The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 13 August 2018

Hodgson, Mrs Sharon (Washington and Sunderland West)

Hodgson, Mrs Sharon (Washington and Sunderland West)

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 promote British businesses operating in China; and to deepen the understanding of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 15 November 2017)

Name of donor: (1) Labour Friends of Israel (2) Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: (1) BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX (2) 9 Yitzhak Rabin Blvd., Kiryat Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem 9103001
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) flights, accommodation and meals with a value of £1,600 (2) fast track access through security check, passport control, registration and customs, and some hospitality, value £100
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestinian territories
Dates of visit: 27-31 May 2018
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit. Meeting with Israeli and Palestinian co-existence campaigners, politicians, academics and diplomats.
(Registered 12 June 2018)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

I employ my husband, Alan Hodgson, as Office Manager.