House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 12 December 2022

Fox, Dr Liam (North Somerset)

Fox, Dr Liam (North Somerset)

1. Employment and earnings

Contract with Quercus Editions Limited for writing a book. Address: Quercus Editions Limited, 55 Baker Street, 7th Floor, South Block, London, W1U 8EW.

Payments from Associated Newspapers Ltd, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT:

Payment of £600 expected for an article for the Mail on Sunday written on 15 January 2022 and published on 16 January 2022. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 01 March 2022)

Payments from WorldPR, Humboldt Tower, East 53 Street, Panama City, Urb. Marbella, Republic of Panama:

Payment of £10,000 expected as a six-month retainer fee covering 1 March 2022 to 31 August 2022. If required, I will provide advice on Business and International Politics, and payments will be listed below. Hours: none to date. (Registered 06 April 2022)

5 August 2022, received £2,301 as part of a six-month retainer fee covering 1 March 2022 to 31 August 2022. If required, I will provide advice on Business and International Politics, and payments will be listed below. Hours: none to date. (Registered 26 August 2022)

7 October 2022, received £7,699 as part of a six-month retainer fee covering 1 September 2022 to 28 February 2023. If required, I will provide advice on Business and International Politics, and payments will be listed below. Hours: none to date. (Registered 28 October 2022)

From 18 October 2021, Chair of the Global Britain Commission, an independent, non-partisan, membership organisation which aims to ensure that economics and trade are at the heart of policy delivery. I receive payment for this role from Bradshaw Advisory, 83 Ducie Street, Manchester M1 2JQ. It was unpaid until 15 August 2022. (Registered 22 October 2021; updated 06 September 2022)

15 August 2022, received £10,000. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 06 September 2022)

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

Name of donor: James Thomas
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date received: 19 November 2021
Date accepted: 16 December 2021
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 December 2021)

Name of donor: BMJ Waste Ltd
Address of donor: 20 Peterborough Road, Harrow HA1 2BQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date received: 24 November 2021
Date accepted: 16 December 2021
Donor status: company, registration 08080948
(Registered 29 December 2021)

Name of donor: Dukehill Services Ltd
Address of donor: 4 Birchley Estate, Birchfield Lane, Oldbury B69 1DT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £8,600
Date received: 24 November 2021
Date accepted: 16 December 2021
Donor status: company, registration 06317947
(Registered 29 December 2021)

Name of donor: Dr Maurizio Bragagni OBE
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 16 February 2022
Date accepted: 14 March 2022
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 March 2022)

Name of donor: The Bristol Port Company
Address of donor: Level 8, 71 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date received: 28 February 2022
Date accepted: 25 March 2022
Donor status: company, registration 2542406
(Registered 30 March 2022)

Name of donor: R & R Assets Management Ltd
Address of donor: 428 Long Drive, Greenford UB6 8UH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 17 March 2022
Date accepted: 30 March 2022
Donor status: company, registration 09101090
(Registered 30 March 2022)

Name of donor: Partners & Limited
Address of donor: MRIB House, 25 Amersham Hill, High Wycombe HP13 6NU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date received: 15 March 2022
Date accepted: 11 April 2022
Donor status: company, registration 00497227
(Registered 29 April 2022)

Name of donor: Surescreen Diagnostics Ltd
Address of donor: 1 Prime Park Way, Prime Enterprise Park, Derby DE1 3QB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000
Date received: 1 June 2022
Date accepted: 24 June 2022
Donor status: company, registration 03235601
(Registered 13 July 2022)

Name of donor: Avre Partnership Ltd
Address of donor: 9 Great Chesterford Court, London Road, Great Chesterfield CB10 1PF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date received: 27 October 2022
Date accepted: 18 November 2022
Donor status: company, registration 09010358
(Registered 30 November 2022)

Name of donor: Aquind Ltd
Address of donor: 5 Stratford Place, London W1C 1AX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date received: 18 October 2022
Date accepted: 10 November 2022
Donor status: company, registration 06681477
(Registered 05 December 2022)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

I have accepted Honorary Membership for life of the Carlton Club.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Halifax International Security Forum
Address of donor: 1740 N Street NW Washington D.C. 20036 United States
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel accommodation with an approx. value of £7,187.84
Destination of visit: Halifax, Canada
Dates of visit: 19-21 November 2021
Purpose of visit: To speak at the Halifax International Security Forum Annual Conference.
(Registered 09 December 2021; updated 16 December 2021)

Name of donor: Conservative Friends of America
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel accommodation and internal travel for me and staff member, value £3,677.62 and fights and two additional nights hotel accommodation for my staff member, value £1,726.01, total value £5,403.63
Destination of visit: New York and Washington, United States
Dates of visit: 15-19 November 2021
Purpose of visit: To speak at various political events.
(Registered 10 December 2021)

Name of donor: Heritage Foundation
Address of donor: 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington DC, 20002-4999
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel accommodation for a staff member and me, total approx. value £14,990
Destination of visit: Georgia, United States
Dates of visit: 5-8 January 2022
Purpose of visit: Keynote speaker at the Awakening Conference.
(Registered 28 January 2022)

Name of donor: Middle East Forum Ltd
Address of donor: New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel accommodation, approx. value £2,741
Destination of visit: Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dates of visit: 9-13 January 2022
Purpose of visit: UK Abraham Accords Group Parliamentary Delegation.
(Registered 28 January 2022)

Name of donor: Hungary Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Address of donor: Budapest, Bem rkp. 47, 1027 Hungary
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel accommodation for a staff member and me, plus some small gifts, total approx. value £2,810
Destination of visit: Budapest, Hungary
Dates of visit: 20-21 January 2022
Purpose of visit: To speak at the Hungarian Diplomatic Academy and the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade.
(Registered 31 January 2022)

Name of donor: University of Lodz
Address of donor: ul. Prez. Gabriela Narutowicza 68, 90-136 Łódź, Poland
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel accommodation, approx. value £100
Destination of visit: Lodz, Poland
Dates of visit: 9-11 March 2022
Purpose of visit: To deliver the Dean’s Lecture at the University.
(Registered 30 March 2022)

Name of donor: Atlantic Society, College of Europe
Address of donor: Dijver 11, 8000 Bruges, Belgium
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel accommodation and flights for me and staff member, approx. value £500
Destination of visit: Bruges, Belgium
Dates of visit: 15-16 March 2022
Purpose of visit: Speech and panel discussion.
(Registered 30 March 2022)

Name of donor: Middle East Forum Ltd
Address of donor: New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel accommodation for me and a staff member, total approx. value £8,835.12
Destination of visit: Manama, Bahrain
Dates of visit: 4-7 April 2022
Purpose of visit: UK Abraham Accords Group Parliamentary Delegation.
(Registered 12 April 2022)

Name of donor: The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Kingdom
Address of donor: 6 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel accommodation, approx. value £2,450
Destination of visit: Morocco
Dates of visit: 31 May - 3 June 2022
Purpose of visit: UK Abraham Accords Group Parliamentary Delegation, meetings with the Foreign Minister, Speaker of the House, the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises and visiting a new university, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
(Registered 17 June 2022)

Name of donor: Middle East Forum Ltd
Address of donor: New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Rd, London WC1X 8TA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £3,192.36; hotel accommodation £360; total value £3,552.36
Destination of visit: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dates of visit: 27-30 June 2022
Purpose of visit: UK Abraham Accords Group visit to speak at various events and receive award for Outstanding Contribution to Economic Diplomacy 2022.
(Registered 21 July 2022)

Name of donor: Alliance for Public Awareness
Address of donor: Union House, 111 New Union Street, Coventry CV1 2NT
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel accommodation for me and a staff member, total approx. value £1,870.62
Destination of visit: Tirana, Albania
Dates of visit: 22-24 July 2022
Purpose of visit: To Speak at the Free Iran World Summit 2022.
(Registered 12 August 2022)

Name of donor: Conservative Friends of America
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel accommodation for me and a staff member, total approx. value £6,614.77
Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA
Dates of visit: 25-27 July 2022
Purpose of visit: To speak at various political events.
(Registered 12 August 2022)

Name of donor: Amadeus Institute
Address of donor: 6, Rue Annasim, Sect 9, Bloc 1 Hay Riad, 10100 Rabat, Maroc
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel accommodation for me and a staff member, total approx. value £2,837.42
Destination of visit: Tangier, Morocco
Dates of visit: 3-5 November 2022
Purpose of visit: Guest speaker at MEDays Forum.
(Registered 15 November 2022)

Name of donor: The Charleston Meeting
Address of donor: 520 Folly Rd, Ste 25, PMB 178, Charleston, SC 29412
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel accommodation for me and a staff member, total approx. value £5,997.15
Destination of visit: South Carolina, USA
Dates of visit: 9-12 November 2022
Purpose of visit: Guest speaker at Charleston Meeting.
(Registered 15 November 2022)

Name of donor: Abraham Accords (UK) (previously Middle East Forum Ltd)
Address of donor: New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Rd, London WC1X 8TA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and hotel accommodation, total approx. value £7,363.06
Destination of visit: Dubai, UAE
Dates of visit: 28-30 October 2022
Purpose of visit: To attend meetings and events in my role as Chair of the UK Abraham Accords Group.
(Registered 17 November 2022)

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

Residential property in London SE1: (i) and (ii). (Registered 20 October 2011)

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

From 11 February 2022 until 14 July 2022, Clean Tech Events Ltd. (Registered 13 July 2022; updated 14 July 2022)

8. Miscellaneous

From 15 July 2021, Chair of the UK Abraham Accords Group. The purpose of the group is to provide a UK forum to promote the Accords and the wider cause of peace across the Middle East. I consulted ACoBA about this unpaid role. (Registered 15 July 2021)

From 30 July 2021, UK Chair, and from 23 May 2022, a Director of the Conservative Friends of America. These are unpaid roles. (Registered 30 July 2021; updated 16 June 2022)

From 13 September 2021, unpaid adviser to Arcs Energy. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 15 September 2021)

 

Prepared 14th December 2022