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HAGUE, Rt. Hon. William (Richmond (Yorks))
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Any fees received as a result of speaking engagements will be paid into The William Hague Charitable Trust. Donations from this Trust will be distributed by an independent board of trustees to charitable organisations within my constituency.
5.	Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
		In my capacity as Leader of the Opposition, I receive occasional invitations to cultural and sporting events, and gifts, hospitality and transport within the UK, the value of which may sometimes be greater than £235.
		February 1999, I received a gift of six 'Harlequin' coffee cups and saucers from Thomas Goode. (Registered 9 March 1999)
		March 1999, pen received from Mont Blanc for participation in the NSPCC 'Full Stop' campaign. (Registered 24 June 1999)
		April 1999, entry to the Grand National and hospitality for myself and my wife at the invitation of Lord Daresbury. (Registered 24 June 1999)
		19-20 March 1999, air transport provided by Mr. Stanley Thomas to attend Conservative Party Conferences in Wales and Scotland. (Registered 24 June 1999)
		March-May 1999, helicopter transport provided by Sir Graham Kirkham and Mr. Irvine Laidlaw and air transport provided by Mr. Michael Ashcroft and Mr. Stanley Thomas, for the purposes of the Local Election campaign. (Registered 24 June 1999)
		May-June 1999, helicopter transport provided by Sir Graham Kirkham and air transport by Mr. Stanley Thomas for the purposes of the European Election campaign. (Registered 24 June 1999)
		15 September 1999, use of a helicopter provided by Sir Stanley Kalms from Aylesbury to Scotland via Northallerton. (Registered 9 November 1999)
		21 September 1999, use of a helicopter provided by Lord Kirkham from Leeds to London via Wigan. (Registered 9 November 1999)
		Occasional use of a Range Rover provided by Sebastian Coe OBE. (Registered 9 November 1999)
		January 1998-November 1999, use of gymnasium facilities at 94 Albert Embankment, courtesy of the Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare. (Registered 29 November 1999)
		December 1999, I received a gift of a Christmas hamper from Lord Harris of Peckham. (Registered 2 March 2000)
		January 2000, use of a private plane within the USA provided by Michael Ashcroft. This included transport from Pensacola, Florida, to Punta Gorda, Florida, on 14 January and transport from Punta Gorda to New York City via Talahassee, Florida, on 16 January. (Registered 2 March 2000)
		25 January 2000, use of a helicopter provided by Lord Kirkham from Ceredigion to London. (Registered 2 March 2000)
		12 February 2000, use of a helicopter provided by Sir Stanley Kalms from Northallerton to London and back to Northallerton. (Registered 2 March 2000)
		April-June 2000, use of helicopter transport during the Local Government Campaign and the Keep the Pound Campaign provided by Lord Kirkham, Lord Harris and Sir Stanley Kalms. (Registered 18 July 2000)
		14 May 2000, use of a plane provided by Sir Michael Ashcroft from Teeside to Berlin. (Registered 18 July 2000)
		22 June 2000, use of a helicopter from London to Lincolnshire provided by Roger Clark. (Registered 18 July 2000)
		July 2000, use of a helicopter from London to Sheffield provided by Lord Kirkham. (Registered 18 July 2000)
		September 2000, I received a gift of a pair of silver cufflinks from the advertising agency retained by the Conservative Party, Yellow M. (Registered 22 September 2000)
6.	Overseas visits
		10-14 February 1999, use of a private plane provided by Irvine Laidlaw Esq to travel from UK to USA, travel within the USA and onto Canada. (Registered 9 March 1999)
		December 1999, to Oman. The Ruler of Oman provided outward transport from London to Muscat and paid for the return flight by commercial transport. (Registered 10 December 1999)
		May/June 2000, to Israel as a guest of the Israeli Government. The Israeli Government paid for accommodation transport and flights for me and my wife and five officials. On 1 June 2000 I was provided with the use of a private plane within Israel by Leonard Steinberg. (Registered 18 July 2000)
7.	Overseas benefits and gifts
		December 1999, I received a gift of a hamper from His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei, the contents of which I donated to a charitable organisation. (Registered 2 March 2000)
		December 1999, I received a case of Krug Champagne from the Ambassador of the State of Qatar. (Registered 2 March 2000)
		May 2000, I received a gift of a pen from the Sultan of Oman following my visit there in December 1999. (Registered 18 July 2000)

HAIN, Peter (Neath)
5.	Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
		16 February 1999, my wife and I attended the Brit Awards as guests of the British Phonographic Industry Limited. (Registered 1 March 1999)
		20 June 1999, training and entry to Lords v. Commons Charity Race provided by Vauxhall Motors Ltd and Jim Russell Racing Drivers School, to raise money for charity. (Registered 14 July 1999)
		4 July 1999, to Wimbledon as guest of BP Amoco. (Registered 12 July 1999)
		10-11 July 1999, to Silverstone at the invitation of the Motorsport Association. (Registered 12 July 1999)
		21-22 November 1999, I attended the Network Q Rally, Wales, at the invitation of Vauxhall Motors Limited. (Registered 9 December 1999)
		22-23 April 2000, to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone at the invitation of the Motorsport Association and Williams Grand Prix Engineering. (Registered 3 May 2000)
6.	Overseas visits
		11-12 September 1999, to Italy to attend Italian Grand Prix at the invitation of Williams Grand Prix Racing and the Italian Automobile Club. (Registered 16 September 1999)


HALL, Mike (Weaver Vale)
	Nil.

HALL, Patrick (Bedford and Kempton)
	Nil.

HAMILTON, Rt. Hon. Sir Archibald (Epsom and Ewell)
1.	Remunerated directorships
		Siam Selective Growth Trust PLC.
		Land Development Fund; a Far Eastern property company.
		Leafield Engineering Limited (LEL). (£5,001-£10,000)
		Jupiter Dividend and Growth Trust PLC.
		JDGT Securities Ltd.; a subsidiary of Jupiter Dividend and Growth Trust (unremunerated).
		The Jupiter Global Fund.
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
		Consultant to W.S. Atkins Ltd., Epsom, Surrey; engineering consultants. (£5,001-£10,000)
		Consultant to Litton Industries Inc.; United States defence manufacturers.
		Consultant to GenCorp Aerojet; United States defence manufacturers.
		Member of Lloyd's. (Resigned end 1994.)
		Categories of business underwritten: All.
		Occasional fees for journalism.
8.	Land and Property
		Bramley Park Farm, Guildford, Surrey.
		I own one residential rented property in Westminster.


HAMILTON, Fabian (Leeds North East)
4.	Sponsorship or financial or material support
		Office provided rent free by Leeds City Council as a constituency office.
6.	Overseas visits
		21-26 February 1999, to Israel with the Labour Friends of Israel to meet senior Israeli and Palestinian personnel in the Middle East Peace Process. Flight and accommodation paid for by Labour Friends of Israel. (Registered 29 March 1999)

HAMMOND, Philip (Runnymede and Weybridge)
1.	Remunerated directorships
		Consort Resources Ltd.; a start-up business seeking investment funds to purchase UK continental-shelf gas-producing assets.
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Consultant on financial, contractual and general management-related issues to CMA Consultants, London SE1; CMA Consultants provide business development advice to a number of clients principally in the energy industries. I provide occasional business development advice on behalf of CMA Consultants to specific clients (listed at 3 below) in respect of off-shore wind powered electricity generation projects and other energy-related projects. My relationship with CMA Consultants predates my election to Parliament and is unrelated to my position as an MP.
		Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000)
3.	Clients
		Of CMA Consultants:
			Enron Wind (Overseas) Corporation/Enron Renewable Energy Corporation; an international group manufacturing wind power-turbines and developing wind and other renewable energy projects (advice in respect of potential offshore wind-powered electricity production around UK).
			Independent Power Corporation PLC.; an independent investor in, and operator of, power-generation assets (currently in Central Asia and Latin America), which has a collaboration agreement with Enron (see above) for development of offshore wind-powered electricity generation projects in certain markets.
4.	Sponsorship or financial or material support
		As a Member of the Opposition Front Bench Health Team I receive research support from a team researcher on secondment from Newship Ltd.
9.	Registrable shareholdings
		(a)	Castlemead Ltd.; a company involved in housebuilding and development, including the development of premises for lease to general medical practitioners.

HANCOCK, Michael (Portsmouth South)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Member of Portsmouth City Council.
		Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International). (£1-£1,000)
		Occasional fees for journalism and speaking.

HANSON, David (Delyn)
	Nil.


HARMAN, Rt. Hon. Harriet (Camberwell and Peckham)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Occasional income from broadcasting and newspaper articles.
4.	Sponsorship or financial or material support
		April 2000, £4000 from Unison to Office Costs Allowance for research and publication of report on the under-representation of women in local government "The Democratic Deficit 2000".
		May 2000, £10,000 from KFAT (Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades) to Office Costs Allowance for research on maternity pay and leave and parental leave.
6.	Overseas visits
		8-11April 1999, to Harvard University, USA, for a conference entitled "Gender Parity and the Liberal Tradition: Proposals and Debates in Europe and the United States". I spoke on the subject "A View from the Practitioners: Pitfalls and Opportunities." The conference was partly funded by the Minda de Gunzburg Centre for European Studies, Harvard University and the Centre for German and European Studies at Brandeis University, both of which used grants from the German Government for the study of Germany and Europe. Travel, accommodation and expenses paid for by the conference organisers. (Registered 23 August 1999)
		28 June 1999, to Amsterdam, to learn about sex education in Amsterdam, funded by Schering Ltd., who paid for my travel and meals. (Registered 23 August 1999)

HARRIS, Dr. Evan (Oxford West and Abingdon)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Occasional fees for broadcasting and journalism.
		Occasional fees for lectures from Wroxton College near Banbury.

HARVEY, Nick (North Devon)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Occasional journalism and broadcasting.

HASELHURST, Rt. Hon. Sir Alan (Saffron Walden)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Earnings from publication of novel.

HAWKINS, Nicholas (Surrey Heath)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
		Barrister.
		Occasional broadcasting and journalism.
		Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International). (£1-£1,000)
		Member of Harris Opinion Panel. (£1-£1,000)
		Parliamentary Consultant to the British Cement Association (from October 1999). (£5,001-£10,000)
6.	Overseas visits
		22-29 August 1999, to Cyprus, as guest of the Cyprus House of Representatives and the Greek Cypriot Brotherhood, with my family, for discussions with Foreign Minister Kasoulides, House of Representatives President Kyprianou and President Clerides, and to speak at World Conference of Overseas Cypriots. (Registered 30 August 1999)
		6-9 September 1999, to Switzerland and Northern Italy, as co-chairman of the All-Party Railways Group, to enable parliamentarians to study rail freight services across the Alps and to the UK. Accommodation and travel costs were met by the Rail Freight Group. (Registered 12 October 1999)
		10 September 1999, to Portugal with the Parliamentary Football Team. Cost of travel arranged by National Express Ltd., cost of football kit arranged by Spall Sports. (Registered 16 December 1999)
		25 August-2 September 2000, to Cyprus, accompanied by my fiancée, for meetings with political leaders including Parliamentary Leader of Government (Democratic Rally) Party, Panayiotis Demetriou MP and Parliamentary Leader of main Opposition (AKEL) Party, Andreas Christou MP, and others, partly paid for by the World Federation of Overseas Cypriots. (Registered 4 August 2000)
9.	Registrable shareholdings
		(a)	Quarry Dougall PLC; recruitment company.
			Revelfree Limited; corporate advisers - dormant company, not trading.

HAYES, John (South Holland and The Deepings)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Occasional broadcasting and journalism.
5.	Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
		29 June 2000, two tickets for first day of Lords Test Match provided by Chief Executive of Lords Cricket Ground. (Registered 11 August 2000)
8.	Land and Property
		Former home in Nottingham, now rented to students.
6.	Overseas visits
		16-23 January 2000, to Israel and the Palestine Authority, as a guest of the Government of Israel, Conservative Friends of Israel and Isrotel. (Registered 10 May 2000)
9.	Registrable shareholdings
		(a)	Costwell Ltd.; BES Assured Tenancy Company.

HEAL, Sylvia (Halesowen and Rowley Regis)
	Nil.

HEALD, Oliver (North East Hertfordshire)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
		Barrister.
		Occasional lecturing to solicitors on the financial aspects of divorce, including pensions.
4.	Sponsorship or financial or material support
		Secondment from PricewaterhouseCoopers of a tax specialist to advise members of the Opposition front bench Treasury team during consideration of the Finance Bill 1999.

HEALEY, John (Wentworth)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Associate Editor, House Magazine. (£1,001-£5,000)
5.	Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
		I have received from Public Concern at Work, the charity providing advice to whistleblowers, a copy of the guide they produce for employers - Will you be ready when the whistle blows?, which I have donated to the Rotherham Central Library. (Registered 28 June 1999)

HEATH, David (Somerton and Frome)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Occasional payments for media work.
6.	Overseas visits
		7-9 March 1998, to Qatar, to observe first election under universal suffrage. Travel and accommodation costs paid by Qatari Centre for Futuristic Studies. (Registered 30 March 1999)

HEATH, Rt. Hon. Sir Edward (Old Bexley and Sidcup)
1.	Remunerated directorships
		Chairman, Dumpton Gap Company (unlimited private company incorporated on 11 August 1976 under the Companies Act 1948 to 1967. The company is a close company under the provisions of the Incomes and Corporation Taxes Act 1970).
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
		Writing books and press articles, lecturing, undertaking extra-parliamentary consultancy work, making television and radio broadcasts on behalf of Dumpton Gap Company.
		On behalf of the Dumpton Gap Company:-
			International Adviser to the Praemium Imperiale Arts Awards, Japan Arts Association.
			Member of the Advisory Council, The China Index Fund Limited (Commercial General Union).
			Member of Governing Board, Centre for Global Energy Studies.
			Senior Adviser to the China Ocean Shipping Companies Group.
			Overseas adviser to Jardine Fleming.
		Member of Lloyd's (resigned 31 December 1995).
		MAPA - all categories of business.
9.	Registrable shareholdings
		(a)	Dumpton Gap Company.

HEATHCOATAMORY, Rt. Hon. David (Wells)
1.	Remunerated directorships
		Lowman Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; agricultural machinery manufacturer and retailer.
		LDT (London and Devonshire Trust Ltd.); property management.
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Occasional income from journalism and speaking engagements.
		As a former member of Lloyd's I have a possible contingent interest in Equitas, an insurance vehicle owned by Lloyd's.
4.	Sponsorship or financial or material support
		Secondment from PricewaterhouseCoopers of a tax specialist to advise members of the Opposition front bench Treasury team during consideration of the Finance Bill 1999.
		I received legal assistance in the drafting of amendments for the Committee and Report Stages of the Financial Services and Markets Bill from Mr Richard Slater, Partner of Simmons and Simmons; Mr Charles Abrams, Partner of S J Berwin; Mr Simon Morris, Partner of Cameron McKenna.
8.	Land and Property
		Farm in Scotland.
9.	Registrable shareholdings
		(a)	Cottonrose Ltd.; clothes retailer.
		(b)	Lowman Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
			LDT (London and Devonshire Trust Ltd.).

HENDERSON, Doug (NewcastleuponTyne, North)
1.	Remunerated directorships
		Audioware Ltd.; provider of accessories for mobile phone handsets (currently unremunerated).
		Smart People First; provider of IT services.
		RouteII (non-executive); IT business.
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Adviser on economic matters to BIC Systems Ltd; provider of IT products and services.
6.	Overseas visits
		21 June 1999, during a Ministerial visit to Budapest, overnight accommodation at the Budapest Hilton Hotel was provided by the Center for Strategic Decision Research, the organisers of the XVIth International NATO Workshop. (Registered 23 June 1999)
		8 December 1999, to Paris, as part of UK delegation to the French Parliament. Hospitality from Assemblée Nationale. (Registered 20 December 1999)
		10-15 September 2000, IT visit to United States, part sponsored by Pacific Communications Group. (Registered 27 September 2000)
9.	Registrable shareholdings
		(a)	Audioware Ltd.
			Smart People First.
			RouteII.
10.	Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
		GMB Official - contract frozen 1987 - no remuneration.

HENDERSON, Ivan (Harwich)
6.	Overseas visits
		15-17 March 2000, British-Netherlands All-Party Parliamentary Group visit to the Netherlands Second Chamber at the Hague. Travel paid by Group from funds donated by declared sponsors, namely Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever and Reid Elsevier. All other expenses met by the Second Chamber. (Registered 11 April 2000)

HEPBURN, Stephen (Jarrow)
5.	Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
		28-29 January 1999, to Edinburgh on behalf of the Parliamentary Beer Club, Licensing Law Reform Panel. Travel, hotel and subsistence costs met by the Parliamentary Beer Club. (Registered 13 March 1999)
		Regular attendance at Sunderland AFC's home games, as a guest of the Club. (Registered 26 March 1999)
6.	Overseas visits
		July 1999, to Copenhagen on behalf of the Parliamentary Beer Club, Licensing Law Reform Panel, who paid for travel, hotel and subsistence costs. (Registered 5 November 1999)
		16-23 July 1999, to Ethiopia with the All-Party British-Ethiopia Parliamentary Group. Travel and accommodation met by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. (Registered 28 July 1999)
		20-31 March 2000, to the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Flights paid for by All-Party Britain China Parliamentary Group, costs in China paid for by People's Republic of China, costs in Hong Kong paid for by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (Registered 12 April 2000)
		3-9June 2000, to Killarney, Ireland, as a participant in my trade union's annual conference. Accommodation and travel paid for by Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians. (Registered 21 June 2000)
		23-25 July, to Epinay, France, for the occasion of the 'Meeting of the Rivers' festival, as a guest of the Mayor of Epinay-sur-Seine who paid for my accommodation. I paid for my travel costs. (Registered 17 July 2000)


HEPPELL, John (Nottingham East)
	Nil.

HESELTINE, Rt. Hon. Michael (Henley)
1.	Remunerated directorships
		Haymarket Group Ltd.; publishing, exhibition organisers, farming.
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Occasional fees for speaking engagements.
8.	Land and Property
		Freehold residential property in London.
9.	Registrable shareholdings
		(a)	Haymarket Group Ltd.
			Kensington Freeholds Ltd.; dormant.
			Yoka Developments Ltd.; dormant.
			Cottonrose Ltd.; clothes retailer.
10.	Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
		Millennium Commissioner.
		Chairman of UK/China Forum.

HESFORD, Stephen (Wirral West)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Barrister (now non-practising).
10.	Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
		Non-executive and unpaid director of Arch Initiatives, a local charity dealing with drug abuse.
		Non-executive and unpaid director of MIND, national charity dealing with mental health issues.

HEWITT, Patricia (Leicester West)
5.	Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
		6 December 1999, hospitality for my husband and myself at Falstaff, Royal Opera House, as guests of the Prudential. (Registered 13 December 1999)

HILL, Keith (Streatham)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000). Fees are paid directly to the Streatham Labour Party.

HINCHLIFFE, David (Wakefield)
2.	Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
		Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International) (£1-£1,000).
		Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel.
			Fees from both Panels are used to supplement costs of maintaining constituency office.
5.	Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
		In my capacity as an officer of the All-Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group I receive an annual invitation from the Rugby Football League to the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final and also occasional invitations to other Rugby League matches.
10.	Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
		500 shares in Wakefield Trinity Rugby League Football Club Limited.
		Chairman of the Rugby Football League's Professional Players Consultative Committee (unpaid).
		I am a member of UNISON.