House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 21 January 2019

Graham, Richard (Gloucester)

Graham, Richard (Gloucester)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Hong Kong Government
Address of donor: c/o Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, 18 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3JA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Airfare £1,584; hotel and expenses £352.99; local transportation and food £90.04; total £2,027.03
Destination of visit: Hong Kong
Dates of visit: 8-9 April 2018
Purpose of visit: Undertaken as Chair of the China APPG to support the bilateral relationship and business development between UK and Hong Kong, and to gain understanding of Hong Kong's political, social and economic development.
(Registered 26 April 2018)

Name of donor: (1) Great Britain China Centre (with sponsorship from BP and Prudential) (2) International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party (IDCPC)
Address of donor: (1) 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS (2) No.4 Fuxing Road, Beijing
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Airfare £378; hotel and breakfast in Beijing £232.56; total £610.56 (2) food and drink (estimated at £60/day) £120; domestic travel (estimated at £10/day) £20; total £140
Destination of visit: Beijing, China
Dates of visit: 10-11 April 2018
Purpose of visit: To attend, as a director of the Great Britain China Centre, the 2018 UK-China Leadership Forum, organised by the Great British China Centre and IDCPC; to engage with Chinese Communist Officials on a broad range of topics and to strengthen UK-China bilateral relations.
(Registered 27 April 2018)

Name of donor: All Party Parliamentary China Group (sponsored by Arup, HSBC, Cambridge Assessment, John Swire & Sons & City of London)
Address of donor: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International flights £1,442; accommodation £274.69; food, drink and transport £226.90; total £1,943.59
Destination of visit: Beijing, China
Dates of visit: 6 - 10 November 2018
Purpose of visit: To strengthen relations between the UK Parliament and the National People’s Congress of China; to support British businesses and NGOs operating in China; and to deepen the understanding of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 20 November 2018)

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

The Graham Montrose Co. Ltd; operating licensed premise (pubs). (Registered 08 June 2015)

Since April 2017, Scribble Press Ltd. (Registered 06 July 2017)

8. Miscellaneous

I am a director (unpaid) of the Great Britain China Centre, non-departmental public body. (Registered 08 June 2015)

From February 2018, Chairman (unpaid) of the Gloucester History Trust. (Registered 08 May 2018)

From April 2018, Chairman (unpaid) of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, a non-departmental government body. (Registered 08 May 2018)

Trustee (unpaid) of the Essex Research Foundation. (Registered 15 May 2018)

 

Prepared 23rd January 2019