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PAGE, Richard (South West Hertfordshire)
1.Remunerated directorships
Page Holdings Ltd.; holding company, and associated companies involved in range of activities such as finance, motor retailing, coachworks, petrol retailing.
Various fees for media and speaking appearances.
Various fees for surveys or interviews, normally redirected to a charity of my choice.
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Parliamentary adviser to the Machine Tool Technologies Association. (£10,001-£15,000)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
20 June 1999, Lords v Commons Charity Race, Donington Park, courtesy of the Motor Industries Association, Jim Russell Racing School and Donington Park. (Registered 22 June 1999)
As joint Chairman of the All-Party Racing Group I have been given badges by the Race Course Association for 1999and 2000, which gives access to race meetings,with exceptions for certain meetings such as Royal Ascot. (Registered 21 December 1999)
6.Overseas visits
28-30 April 1999, to Paris for the Inter-Parliamentary Space Committee Conference, courtesy of the Parliamentary Space Committee and UKICS. (Registered 5 May 1999)
17 June 1999, day visit to Eutelsat HQ, Paris, courtesy of Eutelsat and the All Party Parliamentary Cable and Satellite Group. (Registered 22 June 1999)
23-29 May 2000, study tour to San Francisco and Silicon Valley, California, organised by the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee, who paid for air fares and part hotel costs. Other accommodation, meals and local travel provided by Nortel Networks, Text 100 plc and Lucent Technologies. (Registered 5 June 2000)
18-23 September 2000, to China with delegation from Parliamentary and Science Committee, who paid for my flight. My accommodation was paid for by the Committee on Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sport of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. (Registered 10 October 2000)
9.Registrable shareholdings
(b)Page Holdings Ltd.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Director of the Foundation for Western Democracy (no salary received).
 
PAICE, James (South East Cambridgeshire)
1.Remunerated directorships
Plymtree Limited (formerly Burwell Auction Centre Limited).
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of the Harris Parliamentary Panel.(£1-£1,000)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Honorary annual membership of Newmarket Race Club.
Honorary annual membership of Racecourse Association.
November 1999, two days' shooting and hospitality as a guest of Bass PLC. (Registered 2 December 1999)
8.Land and Property
Woodland/arable smallholding in Cambridgeshire.
Part share of a let residential property in Hertfordshire.
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)Plymtree Limited.
 
PAISLEY, Rev. Ian (North Antrim)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Member of the European Parliament.
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Minister of the Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church, Belfast (expenses only).
I receive royalties from publications.
Occasional television appearances and journalism etc.: fees donated to the Church.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Protestant Telegraph Ltd. (Honorary director).
President, Whitefield College of the Bible (Honorary).
 
PALMER, Dr. Nick (Broxtowe)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Parliamentary adviser to Novartis Services; a life sciences company. (£1,001-£5,000) This sum is not paid to me personally but goes towards the cost of newsletters to my constituents.
Occasional remunerated articles and conference speeches, usually on computing.
PLR royalties from three published books.
Occasional payments for participating in opinion poll surveys.
6.Overseas visits
16-17 October 2000, to Denmark with the Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) to witness the Danish Wind Farm Sector and meet with senior members of the Danish Government Energy Agency and the Danish Wind Industry. Flight and accommodation paid for by National Wind Power UK. (Registered 1 November 2000)
 
PATERSON, Owen (North Shropshire)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional modest income from broadcasting and journalism.
8.Land and Property
Rental of buildings attached to my house; rental of land and buildings at Bunbury, Cheshire. Small annual income.
 
PEARSON, Ian (Dudley South)
1.Remunerated directorships
Greater London Enterprise Ltd.; an economic regeneration company owned by London Boroughs.
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Visiting Fellow, University of Warwick.
Occasional fees from journalism.
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
December 1999, the cost of my Christmas cards was supported by Dudley and Sandwell Chamber of Commerce.
6.Overseas visits
9-16 September 2000, IT visit to United States, part sponsored by Pacific Communications. (Registered 23 October 2000)
 
PENDRY, Tom (Stalybridge and Hyde)
1.Remunerated directorships
Chairman, The Football Stadia Improvement Fund Limited. (£20,001-£25,000)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Parliamentary Adviser to the National Federation of Demolition Contractors Ltd.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Many media, sporting, tourism and other cultural invitations as Chairman of All Party Tourism Group and of All Party Sports Group.
Complimentary membership of the Congress Dining Club, Westminster. (Registered 21 June 1999)
9-11 February 2000, I attended the annual conference of the British Incoming Tour Operators Association (BITOA) in Belfast. My expenses were met by BITOA. (Registered 14 February 2000)
6.Overseas visits
8-13 May 1999, to Rhode Island, Boston, USA, to attend the Institute of Travel and Tourism conference. The ITT met my airfare and hotel accommodation. (Registered 20 May 1999)
3-17 September 2000, to China, travel to China paid by myself, all traval and accommodation in China provided by the Chinese Association for International Understanding. (Registered 4 October 2000)
26-31 October 2000, to Kos, Greece to attend the annual conference of the Association of British Travel Agents in my capacity as Chairman of the All-Party Tourism Group. ABTA met my airfare and hotel accommodation. (Registered 1 November 2000)
 
PERHAM, Linda (Ilford North)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees for broadcasting, speeches and opinion surveys. Proceeds donated to the Ilford North Constituency Labour Party.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
9 February 1998, I was provided with two tickets for the Brit Awards by Britannia Music, Ilford, the then sponsors of the event. (Registered 28 February 1999)
17 May 1999, two tickets and lunch at New Zealand v Bangladesh World Cup cricket match, paid for by Essex County Cricket Club. (Registered 7 June 1999)
28 September 1999, two tickets for the Labour Party Conference Dinner provided by Multiple News Association. (Registered 22 November 1999)
7-9 June 2000, British-Spanish All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting with Spanish counterparts in Edinburgh. Travel paid for by British Airways and other expenses met from Group funds provided by our declared sponsors, British Gas plc and the Norwich Union plc. Travel within Edinburgh and other hospitality was provided and paid for by the Scottish Executive. (Registered 26 June 2000)
26 September 2000, two tickets for Labour Party Conference dinner paid for by Lloyds TSB (Registered 26 October 2000
6.Overseas visits
29 September-8 October 2000, to India, sponsored by Labour Friends of India, which is funded by many individual donors in the UK. Particular sponsorship for flights came from the Chamber of Indian Industry and the Indian Government provided internal hospitality. (Registered 26 October 2000)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
President, Hainault Forest Community Association (unremunerated).
Patron, Haven House (Children's Hospice Project in Redbridge).
Member of UNISON Trade Union.
 
PICKLES, Eric (Brentwood and Ongar)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Monthly column for Estate Agency News. (£1,001-£5,000)
6.Overseas visits
15 June 1999, to Aachen, Germany, to visit the Ford Motor Company's Environmental Research establishment, paid for by the Ford Motor Company, whose headquarters are in my constituency. (Registered 8 July 1999).
10-13 August 1999, to Baku, Azerbaijan, for meetings with the President and Government officials, including a visit to a refugee camp, paid for by the Azerbaijan Government (Registered 15 December 1999)
8-12 September 1999, to Gibraltar for discussions with the Government and Opposition that was paid for by the Gibraltar Government. (Registered 15 December 1999)
 
PICKTHALL, Colin (West Lancashire)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
30 May 1999, guest of Transco Ltd at the Australia-West Indies one-day World Cup match at Old Trafford. (Registered 7 July 1999)
 
PIKE, Peter (Burnley)
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 normally paid to Burnley Labour Party or charities.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
7 August 1999, I attended the Haydock Park Race Meeting and lunch with my wife as guests of Corals. (Registered 17 August 1999)
27 February 2000, my daughter and I attended the Worthington Cup Final at Wembley as guests of Nationwide League. (Registered 29 February 2000)
6.Overseas visits
11-12 February 1999, to Turin and Milan as part of a West Coast Main Line All Party Group delegation to receive briefing on high speed train technology and to travel on the 'pendolino', as a guest of Fiat UK Ltd. (Registered 12 February 1999)
31 May-4 June 1999, to Tanzania organised by the Speaker of Tanzanian National Assembly. Travel and hotel accommodation paid for by Association of Western Parliamentarians in Africa (AWEPA). (Registered 9 June 1999)
26-31 March 2000, to Israel and the Palestinian Authority with the Labour Friends of Israel to meet senior Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the Middle East peace process. Flight and accommodation paid for by Labour Friends of Israel. (Registered 7 April 2000)
 
PLASKITT, James (Warwick and Leamington)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Income from occasional lectures, which is used to support the operation of my constituency office.
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Production and distribution costs (approximately £3000) for my 1998/99 annual report to constituents was provided by MSF.
Production and distribution costs (under £1000) of my official 1999 Christmas card was provided by Calor Gas Ltd.
Production and distribution costs (approximately £1000) of my official Christmas card for 2000 sponsored by Calor Gas.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
7-8 September 2000, visit to Britannia North Sea Gas Platform, as a guest of Conoco Ltd. (Registered 31 October 2000)
 
POLLARD, Kerry (St. Albans)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
I receive occasional fees for taking part in opinion polls for various organisations. The fees are paid to registered charities of my choice.
6.Overseas visits
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 5 May 2000)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Director (unremunerated) of The Genesis Initiative Limited, promoting the interest of small business at national and international level.
 
POND, Chris (Gravesham)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees for speaking, broadcasting and writing.
Occasional fees for survey interviews for MORI and other research organisations.
6.Overseas visits
September 1997, to Germany to give lectures to the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, who paid for my travel, accommodation and meals. (Registered 26 July 1999)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Honorary Visiting Professor, Middlesex University (unpaid).
Chair, Low Pay Unit Co. Ltd. (unpaid).
Editorial Board, Charity Magazine (unpaid).
Trustee, Low Pay Unit Charitable Trust (unpaid).
Member, Employment Policy Institute Research Panel.
Council Member, Anti-Slavery International.
Member, Parliamentary Advisory Committee New Policy Institute.
Trustee, Family Benefit Unit.
 
POPE, Greg (Hyndburn)
Nil.
 
PORTILLO, Rt. Hon. Michael (Kensington and Chelsea)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Adviser on International Affairs to the Kerr McGee Corporation; oil and chemicals. (£5,001-£10,000) as part of a wider agreement.
International Strategic Adviser to the Probyn Group; financing renewable energy and other project finance. (£10,001-£15,000)
Occasional fees for journalism, broadcasting and speaking.
23 May 2000, fee from Institute of Credit Management National Conference - 'Credit Management in the Electronic Age'.
In 2000 I have carried out three speaking engagements for JLA Agency. (£10,001-£15,000)
3.Clients
Of JLA Agency:
28 February 2000, 1999 Kingsley Management Visions Lecture at Mayfair Intercontinental Hotel, London.
8 May 2000, speaking engagement for PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
30 August 2000, after dinner speech at 2000 Review Awards for Insurance Industry at Dorchester Hotel, London.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
October 2000, free upgrade of my personal website provided by Lewisfield, a company based in Essex. (Registered 31 October 2000)
6.Overseas visits
27-29 October 2000, to Madrid to attend Seminar on Middle Eastern Policy organised by the New Atlantic Initiative, Washington, who paid for my air fares and accommodation. No fee received. (Registered 30 October 2000)
 
 
POUND, Stephen (Ealing North)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees for articles and broadcasting.
Regular contributions to "London Matters", a weekly LBC programme (until 9 January 2000). (£1,001-£5,000)
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. All fees paid directly to local charities.
Occasional lectures to American students, Centers for Academic Programs Abroad. All fees made payable to local charities.
Nominated as an independent tribunal member to resolve a ground-handling dispute between Heathrow Airport Limited and the Airline Operators Committee on 29 September and 4 October 2000. Fee paid by Heathrow Airport Limited.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
4 July 1999, tickets for myself, my wife and two children to the Party in the Park, supplied by Capital Radio. (Registered 5 July 1999)
September 1999, gift of a Harrods hamper from Mr Mohamed Al Fayed, which was auctioned for charity with no benefit to me. (Registered 24 December 1999)
December 1999, gift of a Harrods hamper from Mr Mohamed Al Fayed. Contents donated to pensioners in Ealing North constituency. (Registered 24 December 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)
 
POWELL, Sir Raymond (Ogmore)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000)
Polls completed for MORI on an ad hoc basis.
 
PRENTICE, Bridget (Lewisham East)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees for opinion research.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Gift of a Motorola mobile phone from Motorola, with whom I have completed an Industry and Parliament Trust Fellowship. (Registered 4 June 1999)
4 July 1999, I attended the Party in the Park with guests, courtesy of Capital Radio. (Registered 6 July 1999)
6.Overseas visits
17-21 September 1999, to Dominica as a guest of the Dominican Labour Party, who paid for my travel and accommodation. (Registered 20 October 1999)
 
PRENTICE, Gordon (Pendle)
Nil.
 
PRESCOTT, Rt. Hon. John (Kingston upon Hull East)
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Use of car loaned to the Labour Party from Rover Group PLC, commencing 28 April 1995, for use by the Deputy Leader's office.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
11 July 1999, helicopter journey from Milton Keynes to Silverstone by courtesy of the Motorsports Association in an official capacity to present the trophy to the winner of the British Grand Prix. (Registered 19 January 2000)
 
PRIMAROLO, Dawn (Bristol South)
Nil.
 
PRIOR, David (North Norfolk)
1.Remunerated directorships
IPS Group Limited; employment agency.
GEI plc; quoted engineering company.
Beddows and Partners; steel and engineering consultancy.
Lurmark Limited; manufacturing business (unremunerated since 1998, but ex gratia payment received on my resignation and the sale of the company).
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Partnerships in Queenswood Farms and Brampton Farms.
8.Land and Property
Co-ownership of 7 houses in Norwich, let under assured tenancy.
Farm building let to nursery school.
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)Aston Group Ltd. (holding company; main subsidiary involved in boat hire).
Brampton Property Management Limited.
Brownoak Assured Tenancies Limited (BES).
Brownoak Second Assured Tenancies Limited (BES).
 
 
PROSSER, Gwyn (Dover)
Nil.
 
PURCHASE, Ken (Wolverhampton North East)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional articles, radio, TV, lectures and opinion polls. All income donated to constituency party.
6.Overseas visits
2-8 April 1999, to Egypt, accompanied by my spouse, at the invitation of the Egyptian Government. (Registered 15 April 1999)
10-14 October 1999, to Bahrain accompanied by my spouse, on a study tour at the invitation and expense of the Gulf Centre for Strategic Studies. (Registered 4 November 1999)
20-27 April 2000, to Egypt, accompanied by my spouse, at the invitation and expense of the Egyptian Government. (Registered 10 May 2000)
7.Overseas benefits and gifts
Gift of a rug from the Oriental Carpet Company, Ramadan 10th City, Egypt. (Registered 15 April 1999)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Honorary Representative of the British Health Care Association.



 
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