The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 14 May 2018

Amess, Sir David (Southend West)

Amess, Sir David (Southend West)

1. Employment and earnings

Until further notice, I am Parliamentary Adviser to the Caravan Club, East Grinstead House, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 1UA. I receive £6,000 a year in return for an expected commitment of 100 hours. (Updated 5 June 2015)

28 November 2017, received £450 from Dods Group, 11th Floor, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG, for Q&A sessions. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 11 December 2017)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: 97 Dining Club
Address of donor: 810 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 3NH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £11,500
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 30 June 2017)

Name of donor: 1912 Club
Address of donor: 116 Valley Road, Chorleywood, Herts, WD3 4BH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,600
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 30 June 2017)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Swiss Foreign Ministry
Address of donor: Presence Switzerland PRS, Bundesgasse 32, 3003 Bern, Switzerland
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Travel and accommodation with a value of £1,900
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Zurich, Bern, Lausanne, Geneva)
Date of visit: 3-7 April 2017
Purpose of visit: Participation in a study trip to Switzerland (Swiss-EU relations, Swiss financial centre, Science and Innovation, International Geneva)
(Registered 02 May 2017)

Name of donor: Welle-verein fur Menschenrechte und Freiheit
Address of donor: Postfach 1764, 8048 Zurich
Destination of visit: Paris
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): flight tickets: £426; hotel: £74; total: £500
Dates of visit: 1 July 2017
Purpose of visit: NCRI Free Iran Rally Paris Conference.
(Registered 04 August 2017)

Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Address of donor: Qatar Embassy, 1 South Audley St, London W1K 1NB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel and accommodation with a value of £4,600
Destination of visit: Qatar
Dates of visit: 13-18 February 2018
Purpose of visit: British-Qatar APPG visit to meet Ministers and officials, discuss GCC crisis, and discuss bilateral relations and regional issues.
(Registered 22 February 2018)

8. Miscellaneous

Chair of Board of Trustees of the Industry and Parliament Trust. (Updated 11 July 2014)

Chairman of the Industry and Parliament Fellowship Committee.

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

I employ my wife, Julia Amess, as part-time Secretary/Caseworker.