| WALKER, A. Cecil (Belfast North) |
| Nil. |
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| WALLACE, James (Orkney and Shetland) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
|  | Parliamentary Adviser to Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. (£5,001-£10,000) |
| | Member, Faculty of Advocates (ceased practice on election in 1983). |
| | Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International). (£1-£1,000) |
| | Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000) |
| | Fees from both Panels usually given to charity or my local constituency Party. |
| | Occasional broadcasting. |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 10 June 1998, to Paris to attend the Scotland v Brazil World Cup match at Stade de France, as a guest of Scottish Gas, who paid for my overnight hotel accommodation and evening meal. I paid for my own transport to and from Paris. (Registered 17 June 1998) |
| 10. | Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests |
| | Parliamentary Adviser to the Procurators Fiscal Society in Scotland (unpaid). |
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| WALLEY, Joan (StokeonTrent North) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000). Fees are donated to charity. |
| 4. | Sponsorship or financial or material support |
| | A contribution of more than 25% of my election expenses at the 1997 General Election was made by UNISON. |
| 5. | Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) |
| | Donation of a computer by Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Edwards to assist me with constituency work. (Registered 14 January 1998) |
| | 5-7 July 1998, to the Isle of Man, accompanied by my family, to attend the Tynwald Ceremony, at the invitation of the Tynwald. Accommodation for three nights provided and all other expenses met except travel which we paid for ourselves. (Registered 7 July 1998) |
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| WALTER, Robert (North Dorset) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Sheep farming business in Devon. |
| | Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000) |
| | Occasional opinion survey fees paid direct to charity. |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 28 September-1 October 1997, to Germany for meetings with German politicians, paid for by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. (Registered 14 April 1998) |
| | 12-13 February 1998, to Belgium to speak at international conference, paid for by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. |
| 8. | Land and Property |
| | Sheep farm in Devon. |
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| WARD, Claire (Watford) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Occasional fees from public speaking, writing articles and other media work. |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 3-8 April 1998, to Delhi, India, to attend the opening of a new temple. Travel and accommodation provided by International Society for Krishna Consciousness. (Registered 11 May 1998) |
| | 2-10 September 1998, during private stay in St. Lucia accommodation and hospitality provided by St. Lucian Government. (Registered 1 November 1998) |
| | 11-15 October 1998, to Bahrain, on a study tour at the invitation of the Gulf Centre for Strategic Studies. (Registered 1 November 1998) |
| 10. | Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests |
| | Non-remunerated director of Tribune Publications Ltd. |
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| WARDLE, Charles (Bexhill and Battle) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Consultant on corporate strategy and development to UniChem PLC. |
| | Consultant to the St. Vincent Trust Service, providing advice on parliamentary and other matters in connection with the development of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. (£10,001-£15,000) |
| | Occasional fees for articles, broadcasts and speaking engagements. |
| 5. | Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) |
| | Unsolicited birthday gift of a hamper from Harrods Ltd. (Registered 23 May 1998) |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 2-10 September 1998, to Taiwan, accompanied by my wife, as guests of the Government of the Republic of China, who paid our air fares and hotel expenses. (Registered 18 November 1998) |
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| WAREING, Robert N. (Liverpool, West Derby) |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 9-13 October 1998, to Azerbaijan at the invitation of the Azeri Parliament to monitor Presidential elections. Hotel and air fares paid for by the Azerbaijan Parliament. (Regstered 4 November 1998) |
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| WATERSON, Nigel (Eastbourne) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
| | Partner in firm of Solicitors, Messrs. Jackson Parton, London. |
| | Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000). Fee paid direct to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. |
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| WATTS, David (St. Helens North) |
| 4. | Sponsorship or financial or material support |
| | I receive administrative support from the Coalfields Community Campaign in my role as the Chairman of the Alliance for Regional Aid group of MPs. |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 10-16 April 1998, study tour to Egypt, at the invitation and expense of the Egyptian Government. (Registered 29 April 1998) |
| | 21-25 June 1998, study tour to Sweden, at the invitation and expense of the Parliamentary Road Passenger Transport Group. (Registered 29 June 1998) |
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| WEBB, Steven (Northavon) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Occasional journalism. |
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| WELLS, Bowen (Hertford and Stortford) |
| Nil. |
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| WELSH, Andrew (Angus) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
| | Occasional journalism and lecturing. |
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| WHITE, Brian (North East Milton Keynes) |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 7-12 September 1997, to Sweden, Finland and Germany, prticipating in the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee's study tour, paid for by ICL and Siemens. (Registered 13 January 1998) |
| | 29 November-4 December 1997, Speaker's delegation to Saudi Arabia, all travel and hotel expenses paid by Shura Council, Riyadh. (Registered 13 January 1998) |
| | 16-19 January, to Canary Islands, accompanied by my wife, to attend conference of European Forum for Renewable Energies, flights and accommodation paid for by the organisers. (Registered 20 January 1998) |
| | 28-29 April 1998, to Paris for Parliamentary Information Technology Committee Study Visit to France Telecoms and Assemblée Nationale. Travel funded by the Committee with hospitality provided by Bull Information Systems. (Registered 16 June 1998) |
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| WHITEHEAD, Alan (Southampton Test) |
| 8. | Land and Property |
| | Holiday home in Vendée, France. |
| | Part owner with brother of flat in Southampton. |
| 10. | Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests |
| | Unremunerated director of Southampton City Radio Ltd. |
| | Unremunerated director of Mayflower Theatre Trust Ltd. (Registered Charity). |
| | Unremunerated director of Southampton Environment Centre Ltd. (Registered Charity). |
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| WHITNEY, Sir Ray (Wycombe) |
| 1. | Remunerated directorships |
| | Cable Corporation (non-executive); cable television and telephone operator. |
| 5. | Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) |
| | 17 May 1998, my wife and I were the guests of the Gallaher Group PLC at the finals of the Benson and Hedges International Golf held at the Oxfordshire Golf Club, Thame, Oxon. (Registered 21 May 1998) |
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| WHITTINGDALE, John (Maldon and East Chelmsford) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000) |
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| WICKS, Malcolm (Croydon North) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
| | Occasional writing. |
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| WIDDECOMBE, Rt. Hon. Ann (Maidstone and The Weald) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Occasional income from broadcasting/writing/lecturing. |
| | Series of six programmes for Channel 4. (£10,001-£15,000) |
| | Member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for the Study of Society and Politics at Kingston University. This post is unpaid but any associated lecturing would be paid. |
| 4. | Sponsorship or financial or material support |
| | Provision of free American student research/secretarial assistance for ten weeks from the Hansard Society. |
| 5. | Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) |
| | One crate of Moet & Chandon champagne and a silver trophy from Talk Radio as prize for Straight Talk - an annual award. (Registered 18 March 1998) |
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| WIGLEY, Dafydd (Caernarfon) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
| | Occasional television and radio items and press articles. |
| 4. | Sponsorship or financial or material support |
| | Contributions received towards payment of research assistant from the Network for Social Change and the Marmotte Trust, Switzerland. |
| 8. | Land and Property |
| | Six acres of land adjacent to home at Bontnewydd, Caernarfon. |
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| WILKINSON, John (Ruislip-Northwood) |
| 1. | Remunerated directorships |
| | E.M.C. Communications Ltd.; European marketing consultants. |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
| | Marketing consultant. |
| | Lecturer and author. |
| | Occasional journalism, radio and T.V. |
| | Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000) |
| 5. | Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) |
| | 14-16 November 1997, my wife and I were provided with flights to the Isle of Man and hotel accommodation at the Castletown Links Hotel, Castletown, by the Institute of Directors Isle of Man Centre when I made a speech at their Annual Dinner. (Registered 22 December 1997) |
| 9. | Registrable shareholdings |
| | (a) | E.M.C. Communications Ltd. |
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| WILLETTS, David (Havant) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
| | Author. |
| | Senior Adviser to Monitor Company, Management Consultants. (£20,001-£25,000) |
| | Economic Adviser to Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Merchant Bank. |
| 5. | Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) |
| | 15-17 January 1998, attendance at the Franco-British seminar, Hanbury Manor, Hertfordshire. Expenses met by BP. (Registered 22 January 1998) |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 26-30 September 1997, to Washington DC, to attend International Conservative Conference. Travel and Accommodation costs paid for by The National Review, New York. (Registered 6 November 1997) |
| | 15-19 November 1997, to Russia to meet members of the Duma, at the invitation of the Britain-Russia Centre. (Registered 9 December 1997) |
| | 3-4 March 1998, to Bonn for an Anglo-German conference. Flight and overnight accommodation paid for by the Bertelsmann Foundation. (Registered 19 March 1998) |
| | 6-7 March 1998, to Cadenabbia, Italy. Flight and accommodation paid for by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. (Registered 19 March 1998) |
| | 24-26 April 1998, to Bonn to attend a conference, 'Solutions to unemployment in the age of globalisation', financed by the Herbert Quandt Foundation in collaboration with the Ditchley Foundation. (Registered 28 April 1998) |
| | 12-15 November, to USA to participate in a conference on The Third Way at Harvard University, paid for by the Social Market Foundation. (Registered 24 November 1998) |
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| WILLIAMS, Rt. Hon. Alan (Swansea West) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
| | Occasional broadcasting and lecturing fees and fees for articles. |
| | Lecturer at the Civil Service College. |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 15-19 November 1997, accommodation and meals in Moscow paid for by the Britain Russia Centre when I was a member of a small delegation to meet members of the Dumas. My air travel was paid for by the NAA since I was subsequently attending a sub-committee meeting. (Registered 25 November 1997) |
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| WILLIAMS, Alan W. (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) |
| Nil. |
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| WILLIAMS, Betty (Conwy) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000). The fees are paid to recipients of my choice and are intended to be used for a charitable purpose. |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 13-19 April 1998, to New Jersey, US, with All-Party Railfreight Group, sponsored by CSX, Norfolk Southern and Con Rail. (Registered 8 May 1998) |
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| WILLIS, Philip (Harrogate and Knaresborough) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Member of Harrogate Borough Council. |
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| WILLS, Michael (North Swindon) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Consultant to Juniper Communications Limited; a television production company set up and run by me 1985-97, for transitional period following change of ownership. |
| 8. | Land and Property |
| | Commercial premises in NW London. |
| 9. | Registrable shareholdings |
| | (a) | Attractions Limited; television production company. |
| | | Juniper Communications Ltd. (75% of shares held by myself, 25% by my wife). |
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| WILSHIRE, David (Spelthorne) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
| | Partner, Western Political Research Services. |
| | Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000) |
| | Member of Political Opinion Panel of Business Planning and Research International (BPRI). (£1-£1,000) |
| | Occasional earnings from media appearances and articles. |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 10-16 April 1998, study tour of Egypt, accompanied by my spouse, at the invitation of and expense of the Egyptian Government. (Registered 28 April 1998) |
| 7. | Overseas benefits and gifts |
| | Gift of jewellery to my wife from the Amir of Bahrain. (Registered 31 October 1997) |
| 8. | Land and Property |
| | 50% interest in freehold of let retail premises near Bath. |
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| WILSON, Brian (Cunninghame North) |
| Nil. |
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| WINNICK, David (Walsall North) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
| | Very occasional fees received for press articles, broadcasting interviews, etc. |
| 4. | Sponsorship or financial or material support |
| | A contribution to my election expenses at the 1997 General Election was made by the GMB trade union (less than 25%). |
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| WINTERTON, Ann (Congleton) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International). (£1-£1,000). All fees received are paid to a charity of my choice. |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 9-16 April 1998, to Egypt on a study tour, paid for by the Gulf Centre for Strategic Studies. (Registered 17 April 1998) |
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| WINTERTON, Nicholas (Macclesfield) |
| 1. | Remunerated directorships |
| | Bridgewater Paper Company Limited (nonexecutive). |
| | MSB Ltd. (marketing consultancy and the provision of strategic advice and training) (non-executive). |
| | Emerson International Inc. (overseas commercial development) (non-executive). |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
| | Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000). |
| | Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International). (£1-£1,000). Fees from both panels are sent to voluntary or charitable organisations nominated by me. |
| | Fees from occasional broadcasting, writing and speaking engagements. |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 9-16 April 1998, study tour to Egypt, at the invitation and expense of the Egyptian Government. (Registered 23 April 1998) |
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| WINTERTON, Rosie (Doncaster Central) |
| 4. | Sponsorship or financial or material support |
| | A contribution of more than 25% of my election expenses at the 1997 General Election was made by ASLEF. |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 25 November 1997, flight from Tokyo to Sapporo and one night's accommodation to visit company considering locating in the Doncaster area, paid for by the Yorkshire and Humberside Development Agency, in the course of an IPU visit to Japan. (Registered 11 December 1997) |
| | 9-12 October 1998, to Cyprus to attend Morphou Rally at the invitation of the Greek Cypriot Federation. (Registered 27 October 1998) |
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| WISE, Audrey (Preston) |
| 4. | Sponsorship or financial or material support |
| | A contribution of more than 25% of my election expenses at the 1997 General Election was made to my constituency party by Union of Shop Distributive & Allied Workers. |
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| WOOD, Mike (Batley and Spen) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International). (£1-£1,000) |
| 8. | Land and Property |
| | Terraced property in Greater Manchester, let pending sale. |
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| WOODWARD, Shaun (Witney) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Occasional media appearances. |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 11-19 October 1997, to Japan, paid for by the British-Japanese Parliamentary Group. (Registered 12 December 1997) |
| | 22-30 March 1998, to China and Hong Kong with the All Party Parliamentary China Group. The China section of the visit was sponsored by the People's Institute for Foreign Affairs and the Hong Kong section by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Air China provided the international air tickets and all other costs were met by the sponsors. (Registered 20 April 1998) |
| 8. | Land and Property |
| | Estate in Oxfordshire containing agricultural land and rented accommodation. |
| 9. | Registrable shareholdings |
| | (b) | My wife and I hold shares in J. Sainsbury PLC. |
| 10. | Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests |
| | Director, English National Opera and Chairman of their Redevelopment Committee (unpaid). |
| | Director, Childline (unpaid). |
| | Trustee, Understanding Industry (unpaid). |
| | Director and Chairman, Oxygen FM Radio Station (unpaid). |
| | Trustee, Woodward Charitable Trust. |
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| WOOLAS, Phil (Oldham East and Saddleworth) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International). (£1-£1,000). The money is paid directly to my Constituency Labour Party. |
| | Series of articles of the Times Higher Education Supplement (£1,001-£5,000) |
| 4. | Sponsorship or financial or material support |
| | From 1 March to 31 May 1998 I am receiving assistance with my general research work from a researcher whose salary is paid for by the GMB Union. |
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| WORTHINGTON, Tony (Clydebank and Milngavie) |
| 4. | Sponsorship or financial or material support |
| | A contribution of more than 25% of my election expenses at the 1997 General Election was made by GMB Union. |
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| WRAY, Jimmy (Glasgow Baillieston) |
| 4. | Sponsorship or financial or material support |
| | A contribution of more than 25% of my election expenses at the 1997 General Election was made by Transport and General Workers' Union. |
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| WRIGHT, Anthony (Great Yarmouth) |
| 6. | Overseas visits |
| | 17-20 October 1997, to Cyprus to attend the Morphou Rally, paid for by the Morphou Association. (Registered 20 November 1997) |
| | 20-21 April 1998, to the European Parliament in Brussels, to meet with EC officials regarding projects in my constituency, at the invitation of Great Yarmouth Port Authority who met the expense of my travel and accommodation costs. (Registered 8 July 1998) |
| | 18-19 June 1998, to The Hague, with British-Netherlands Parliamentary Group as guests of Netherlands Second Chamber. Travel was paid for by Unilever, Shell, Reed Elsevier, the sponsors of the Group. (Registered 8 July 1998) |
| | 23-29 August 1998, to Cyprus with my wife to attend the World Federation of Overseas Cypriots Conference in Nicosia. My travel and accommodation was paid for by the Greek Cypriot Brotherhood. (Registered 18 November 1998) |
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| WRIGHT, Dr. Anthony (Cannock Chase) |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. |
| | Writing and broadcasting. |
| | Joint Editor of Political Quarterly (honorarium only). |
| | Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000). Fee paid direct to my constituency party. |
| 4. | Sponsorship or financial or material support |
| | £5000 grant from the Joseph Rowntree Trust received in December 1997 towards the salary of a part-time researcher in the House of Commons in 1997-98. |
| 10. | Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests |
| | Director (unremunerated) of the Political Quarterly Publishing Company. |
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| WYATT, Derek (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) |
| 1. | Remunerated Directorships |
| | Fair Play Productions Ltd. (not currently trading). |
| 2. | Remunerated employment, office, profession etc |
| | Joint partner with wife in Mount Pleasant Partners, a partnership specialising in software production and consultancy. |
| | Joint partner with wife in Cottage Industries; independent TV production company. |
| | Software consultant to Integrated Communication Projects Ltd. (ICP) (twelve month contract). (£20,001-£25,000) |
| | Software consultant to Channel Dynamics (six month contract). (£10,001-£15,000) |
| 5. | Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) |
| | 29 November 1997, my wife and I were the guests of the RFU at the England v South Africa match at Twickenham. (Registered 8 July 1998) |
| | 14 February 1998, as Chairman of All Party Rugby Union Group I was the guest of the RFU at the England v Wales match at Twickenham. (Registered 8 July 1998) |
| | 28 March 1998, my son and I were the guests of the RFU at Schoolboys International at Twickenham. (Registered 8 July 1998) |
| | 5 July 1998, my wife and I were the guests of All England Lawn Tennis Club on Finals Day at Wimbledon. (Registered 8 July 1998) |
| | 11 July 1998, my wife, children and I were guests of HSBC at Silverstone Grand Prix practice day. (Registered 11 July 1998) |
| 9. | Registrable shareholdings |
| | (a) | Fair Play Productions Ltd. |
| | | Fair Play Television Ltd. |
| | | Cottage Industries Ltd. |
| 10. | Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests |
| | Director (unremunerated) Fair Play Television Ltd. |
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