House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 23rd February 2015

BURT, Rt Hon Alistair (North East Bedfordshire)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

Payments from PLLG Investors Advisors Ltd, 1200 Century Way, Thorpe Business Park, Leeds LS15 8ZA:

£3,333.32 received for consulting services. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 17 March 2014)

£1,666.66 received on 2 April 2014, for consulting services. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 14 April 2014)

£1,666.66 received on 12 May 2014, for consulting services. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 14 May 2014)

£1,666.66 received on 10 June 2014, for consulting services. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 16 June 2014)

£1,666.66 received on 9 July 2014, for consulting services. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 15 July 2014)

£1,666.66 received on 12 August 2014, for consulting services. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 2 September 2014)

£1,666.66 received on 9 September 2014, for consulting services. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 11 September 2014)

£1,666.66 received on 3 October 2014, for consulting services. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2014)

£1,666.66 received on 14 November 2014, for consulting services. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 1 December 2014)

£1,666.66 received on 2 December 2014, for consulting services. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 18 December 2014)

£1,666.66 received on 11 February 2015, for consulting services. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 12 February 2015)

Payments from Global GSA Group BV, Columbus Building, Folkstoneweg 34, 1118 LM Schiphol, The Netherlands for advising and supporting on business development in the Middle East through conference and travelling:

£3,084.36 received for May-June 2014. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 1 August 2014)

£3,123.25 received on 8 September 2014 for July-August 2014. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 11 September 2014)

£1,535.47 received on 14 October 2014 for September 2014. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2014)

£1,558.85 received on 18 November 2014 for October 2014. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 1 December 2014)

£1,530.17 received on 23 December 2014 for November 2014. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 22 January 2015)

£1,267.67 received on 14 January 2015 for December 2014. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 22 January 2015)

28 November 2014, £2,534 received from Global Partners Governance Practice Ltd, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT, for consulting on their Foreign Office contract to provide mentoring and support services to Parliamentarians and their staff in the Middle East. Hours: 37 hrs during 5-9 November 2014. (Registered 1 December 2014)

4. Sponsorships

(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by my party to the Electoral Commission:

Name of donor: Conservative Voice

Address of donor: Winslow House, Ashurst Park, Church Lane, Sunninghill, Ascot SL5 7ED

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000

Donor status: unincorporated association

(Registered 28 October 2014)

Name of donor: BPP Holdings Ltd

Address of donor: 8th Floor, BPP House, Aldine Place, 142-144 Uxbridge Road, London SW1P 4DP

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000

Donor status: company, registration 01245604

(Registered 10 February 2015)

6. Overseas visits

Name of donor: Kurdistan Regional Government

Address of donor: c/o Lower Ground Floor, 23 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6LB

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): costs of travel and accommodation, £3,000

Destination of visit: Iraqi Kurdistan

Date of visit: 15-19 February 2014

Purpose of visit: Kurdistan Region in Iraq APPG fact-finding trip to Erbil and Balisa village to meet ministers, civil society organizations and others.

(Registered 17 March 2014)

Name of donor: United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

Address of donor: MOFA, Dubai, UAE

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): cost of travel and accommodation for myself and spouse, £7,000

Destination of visit: UAE

Date of visit: 21-24 February 2014

Purpose of visit: meetings and visits as Chair of the APPG UAE

(Registered 17 March 2014)

Name of donor: The Doha Forum

Address of donor: c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Doha, Qatar

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Travel and accommodation to an approximate value of £4,000.

Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar

Date of visit: 11-14 May 2014

Purpose of visit: Speaker at the Doha Forum on Economic Prospects for the Middle East.

(Registered 16 June 2014)

Name of donor: Markham Services Ltd

Address of donor: 10 Markham Close, Borehamwood WD6 4PQ

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights to Oman and UAE at a value of £5,000

Destination of visit: Oman and UAE

Date of visit: 25-30 May 2014

Purpose of visit: business and political meetings with representatives of the respective foreign ministries.

(Registered 27 June 2014)

Name of donor: British University in Egypt

Address of donor: El Sherouk City, Suez Desert Road, Cairo 11837 - P.O. Box 43

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3,300

Destination of visit: Cairo, Egypt

Date of visit: 13-16 June 2014

Purpose of visit: to meet the new President, government ministers, religious leaders, British Council, IPU and representatives of civil society and discuss developments in the run up to parliamentary elections.

(Registered 15 July 2014)

Name of donor: United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

Address of donor: Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): cost of travel and accommodation for myself and spouse; £7,000

Destination of visit: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Date of visit: 13-16 November 2014

Purpose of visit: attendance at the Sir BaniYas Forum 2014 at the invitation of MOFA.

(Registered 1 December 2014)

Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain

Address of donor: PO box 547, Government Avenue, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation and transport; £2,600

Destination of visit: Manama, Bahrain

Date of visit: 4-8 December 2014

Purpose of visit: to participate in the IISS Manama Dialogue.

(Registered 18 December 2014)

Prepared 2nd March 2015