House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 9th September 2013

BALLS, Rt Hon Ed (Morley and Outwood)

4. Sponsorship or financial or material support

(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:

Name of donor: Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Address of donor: 1 Embankment Place, London WC1N 6RM

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the services of a research assistant/analyst to support me in my opposition front bench role, for 5 days a week on a 17 week secondment from 5 November 2012 to 1 March 2013, value £88,060

Date of receipt: 5 November 2012 to 1 March 2013

Date of acceptance: 5 November 2012 to 1 March 2013

Donor status: Limited Liability Partnership

(Registered 3 December 2012)

Name of donor: Bloomberg Tradebook Europe Limited

Address of donor: City Gate House, 39/45 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1PQ

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Bloomberg terminal and pro licence; value £15,655.53, including VAT, for period 1 May 2013 to 31 April 2014.

Date of receipt: 1 May 2013

Date of acceptance: 1 May 2013

Donor status: company, registration number 03556095

(Registered 29 April 2013)

Name of donor: Ken Follett

Address of donor: private 

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 received through the Labour Party to support the Shadow Chancellor’s office.

Date of receipt: 5 June 2013

Date of acceptance: 5 June 2013

Donor status: individual

(Registered 21 June 2013; updated 27 June 2013 )

6. Overseas visits

Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel

Address of donor: BM LFI, London, W1N 3XX

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): total for flights, accommodation and transport; £1,000

Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian Territories

Date of visit: 14-16 July 2013

Purpose of visit: fact-finding visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

(Registered 28 August 2013)

Name of donor: Center for American Progress

Address of donor: 1333 H Street, NW, 10th Floor, Washington DC 20005

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):

Destination of visit: Washington, USA

Date of visit: 23-25 July 2013

Purpose of visit: co-chair Inclusive Prosperity Commission and meetings with administration and other officials.

(Registered 2 September 2013)

Prepared 13th September 2013