House of Commons
Session 2015-16
Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 3rd May 2016
Gove, Michael (Surrey Heath)
Gove, Michael (Surrey Heath)
1. Employment and earnings
On 26 February 2015 I received a payment of £115.58 by way of royalties for a publication from the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society Limited, The Writers House, 13 Haydon Street, London EC3N 1DB. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 26 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: The Dental Centre
Address of donor: 19 Station Road, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 2AL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £250 a month from 28 October 2011; value £3,000 a year in 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16
Donor status: company, registration 05971338
(Registered 29 December 2011; updated 22 January 2013, 7 February 2014, 17 February 2015 and 8 March 2016)
Name of donor: Luff Associates
Address of donor: White Oak Cottage, 13 Claremont Avenue, Camberley Surrey GU15 2DR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £250 a month from 8 November 2011; value £3,000 a year in 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16
Donor status: LLP
(Registered 29 December 2011; updated 22 January 2013, 7 February 2014, 17 February 2015 and 8 March 2016)
Name of donor: Copeland Blue Ltd
Address of donor: Seebeck House, 1 Seebeck Place, Knowhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8FR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for the year from 28 May 2014 to April 2015, in monthly payments of £250
Donor status: company, registration 06764638
(Registered 16 July 2014)
Name of donor: John May
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for the year from March 2014 to February 2015, in monthly payments of £250; plus a further four monthly payments of £250, ending in June 2015
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 July 2014; updated 13 August 2015)
Name of donor: Mr Anthony Spitz
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 08 June 2015)
Name of donor: Strangers Gallery Dining Club
Address of donor: c/o Surrey Heath Conservative Association, Curzon House, Church Rd, Windlesham GU20 6BH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £8,500
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 29 July 2015)
Name of donor: Aidan Heavey
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 August 2015)
Name of donor: Information Edge
Address of donor: Token House, 11-12 Tokenhouse Yard, London EC2R 7AS
Amount of donation: £4,750 for the year 2015, in monthly payments initially of £250, increased to £500 from June 2015.
Donor status: company, registration 05337528.
(Registered 13 August 2015)
Name of donor: Copeland Blue Ltd
Address of donor: Seebeck House, 1 Seebeck Place, Knowhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8FR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for the year from May 2015 to April 2016, in monthly payments of £250
Donor status: company, registration 06764638
(Registered 13 August 2015)
Name of donor: Magna Carta Club
Address of donor: c/o Surrey Heath Conservative Association, Curzon House, Church Rd, Windlesham GU20 6BH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 08 October 2015)
Name of donor: Bansols Beta Ltd
Address of donor: The Courtyard, Chapel Lane, Bodiote, Banbury, Oxon OX15 4DB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: company, registration 02878404
(Registered 11 January 2016)
Name of donor: Richard Gillham
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 09 March 2016)
Name of donor: Henry Lumley
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 09 March 2016)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
I have accepted Honorary Membership for life of the Carlton Club. (Registered 19 December 2014)
Name of donor: This is Global
Address of donor: 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5 tickets and hospitality to Capital FM Summertime Ball with a value of £3,000
Date received: 6 June 2015
Date accepted: 6 June 2015
Donor status: company, registration 06251684
(Registered 23 June 2015)
Name of donor: Access Industries
Address of donor: Marble Arch House, 6th Floor, 66 Seymour St, London W1H 5BT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2 tickets to football match at the Emirates Stadium; value £500
Date received: 5 December 2015
Date accepted: 5 December 2015
Donor status: company, registration 05035508
(Registered 16 December 2015)
Name of donor: Chelsea Football Club
Address of donor: Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, London SW6 1HS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets, including hospitality, to a football match at Chelsea Football Club; total value £512
Date received: 16 January 2016
Date accepted: 16 January 2016
Donor status: company, registration 1965149
(Registered 01 February 2016)
4. Visits outside the UK
The four entries below relate to a single visit to New York undertaken between 26 March and 2 April 2016.
Name of donor: The Algemeiner Journal
Address of donor: P.O. Box 250746 Brooklyn, NY 11225
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): for my family, a member of staff and myself, taxis £124; flights £2,525; on 28 March 2016, a dinner £856; plus accommodation for a member of staff £412; total value £3,917
Destination of visit: New York
Date of visit: 26 March – 2 April 2016
Purpose of visit: To receive an award at The Algemeiner Journal Anniversary event.
(Registered 29 April 2016)
Name of donor: The Henry Jackson Society
Address of donor: 21-24 Millbank Tower, Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation for my family and myself with a value of £2,764
Date of visit: 26th March – 2nd April, 2016
Purpose of visit: To receive an award at The Algemeiner Journal Anniversary event and attend events organised by the Henry Jackson Society.
(Registered 29 April 2016)
Name of donor: The Lisa and Michael Leffell Foundation
Address of donor: 600 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): on 30 March 2016, lunch for a member of staff and myself with a value of £185
Destination of visit: New York
Date of visit: 26 March – 2 April 2016
Purpose of visit: Hospitality received during the course of a visit to receive an award at The Algemeiner Journal Anniversary event and attend events organised by the Henry Jackson Society.
(Registered 29 April 2016)
Name of donor: Alisa Swidler
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): on 30 March 2016, dinner for a member of staff and myself with a value of £205
Destination of visit: New York
Date of visit: 26 March – 2 April 2016
Purpose of visit: Hospitality received during the course of a visit to receive an award at The Algemeiner Journal Anniversary event and attend events organised by the Henry Jackson Society.
(Registered 29 April 2016)