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

RUANE, Chris (Vale of Clwyd)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for opinion surveys:

October-November 2012, payment of £75. Hours: 15 mins. Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 2 December 2013)

November-December 2012, payment of £75. Hours: 15 mins. Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 2 December 2013)

January 2013, payment of £75. Hours: 15 mins. Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 2 December 2013)

February-March 2013, payment of £75. Hours: 15 mins. Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 2 December 2013)

April 2013, payment of £75. Hours: 15 mins. Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 2 December 2013)

June 2013, payment of £75. Hours: 15 mins. Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 2 December 2013)

September 2014, payment of £75 for survey completed in July 2014.  Hours: 15 mins.  Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 14 October 2014)

Payment from Ipsos MORI UK Ltd, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:

September 2013, payment of £200 for research interview. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 December 2013)

September 2014, payment of £200 for research interview in July 2014.  Hours: 1 hr.  Payment donated to charity. (Registered 16 October 2014)

6. Overseas visits

Name of donor: Google Dublin

Address of donor: Google Foundry, Gordon House, 4 Barrow Street, Grand Canal, Dublin 4

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air fare, taxis and hotel to a total of approx. £750

Destination of visit: Dublin

Date of visit: 15-18 September 2014

Purpose of visit: to speak at the Wisdom 2.0 Conference.

(Registered 18 November 2014)

Name of donor: Kalapa Academy

Address of donor: Ferdinand-Schmitz-Strasse 28, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air fare, train fares, taxis and hotels to a total of approx. £1,000

Destination of visit: Cologne & Berlin

Date of visit: 30 October - 3 November 2014

Purpose of visit: to speak at a mindfulness conference in Cologne and meet German MPs in the Bundestag to discuss mindfulness for MPs.

(Registered 18 November 2014)

8. Land and Property

Flat in Portugal.

Until 31 July 2014, flat in London, from which rental income was received. (Updated 15 September 2014)