House of Commons
Session 2019-21
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The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 27 April 2020
Hands, Greg (Chelsea and Fulham)
Hands, Greg (Chelsea and Fulham)
1. Employment and earnings
From 14 November 2018 until 5 January 2020, adviser to Banque BNP Paribas UK, 10, Harewood Avenue, London NW1 6AA. I provided general commentary on UK and European politics, including making speeches at the bank’s conferences and client events. Between 14 November 2018 and 13 May 2019, I received £9,000 gross per month for 16 hours a month on average; from 14 May 2019 to October 2019 I received £4,500 gross per month for 8 hours a month on average. I consulted ACoBA about this appointment. (Registered 17 December 2018; updated 04 June 2019 and 10 January 2020)
5 February 2020, received £1,500 from BNP Paribas, 10 Harewood Avenue, London NW1 6AA, for a speech at BNP Paribas High Yield and Leverage Finance Conference on 16 January 2020. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 28 February 2020)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Arne Groes
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: Charmaine Mallinckrodt
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: Lord Charles Cadogan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: Quentin Nason
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: Britt Shaw
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: The Hon Charles Pearson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 January 2020)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Arne Groes
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket for a Chelsea FC match at Stamford Bridge, plus hospitality, value £600
Date received: 21 January 2020
Date accepted: 21 January 2020
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 February 2020)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion Gmbh
Address of donor: Capital Studio ZDF, Unter der Linden 36-38, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel, food and accommodation with a value of £1,257.87
Destination of visit: Berlin, Germany
Dates of visit: 21-22 March 2019
Purpose of visit: To speak as a guest on the Maybril Illner Talk Show on ZDF.
(Registered 28 March 2019; updated 04 April 2019)
Name of donor: Will Media Gmbh
Address of donor: Hausvogteiplatz 12, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, transfers and food, total value £861.03
Destination of visit: Berlin
Dates of visit: 7-8 April 2019
Purpose of visit: To appear on the Anne Will Show, a political talk show.
(Registered 10 April 2019)
Name of donor: Prosperity UK
Address of donor: 1st Floor, 6 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4PZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel, accommodation and food, total value £1,031.95
Destination of visit: Belfast and Dublin
Dates of visit: 22-23 May 2019
Purpose of visit: To meet with various stakeholders in Belfast and Dublin to discuss trade arrangements.
(Registered 19 June 2019)
Name of donor: Prosperity UK
Address of donor: Prosperity UK 2017 Ltd. First Floor, 6 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4PZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, hotel and minibuses/travel, total value £905.50
Destination of visit: Berlin and the Hague
Dates of visit: 27-28 June 2019
Purpose of visit: To meet with German and Dutch MPs and senior stakeholders, in order to present the Alternative Arrangement Commission’s interim report.
(Registered 07 August 2019)
Name of donor: Prosperity UK
Address of donor: Prosperity UK 2017 Ltd, First Floor, 6 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4PZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel and hotel, total value £450
Destination of visit: Belfast and Dublin
Dates of visit: 3-4 July 2019
Purpose of visit: To present the Alternative Arrangements Commission’s interim report to senior stakeholders in the UK and EU.
(Registered 07 August 2019)
Name of donor: Prosperity UK
Address of donor: Prosperity UK 2017 Ltd, First Floor, 6 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4PZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel, total value £490
Destination of visit: Brussels
Date of visit: 11 July 2019
Purpose of visit: To present the Alternative Arrangement Commission’s interim report to senior stakeholders in the UK and EU.
(Registered 07 August 2019)
Name of donor: Will Media Gmbh
Address of donor: Hausvogteiplatz 12, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, hotel and taxis, total value £1,385.50
Destination of visit: Berlin
Dates of visit: 8-9 September 2019
Purpose of visit: To appear on the Anne Will Show, a political talk show.
(Registered 25 September 2019)
Name of donor: Prosperity UK
Address of donor: Prosperity UK 2017 Ltd, First Floor, 6 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4PZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, hotel and taxis, total value £517.59
Destination of visit: Dundalk, Ireland
Dates of visit: 13-14 September 2019
Purpose of visit: To hold Alternative Arrangements Commission Roundtable seeking a Brexit solution, at the Irish border, with parliamentarians from Westminster, Stormont and the Dáil.
(Registered 25 September 2019)
Name of donor: Prosperity UK
Address of donor: Prosperity UK 2017 Ltd. First Floor, 6 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4PZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel, accommodation and food, total value £892.61
Destination of visit: Berlin and Brussels
Dates of visit: 23-24 September 2019
Purpose of visit: Meetings in the German Bundestag, with German MPs and a roundtable in Brussels with the Alternative Arrangements Commission.
(Registered 18 October 2019)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
House in Germany owned jointly with my wife: (i). (Registered 05 June 2015)
Until June 2019, house in France owned jointly with my two brothers: (i). (Registered 05 June 2015; updated 23 July 2019)