The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 30 May 2022

Bryant, Chris (Rhondda)

Bryant, Chris (Rhondda)

1. Employment and earnings

Payments received via United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE:

6 May 2021, received £11,070 as advance for a new book from Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP. Hours: more than 100 hrs over the last 18 months. (Registered 06 May 2021)

14 January 2022, received £2,010 from Tantor Media Inc, 6 Business Park Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475, USA, for audio rights to a book. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 14 January 2022)

17 March 2022, received £7,600 from Mother Pictures Ltd, Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DD, for the rights to make a television series based on my book. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 18 March 2022)

Payments from Reach Shared Services Limited, 3rd Floor, 5 St Paul's Square, Liverpool L3 9SJ:

Payment of £200 expected for an article in the Daily Express written on 11 March 2022. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 18 March 2022)

5 July 2021, received £175 from the Boswell Trust, Auchendrane, By Ayr, KA7 4TW, for speaking at a Festival event on 13 June 2021. Hours: 2 hrs. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 26 July 2021)

30 July 2021, received £275 for a survey from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW. Hours: 1 hr 15 mins. (Registered 30 July 2021)

Payments from Mace Media Limited, 8A Lower Grosvenor Place, London SW1W 0EN:

3 September 2021, received £250 for an article for Mace Magazine. Hours: 90 mins. (Registered 06 September 2021)

15 October 2021, received £400 for two book reviews. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 19 October 2021)

21 February 2022, received £200 for an article for Mace Magazine. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 21 February 2022)

Payments from Guardian News & Media Ltd, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU:

18 November 2021, received £250 for an article. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 18 November 2021)

21 February 2022, received £100 for an article. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 21 February 2022)

2 February 2022, received £600 from Associated Newspapers Ltd, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London W8 5T, for two articles. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 02 February 2022)

7 March 2022, received £200 from the BBC, Broadcasting House, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LR, for participation as a panel member on BBC R4 Any Questions on 25 February 2022. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 07 March 2022)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: British Council
Address of donor: 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transport, accommodation and food, to a value of £685.33
Destination of visit: Poland
Dates of visit: 28-30 August 2019
Purpose of visit: Delegation with other MPs including addressing a Future Leaders conference.
This is a late register entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 24 June 2021. Paragraph 15 of chapter 4 of the Guide to the Rules refers. (Registered 03 June 2021; updated 24 June 2021)

Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Address of donor: Qatar Embassy, 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals with a value of £7,357.67
Destination of visit: Qatar
Dates of visit: 12-17 October 2021
Purpose of visit: British-Qatari APPG visit to meet ministers and officials to discuss Qatar's humanitarian and political response to the Afghanistan crisis, preparations for the World Cup, workers' rights reform and bilateral relations.
(Registered 25 October 2021)

5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK

Name of donor: Tertulias Hispano-Britanicos
Address of donor: Madrid, Spain
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation and meals with a value of £370
Destination of visit: Bilbao, Spain
Dates of visit: 19 - 21 November 2021
Purpose of visit: Attendance at the UK-Spain Tertulia conference/symposium.
(Registered 09 December 2021)

8. Miscellaneous

From June 2018, Chairman (unpaid) of Rhondda Arts Festival in Treorchy (RAFT). (Registered 17 August 2020)

Along with For the Citizens Ltd (known as The Citizens) and three other MPs, since 19 October 2020 I have been party to judicial review proceedings crowdfunded through The Citizens, The Old Workshop, 1 Ecclesall Road South, Sheffield, S11 9PA. Total costs incurred to date between the four MPs, which will be capped, are £221,924.75 (consisting of £85,401.25 counsel fees, £134,820.50 solicitor fees, and £1,703.11 in disbursements). (Registered 27 October 2020; updated 02 February 2021, 30 April 2021 and 28 July 2021)