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

Robertson, Mr Laurence (Tewkesbury)

Robertson, Mr Laurence (Tewkesbury)

1. Employment and earnings

Payments from Savanta ComRes, 54 Bermondsey St, Bermondsey, London SE1 3UD, for completing surveys:

7 January 2021, received £75. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 12 July 2021)

8 March 2021, received £75. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 12 July 2021)

6 April 2021, received £75. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 12 July 2021)

5 May 2021, received £75. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 12 July 2021)

25 June 2021, received £75. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 12 July 2021)

30 August 2021, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 September 2021)

7 September 2021, received £75. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 15 September 2021)

6 November 2021, received £75. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 29 November 2021)

12 December 2021, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 04 January 2022)

Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing surveys:

9 February 2021, received £40. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 10 May 2021)

19 February 2021, received £60. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 10 May 2021)

30 April 2021, received £140. Hours: 75 mins. (Registered 10 May 2021)

30 April 2021, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 10 May 2021)

27 May 2021, received £120. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 21 June 2021)

24 June 2021, received £110. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 12 July 2021)

24 June 2021, received £40. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 12 July 2021)

27 August 2021, received £160. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 15 September 2021)

6 September 2021, received £120. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 September 2021)

11 November 2021, received £120. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 29 November 2021)

11 November 2021, received £170. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 29 November 2021)

19 November 2021, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 29 November 2021)

12 December 2021, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 04 January 2022)

13 January 2022, received £150. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 07 February 2022)

10 March 2022, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 March 2022)

10 March 2022, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 14 March 2022)

14 April 2022, received £50. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 25 April 2022)

From 1 October 2020 until 30 September 2022, Parliamentary Adviser on Sport and Safer Gambling to the Betting and Gaming Council, 25 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0PP. I receive £2,000 per month. Hours: expected to be 10 hrs per month. (Registered 26 October 2020; updated 06 October 2021)

Payments from Yonder, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for completing surveys:

18 February 2021, received £50. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 01 February 2022)

24 March 2021, received £50. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 01 February 2022)

20 June 2021, received £50. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 01 February 2022)

20 July 2021, received £50. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 01 February 2022)

1 September 2021, received £65. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 01 February 2022)

12 December 2021, received £50. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 01 February 2022)

Payment from Ipsos MORI UK Ltd, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for completing surveys:

12 January 2022, received £225. Hours: 70 mins. (Registered 07 February 2022)

12 January 2022, received another payment of £225. Hours: 70 mins. (Registered 07 February 2022)

24 February 2022, received £225. Hours: 75 mins. (Registered 14 March 2022)

8 March 2022, received £225. Hours: 75 mins. (Registered 14 March 2022)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Racecourse Association Ltd
Address of donor: Winkfield Road, Ascot SL5 7HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: a metal badge entitling the bearer to admittance to certain horse racing meetings in the UK during 2020. The badge is not available for purchase, but its estimated value is between £0 and £1,000 a year, depending on usage. On 23 November 2021, because new badges have not been issued due to the pandemic, I was notified that the current badge can be used throughout 2021 and 2022.
Date received: 1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Date accepted: 1 January 2020
Donor status: company, registration 93447
(Registered 06 January 2020; updated 30 November 2021)

Name of donor: Betting & Gaming Council
Address of donor: 1st Floor, 90 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1EU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Ascot Racecourse, including entrance tickets, for my wife and me, total value £2,800
Date received: 17 June 2021
Date accepted: 17 June 2021
Donor status: company, registration 12213577
(Registered 12 July 2021)

Name of donor: Ascot Racecourse
Address of donor: Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7JX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at the racecourse for my wife and me, total approx. value £564
Date received: 18 June 2021
Date accepted: 18 June 2021
Donor status: company, registration 4320977
(Registered 14 July 2021)

Name of donor: The Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Address of donor: Beach House, Golf Place, St Andrews KY16 9JA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Admittance with hospitality for two to Royal St George’s Golf Club, Sandwich for the Open Golf Championship, total value £700
Date received: 15 July 2021
Date accepted: 15 July 2021
Donor status: company, registration SC247047
(Registered 06 August 2021)

Name of donor: Betting & Gaming Council
Address of donor: 1st Floor, 90 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1EU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Lord’s Cricket Ground, including entrance fee, for my wife and me, total value £1,749.60
Date received: 13 August 2021
Date accepted: 13 August 2021
Donor status: company, registration 12213577
(Registered 17 August 2021)

Name of donor: Hestview Ltd (trading as Sky Betting & Gaming)
Address of donor: 2 Wellington Place, Leeds LS1 4AP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at York Racecourse, including entrance, for my wife and me and two friends, total approx. value £1,000
Date received: 14 August 2021
Date accepted: 14 August 2021
Donor status: company, registration 01100741
(Registered 15 September 2021)

Name of donor: Arena Racing Corporation Ltd
Address of donor: Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Doncaster Racecourse for my wife and me, total approx. value £636
Date received: 10 September 2021
Date accepted: 10 September 2021
Donor status: company, registration 07997040
(Registered 06 October 2021)

Name of donor: The Jockey Club
Address of donor: 75 High Holborn, London WC1V 6LS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Haydock Park Racecourse for my wife and me, and a friend, approximate total value £750
Date received: 18 November 2021
Date accepted: 18 November 2021
Donor status: company, registration 2909409
(Registered 15 December 2021)

Name of donor: Betting & Gaming Council
Address of donor: 1st Floor, 90 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1EU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Sandown Park Racecourse, including entrance tickets, for my wife, a friend and me, total value £957
Date received: 3 December 2021
Date accepted: 3 December 2021
Donor status: company, registration 12213577
(Registered 20 December 2021)

Name of donor: Betting and Gaming Council (BGC)
Address of donor: 1st Floor, 90 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1EU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Entrance to and hospitality at the Brit Awards, O2 Centre, London, for my wife and me, total value £2,328 (£1164 per person)
Date received: 8 February 2022
Date accepted: 8 February 2022
Donor status: company, registration 12213577
(Registered 09 February 2022)

Name of donor: The Jockey Club
Address of donor: 75 High Holborn, London WC1V 6LS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Cheltenham Racecourse for my wife and me, approx. total value £300
Date received: 15 March 2022
Date accepted: 15 March 2022
Donor status: company, registration 2909409
(Registered 24 March 2022)

Name of donor: Hestview Ltd (trading as Sky Betting & Gaming)
Address of donor: 2 Wellington Place, Leeds LS1 4AP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Cheltenham Racecourse, for my wife, me and another member of staff, approx. total value £1,050
Date received: 16 March 2022
Date accepted: 16 March 2022
Donor status: company, registration 01100741
(Registered 24 March 2022)

Name of donor: Betting & Gaming Council
Address of donor: 1st Floor, 90 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1EU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Cheltenham racecourse, for my wife, me and a friend, total value £2,340
Date received: 17 March 2022
Date accepted: 17 March 2022
Donor status: company, registration 12213577
(Registered 24 March 2022)

Name of donor: The Jockey Club
Address of donor: 75 High Holborn, London WC1V 6LS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Cheltenham Racecourse for my wife, me and a friend, approx. total value £450
Date received: 18 March 2022
Date accepted: 18 March 2022
Donor status: company, registration 2909409
(Registered 24 March 2022)

Name of donor: ADS Group Ltd (trade organisation for companies operating in the UK Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space sectors)
Address of donor: Salamanca Square, 9 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Attendance at the ADS Annual Dinner, Grosvenor House Hotel, London for my wife and me, approx. total value £480
Date received: 23 March 2022
Date accepted: 23 March 2022
Donor status: company, registration 7016635
(Registered 24 March 2022)

Name of donor: The Jockey Club
Address of donor: 75 High Holborn, London WC1V 6LS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, for my wife and me, approx. total value £1,438
Date received: 9 April 2022
Date accepted: 9 April 2022
Donor status: company, registration 2909409
(Registered 26 April 2022)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd)
Address of donor: PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): For me and my wife, air travel, accommodation and hospitality with a total value of £5,920
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Dates of visit: 3-8 April 2022
Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation.
(Registered 25 April 2022)

5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK

Name of donor: Entain Operations Ltd
Address of donor: Suite 6, Atlantic Suites, Europort, Gibraltar
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Entrance to, and hospitality at, Wembley Stadium for England v Denmark, total value £3,457
Date received: 7 July 2021
Date accepted: 7 July 2021
Donor status: company, registration 112454
(Registered 12 July 2021)

Name of donor: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (Qatar Ministry of Sports and Culture) and the Embassy of the State of Qatar
Address of donor: 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Goodwood racecourse, Goodwood House and Goodwood Hotel including entrance, hospitality and accommodation for my wife and me, estimated total value approx. £1,650
Date received: 28-29 July 2021
Date accepted: 28 July 2021
Donor status: other
(Registered 06 August 2021)

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). (Registered 24 February 2014; updated 08 June 2015)

8. Miscellaneous

On 3 July 2021, Coral Group Ltd (part of Entain Group) provided hospitality at Sandown Racecourse for a friend and me, total value £300. (Registered 12 July 2021)

Chair of the Westminster Africa Business Group, which promotes trade and good politics between the UK and Africa. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 21 March 2022)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

I employ my wife, Anne Marie Robertson, as Office Manager.