House of Commons
Session 2015-16
Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 11 January 2016
Fox, Liam (North Somerset)
Fox, Liam (North Somerset)
1. Employment and earnings
Contract with Quercus Editions Limited for writing a book. Address: Quercus Editions Limited, 55 Baker Street, 7th Floor, South Block, London, W1U 8EW.
Payment from Specialist Speakers, The Old Factory Offices, 8 Hawley Road, Hinckley LE10 0PR (Updated 6 January 2015):
20 December 2014, received £8,400 (including VAT) for a speech at the annual partner’s conference of Amwal Alkhaleej, PO Box 59115 R1525, Arcade Centre, King Fahad Road, Ryadh, Saudi Arabia, on 1 December 2014 at the Abu Dhabi Hyatt Hotel. Amwal Alkahaleej also met the cost of my travel, accommodation, ground transport and historic area ticket; total value £4,092. Hours: 1 hr plus travel and preparation. (Registered 06 January 2015)
Payments from News UK and Ireland, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF:
3 June 2015, received £1,000 from News Corps for attendance at an event on 25 March 2015. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 08 June 2015)
5 January 2015, received £328.27 from the Maxcel Company , 660 LBJ Freeway, Suite 109, Dallas TX 75240, for speaking at a Huckabee Group meeting on 18 November 2014. (Registered 15 January 2015)
10 March 2015, received £312.15 from Al Jazeera Media network, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG, for an article published on 20 February 2015. Hours: approx. 1 hr. (Registered 10 March 2015)
4 March 2015, received £500 from The Sunday Express, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF, for an article published on 8 March 2015. Hours: approx. 1 hr. (Registered 10 March 2015)
27 March 15, received £1,000 from News UK Ltd News UK & Ireland Ltd, 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF, for speaking at an event on 25 March 2015. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 27 March 2015)
Payments from the Sun, 1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF, for articles:
1 March 2015, received £500 from the Sun for an article published on 21 December 2014. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 24 March 2015)
31 April 2015, received £750 for an article published in the Sun on Sunday on 31 April 2015. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 11 June 2015)
10 August 2015, received £1,000 from Edelman Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QT for speaking at breakfast panel. Hours: approx. 2 hrs including travel. Fee paid directly to charity. (Registered 10 August 2015)
28 October 2015, received £250 from The Sunday Times, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF, for an article published on 18 October 2015. Hours: approx. 1 hr. (Registered 28 October 2015)
18 November 2015, received £4,344.91 in royalties for translation of a book I wrote. The payer was the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), P.O. Box 4567, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 26 November 2015)
Expected payment of £1,000 from Tulchan Communications LLP, 85 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AE, for speaking at an event on 14 December 2015. Hours: 1 hr 15 mins. Fee to be paid direct to charity. (Registered 14 December 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: Estate of Barry Walters
Former address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,359.95
Donor status: individual (legacy)
(Registered 08 January 2015)
Name of donor: Mr Kenneth J Edis
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 May 2015)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Pietas Consulting Ltd
Address of donor: 9 Great Chesterford Court, London Road, Great Chesterford CB10 1PF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Date of receipt: 30 January 2015
Date of acceptance: 30 January 2015
Donor status: company, registration 07976020
(Registered 30 January 2015)
Name of donor: Michael Lewis
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date of receipt: 9 February 2015
Date of acceptance: 9 February 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 09 February 2015)
Name of donor: Alexander Temerko
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date of receipt: 9 February 2015
Date of acceptance: 10 February 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 February 2015)
Name of donor: Dr Rami Ranger
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date of receipt: 11 March 2015
Date of acceptance: 11 March 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 March 2015)
Name of donor: Keltbray Group (Holdings) Ltd
Address of donor: St Andrew's House, Portsmouth Road, Esher KT10 9TA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000
Date received: 30 June 2015
Date accepted: 1 July 2015
Donor status: company, registration 2810840
(Registered 02 July 2015)
Name of donor: Gusbourne PLC
Address of donor: 7 Cowley Street, London SW1P 3NB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date of receipt: 7 July 2015
Date of acceptance: 8 July 2015
Donor status: company, registration 08225727
(Registered 8 July 2015; updated 18 August 2015)
Name of donor: Lord Leigh of Hurley
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £ 2,500
Date of receipt: 3 August 2015
Date of acceptance: 10 August 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 August 2015)
Name of donor: Gusbourne plc
Address of donor: 7 Cowley Street, London SW1P 3NB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date of receipt: 17 November 2015
Date of acceptance: 18 November 2015
Donor status: company, registration 08225727
(Registered 18 November 2015)
Name of donor: iBrow LTD, Professional Managements Services
Address of donor: Ibrow Ltd College House, St Leonard's Close, Bridgnorth WV16 4EJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date of receipt: 10 December 15
Date of acceptance: 21 December 15
Donor status: company, registration 06244250
(Registered 21 December 2015)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
I have accepted Honorary Membership for life of the Carlton Club.
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: The European Azerbaijani Society
Address of donor: 15 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9BU
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights £2,320.40 and accommodation 1,259.54 for me and a member of staff; total £3,579.94
Destination of visit: Istanbul, Turkey
Date of visit: 1-4 February 2015
Purpose of visit: to attend the release of my book ‘Rising Tides’ translation into Turkish.
(Registered 04 February 2015)
Name of donor: AIPAC Group
Address of donor: 251 H Street NW Washington, DC 20001
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation to an estimated value of £5,691.68
Destination of visit: Washington DC
Date of visit: 28 February to 3 March 2015
Purpose of visit: to attend and speak in AIPAC conference in Washington.
(Registered 05 March 2015)
Name of donor: NATO Special Operations School
Address of donor: Chièvres Air Base, Chaussee de Mons 50, 7940 Brugelette-Chievres, Belgium
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): hotels £126.05, Eurostar £219, taxis: £163.78; total: £508.83 (costs reimbursed by donor)
Destination of visit: Belgium
Date of visit: 11-13 June 2015
Purpose of visit: to attend a conference on "The Future Shape of European Security: NATO or the EU".
(Registered 25 June 2015)
Name of donor: Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies
Address of donor: Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies Solec 85 Str. 00-382 Warsaw
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): reimbursement of £1,096.45 for travel, received on 25 September 2015
Destination of visit: Krynica, Poland
Date of visit: 8 – 10 September 2015
Purpose of visit: to attend security conference.
(Registered 08 October 2015)
Name of donor: KNC Consulting
Address of donor: Villa Carina Via Muntada 32 Banco, Switzerland
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Accommodation with a value of £368.80 and reimbursement of £303.91 for travel costs; total value of £672.71
Destination of visit: Lugano, Switzerland
Date of visit: 30 September – 2 October 2015
Purpose of visit: To attend cyber security conference.
(Registered 08 October 2015)
Name of donor: Richardson Capital LLP
Address of donor: Birchfield Lane, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 1DT
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights valued at £381.19 and accommodation valued at £999; £1,380.19 in total
Destination of visit: Queen Elizabeth 2 ship docked in Amsterdam
Date of visit: 1-4 October 2015
Purpose of visit: To give speeches for a conference on the Queen Elizabeth 2
(Registered 27 October 2015)
Name of donor: Baltic-Russia Youth Forum 2015
Address of donor: Valge 13, Tallinn 11415, Eesti
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation and flights for myself and an intern; £461.42
Destination of visit: Talinn, Estonia
Date of visit: 3-4 November 2015
Purpose of visit: To attend the conference.
(Registered 11 November 2015)
Name of donor: National Australia Bank
Address of donor: 255 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights and accommodation for both MP and Chief of Staff, value £8,894.23 Destination of visit: Sydney/Melbourne, Australia
Date of visit: 6 – 14 November 2015
Purpose of visit: To speak at a conference hosted by the donor.
(Registered 16 November 2015)
Name of donor: EDAM Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies
Address of donor: Hare Sok. K8 No:16 Akatlar 34335, İstanbul, Turkey
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights and accommodation, value £638.17
Destination of visit: Bodrum, Turkey
Date of visit: 9 -11 October 2015
Purpose of visit: To speak at a conference hosted by the donor.
(Registered 17 November 2015)
Name of donor: National Australia Bank
Address of donor: 255 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights and accommodation for both MP and Chief of Staff, to a value of £8,894.23
Destination of visit: Sydney/Melbourne Australia
Date of visit: 6-14 November 2015
Purpose of visit: To speak at a conference hosted by the donor.
(Registered 30 November 2015)
6. Land and property: (i) value over £100,000 (ii) rental income of over £10,000 a year
Residential property in London SE1: (i) and (ii) (Registered 20 October 2011)