House of Commons

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

Watson, Tom (West Bromwich East)

Watson, Tom (West Bromwich East)

1. Employment and earnings

20 December 2018, received £500 from Global Radio, 30 Leicester Square London WC2H 7LA, for guest presenting a radio show on LBC on 25 October 2018. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 17 January 2019)

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

Name of donor: Sir Trevor Chinn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to support my office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 26 January 2018
Date accepted: 26 January 2018
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 January 2018)

Name of donor: Betterworld Ltd
Address of donor: 14 St Mary’s Street, Stamford PE9 2DF
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to support my office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 13 March 2018
Date accepted: 19 March 2018
Donor status: company, registration 03408967
(Registered 19 March 2018)

Name of donor: No1 Skip Hire
Address of donor: 3 Finney Well Close, Sedgemoor Park Bilston WV14 9XN.
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 to support my office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 14 May 2018
Date accepted: 14 May 2018
Donor status: company, registration 07271218
(Registered 14 May 2018)

Name of donor: Sir Trevor Chinn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to support my office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 27 June 2018
Date accepted: 27 June 2018
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 June 2018)

Name of donor: Sir David Garrard
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 to support my office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 30 August 2018
Date accepted: 6 September 2018
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 September 2018)

Name of donor: Sir Trevor Chinn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to support my office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 15 November 2018
Date accepted: 15 November 2018
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 November 2018)

Name of donor: USDAW
Address of donor: 188 Wilmslow Road, Manchester M14 6LJ
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 to support my office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received: 23 November 2018
Date accepted: 26 November 2018
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 26 November 2018)

Name of donor: Derek Webb
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: the services of a policy advisor from 1 December 2018 until 31 May 2019, total value £36,000
Date received: 1 December 2018 - 31 May 2019
Date accepted: 1 December 2018
Donor status: individual
(Registered 04 December 2018)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Ticketmaster
Address of donor: 4 Pentonville Road, London N1 9HF
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the Brit Awards, value £875
Date received: 21 February 2018
Date accepted: 21 February 2018
Donor status: company, registration 02662632
(Registered 19 March 2018)

Name of donor: Sky Betting and Gaming
Address of donor: 2 Wellington Pl, Leeds LS1 4AP
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets to the play off final at Wembley, total value £392 (£98 per ticket)
Date received: 26 May 2018
Date accepted: 26 May 2018
Donor status: company, registration 01100741
(Registered 12 June 2018)

Name of donor: Motor Sports Association
Address of donor: Motor Sports House, Riverside Park, Colnbrook SL3 0HG
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Three passes and hospitality for 2018 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, total value £1,674 (£558 per person)
Date received: 8 July 2018
Date accepted: 8 July 2018
Donor status: company, registration 1344829
(Registered 17 July 2018)

Name of donor: PRS
Address of donor: 2 Pancras Square London N1C 4AG
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for The Cure at British Summer Time in Hyde Park, total value £1,100 (£550 per person)
Date received: 7 July 2018
Date accepted: 7 July 2018
Donor status: company, registration 00134396
(Registered 18 July 2018)

Name of donor: The Championships, Wimbledon
Address of donor: Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Two centre court tickets for Wimbledon and hospitality, total value £369.40 (£78 per ticket, plus lunch and tea in the Wingfield Restaurant, £106.70 per person)
Date received: 4 July 2018
Date accepted: 4 July 2018
Donor status: company, registration 7546773
(Registered 24 July 2018)

Name of donor: Warner Bros. Entertainment UK
Address of donor: Warner House, 98 Theobald’s Road, London WC1X 8WB
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Three tickets to the premiere of Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald, value £450 (£150 per ticket)
Date received: 13 November 2018
Date accepted: 13 November 2018
Donor status: company, registration 259661
(Registered 20 November 2018)

Name of donor: ITV plc
Address of donor: 2 Waterhouse Square, 140 Holborn, London EC1N 2AE
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Three tickets, including hospitality, to the X Factor Final, total value £675 (£225 per ticket)
Date received: 2 December 2018
Date accepted: 2 December 2018
Donor status: company, registration 4967001
(Registered 19 December 2018)

Name of donor: The Football Association Premier League Ltd
Address of donor: 30 Gloucester Place, London W1U 8PL
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Five tickets and hospitality to watch Arsenal vs Huddersfield at the Emirates Stadium, total value £1,750 (£350 per ticket)
Date received: 8 December 2018
Date accepted: 8 December 2018
Donor status: company, registration 02719699
(Registered 21 December 2018)

4. Visits outside the UK

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): For a member of staff and myself, air travel, food and accommodation to a value of £8,800 (£4,400 per person)
Destination of visit: Qatar
Dates of visit: 13-17 February 2018
Purpose of visit: British-Qatar APPG visit to meet Ministers and officials, discuss GCC crisis, workers’ rights and other issues around 2022 World Cup in my capacity as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Shadow Secretary of State for DCMS, as well as discussions on bilateral relations and regional issues.
(Registered 28 February 2018)

Name of donor: Policy Network and Communications Ltd
Address of donor: 11 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights costing £298.98; hotel and dinner costing £705.88; total value £1,004.86
Destination of visit: Lisbon, Portugal
Dates of visit: 27 June – 2 July 2018
Purpose of visit: To attend and participate in the Progressive Governance Seminar with leading politicians, academics and policymakers from across Europe.
(Registered 10 July 2018)

8. Miscellaneous

From 5 December 2013, Honorary President of the Goulash Co-operative Limited, 2 Coombe Warren, Brinklow Road, Coventry CV3 2AB (registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965), in which I hold one share. Expected commitment of 2-3 hours per month for which I receive no remuneration. (Registered 20 December 2013; updated 6 January 2014)

 

Prepared 23rd January 2019