Register of Members' Interests Contents


SMITH - SYMS

SMITH, Rt. Hon. Andrew (Oxford East)
Nil.
 
SMITH, Angela (Basildon)
Nil.
 
SMITH, Rt. Hon. Chris (Islington South and Finsbury)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Chairman of Classic FM Consumers' Panel, conveying views of listeners to the Board, and ensuring the station keeps to its annual promise of performance.
Adviser to the Walt Disney Company Ltd, providing guidance in relation to film and television and other media and communications regulatory matters. (£25,001-£30,000)
Visiting Professor of Culture and the Creative Industries, at the London Institute.
Remuneration from writing, broadcasting or lecturing in 2001-2 from: Guardian Media Group (up to £5,000), Mail on Sunday (up to £5,000), WPP (up to £5,000), BBC (up to £5,000), News International (up to £5,000), Endemol (up to £5,000), Evening Standard (up to £5,000), Telegraph Group (up to £5,000); and in 2002-3 from: Guardian Media Group (up to £5,000), GMTV (up to £5,000), Financial Times (up to £5,000), Independent (up to £5,000), News International (up to £5,000), and in 2003-4 from: Financial Times (Up to £5,000), Samphire Productions (Up to £5,000), Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (Up to £5,000), TBWA (London) (Up to £5,000)
Director of the Clore Programme for Cultural Leadership.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
As a board member of the Royal National Theatre, I receive tickets for productions at the theatre; the cumulative value of these in some years may by a small margin exceed the specified amount.
6.Overseas visits
5-6 June 2003, to Madrid for seminar on regulation in a global audiovisual market, financed by Grupo Prisa. (Registered 2 June 2003)
26 July-10 August 2003, to the USA, for meetings and visits in connection with the Clore Leadership Programme, financed by the Clore Duffield Foundation. (Registered 12 August 2003)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
I have received 1000 shares in Cabinet UK Ltd, as an adviser to the Company; this represents 2.65% of the total share value.
 
SMITH, Geraldine (Morecombe and Lunesdale)
6.Overseas visits
4-9 November 2002, to Gibraltar, as a member of the team of observers for the referendum held on 7 November, paid for by the Government of Gibraltar. (Registered 12 March 2003)
 
SMITH, Jacqui (Redditch)
Nil.
 
SMITH, John (Vale of Glamorgan)
Nil.
 
SMITH, Llewellyn (Blaenau Gwent)
Nil.
 
SMITH, Sir Robert (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
8.Land and Property
Farm and cottages in Aberdeenshire, from which rental income is received.
9.Registrable shareholdings
(b)Glaxosmithkline; pharmaceuticals.
Legal and General; life assurance.
Rio Tinto; mineral extraction.
Shell Transport and Trading; oil-integrated.
 
SMYTH, Rev. Martin (Belfast South)
Nil.
 
SOAMES, Hon. Nicholas (Mid Sussex)
1.Remunerated directorships
Chairman, The Framlington Second Dual Trust PLC; investment trust.
Chairman of the Property Merchant Group; a property investment and management company.
Director, Wiltons Restaurant (St. James's).
Member, Supervisory Board, Asprey and Garrard.
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Senior Vice-President, MMC Group; insurance brokers.
Adviser on business development to:
Investcorp; fund management company.
Welcome Break; operator of motorway service stations.
The Company Agency; a communications company.
 
SOLEY, Clive (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush)
Nil.
 
SOUTHWORTH, Helen (Warrington South)
Nil.
 
SPELLAR, John (Warley)
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
From the General Election 1997 to October 2002 I was provided with an office at the headquarters of Amicus AEEU for which I paid a less than commercial rent. (Registered 30 April 2003)\
SPELMAN, Caroline (Meriden)
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
The salary of my Research Assistant is met by Christian Action, Research and Education (CARE).
6.Overseas visits
3-9 March 2003, to East and Southern Africa for fact-finding tour, in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. I visited NGO and DFID projects in Sudan, Kenya and Malawi and had meetings with Government and Foreign Office officials. The costs of my flights and all hotel accommodation were paid for by Flying Lion Ltd. (Registered 10 March 2003)
18-24 April 2002, to India to visit fair trade projects. Flights and accommodation met by Oxfam. (Registered 22 July 2003)
19-24 July 2003, to Afghanistan to meet members of government, UK and US forces and see work of the Halo Trust, and to Kuwait for meetings relevant to providing treatment in London for Iraqi boys injured by bombs. Flights, accommodation in Kuwait, paid by Flying Lion Ltd (accommodation and transport in Kabul provided by British Embassy). (Registered 12 August 2003)
 
SPICER, Sir Michael (West Worcestershire)
1.Remunerated directorships
Non-executive President of the Association of Electricity Producers. (£10,001-£15,000)
 
SPINK, Dr Bob (Castle Point)
1.Remunerated directorships
Harold Whitehead and Partners Ltd.; management consultants.
6.Overseas visits
8-13 November 2002, to Kazakhstan with a parliamentary delegation. Internal flights and accommodation were paid for by the Kazakhstan Parliament. External flights and travel to and from London Heathrow Airport were paid for by Consolidated Contractors International (UK) Ltd. (Registered 29 November 2002)
24-30 November 2002, to Taipei in order to promote the sale of Rolls Royce engines, as the guest of the Taiwanese Government. (Registered 2 December 2002)
14-21 February 2003, to Iraqi Kurdistan, as guest of the Kurdistan Regional Government, in order to gauge the views of the Iraqi people and their leaders on the Iraqi war threats and new federal administrative arrangements. (Registered 3 March 2003)
23-24 June 2003, to Cyprus, as guest of the Cypriot House of Representatives, to discuss and promote the accession of Cyprus to the EU and settlement of the Cyprus problem. (Registered 1 July 2003)
5-11 November 2003, to Kazakhstan at invitation of Britain-Kazakhstan All-Party Parliamentary Group to consider human rights and development, drugs trafficking routes, energy and environmental issues. Funding received from the Three C's Construction Group, British Gas and the Parliament of Kazakhstan. (Registered 14 November 2003)
 
SPRING, Richard (West Suffolk)
6.Overseas visits
2-5 January 2003, to Gibraltar as a guest of the Government of Gibraltar in my capacity as a Shadow Foreign and Commonwealth affairs spokesman. (Registered 6 January 2003)
13-20 February 2003, to Beijing, China. The costs of my flights were met by the Conservative Party and all hotel accommodation was provided courtesy of the Chinese Communist Party. (Registered 6 May 2003)
24-27 April 2003, to Seoul, Korea, to attend the Korea-UK Forum for the Future, who met the costs of the visit. (Registered 29 April 2003)
23 May-1 June 2003, to Syria, as a guest of the British Syrian Society with hospitality provided by the Syrian Government. (Registered 2 June 2003)
8.Land and Property
Industrial property in Battersea, London, from which rental income is received.
Flat in London from which rental income is received.
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Members of my family benefit from a trust.
 
SQUIRE, Rachel (Dunfermline West)
7.Overseas benefits and gifts
Gold and diamond bracelet received from Mr David Michael Huron of Huntington, West Virginia, and donated to the Gurkha Welfare Trust. (Registered 27 October 2003)
 
 
STANLEY, Rt. Hon. Sir John (Tonbridge and Malling)
1.Remunerated directorships
Henderson High Income Trust PLC; investment trust.
Henderson High income Trust Securities PLC; investment trust.
Fidelity Japanese Values PLC; investment trust.
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Consultant on financial services to Fidelity Investment Management Ltd.
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
Mr John Coldman has made a donation to the Conservative Association covering my constituency. (Registered 29 August 2003)
6.Overseas visits
23-27 April 2003, to the Republic of Korea for the annual meeting of the Britain-Korea Forum for the Future. My air travel and hotel costs were met by the UK-Korea Forum. (Registered 30 April 2003)
16-17 October 2003, to Italy for a meeting of the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC). Hotel and travel costs were met by ICMEC. (Registered 20 October 2003)
9.Registrable shareholdings
(b)Shell Transport and Trading Company PLC; oil company.
 
 
STARKEY, Dr. Phyllis (Milton Keynes South West)
8.Land and Property
Former family home in Oxford, now let to tenants.
6.Overseas visits
12-17 April 2003, to Doha, Qatar, to attend the Third Qatar Conference on Democracy and Free Trade as the guest of the Gulf Centre for Studies at the University of Qatar and Qatar's Chamber of Commerce and Industry. I was provided with return air travel between Heathrow and Qatar and accommodation in Doha. (Registered 28 April 2003)
10.Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Member of Parliamentary Panel of Royal College of Nurses (unpaid).
 
STEEN, Anthony (Totnes)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Public affairs, parliamentary and legal adviser to the Board of Airlines of Great Britain (involves regular travel on a number of airlines in connection with airline work in UK and Europe; occasional free air travel for immediate family in UK and Europe). Fees for parliamentary advice, (£5,001-£10,000) as part of a wider agreement, and funding of part-time research help.
Barrister at Law.
Underwriting Member of Lloyd's (resigned 31 December 1999).
I write lines in the marine, non-marine, aviation and motor markets.
8.Land and Property
Parts of my property in Totnes, Devon, are let from time to time.
 
STEINBERG, Gerry (City of Durham)
Nil.
 
STEVENSON, George (Stoke-on-Trent South)
Nil.
 
STEWART, David (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber)
4.Sponsorship or financial or material support
I receive the services of an intern sponsored by CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) for four days a week.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Free use of Inverness Airport staff car park as a member of their Consultative Committee.
 
STEWART, Ian (Eccles)
Nil.
 
STINCHCOMBE, Paul (Wellingborough)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Practising barrister.
 
STOATE, Dr. Howard (Dartford)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
General medical practitioner.
General practice tutor in South Thames Region.
 
STRANG, Rt. Hon. Dr. Gavin (Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)
8.Land and Property
House, farmland and woodland in Perthshire, from which rental income is received.
 
STRAW, Rt. Hon. Jack (Blackburn)
Nil.
 
STREETER, Gary (South West Devon)
Nil.
 
STRINGER, Graham (Manchester Blackley)
Nil.
 
STUART, Gisela (Birmingham, Edgbaston)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Associate Editor of The House Magazine. (Up to £5,000)
 
STUNELL, Andrew (Hazel Grove)
Nil.
 
SUTCLIFFE, Gerry (Bradford South)
Nil.
 
SWAYNE, Desmond (New Forest West)
2.Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Major, Territorial Army.
8.Land and Property
Two residential properties in West London, for which rent is received.
 
SWIRE, Hugo (East Devon)
6.Overseas visits
26-31 October 2003, to Israel under the auspices of the Conservative Friends of Israel and the Government of Israel. (Registered 11 November 2003)
 
SYMS, Robert (Poole)
1.Remunerated directorships
Marden Holdings Ltd - family business with interests in property and building.
5.Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
30 June 2003, my wife and I were invited to Wimbledon as guests of Barclays Bank for lunch and to watch the tennis. (Registered 3 July 2003)
9.Registrable shareholdings
(a)Marden Holdings Ltd (family business with interests in property business).




 
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