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

JONES, Kevan (North Durham)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

Payments from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA:

Payment of £75 for participation in November-December 2012 Parliamentary Panel Survey.  Hours:  30 mins. (Registered 9 January 2013)

Payment of £75 for participation in January 2013 Parliamentary Panel Survey.  Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 1 March 2013)

Payment of £75 for participation in February/March 2013 Parliamentary Panel Survey.  Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 4 April 2013)

Payment of £75 for participation in April 2013 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 21 May 2013)

Payment of £75 for participation in the October 2013 Parliamentary Panel Survey.  Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 20 November 2013)

Payment from Ipsos Mori, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:

Payment of £200 for interview in Summer MPs’ survey.  Hours:2 hrs .(Registered 2 October 2013)

Payment of £200 for participation in interview for MP’s survey.  Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 28 October 2013)

6. Overseas visits

Name of donor:  Falkland Islands Government

Address of donor: The Secretariat, Falkland Islands Government, Stanley, Falkland Islands

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights and accommodation for two people with a value of £4,081.35

Destination of visit:  Falkland Islands

Date of visit:  7-14 November 2012

Purpose of visit:  visit at the invitation of the Falkland Islands Government to represent the Labour Party at Remembrance Sunday (Registered 7 December 2012)

Name of donor: US State Department

Address of donor: 2201 C Street N.W., Washington DC 20520

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): hotel accommodation for myself and two members of staff; value £1,749.90. (Flights and taxes paid from non-registrable source.)

Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA

Date of visit: 21-25 April 2013

Purpose of visit: as part of the Labour Party’s policy review on defence matters, to visit US Government officials and defence experts to discuss future defence policy.

(Registered 13 May 2013)

Name of donor: Inmarsat

Address of donor: 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, £5,693 (including tax); accommodation, £362; total £6,055

Destination of visit: Cayenne, French Guiana

Date of visit: 24-26 July 2013

Purpose of visit: to view launch of Alphasat in capacity as Shadow Minister for Armed Forces

(Registered 27 August 2013)

Name of donor: Government of the United Arab Emirates

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

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):  flights and accommodation with a value of £3,500

Destination of visit: Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE

Date of visit:  16-19 November 2013

Purpose of visit:  to meet with Government Ministers, Members of the Federal National Council and senior business figures together with British Diplomats, in order to build on the strong bilateral relationship and further promote trade and investment ties.

(Registered 2 6 November 2013)

11. Miscellaneous

I am an unremunerated director of the Prince Bishop Community Bank, a non-profit making credit union. I spend about an hour per month attending Board meetings.  (Registered 5 October 2012)