 31 January 2013. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 14 February 2013)
Payment of £5,000 received on 28 February 2013. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 15 March 2013)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments for articles published by The Yorkshire Post, Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 1RF:
23 July 2012, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 20 August 2012)
13 August 2012, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 20 August 2012)
12 November 2012, I received a payment of £150. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 22 November 2012)
4 February 2013, I received a payment of £300 for two articles. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 14 February 2013)
2 April 2013, I received a payment of £180 for articles written. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 17 April 2013)
8 April 2013, I received a payment of £150 for an article. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 30 April 2013)
29 April 2013, I received a payment of £300 for two articles. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 17 May 2013)
28 May 2013, I received a payment of £150 for an article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 6 June 2013)
Payments for articles written for Associated Newspapers Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT:
21 May 2012, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 6 June 2012)
25 June 2012, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2012)
23 July 2012, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 20 August 2012)
24 August 2012, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 7 September 2012)
1 October 2012, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 4 October 2012)
10 December 2012, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2012)
10 December 2012, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 19 December 2012)
25 March 2013, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 27 March 2013)
25 March 2013, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013)
25 March 2013, I received £3,000 for articles. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 10 April 2013)
25 March 2013, I received £2,000 for articles. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 17 April 2013)
22 April 2013, I received £2,000 for articles. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 30 April 2013)
Payments from BBC:
6 November 2012, I received £250 for taking part in the Sunday Morning Live Programme. Address of payer: Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1AA 1AA. Hours: 24 hrs. (Registered 22 November 2012)
Articles for the Radio Times. Address: Immediate Media Co Ltd, Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TQ:
A donation of £400 was made to charity for an article I wrote for The Radio Times. Address: Immediate Media Co Ltd, Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TQ. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 22 August 2012)
10 August 2012, I received £400 for an article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 7 September 2012)
28 September 2012, I received £400 for an article. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 9 October 2012)
22 May 2013, I received £400 for an article. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 6 June 2013)
16 July 2012, I received £4,250 for giving a speech at an event hosted by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), 3 Robert Street, London WC2N 6RL. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 20 July 2012)
Payments for articles written for Building Magazine, Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9UY:
10 October 2012, I received £500 for an article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 30 October 2012)
22 October 2012, I received £500 for an article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 12 November 2012)
22 March 2013, I received £500 for an article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013)
14 August 2012, I received £350 from The Times Educational Supplement, Sovereign Park, Lathkill Street, Market Harborough, Lecistershire LE16 9EF, for an article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 7 September 2012)
Payments from Guardian News and Media Limited, PO Box 68164, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1P 2AP:
27 September 2012, I received £90 for an article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 4 October 2012)
9 January 2013, I received £310 for an article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 11 January 2013)
25 September 2012, I received 6 bottles of wine, approximate cost of £120, for a speech I gave at Devonshire House, One Heddon Street, London W1B 4BD. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 12 October 2012)
On 6 October 2012 I gave two speeches for Cunard, Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade, Southampton, Hampshire SO15 1ST, for which I received flights to New York and accommodation and food for two people on a one way sailing from New York to Southampton, to the approximate value of £7,000. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 9 October 2012)
18 October 2012, I received £5,000 from Security Partnership Ltd, Unit 5, Winnersh Fields, Gazelle Close, Winnersh, Reading RG41 5QS, for a speech. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 30 October 2012)
5 November 2012, the Centre for Social Justice, Victoria Charity Centre, 11 Belgrave Road, London SW1V 1RB, donated £5,000 as a one off payment to charity for intermittent advice and being part of their advisory board. Hours: 3 hrs per session, 3 times a year. (Registered 22 November 2012)
11 December 2012, I received £4,250 from Education Investor Magazine, Investor Publishing, Greener House, 66-68 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RF, for hosting their awards ceremony. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2012)
11 December 2012, I received £3,825 from the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association, 3 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SL, for a speech. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2012)
11 December 2012, I took part in a seminar for Websense, 420 Thames Valley Park, Reading, Berks RG6 1PU, for which they agreed to donate £1,000 to a charity. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2012)
18 December 2012, I received £4,250 for a speech at an event organised by Runwood Care Home Group Ltd. Address: Runwood Homes, Runwood House, 107 London Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2QL. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 11 January 2013)
28 January 2013, I received £4,250 from Civica PLC, 2 Burston Road, London SW15 6AR, for taking part in a panel debate. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 14 February 2013)
15 February 2013, I received £250 from the University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, for a lecture. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 22 February 2013)
19 March 2013, I received £5,525 from Pearson PLC, Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9UY, for speaking at two conferences organised by Pearson PLC. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 5 April 2013)
22 March 2013, I received £500 from Building Magazine (Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9UY) for an article I wrote. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 10 April 2013)
25 March 2013, I received £2,000 from Roy Newey Growth Partnership (28 School Lane, Hartford, Cheshire CW8 1PE) for a speech. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 10 April 2013)
26 March 2013, I received £2,677 from Liverpool Mutual Homes, Commutation Plaza, Commutation Row, Liverpool L3 8QF for a speech I gave. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 17 April 2013)
22 March 2013, I received £500 from Building Magazine , Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9UY, for an article I wrote. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 17 April 2013)
23 April 2013, I received £400 from The Sunday Times, 3 Thomas More Square, London E98 1RL, for an article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 30 April 2013)
23 April 2013, I received £3,400 for taking part in a seminar organised by Queen Ethelburg’s College, Thorpe Underwood Hall, Thorpe Green Lane, York YO26 9SS. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 17 May 2013)
8. Land and Property
House in London, from which rental income is received.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) HADAW Productions and Investments Ltd.
11. Miscellaneous
On 29 August 2012 I attended the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony and received hospitality to the value of £50 from Channel 4, 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX. (Registered 28 September 2012)