The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 4 June 2018

Gaffney, Hugh (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill)

Gaffney, Hugh (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill)

1. Employment and earnings

Payments received as a Councillor from North Lanarkshire Council, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1AB:

4 July 2017, received £1,302.07. Hours: approx. 30 hrs. (Registered 31 July 2017)

Until further notice, I receive an annual allowance of £16,927, which is donated to charity. Hours: 10-50 hrs a week. (Registered 31 July 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: Communication Workers Union
Address of donor: 150 the Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1RX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 donation to my election campaign
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 29 June 2017)

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Communication Workers Union (CWU)
Address of donor: 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1RX
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Date received: 9 February 2018
Date accepted: 9 February 2018
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 07 March 2018)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: All-Party Parliamentary China Group (with sponsorship from John Swire & Sons, HSBC, City of London, Cambridge Assessment, Arup, and EDF Energy)
Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £908.56; accommodation £540.62; food and drink £67.12; meeting and hospitality expenses (inc. interpretation, venue hire) £110.84; total £1,627.14
Destination of visit: China (Guangdong and Guangxi)
Dates of visit: 6 – 10 November 2017
Purpose of visit: To strengthen relations between the UK Parliament and the National People’s Congress of China; to support British businesses operating in China; and to deepen the understanding of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 16 November 2017)

8. Miscellaneous

Royal Mail Employee, on a five year career break (unpaid) from 9 June 2017 until 9 June 2022. I also hold employee shares which are below the registrable threshold. (Registered 29 June 2017)