The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 26 June 2023

Sheppard, Tommy (Edinburgh East)

Sheppard, Tommy (Edinburgh East)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Capital Theatres
Address of donor: 13-29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality to a Sunshine on Leith production, total value £107
Date received: 9 June 2022
Date accepted: 9 June 2022
Donor status: company, registration SC134619
(Registered 29 December 2022)

Name of donor: Capital Theatres
Address of donor: 13-29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality (one unused) to a James IV production, total value £104
Date received: 4 October 2022
Date accepted: 4 October 2022
Donor status: company, registration SC134619
(Registered 29 December 2022)

Name of donor: Capital Theatres
Address of donor: 13-29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality to a Snow Queen production, total value £125
Date received: 7 December 2022
Date accepted: 7 December 2022
Donor status: company, registration SC134619
(Registered 29 December 2022)

Name of donor: Capital Theatres
Address of donor: 13-29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality (one unused) to a Snow White production, total value £96
Date received: 21 December 2022
Date accepted: 21 December 2022
Donor status: company, registration SC134619
(Registered 29 December 2022)

Name of donor: Centre for Turkey Studies and Development
Address of donor: 239-241 Kennington Lane, London SE11 5QU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket (unused) to the Turkish Restaurant and Takeaway Awards, value £60
Date received: 21 February 2023
Date accepted: 21 February 2023
Donor status: company, registration 07512777
(Registered 13 March 2023)

Name of donor: Centre for Turkey Studies and Development
Address of donor: 239-241 Kennington Lane, London SE11 5QU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the British Kebab Awards, value £360
Date received: 28 February 2023
Date accepted: 28 February 2023
Donor status: company, registration 07512777
(Registered 13 March 2023)

Name of donor: BBC
Address of donor: Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel (train and car) and hotel costs associated with appearing on BBC Any Questions, total value £497.79
Date received: 31 March 2023
Date accepted: 31 March 2023
Donor status: company, registration RC000057
(Registered 12 April 2023)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights (EPF)
Address of donor: Rue Montoyer 23, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and visa, £1,810.75; accommodation, £426.80; other travel, £64.50; food and drink, £174.71, per diem and misc, £120; total value £2,596.76
Destination of visit: Uganda
Dates of visit: 28 May - 2 June 2022
Purpose of visit: APPG on Population, Development and Reproductive Health study tour on sexual and reproductive health and rights and international development, including visits to medical service providers and a refugee camp.
(Registered 28 June 2022)

Name of donor: UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)
Address of donor: 605 3rd Ave, New York 10158, USA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, food, travel and subsistence, value £2,963.04
Destination of visit: Pattaya, Thailand
Dates of visit: 13-18 November 2022
Purpose of visit: To attend the International Conference on Family Planning as part of the UK APPG on Population, Development and Reproductive Health delegation.
(Registered 06 December 2022)

Name of donor: (1) Bellwether International (2) APPG Freedom of Religious Belief (FoRB)
Address of donor: (1) 694 E 230 N, Lindon, Utah, USA, 84042 (2) House of Commons, Westminster, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Flights £1,464.40, car hire £81, total value £1,545.40 (2) Hotel accommodation and food, approx. value £705.73
Destination of visit: Katmandu, Nepal
Dates of visit: 3-10 January 2023
Purpose of visit: APPG FoRB Parliamentary delegation to gain evidence and produce a final report on the state of FoRB in Nepal.
(Registered 24 January 2023)

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

Commercial premises in Edinburgh, owned by Salt 'n' Sauce promotions Ltd (see category 7 below): (i). (Registered 04 June 2015)

Residential property in Edinburgh, owned by Salt 'n' Sauce promotions Ltd (see category 7 below): (i). (Registered 04 June 2015)

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

Salt 'n' Sauce Promotions Ltd; an entertainment company. (Registered 04 June 2015)

8. Miscellaneous

Board Member (unpaid) of Common Weal, a 'think and do tank' campaigning for social and economic equality in Scotland. (Registered 06 September 2017)

From February 2017, Council member (unpaid) of the Scottish Independence Convention, an umbrella group bringing together pro-independence parties, groups and organisations to promote the concept and ideals of an independent Scotland. (Registered 06 September 2017)

From September 2017, Honorary President of LinkNet, a charity offering direct mentoring to minority ethnic communities in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Scottish Borders and Fife. (Registered 06 September 2017)

On 20 June 2022, I established a crowdfund to support an ongoing legal dispute with the Cabinet Office. Total value of the crowdfund £9,110. Costs paid to legal representatives to date £4,250. (Registered 30 January 2023)