House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 17th October 2016

Paisley, Ian (North Antrim)

Paisley, Ian (North Antrim)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: JTI Gallaher Ltd
Address of donor: Members Hill, Brooklands Road, Weybridge KT13 0QU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: dinner and match attendance at Twickenham Stadium; value £1,650
Date received: 3 October 2015
Date accepted: 3 October 2015
Donor status: company, registration 01501573
(Registered 19 November 2015)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 W0EB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, internal travel, accommodation and hospitality; approx. value £3,250
Destination of visit: Taipei
Date of visit: 25 July – 1 August 2015
Purpose of visit: part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to gain a better understanding of economic and political issues concerning the country.
(Registered 15 October 2015)

Name of donor: High Commission of the Maldives
Address of donor: 27 Nottingham Place, London W1U 5NJ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): business class return ticket, with a value of £3,688.85; accommodation and subsistence with a value of £1,299.59; total value £4,988.44
Destination of visit: the Maldives
Date of visit: 14 to 21 February 2016
Purpose of visit: As part of a delegation from the All-Party British Maldives Parliamentary Group, to meet with the president, politicians and the Parliament of the Maldives and investigate political and trade matters.
(Registered 11 March 2016)

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

I have a 25% shareholding and am one of four unremunerated directors of QUBRIC Ltd, a private company limited by shares, whose purpose is to promote and share the experience of peace-building in Northern Ireland and conflict resolution. The company is now dormant. (Registered 21 August 2012; updated 8 May 2014)

8. Miscellaneous

From 19 July 2016, unpaid chair of charitable trust established by JTI/Gallaher to support job creation and skills development in Ballymena. (Registered 25 July 2016)

 

Prepared 19th October 2016