The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 1 October 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.