House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 30th March 2015

WHITTINGDALE, John (Maldon)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

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

6 June 2014, payment of £75 for participation in April 2014 Parliamentary Panel survey. Hours: approx 45 mins. (Registered 21 July 2014)

29 July 2014, payment of £75 for participation in May/June 2014 Parliamentary Panel survey. Hours: approx 45 mins. (Registered 29 September 2014)

18 November 2014, payment of £75 for participation in  October 2014 Parliamentary Panel survey. Hours: approx 45 mins. (Registered 16 March 2015)

12 February 2015 , payment of £75 for participation in  an interview . Hours: approx 45 mins. (Registered 16 March 2015)

12 February 2015 , payment of £75 for participation in  November 2014 Parliamentary Panel survey. Hours: approx 45 mins. (Registered 16 March 2015)

Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for participation in surveys:

4 June 2014, received payment of £80 for participation in May 2014 survey. Hours: approx 45 mins. (Registered 21 July 2014)

Cultural and Political Adviser on the Museum of the Jewish Soldier in World War II project in Israel; contract for 12 months. Payments are made by Curzon PR, 28 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QR.

21 August 2014, payment of £4,500 for the period 1 May 2014 to 31 October 2014. Hours: approx 15 hrs. (Registered 29 September 2014)

24 September 2014, payment of £200 from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY for participating in an opinion research interview. Hours: 2 hrs . (Registered 13 October 2014)

6. Overseas visits

Name of donor: The Taipei Representative Office in the UK (TRO)

Address of donor: 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): the approximate amount includes accommodation £600, food £300 and return flights £2,400; total £3,300

Destination of visit: Taiwan

Date of visit: 26 July-2 August 2014

Purpose of visit: As part of the British-Taiwanese APPG, to promote the understanding of Taiwan and strengthen UK-Taiwan relations.

(Registered 6 August 2014)

Name of donor: Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists

Address of donor: Rue d'Arlon 40, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation £425, and flights £425; total £850

Destination of visit: Kyiv, Ukraine

Date of visit: 21-24 September 2014

Purpose of visit: to meet members of the Ukrainian Government and representatives of Ukrainian political parties.

(Registered 20 October 2014)

Name of donor: British Ukrainian Society

Address of donor: 25 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LY

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation £185, and flights £1,320; total £1,505

Destination of visit: Hofburg, Vienna, Austria

Date of visit: 1-2 October 2014

Purpose of visit: to attend the Future Business Ukraine and German-Ukrainian Forum conference.

(Registered 30 October 2014)

Name of donor: British Ukrainian Society

Address of donor: 25 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LY

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation £230, and flights £3,000; total £3,230

Destination of visit: Vienna, Austria

Date of visit: 2-3 March 2015

Purpose of visit: to attend the "Ukraine Tomorrow" Conference in my capacity as Chairman of the British-Ukrainian APPG.

(Registered 16 March 2015)

8. Land and Property

Flat in London, from which rental income is received. (Registered 8 October 2012)

Prepared 1st April 2015