The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 2 September 2024

West, Catherine (Hornsey and Friern Barnet)

West, Catherine (Hornsey and Friern Barnet)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Vera Baird
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual

(Registered 3 April 2024)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: All Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
Address of donor: c/o Malaria No More UK, Room 202, 2nd Floor, 30 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Transport, flights and taxi visit to the University of Dundee as Co-Chair of the APP Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, to see the science, research and innovation on neglected infectious diseases at the Drug Discovery Unit and Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research, value £380
Date received: 21 September 2023
Date accepted: 21 September 2023
Donor status: other

(Registered 27 September 2023)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: UK Japan 21st Century Group
Address of donor: The Japan Society, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights to Tokyo (£1,839), hotels and hospitality (£1,136.45) and travel within country (£98.71), value £3,074.16
Destination of visit: Japan
Dates of visit: 30 January 2024 to 5 February 2024
Purpose of visit: To meet the Japanese Prime Minister and to attend the UK-Japan 21st Century Group 2024 Conference.

(Registered 9 February 2024)

Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: Kings Buildings, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight (£1,217), hotel stays (three nights from 20-23 March, £423), meals and drinks (£63), and visa costs (£305), value £2,008
Destination of visit: China (Beijing)
Dates of visit: 19 March 2024 to 23 March 2024
Purpose of visit: APPG China Group visit to participate in the 12th UK-China Senior Leadership Forum and Parliamentary delegation.

(Registered 15 April 2024)

8. Miscellaneous

Vice-President (unremunerated) of the Local Government Association, which works with councils to support, promote and improve local government.
Date interest arose: 9 October 2020
Date interest ended: 11 July 2024
Additional information: I also held this role between July 2019 and July 2020.

(Registered 10 January 2020; updated 12 October 2020, 22 July 2021, 28 September 2022, 15 August 2023 and 11 July 2024)

Trustee of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 September 2022
Date interest ended: 10 July 2024

(Registered 25 October 2022)