House of Commons
Session 2017-19
Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 11 December 2017
Blackman, Bob (Harrow East)
Blackman, Bob (Harrow East)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA, for opinion surveys:
9 December 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 21 December 2016)
21 December 2016, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 10 January 2017)
23 February 2017, payment of £100. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 21 September 2017)
12 June 2017, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 21 September 2017)
10 July 2017, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 21 September 2017)
14 September 2017, payment of £150. Hours: 90 mins. (Registered 21 September 2017)
16 October 2017, received £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 14 November 2017)
17 November 2017, received £75. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 23 November 2017)
Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC17 8RT, for opinion surveys:
25 November 2016, received £60. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 08 December 2016)
14 December 2016, payment of £60. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 21 December 2016)
28 December 2016, payment of £25. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 10 January 2017)
14 February 2017, received £20. Hours: 10 mins. (Registered 14 November 2017)
22 March 2017, received £80. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 November 2017)
5 April 2017, received £25. Hours: 10 mins. (Registered 14 November 2017)
28 May 2017, received £60. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 November 2017)
26 July 2017, received £30. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 14 November 2017)
7 November 2017, received £40. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 14 November 2017)
8 November 2017, received £30. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 November 2017)
17 November 2017, received £70. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 23 November 2017)
Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW, for opinion surveys:
25 January 2017, payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 08 August 2017)
1 August 2017, payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 08 August 2017)
Payments from Populus, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for opinion surveys:
12 January 2017, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 06 July 2017)
16 February 2017, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 06 July 2017)
27 February 2017, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 06 July 2017)
3 April 2017, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 06 July 2017)
24 April 2017, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 06 July 2017)
29 June 2017, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 06 July 2017)
15 September 2017, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 21 September 2017)
12 September 2017, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 27 September 2017)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Golden Tours
Address of donor: 156 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4ES
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date received: 19 January 2017
Date accepted: 19 January 2017
Donor status: company, registration 02608886
(Registered 02 February 2017)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Indian High Commission
Address of donor: India House, Aldwych, London WC2B 4NA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): flights costing £2,500; accommodation and hospitality valued at £1,500; £4,000 in total
Destination of visit: New Delhi
Dates of visit: 12-18 February 2017
Purpose of visit: Indo-British APPG familiarisation visit to India. To develop understanding of Indian policy aims and meet key decision makers in the Indian government and business.
(Registered 03 March 2017)
Name of donor: Welle Association for Human Rights and Freedom
Address of donor: Verein Welle, Postfach 1764, 8048 Zürich
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Eurostar costs and joint accommodation, for myself and a staff member, with an approx. value of £435
Destination of visit: Paris, France
Dates of visit: 30 June - 2 July 2017
Purpose of visit: To attend the annual Free Iran Rally organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in my role as a supportive British MP.
(Registered 02 August 2017)
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): flights, internal travel, accommodation and hospitality; approx. value £5,000
Destination of visit: Taipei
Dates of visit: 16 – 23 September 2017
Purpose of visit: Taiwan APPG 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 11 October 2017)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Six buy-to-let properties in Welwyn Garden City owned jointly with my wife: (i) and (ii).
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Nicola Blackman, as Office Manager.