House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 24th March 2014

GALLOWAY, George (Bradford West)

1. Directorships

Molucca Media Ltd, journalism and broadcasting. Address: 30 Ambleside Avenue, London SW16 1QP. (Registered 26 April 2012; updated 7 May 2013)

3. Clients

                          Of Molucca Media Ltd:

Press TV, for whom I present two weekly television programmes. Currently unpaid. Address:  Westgate House, Hanger Lane, London W5 1YY. (Registered 26 April 2012)

From 1 April 2013, LBP has paid me for a weekly news show. Address:    Westgate House, Hanger Lane, London W5 1YY.  (Registered 7 April 2013; updated 10 December 2013)

Received four payments of £1,650 in April 2013, £6,600 in total. Hours: 1 hr a week; 4 hrs in total.  (Registered 7 April 2013)

Received four payments of £1,650 in May 2013, £6,600 in total. Hours: 1 hr a week; 4 hrs in total.  (Registered 12 February 2014)

Received four payments of £1,650 in June 2013, £6,600 in total. Hours: 1 hr a week; 4 hrs in total.  (Registered 12 February 2014)

Received four payments of £1,650 in July 2013, £6,600 in total. Hours: 1 hr a week; 4 hrs in total.  (Registered 12 February 2014)

Received four payments of £1,650 in August 2013, £6,600 in total. Hours: 1 hr a week; 4 hrs in total.  (Registered 12 February 2014)

Received four payments of £1,650 in September 2013, £6,600 in total. Hours: 1 hr a week; 4 hrs in total.  (Registered 12 February 2014)

Received four payments of £1,650 in October 2013, £6,600 in total.. Hours: 1 hr a week; 4 hrs in total.  (Registered 12 February 2014)

Received four payments of £1,650 in November 2013, £6,600 in total. Hours: 1 hr a week; 4 hrs in total.  (Registered 12 February 2014)

Received four payments of £1,650 in December 2013, £6,600 in total. Hours: 1 hr a week; 4 hrs in total.  (Registered 12 February 2014)

Received three payments of £1,650 in January 2014, £4,950 in total. Hours: 1 hr a week; 3 hrs in total.  (Registered 12 February 2014)

Payments from Al-Mayadeen TV, Beirut, for presenting two television programmes per month  (previously registered under Category 2: Remunerated Employment).  Address: Jnah, Embassy Street, Ruby Bldg, Beirut 00961 1856080/90:

Received £3,000 for television programme made in Venezuela; also flights from London to Caracas on 28 September 2012 and subsequently from Caracas to Moscow; estimated value £1,000, and hotel accommodation for ten days in Caracas; value £1,600. Hours: 90 mins. (Registered 16 November 2012; updated 29 November 2013)

Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut (value just under £800 each way) between 4 and 6 March 2013 to record two television programmes. Hours: 3 hrs plus travel.  (Registered 13 March 2013)

Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut (value approx £600) between 22 and 25 July 2013 to record two television programmes.  Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 11 August 2013; updated 12 February 2014)

Received £6,000 and flights Lisbon to Beirut (value approx £600) and back to London between 19 and 22 August 2013, plus hotel accommodation, to record two television programmes.  Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 14 November 2013; updated 29 November 2013; updated 12 February 2014)

Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut (value approx £600) between 15 and 18 September 2013, plus hotel accommodation,  to record two television programmes.  Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 14 November 2013; updated 29 November 2013; updated 12 February 2014)

Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut (value approx £600) between 27 and 30 October 2013, plus hotel accommodation,   to record two television programmes.  Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 14 November 2013; updated 29 November 2013; updated 12 February 2014)

Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut (value approx £600) between 27 and 30 October 2013, plus hotel accommodation,   to record two television programmes.  Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 14 November 2013; updated 29 November 2013; updated 12 February 2014)

Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut (value approx £600) between 27 and 30 October 2013, plus hotel accommodation,   to record two television programmes.  Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 14 November 2013; updated 29 November 2013; updated 12 February 2014)

Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut (value approx £600) between 27 and 30 October 2013, plus hotel accommodation,   to record two television programmes.  Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 14 November 2013; updated 29 November 2013; updated 12 February 2014)

Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut (value approx £600) in November 2013, plus hotel accommodation,   to record two television programmes.  Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 20 February 2014)

Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut (value approx £600) in December 2013, plus hotel accommodation,   to record two television programmes.  Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 20 February 2014)

Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut (value approx £600) in January 2014, plus hotel accommodation,   to record two television programmes.  Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 20 February 2014)

Payment of £5,400 from Truth Talks, 6/663 Forest Road, Bexley, NSW 2207, Australia, for lecture tour 1-11 July 2013.  Flight, value £3,900, and accommodation £1,300, also paid for by Truth Talks.  Hours:  4 hours for 2 lectures. (Registered 12 February 2014)

Payments from Associated Press, Oval Road, London NW1 1DZ, for four television programmes a month for Russia Today:

Received three payments of £1,600, £4,800 in total, for three programmes in November 2013. Hours: 2 hrs for each programme; 6 hrs in total. (Registered 12 February 2014)

Received four payments of £1,600, £6,400 in total, for four programmes in December 2013. Hours: 2 hrs for each programme; 8 hrs in total. (Registered 12 February 2014)

Received four payments of £1,600, £6,400 in total, for four programmes in January 2014. Hours: 2 hrs for each programme; 8 hrs in total. (Registered 20 February 2014)

Payment of £900 received from Fairpley, 19 Marine Crescent, Glasgow G51 1HD,

for two appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe, on 2 and 3 August 2013. Hours: 1.5 hrs each; 3 hrs in total. (Registered 20 February 2014)

6. Overseas visits

Name of donor: Sudanese Embassy

Address of donor: 3 Cleveland Row, London SW1A 1DD

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return flights from London to Khartoum and six nights’ hotel accommodation, both for my wife and me; value unknown, but estimated to be above £1,500

Destination of visit: Khartoum, Sudan

Date of visit: 4 -10 January 2013

Purpose of visit: Visit to Sudan

(Registered 7 May 2013)

7. Overseas benefits and gifts

See my entry under Category 3 above.

8. Land and Property

Holiday home in Portugal. (Registered 26 April 2012)

9. Shareholdings

(a) Molucca Media. (Registered 26 April 2012)

11. Miscellaneous

From time to time, I solicit donations for the following charities: Interpal (humanitarian aid to Palestine); Viva Palestina (humanitarian aid convoys to Gaza strip), Medical Aid for Palestine and Shelter. (Registered 2 May 2012)

I present a weekly radio show for WBAI, a New York radio station; unpaid. (Registered 21 August 2012)

Prepared 25th March 2014