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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.
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)
6.Overseas visits
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
Member- Treatment of Leukemia Research Fund (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 2000, two days' hospitality and shooting as a guest of Bass PLC. (Registered 14 December 2000)
13 December 2000, one day's shooting as a guest of the tobacco Manufacturers' Association. (Registered 4 January 2001)
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 and other constituency-related costs.
Parliamentary adviser to Mr Richard Spinks, Chairman of vavo.com; a company specialising in internet services for the elderly. (£1,001-£5,000) This sum is not paid to me personally but goes towards newsletters and other constituency-related costs.
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)
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Christmas card 2000 supported by Dudley and Sandwell Chamber of Commerce and the News Group.
6.Overseas visits
9-16 September 2000, IT visit to United States, part sponsored by Pacific Communications. (Registered 23 October 2000)
 
PENDRY, Rt Hon 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. (£5,001-£10,000)
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)
15-17 February 2001, in my capacity as Chairman of the All-Party Tourism Group I attended the British Incoming Tour Operators Association annual convention in Bristol. BITOA met my travel and accommodation expenses. (Registered 27 February 2001)
6.Overseas visits
3-17 September 2000, to China, travel to China paid by myself, all travel 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)
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)
Nil.
 
PICKTHALL, Colin (West Lancashire)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of Harris Parliamentary Panel. (£1-£1,000)
 
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)
27 February 2000, my daughter and I attended the Worthington Cup Final at Wembley as guests of Nationwide League. (Registered 29 February 2000)
Seats and hospitality at Burnley Football Club home games provided by Burnley FC. (Registered 8 January 2001)
6.Overseas visits
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)
27-29 November 2000, to Mabula, Northern Province, South Africa, to attend the AWEPA Conference on HIV/Aids/Human Rights. Fares and accommodation paid for by AWEPA (European Parliamentarians for Africa). (Registered 13 December 2000)
24 February-2 March 2001, to Pakistan, accompanying the Mayor and Mayoress of Burnley and others on a goodwill visit and to see the position in Kashmir. Air fares were met by the Burnley Pakistan Association. Transport and accommodation in Pakistan and Kashmir was provided by the Government of Azad Kashmir and friends in Pakistan. (Registered 5 March 2001)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
I am a small Burnley Football Club shareholder, sponsor, Clarets Foundation Member and a member of other fund-raising schemes of the Club.
 
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 £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.
Director (unremunerated) of Open Door Trust, charity to fund constituency homeless project.
Director (unremunerated) of Birnbeck Housing Association.
Director (unremunerated) of Cherry Tree Housing Association.
 
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.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Honorary Visiting Professor, Middlesex University (unpaid).
 
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)
Speaking engagement conducted for the London Speaker Bureau on behalf of The Marketing Society, 14 November 2000 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
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.
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
In connection with my front bench duties I receive assistance on tax computations from an individual employed by KPMG.
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)
1 March 2001, speaking engagement through Diana Boulter Associates for Ernst and Young. Transport to and overnight accommodation in Yorkshire. No fee. (Registered 5 March 2001)
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)
20 November 2000, to Madrid to undertake a speaking engagement for The Economist Conferences who paid my air fares and a fee of more than £500. (Registered 21 November 2000)
16-19 December 2000, to Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Croatia as a member of the International Commission on Missing Persons in the Former Yugoslavia. The Commission paid return air fare and three nights' hotel and food. (Registered 9 January 2001)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Member of the Board of Sinfonia21, a Chamber Orchestra (no fee).
 
 
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)
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.
 
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.
 
PRIMAROLO, Dawn (Bristol South)
Nil.
 
PRIOR, David (North Norfolk)
1.Remunerated directorships
IPS Group Limited; employment agency.
Beddows and Partners; steel and engineering consultancy.
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
20-27 April 2000, to Egypt, accompanied by my spouse, at the invitation and expense of the Egyptian Government. (Registered 10 May 2000)
8-13 October 2000, study tour to Bahrain at the invitation and expense of the Gulf Centre for Strategic Studies, accompanied by my wife. During my stay I received emergency medical treatment (which is free of charge to Bahrain nationals and visitors) provided by the Government of Bahrain. (Registered 12 December 2000)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Honorary Representative of the British Health Care Association.



 
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