House of Commons
Session 2019-21
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The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 16 March 2020
Mearns, Ian (Gateshead)
Mearns, Ian (Gateshead)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Unite the Union
Address of donor: 128 Theobalds Road, Holborn, London WC1X 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 paid to the Labour Party
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: RMT
Address of donor: Unity House, 39 Charlton Street, London, NW11JD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £8,000, paid to my constituency party
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 10 January 2020)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Bakers and Allied Food Workers Union
Address of donor: Stanborough House, Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL8 7TA
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the Bakers' Union Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd (previously Union Services Parliamentary Consultancy), at a value of £16,671 from 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2019
Date received: 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2019
Date accepted: 1 September 2018
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 13 November 2018; updated 05 February 2019)
Name of donor: Rail, Maritime and Transport Union
Address of donor: Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the RMT Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd (previously Union Services Parliamentary Consultancy), at a value of £17,139 from 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019
Date received: 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019
Date accepted: 1 December 2018
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 03 December 2018; updated 05 February 2019)
Name of donor: Bakers and Allied Food Workers Union
Address of donor: Stanborough House, Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL8 7TA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the Bakers' Union Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, at a value of £16,305.60 from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020
Date received: 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020
Date accepted: 1 September 2019
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 28 February 2020)
Name of donor: Rail, Maritime and Transport Union
Address of donor: Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the RMT Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, at a value of £17,482 from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
Date received: 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
Date accepted: 1 January 2020
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 28 February 2020)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Unite the Union
Address of donor: 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TN
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: hotel accommodation for 5 nights at Labour Party conference, value £1,100
Date received: 20-25 September 2019
Date accepted: 20 September 2019
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 30 October 2019)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Part share in two houses in Gateshead: (i) (Registered 19 April 2013; updated 20 October 2016)