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LADYMAN, Dr. Stephen (South Thanet)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Elected councillor on Thanet District Council.
Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International).
Member of Opinion Leader Research Panel.
Fees from both opinion panels are paid to South Thanet Labour Party.
6.Overseas visits
12-13 July 1999, to Burgos, Spain, for meetings with the President, Vice-President and senior executives of Grupo Antolin, a company that is being encouraged to invest in new manufacturing plant in Thanet. Travel and overnight accommodation provided by Grupo Antolin. (Registered 14 July 1999)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Director of EKITEC Limited (unremunerated). East Kent Itec is a non-profit organisation that develops and manages training courses and programmes in the Thanet area.
 
LAING, Eleanor (Epping Forest)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees for television and radio appearances.
6.Overseas visits
8-11 September 1999, to Gibraltar on an all party visit as guest of the Government of Gibraltar. (Registered 16 September 1999)
 
LAIT, Jacqui (Beckenham)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
As a former member of Lloyd's I have rolled my losses into Equitas, a re-insurance vehicle developed and owned by Lloyd's for former members.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
20 February 1999, my husband and I were the guests of Imperial Tobacco at the Scotland v England rugby match. (Registered 25 February 1999)
18 April 2000, I was given a case of wine when I spoke to the Unilever Pension Fund Conference. (Registered 19 June 2000)
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)My husband owns shares in Conqueror Broadcasting Ltd.; a local commercial broadcasting radio station covering the Hastings area.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Unremunerated director of Prime Digital Ltd; a printing company.
 
 
LAMMY, David (Tottenham)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Barrister (non-practising).
Adviser on marketing to D J Freeman, Solicitors.
6.Overseas visits
23 July-2 August 2000, to Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania, on a fact-finding visit with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Great Lakes Region, paid for by Christian Aid. (Registered 20 September 2000)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Director, Central Board of Finance of the Church of England.
 
LANSLEY, Andrew (South Cambridgeshire)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees for journalism or broadcasting.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
26 June 1999, I attended the Wimbledon Tennis Championship as a guest of the BBC. (Registered 7 July 1999)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Patron of STRADA, Cambridge; day centre for sufferers from stroke and dysphasia (unremunerated).
Patron of the Cambridgeshire Small Business Group (unremunerated).
Vice-President of the Cambridgeshire Beekeepers' Association (unremunerated).
Vice-President of the Local Government Association (unremunerated).
Patron of ASPIRE (unremunerated).
Patron of the International Centre for Child Studies (unremunerated).
Patron of Headway Cambridge (unremunerated).
Member of the Council of The Association of Conservative Clubs Ltd. (unremunerated).
 
LAWRENCE, Jackie (Preseli, Pembrokeshire)
6.Overseas visits
16-17 October 2000, to Denmark as part of delegation from Parliamentary Renewable and sustainable Energy Group, funded by National Windpower. (Registered 25 October 2000)
 
LAXTON, Robert (Derby North)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments for television, radio and newspaper interviews and articles.
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Contribution of approximately £5,000 p.a. towards my constituency office rental and service charge costs from Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd., company office, Belper, Derbyshire.
Hosting of my MP's Website and E-mail by Surfnet Online, Derby.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
June 1999, two Centre Court tickets for Wimbledon, with lunch, as a guest of Powergen. (Registered 21 June 1999)
29 September 1999, one ticket to a Labour Party Gala Fund Raising Dinner, provided by Telewest. (Registered 10 November 1999)
6.Overseas visits
10-15 September 2000, information technology visit to the USA, part sponsored by Pacific Communications. (Registered 17 October 2000)
 
LEIGH, Edward (Gainsborough)
1.Remunerated directorships
National TeleCable One (at present unremunerated).
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Barrister at Law.
Parliamentary consultant to Pinnacle Insurance PLC. (£10,001-£15,000)
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Since May 1997, occasional briefing and visits to the House in connection with particular legislation by Mr Simon Calvert, Deputy Director of the Christian Institute.
My researcher who works for me for four days a week receives a bursary from CARE (Christian Action Research and Education).
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)National TeleCable One.
 
LEPPER, David (Brighton Pavilion)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees for journalism.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
28-29 January 1999, visit by the Parliamentary Beer Club Licensing Law Reform Panel to Edinburgh. All costs of travel, hotel and subsistence borne by the Club. (Registered 15 February 1999)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Trustee (unremunerated) of:
Lighthouse Media Training; multi-media training courses.
Brighton Youth Orchestra.
ARDIS; a Brighton-based charity for those with Alzheimer's Disease.
Patron of the Sussex Beacon; a Brighton-based charity providing residential care for those with HIV/AIDS.
Patron of Brighton Cares; a local charity supporting people with HIV/AIDS.
Patron of Age Concern Brighton.
Patron of Brighton Dome Appeal; a fund for the restoration of the Dome Concert Hall, Brighton.
Member of National Union of Teachers.
Member of Brighton and Hove Trades and Labour Clubs.
Honorary President of:
Brighton and Hove Petanque Club.
 
LESLIE, Christopher (Shipley)
Nil.
 
LETWIN, Oliver (West Dorset)
1.Remunerated directorships
N.M. Rothschild Corporate Finance Ltd.; investment banking subsidiary of the Rothschild Group.
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees for broadcasting and journalism.
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 assistance in preparing for the Finance Bill 2000 Committee Stage from individuals working at British Land plc, WJB Chiltern plc, Cameron McKenna, PricewaterhouseCoopers and J Sainsbury plc.
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)Aasvogel Limited; manufacturer of waste compactors.
(b)Profit share units in N.M. Rothschild and Sons Ltd. and options in the Rothschild Continuation Holdings ESOP in connection with my directorship of N.M. Rothschild Corporate Finance Ltd.
 
LEVITT, Tom (High Peak)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of Parliamentary panel for Opinion Leader Research. (£1-£1,000)
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000)
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Free provision of a web site and marketing advice from Collective Enterprises Limited, a local company.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Two second hand computers and networking facility from Collective Enterprises Ltd. (Registered 9 December 1999)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Trustee of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (unremunerated).
Director (unremunerated) of PLACE (1996) People, Landscape, Architecture, Culture, Education; a Buxton-based charity which produces educational courses, resources and materials for schools on these linked issues.
 
LEWIS, Ivan (Bury South)
Nil.
 
LEWIS, Dr. Julian (New Forest East)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees for media appearances and press articles.
6.Overseas visits
7-16 October 1999, to United States, to lecture at the Council for National Policy conference in San Antonio, Texas; at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC; and at the Leadership Institute in Arlington,Virginia. Flights from Manchester to San Antonio, from San Antonio to Portland, from Portland to Washington DC, and from Washington DC to London, two nights' hotel accommodation in San Antonio and two nights' hotel accommodation in Washington DC were paid for on a shared basis by the Council for National Policy and the Heritage Foundation. (Registered 11 November 1999)
8.Land and Property
Leasehold flat in Finchley, London N12, formerly my home, now let to tenants.
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)Policy Research Associates Ltd. (non-trading company).
Policy Research Publications Ltd. (non-trading company).
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Unremunerated director of Policy Research Associates Ltd. and Policy Research Publications Ltd.
Trustee (unremunerated) of the British Military Powerboat Trust.
 
LEWIS, Terry (Worsley)
Nil.
 
LIDDELL, Rt Hon Helen (Airdrie and Shotts)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
16 February 1999, I attended the Brit Awards in London, together with my daughter, as the guest of the British Phonographic Institute. (Registered 18 February 1999)
3 March 2000, I attended the Brit Awards, accompanied by my daughter, as the guests of the British Phonographic Institute. (Registered 7 March 2000)
 
LIDINGTON, David (Aylesbury)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees from journalism, broadcasting, lecturing and opinion research.
Member of BPRI (Business Research and Planning International) political panel. (£1-£1,000)
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000)
All fees from panels are paid direct to charity.
6.Overseas visits
4-9 September 2000, to Pakistan with a delegation of Conservative MPs and Prospective Parliamentary Candidates, to learn about political developments in Pakistan. Flights and accommodation were paid for by Mr Mohammad Saff, Group Sales and Marketing Director of Callmate Telecom, who is a supporter of the Conservative Party. Internal transport within Islamabad and Azad Kashmir was provided by the Government of Azad Kashmir. (Registered 25 September 2000)
8.Land and Property
Freehold of house in Enfield, Middlesex, yielding a nominal ground-rent.
 
LILLEY, Rt. Hon. Peter (Hitchin and Harpenden)
1.Remunerated directorships
The Fleming Claverhouse Investment Trust PLC.
Chairman (non-executive), Campus2Day AG; company providing services to universities and students.
Chairman (non-executive), Sherborne Financial Services; a company providing financial information.
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
I receive fees for delivering sundry lectures and speeches, and for miscellaneous broadcasting.
I received a fee for writing an article for the Autumn/Winter edition of the Aaron Action Report.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
6 December 1999, a day's shooting as the guest of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association. (Registered 6 December 1999)
6.Overseas visits
February 1999, to Washington DC, USA, to give evidence to the House of Representatives. I travelled to the USA with the Leader of the Opposition in a private plane provided for his use by Mr Irvine Laidlaw. The cost of my return flight was reimbursed by the Heritage Foundation of Washington. (Registered 16 March 1999)
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)Campus2Day AG.
 
 
LINTON, Martin (Battersea)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional broadcasting fees.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Chairman, Battersea Community Arts Centre Trust Ltd.
Chairman, Board of Governors, Somerset Nursery School.
 
LIVINGSTONE, Ken (Brent East)
1.Remunerated directorships
Localaction Ltd. (Company formed to cover the publication of Socialist Economic Bulletin and my other writing, media work, speeches, lectures. Contracts researchers and campaigners on my behalf.)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Column in The Independent (£15,001-£20,000)
Restaurant column in the Evening Standard.
Contract with Victor Gollancz for book publication.
Article for The Observer.
I carry out regular speaking engagements for the following agencies:
Speakers for Business (£30,001-£35,000)
Prime Performers (£1,001-£5,000)
Interphiz (£5,001-£10,000)
Norman Phillips (£1,001-£5,000)
Right Address (£1,001-£5,000)
JLA (£10,001-£15,000)
CSA (£20,001-£25,000)
Diana Boulter (£10,001-£15,000)
Mayor of London
3.Clients
Of the agencies listed above:
London Processing Centre
Card Connections
Miller Freeman UK
Heart of England Tec
GCI Focus
McCann Ericson
PSI Group
Institute of Directors
Ford Fleet Managers
Prime User Group
Centra Business Services
Staffs Chartered Accountants
Ernst & Young
Pagoda
Association of Surveyors
Comdisco Group
Stakis Brighton
Opus Holidays
Marquee
Price Waterhouse
Chase de Vere
West Coast Publishing
Garden Manufacturers
Motor Retailers
Erith Group
Oxford Union Economics Association (Hays Personnel)
Marcam Solutions User Group
Association of Public House Suppliers
Global Real Estate Institute
F4 Group Agency
Norwood Ravenswood Homes
OSI
Iggesand Board
CIPFA
Wansbroughs, Willey
Hargrave
Picon Ltd
RIC Surveyors
C.I. of Housing
Ernst and Young
BT
Cliveden Club
Single speaking engagements for Localaction Ltd.:
Herts Chamber of Commerce
Bates Borland Agency
Parliamentary Communications Ltd
National Sporting Club
Creative Concepts Agency
Insolvency Lawyers
Placemakers Agency
Association of Project Managers
Student conferences
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Temporary research, administrative and legal assistance provided by the Campaign for the Protection of Hunted Animals, in connection with my Private Member's Bill.
The list of donations over £1000 that I received for my campaign to gain the Labour nomination for London Mayor is as follows:
 
£13,450.50Neil Pearson
£6,000From an evening fund-raising event at the Hackney Empire (artists appearing included Billy Bragg, Jo Brand, Phil Jupitus, Arthur Smith, Gina Yahere, Kevin Day)
£5,000John Pritchard
£5,000TGWU London Region
£3,000FBU London Region
£3,000RMT London Region
£1,000Electricians working on the Jubilee Line
£1,000Dr Liz Partridge
£1,000Patrick Cosgrove QC
 
The list of donations over £1000 that I received to my mayoral election fund is as follows:
 
£200,000Chris Evans
£104,642.77Gimpel Fils
£5,000John and Maggie Webber
£5,000John Holder
£2,000G. Laurence Harbottle
£1,500Ian Bell
£1,500David Clarke
£1.025M. Turner and C. Cumming
£1,000Roland Dane
£1,000Simon Gulliver
£1,000Tim Miller
£1,000Barry Carey
£1,000Reform Club
£1,000Danny Watts
£1,000Digby Squires
£1,000Brian Cox
£1,000J.G. Cole
£1,000Jacqueline Ford
£1,000Lars Mieritz
£1,000M. Norton-Griffiths
£1,000Nick Read
£1,000Michael Grazebrook
£1,000Matthew Wallis
£1,000Andrew Marks
£1,000William Wilson
6.Overseas visits
23-25 January 1999, to Paris, accompanied by my partner, to speak at a student seminar 'Your Future in Europe', organised by European Study Tours of London, who paid for our travel by Eurostar and two nights' accommodation. (Registered 4 March 1999)
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)Localaction Ltd.
 
 
LIVSEY, Richard (Brecon and Radnorshire)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Director, Brecon Jazz Festival (no remuneration received).
 
LLOYD, Rt. Hon. Sir Peter (Fareham)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Consultant to Lloyd and Associates, Solicitors; providing principally marketing and legal advice.
Occasional fees for journalism and television.
Parliamentary Adviser to the Police Federation. (£10,001-£15,000)
Member of Lloyd's.
Categories of business underwritten: All.
6.Overseas visits
28-31 May 2000, to Kosovo to study situation for returned refugees; organised by the British Refugee Council with travel and accommodation paid for by them. (Registered 6 July 2000)
13-17 July 2000, to Turkey to see the site of the proposed Ilisu Dam and to consult with local people and the Turkish authorities about the project. The visit was arranged and paid for by the Ilisu Dam Campaign in London with further hospitality from political groups in Turkey. (Registered 27 July 2000)
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)Trinity Leisure Ltd.
Trinity Leasing Ltd.
Chinnik BV
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Chairman (unremunerated) of The New Bridge (charity creating links between the offender and the community).
Director (currently unremunerated) of Trinity Leisure Ltd., Trinity Leasing Ltd. and Chinnik BV. (Trinity Leisure Ltd owns 100% of Trinity Leasing Ltd and 50% of Chinnik BV (Holland)).
 
LLOYD, Tony (Manchester Central)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Tickets and hospitality at Old Trafford from Manchester United Football Club. (Registered 25 March 1999)
6.Overseas visits
August 1999, to East Timor as part of the United Nations accredited observers of the referendum in East Timor. Expenses paid by the Catholic Institute for International Relations. (Registered 14 December 1999)
March 2000, to South Africa, to attend a conference on the Great Lakes. Expenses paid by Parliamentarians for Global Action. (Registered 25 April 2000)
 
LLWYD, Elfyn (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Barrister-at-law.
Occasional fees for journalism and television.
Occasional fees for lecturing.
Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International).
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Member, University of Wales Court of Governors.
Vice-Chair, NSPCC (Cymru).
Chair, Trustees of the Mawddach Hatchery, Dolgellau, Gwynedd.
President, Estimaner Angling Association.
President, Betws-y-Coed Football Club.
President, Llanuwchllyn Football Club.
President, Clwb Rygbi Bala Rugby Club.
Vice-President, Clwb Rygbi Dolgellau Rugby Club.
Member of the Gorsedd of Bards.
 
LOCK, David (Wyre Forest)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Barrister (no longer practising).
Occasional lectures and presentations on legal and political issues.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Free use of squash courts and changing facilities at Millbank from ICI PLC. (Registered 29 April 1999)
30 October 1999, two tickets to an international rugby match between Australia and New Zealand supplied and paid for by Thompson's Solicitors. (Registered 18 November 1999)
6.Overseas visits
25-29 June 1999, to Israel and the Occupied Territories, organised by the Labour Middle East Council and MIFTAH, a Palestinian organisation for the promotion of global dialogue and democracy. The costs were met by Mr. A. Qattan, on behalf of MIFTAH. (Registered 14 July 1999)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Member of the Area Board of Young Enterprise.
President of Kidderminster Running Club (unremunerated).
£250 shares in Kidderminster Harriers Football Club - any dividends from this investment will go to a charity of the Club's choice while I remain a Government Minister.
Patron of Worcestershire All Sports Partnership.
 
LORD, Michael (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich)
1.Remunerated directorships
The Palmer Family Trust; a family property company.
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Arboricultural consultant.
 
LOUGHTON, Tim (East Worthing and Shoreham)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel.
Member of MORI Parliamentary Panel.
All fees from opinion panels are donated to charity.
Fee from the Shareholder Investor Advisory Panel, paid directly to my constituency office.
8.Land and Property
Residential flat in central London with occasional rent from tenant.
 
 
LOVE, Andrew (Edmonton)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International).
Member of Harris Research Panel.
All fees from panels are donated to my constituency party.
6.Overseas visits
13-17 January 1999, to the United Nations in New York at the invitation of the Anne Frank Educational Trust. (Registered 19 February 1999)
13-18 June 1999, to Jordan and the West Bank at the invitation of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding (CAABU). Travel and accommodation provided by CAABU. Internal transport and some hospitality provided by the Jordanian Parliament. (Registered 6 July 1999)
25-27 April 2000, to Poland with the All-Party Building Societies Group visit to the Polish Housing Minister and the Housing and Building Commission of the Parliament. Hotels paid by Polish Parliament. Fares paid by Building Societies Association. (Registered 2 May 2000)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Trustee of Industrial Common Ownership Finance Ltd. (unremunerated).
 
LUFF, Peter (Mid Worcester)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Until February 2000, adviser on political affairs to Bell Pottinger Communications (£5,001-£10,000) and on corporate public relations to Bell Pottinger Consultants. Both contracts terminated by mutual agreement February 2000, since when no services have been performed; termination payment equivalent to one year's fee paid May 2000.
Occasional small fees from television appearances, writing and participation in opinion surveys.
Member of Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International) (£1-£1,000) and of Harris Parliamentary Panel (£1-£1,000)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
December 1999, guest of Prudential PLC at a performance of Falstaff at the Royal Opera House. (Registered 10 January 2000)
May 2000, farewell dinner at Ritz Hotel hosted by Bell Pottinger Communications to mark 18 years with Bell Pottinger and its predecessor companies; gift of set of Edmund Burke's works. (Registered 13 June 2000)
8.Land and Property
Terraced property in Worcester, let on an assured tenancy; no net income.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Vice President: Severn Valley Railway, Droitwich Canals Trust, Worcester Birmingham Canal Society, Evesham Rowing Club, Bengeworth Traders Association.
Member of local committee of Country Landowners Association.
Fellow of the Institute of Public Relations.
 
LYELL, Rt. Hon. Sir Nicholas (North East Bedfordshire)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Barrister, Queen's Counsel.
Occasional fees for broadcasting and journalism.
8.Land and Property
Smallholding, woodland and let house in Hertfordshire.
Share in holiday house in France, including rental income.
Share of home in South London, partly sublet.



 
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