The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 4 March 2024

Collins, Damian (Folkestone and Hythe)

Collins, Damian (Folkestone and Hythe)

1. Employment and earnings

16 October 2023, received £2,733.06 from Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, via Northbank Talent Management, Acre House, 11/15 William Road, London NW1 3ER, as advance payment on receipt of the manuscript for a book. Hours: estimated at approx. 200 hrs between November 2022 and September 2023. (Registered 08 Novmeber 2023; updated 14 November 2023)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Betting and Gaming Council
Address of donor: Kings Building, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two guest tickets for a concert at the O2 in London including hospitality, total value £2,148
Date received: 15 October 2023
Date accepted: 15 October 2023
Donor status: company, registration 12213577
(Registered 31 October 2023)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Ministry of Law, Singapore
Address of donor: 100 High Street, #08-02 The Treasury, Singapore 179434
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel and accommodation, value £11,000
Destination of visit: Singapore
Dates of visit: 24-28 September 2023
Purpose of visit: To speak at and attend the Online Harms Symposium organised by the Ministry of Law.
(Registered 23 October 2023)

Name of donor: Davos Klosters Bergbahnen AG
Address of donor: Brämabüelstrasse 11, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Ski passes, ski guides, formal dinners and receptions, value £1,800. I paid all other costs.
Destination of visit: Davos, Switzerland
Dates of visit: 2-6 January 2024
Purpose of visit: 68th Annual British-Swiss Parliamentary ski week with the APPG for Switzerland, including political meetings with Swiss Parliamentarians and diplomats.
(Registered 23 January 2024)

Name of donor: Betting and Gaming Council
Address of donor: 1 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4BU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Two tickets to the Dublin Racing Festival, including flights and accommodation, total value £1,249.61
Destination of visit: Dublin
Dates of visit: 3-5 February 2024
Purpose of visit: To attend the Dublin Racing Festival.
(Registered 27 February 2024)

5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK

Name of donor: Flutter Entertainment Plc
Address of donor: Belfield Office Park, Beech Hill Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin DO4 V972, Eire
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two guest tickets for the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley Stadium including hospitality, value £700
Date received: 26 February 2023
Date accepted: 26 February 2023
Donor status: company, registration 16956
(Registered 20 March 2023)

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 22 July 2022, and again from 24 April 2023, 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 involved a commitment of 2 hrs per month. (Registered 22 July 2020; updated 25 July 2022 and 24 April 2023)