Register of Journalists' Interests Contents


ST. AUBYN - SKINNER

ST. AUBYN, Nick (Guildford)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees from journalism.
Occasional fees from completing research opinion polls. The fees are paid directly to charity.
I am a member of the Commission of Inquiry which was established by the joint Middle East Councils of the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Labour Parties to inquire into the status of the Palestinian refugees under United Nations Resolution 194. The Commission undertakes visits to the region to take evidence and meet with academics and international lawyers and publishes its findings. Donations of more than £1000 towards the funding of the Commission have been received from:
Mr A Qattan
The Council of Arab Ambassadors in London
6.Overseas visits
16-22 January 1999, to Israel on fact finding visit with the Conservative Friends of Israel, funded by the Government of Israel. (Registered 18 May 1999)
7-17 September 1999, to Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and the Occupied West Bank, hospitality provided by the Syrian People's Assembly and the Jordanian Parliament, and travel and accommodation costs by the Council of Arab Ambassadors. (Registered 19 October 1999)
1-10 September 2000, to West Bank, Gaza, Amman, Damascus and Beirut as a member of the Commission of Inquiry into Palestinian refugees. Travel and expenses paid for by the Commission of Inquiry. Hotel accommodation in Amman, Damascus and Beirut paid for by the Meridien Hotel Group. (Registered 23 October 2000)
15-19 September 2000, to the State of Qatar as guest of the Qatari Government. (Registered 16 October 2000)
8.Land and Property
Commercial and residential property in London, Kent, Devon and Cornwall.
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)Fitzroy Joinery.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
I and my children are contingent beneficiaries of a number of family trusts, one of which is resident overseas.
 
 
SALMOND, Alex (Banff and Buchan)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Weekly racing column in The Herald newspaper, Glasgow.
Weekly column in the News of the World. (£10,001-£15,000)
Occasional journalism.
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000). The fees are paid to my constituency party or a local charity.
Member of the Scottish Parliament.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
July 1999, my wife and I were guests of Conoco UK Limited at Open Golf Championship, Carnoustie. (Registered 30 October 1999)
October 1999, my researcher and I were guests of Scottish Gas at Scotland v Bosnia match, Ibrox. (Registered 30 October 1999)
November 1999, my researcher and I were guests of Scottish Gas at Scotland v England match, Hampden. (Registered 17 November 1999)
Presented with a gift of a waistcoat from the Fisheries Minister for Newfoundland at the North Atlantic Fisheries Conference, Banff. (Registered 15 May 2000)
 
SALTER, Martin (Reading West)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional income from writing and broadcasting.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Patron, Cystinosis Foundation - UK and Eire (unremunerated).
 
SANDERS, Adrian (Torbay)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees for articles and broadcasting.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Honorary membership of The Paignton Club, Paignton, Devon.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Non-remunerated directorship of Savage (Southern Association of Voluntary Action Groups for Europe), a not for profit company limited by guarantee set up for the benefit of voluntary organisations and charities involved in training and employment measures for the unemployed.
Ten Ordinary shares in the Dart Valley Light Railway Company.
 
SARWAR, Mohammed (Govan)
6.Overseas visits
8-14 September 1999, to Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. Hotel accommodation and travel expenses were met by the Government of Azad Kashmir. (Registered 20 March 2000)
20-27 December 1999, to Saudi Arabia. Hotel accommodation and travel expenses from Jeddah to Riyadh and from Riyadh to Medina were met by Prince Bandar bin Salman Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Registered 20 March 2000)
8.Land and Property
Two investment properties in Glasgow.
Agricultural land in Pakistan.
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)United Wholesale Grocers Limited; wholesale cash and carry and business in cigarettes, alcohol and grocery.
United Cash and Carry Limited; trading in electrical, hardware, fancy goods and clothing.
 
SAVIDGE, Malcolm (Aberdeen North)
6.Overseas visits
7-17 September 1999, to Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and the Occupied West Bank, hospitality provided by the Syrian People's Assembly and the Jordanian Parliament, and travel and accommodation costs by the Council of Arab Ambassadors. (Registered 27 January 2000)
11-13 July 2000, to Washington DC, under the auspices of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-proliferation, to meet Members of Congress, the National Security Council and the Administration to discuss the proposed US National Missile Defence and CTBT ratification and related matters. Flight and hotel costs paid for by the W Alton Jones Foundation of Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. (Registered 11 August 2000)
 
SAWFORD, Phil (Kettering)
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
13 May 2000, I attended the FA Umbro Cup at Wembley, as guest of Kettering Town FA who provided me with a ticket and hospitality. (Registered 15 May 2000)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Member of the League Against Cruel Sports.
Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and development.
Member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
Member of Co-op Party.
Member of the GMB.
 
SAYEED, Jonathan (Mid-Bedfordshire)
1.Remunerated directorships
Crystal Clear (Manufacturing) Ltd. (non-executive) (currently unremunerated).
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of Lloyd's (resigned 31 December 1996).
Accounts in run-off: Marine and Non-Marine.
6.Overseas visits
11-13 July 2000, to Washington DC, to meet Members of Congress, the National Security Council and the Administration to discuss the proposed US National Missile Defence and CTBT ratification. Flight and hotel costs paid for by the W Alton Jones Foundation of Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. (Registered 17 July 2000)
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)Washington WebWorks; US Limited Liability Company which designs websites and offers other services to political candidates in the US.
 
SEDGEMORE, Brian (Hackney South and Shoreditch)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Freelance journalist, writer.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
March 2000,loan of courtesy car for six days from Wayside Garages Ltd. (Registered 20 April 2000)
6.Overseas visits
4-6 February 1999, to The Hague, to attend International Parliamentarians' Conference: Cairo + 5. Travel, accommodation and expenses paid by United Nations Population Fund. (Registered 10 February 1999)
 
SHAW, Jonathan (Chatham and Aylesford)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Member of Snodland Working Men's Club, Snodland, Kent.
 
SHEERMAN, Barry (Huddersfield)
1.Remunerated directorships
Chairman and Director of Networking for Industry, a not for profit company limited by guarantee. Provides a small amount of administrative support.
Chairman and Director of Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS). Occasional travel costs paid by PACTS.
Onyx Environmental Advisory Board.
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Academic adviser and lecturer for a number of academic institutions.
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Loan of office equipment from G.P.C. Computer Software.
6.Overseas visits
1999, trips to Paris and Geneva in 1999 in my capacity as Deputy Chairman of the World Bank Partnerships for Development committee. Fares and accommodation paid by the World Bank. (Registered 10 January 2000)
September 1999, to Gothenburg to discuss with the Volvo Foundation a planned transport conference in Gothenburg in March 2000. Fares and hotel paid by Volvo. (Registered 10 January 2000)
March 2000, to Gothenburg to chair the Volvo Foundation International Conference, for which I received a fee. Flights and hotel paid for by the Foundation. (Registered 28 July 2000)
8.Land and Property
Small flat in London EC2, currently let.
Holiday home in the United States.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Trustee, National Children's Centre (unpaid).
Chairman, National Education Research and Development Trust (unpaid).
Director, London School of Economics (unpaid).
Director, European Informatics Market (Eurim) (unpaid).
Director, InterParle (unpaid; European parliamentary intranet system).
Executive Chairman, Urban Mines Ltd.; (unpaid; a not for profit environmental organisation which provides administrative help to the chairman's office).
 
SHELDON, Rt. Hon. Robert (Ashton­under­Lyne)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Technical and business adviser to R.E. Sheldon Ltd. and Acronyl Ltd.; manufacturers of household textiles. (Companies created by Robert Sheldon before he became a Member of Parliament.)
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)R. E. Sheldon Ltd.
Acronyl Ltd. (which has a shareholding in Tonrose Ltd.)
 
SHEPHARD, Rt. Hon. Gillian (South West Norfolk)
1.Remunerated directorships
Coventry Building Society (non-executive).
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Speaking fees from Hansard and the Parliamentary Forum.
Lecture fee from the Human Resources Presidents Club.
Occasional fees for opinion poll interviews.
Senior Political Adviser to the D Group, the Networking Division of Strategy International Limited; a consultancy. (£10,001-£15,000)
Fees for three television programmes for Powerhouse.
Chairman to the Council of the Ombudsman Scheme for Estate Agents.
6.Overseas visits
18 March 1999, to Auschwitz as guest of Community Security Trust. (Registered 25 March 1999)
 
SHEPHERD, Richard (Aldridge­Brownhills)
1.Remunerated directorships
Partridges of Sloane Street Ltd (non-executive founder Chairman); food retailing.
Shepherd Foods (London) Ltd. (non-executive founder Chairman).
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Former member of Lloyd's. Resigned with effect from 31 December 1994.
Categories of business underwritten in open and run-off years: All, except Life.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Gift from Public Concern at Work of its Policy Pack on Whistleblowing, following the passage of my Private Member's Bill, entitled The Public Interest Disclosure Bill. (Registered 22 February 1999)
6.Overseas visits
12 January 1999, hospitality of the Irish Government for one night's hotel accommodation at Buswell's Hotel in Dublin, as part of a visit organised by the Northern Ireland Office. (Registered 22 February 1999)
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)Partridges of Sloane St. Ltd.
Cottonrose Ltd.; clothes retailer.
(b)Shepherd Foods (London) Ltd.
 
SHIPLEY, Debra (Stourbridge)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000). All money sent directly by Harris to a local charity.
 
SHORT, Rt. Hon. Clare (Birmingham, Ladywood)
Nil.
 
SIMPSON, Alan (Nottingham South)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional fees from published articles.
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel.
Member of the Political Opinion Panel of BPRI (Business Planning and Research International).
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
September 1999, during the visit of the Hungarian Parliamentary Football Team to the UK, I received hospitality sponsored by Powergen Ltd., Provident Finance and West Ham FC. (Registered 19 January 2000)
6.Overseas visits
10 September 1999, to Portugal with the Parliamentary Football Team, travel costs met by National Express Ltd., cost of football kit met by Spall Sports. (Registered 19 January 2000)
23-27 February 2000, to Washington, USA, to speak at a conference on Damages and Liabilities Related to GMO foods organised by the American Consumer Choice Council who paid all flight and accommodation costs. No fee received. I also had meetings with the American Corn Growers Association and the lawyers involved in the law suit against Monsanto relating to GMO liabilities and breach of anti-trust legislation. (Registered 10 March 2000)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Member of board of Tribune Newspapers (unremunerated).
 
SIMPSON, Keith (Mid Norfolk)
1.Remunerated directorships
The Eric Morris Consultancy Ltd (Geopolitical Analysts and Advisers) (non-executive). (£1,001-£5,000)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel.
Occasional journalism and lecturing.
6.Overseas visits
7-8 February 1999, to Munich, Germany, to lecture at the George C Marshall Center for Security Studies and Eastern European Studies, Garmisch, on the subject of the UK Parliament and Defence. Return air flight, hotel accommodation and small lecture fee provided. (Registered 4 February 1999)
12 April 1999, to Paris by Eurostar, to visit the head office of Aerospatiale, who paid my travel expenses. (Registered 13 April 1999)
18-21 June 1999, to Berlin, to attend a seminar on European security and defence, at the invitation of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, who met my travel and accommodation expenses. (Registered 22 June 1999)
 
SINGH, Marsha (Bradford West)
8.Land and Property
Residential rented property in Bradford.
 
SKINNER, Dennis (Bolsover)
Nil.



 
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