House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 12 October 2020

Collins, Damian (Folkestone and Hythe)

Collins, Damian (Folkestone and Hythe)

1. Employment and earnings

29 November 2019, received £1,500 from Authors' Licencing and Collecting Society Limited, 5th Floor Shackleton House, Battle Bridge Lane, London SE1 2HP, for a speech given for the Public Lending Right International Conference in London on 26 September 2019. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 09 January 2020)

From 1 March 2020 until further notice, Member of the Advisory Board of the Author’s Licensing and Collecting Society, 1st Floor, Barnard's Inn, 86 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1EN. I receive remuneration of £1,500 a quarter in return for a time commitment of 12 hrs per year (4 meetings with a commitment of 3 hrs each). (Registered 05 March 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: Alcaline Ltd
Address of donor: Alcaline House Unit S-V, Lympne Industrial Estate, Lympne, Hythe CT21 4LR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for my 2019 General Election campaign
Donor status: company, registration 04000403
(Registered 09 January 2020)

Name of donor: Sir Roger De Haan
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for my 2019 General Election campaign
Donor status: individual
(Registered 09 January 2020)

Name of donor: Hammil Properties Ltd
Address of donor: 77 Bekesbourne Lane, Littlebourne, Canterbury CT3 1UZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 for my 2019 General Election campaign
Donor status: company, registration 07594629
(Registered 09 January 2020)

Name of donor: Landcap Ltd
Address of donor: Unit 1, First Floor, The Westworks, White City Place, 195 Wood Lane, London W12 7FQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,250 for my 2019 General Election campaign
Donor status: company, registration 06947792
(Registered 09 January 2020)

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

Name of donor: Hammil Properties Ltd
Address of donor: 77 Bekesbourne Lane, Littlebourne, Canterbury CT3 1UZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sponsorship of a fundraising event, value £2,000
Date received: 19 November 2020
Date accepted: 19 November 2020
Donor status: company, registration 07594629
(Registered 10 February 2020)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Address of donor: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): hotel accommodation, return flights and incidental expenses, total value approximately £7,000
Destination of visit: USA
Dates of visit: 4 - 6 February 2020
Purpose of visit: to attend a series of meetings organised by the Wilson Center as part of an international conference on combatting disinformation online.
(Registered 05 March 2020)

5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK

Name of donor: Davos Klosters Bergbahnen AG
Address of donor: Brämabüelstrasse CH - 7270 Davos Platz
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: discount to a value of £417 on four ski passes for British Swiss Parliamentary Ski Week
Date received: 15 - 23 February 2020
Date accepted: 15 February 2020
Donor status: company, registration CHE-105.769.522
(Registered 28 April 2020)

Name of donor: Skigruppe der Bundesversammlung
Address of donor: Nationalrat Martin Landolt, Sonnenweg 27, CH - 8752 Näfels
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: discount to a value of £417 on four ski passes for British Swiss Parliamentary Ski Week
Date received: 15 - 23 February 2020
Date accepted: 15 February 2020
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 28 April 2020)

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

Flat in London: (i) and (ii).

8. Miscellaneous

From 31 March 2020 until further notice, unpaid partner of Infotagion LLP, an independent fact checking service. This involves a commitment of 10 hrs per month. (Registered 28 April 2020)

From 20 July 2020 until further notice, unpaid board member of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a not for profit NGO headquartered in London that seeks to disrupt the architecture of online hate and misinformation. This involves a commitment of 2 hrs per month. (Registered 22 July 2020)

 

Prepared 14th October 2020