House of Commons
Session 2015-16
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The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 8th June 2015
Blackford, Ian (Ross, Skye and Lochaber)
Blackford, Ian (Ross, Skye and Lochaber)
1. Employment and earnings
Independent Trustee of Golden Charter Trust Ltd, Canniesburn Gate, 10 Canniesburn Drive, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1BF. Paid £4,146.92 quarterly, until further notice. Hours: 8 hrs per quarter. In addition, I will be paid £1,429.82 per day for any additional work (additional payments will be listed below). (Registered 03 June 2015)
Chairman of Commsworld Plc, Commsworld House, Peffer Place, Edinburgh EH16 4BB. Paid £2,500 quarterly, until further notice. Hours: 8 hrs per quarter. (Registered 03 June 2015)
Director of First Seer Ltd, 12A Chester Street, Edinburgh EH3 7RA. First Seer owns our croft business and ancillary activities, for which my wife receives a monthly salary of £1,000. Hours: none. (Registered 03 June 2015)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: David Craigen
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 03 June 2015)
6. Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year
Croft including two holiday rental properties, Isle of Skye: (i) and (ii) paid to First Seer (Registered 03 June 2015)
House in Lanark: (i) (Registered 03 June 2015)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
Commsworld; telecoms company. (Registered 03 June 2015)
Corbion NV; food ingredients. (Registered 03 June 2015)
8. Miscellaneous
Investment portfolio managed on a discretionary basis by Brooks MacDonald Plc. (Registered 03 June 2015)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my step-son, John O'Leary, as Caseworker. (Registered 03 June 2015)