House of Commons
Session 2013-14
Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 24th March 2014
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: 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)
Name of donor: Government of Australia
Address of donor: Australia High commission, Strand, London WC2B 4LA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation and internal travel with an approx value of £7,000
Destination of visit: Sydney and Canberra, Australia
Date of visit: 23-30 June 2013
Purpose of visit: At the invitation of the Australian Government to discuss UK-Australian relations
(Registered 15 July 2013)
Name of donor: (1) Chatham House, supported by (2) Akbank
Address of donor: (1) Royal Institute of Foreign Affairs, 10 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LE; (2) Sabanci Center 34330 4 Levent Istanbul, Turkey
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) air fares and internal transfers with a value of £983.45 plus accommodation and dinner with a value of £587.70; total value £1,571.15; (2) lunch and dinner with a total value of £60
Destination of visit: Istanbul, Turkey
Date of visit: 27-29 September 2013
Purpose of visit: to participate in the Chatham House Round Table 2013 conferencec
(Registered 18 October 2013)