The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 16 March 2020

Rees-Mogg, Mr Jacob (North East Somerset)

Rees-Mogg, Mr Jacob (North East Somerset)

1. Employment and earnings

Partner in Somerset Capital Management LLP, 146 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9TR; investment management:

15 February 2019, received £15,031.52. Hours: 30 hrs during February 2019. (Registered 07 March 2019)

15 March 2019, received £15,030.73. Hours: 30 hrs in March 2019. (Registered 04 April 2019)

15 April 2019, received £15,453.91. Hours: 30 hrs in April 2019. (Registered 07 May 2019)

14 May 2019, received £15,448.92. Hours: 30 hrs in May 2019. (Registered 03 June 2019)

17 June 2019, received £15,450.07. Hours: 25 hrs in June 2019. (Registered 03 July 2019)

15 July 2019, received £15,469.91. Hours: 20 hrs in July 2019. (Registered 12 August 2019)

As a client of Somerset Capital Management (SCM), I provide services to The Chestnut Fund, an investment fund. (Registered 27 November 2012)

Payments from the Telegraph Media Group, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT, for articles:

5 April 2019, received £270. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 29 April 2019)

17 May 2019, received £350. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 22 May 2019)

3 June 2019, received £250. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 14 June 2019)

26 July 2019, received £520. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 06 August 2019)

Payments from LBC Radio Ltd (Global Radio), 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA:

24 May 2019, received £9,600 for being a cover presenter. Hours: 14 hrs. (Registered 24 May 2019)

Payments from the BBC, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA:

20 February 2019, received £200 for appearing on Any Questions. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 07 March 2019)

Payments from News UK and Ireland Ltd, 1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF:

20 February 2019, received £500 for an article for the Sun on Sunday. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 15 March 2019)

30 May 2019, received £500 for an article for the Sun. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 03 June 2019)

17 July 2019, received £500 for an article for the Sun on Sunday. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 23 July 2019)

14 March 2019, received twelve bottles of champagne with a total value of £323.52, from Global and Media and Entertainment Ltd, 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA, for a speech at a dinner on 6 February 2019. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 02 April 2019)

Payments received via Peters Fraser & Dunlop Ltd, 55 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1BS:

11 April 2019, received £10,000 from the Rhone Group, 40 Bruton Street, London W1J 6QZ, as an advance for a speaking engagement on 6 June 2019. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 18 April 2019)

11 April 2019, received £12,500 from Virgin Books Ltd, Random House Group, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, for writing a book. Hours: estimated at 300 hrs since 2017. (Registered 18 April 2019)

24 May 2019, received £10,000 from Virgin Books Ltd, Random House Group, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, on publication of my book. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 03 June 2019)

10 June 2019, received £10,000 from the Rhone Group, 40 Bruton Street, London W1J 6QZ, for a speaking engagement on 6 June 2019. Hours: 2 hrs. In addition, as a memento, I received a Churchill plate with a value of £250, plus travel and accommodation. (Registered 14 June 2019; updated 26 June 2019)

10 June 2019, received £3,500 from Virgin Books Ltd, Random House Group, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, for the audio recording of my book. Hours: 22 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2019)

2 July 2019, received £10,000 from Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP, 65 St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AB, via Chartwell Valley Speakers, 14 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8HN, for speaking at an event on 27 June 2019. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 11 July 2019)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Captain Sayinder Pal Singh Chadha
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 shared between my own and another conservative association
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 December 2019)

Name of donor: Sir Henry Keswick
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 02 January 2020)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: North Antrim DUP Association
Address of donor: 9-11 Church Street, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, BT43 6DD
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: services of a driver during a visit to Northern Ireland to speak at an event at the Tullyglass House Hotel, value £420
Date received: 31 January 2019
Date accepted: 31 January 2019
Donor status: political party
(Registered 26 March 2019)

Name of donor: North Antrim DUP Association
Address of donor: 9-11 Church Street, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, BT43 6DD
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £107.99 to reimburse the costs of a flight to Belfast on 31 January 2019 to speak at an event at the Tullyglass House Hotel.
Date received: 4 March 2019
Date accepted: 4 March 2019
Donor status: political party
(Registered 26 March 2019)

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year

Farmhouse, land and related buildings in Somerset: (i) and (ii).

Residential property in London: (i) and (ii).

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

Saliston Ltd; holding company

Somerset Capital Management LLP; investment management

8. Miscellaneous

Until 25 July 2019, unremunerated director of Somerset Capital Management Ltd, which is the parent company of Somerset Capital Management (Cayman) Ltd and Somerset Capital Management (Singapore) PTE Ltd. (Registered 07 April 2016; updated 05 November 2019)

Until 25 July 2019, unremunerated director of Somerset Capital Management (Singapore) PTE Ltd. (Registered 07 April 2016; updated 05 November 2019)

Until 25 July 2019, unremunerated director of Saliston Ltd, which is a shareholder (over 15%) in Somerset Capital Management Ltd. (Registered 20 April 2016; updated 05 November 2019)

Until 31 July 2019, unremunerated director of the American Trading Company (Holdings) Ltd (holding company) and the American Trading Company Ltd (property management). (Registered 20 April 2016; updated 05 November 2019)

Trustee of the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Oxford Foundation, which supports the Oxford Union Literary and Debating trust and through it the charitable activities of the Oxford Union Society. Those activities include education and support for free speech. (Registered 20 April 2016)

Trustee of the Oxford Literary and Debating Union Trust, which supports the charitable activities of the Oxford Union Society. Those activities include education and support for free speech. (Registered 20 April 2016)

From July 2018, an unpaid director of Carlton Park Trustees 1 Ltd. (Registered 31 October 2018)

From July 2018, an unpaid director of Carlton Park Trustees 2 Ltd. (Registered 31 October 2018)

From July 2018, an unpaid director of Carlton Park Trustees 3 Ltd. (Registered 31 October 2018)

From July 2018, an unpaid director of Carlton Park Trustees 4 Ltd. (Registered 31 October 2018)