Annex A: Formal Minutes of meetings held in 2017
Tuesday 21 March 2017
Members of the Commission present:
Sir Edward Leigh, in the Chair
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Mr Richard Bacon Philip Boswell Mr Nicholas Brown |
Meg Hillier Mr David Lidington |
Apologies: Ian Murray, Mr Andrew Tyrie
1.Declaration of interests
Mr David Lidington declared his interests: see Appendix
2.NAO’s Estimate for 2017/18
The Commission approved a 2017/18 net resource Estimate for the National Audit Office of £66.6 million. The Commission approved a 2017/18 capital Estimate for the National Audit Office of £1.3 million.
3.22nd Report of the Public Accounts Commission
The Commission agreed to publish the report on its activities in 2016.
HELEN WOOD
(Secretary to the Public Accounts Commission)
Tuesday 12 December 2017
Members of the Commission present:
Sir Edward Leigh, in the Chair
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Mr Richard Bacon Jack Brereton Clive Efford |
Julian Knight Andrea Leadsom |
Apologies: Mr Nicholas Brown, Meg Hillier
1.Declaration of Members’ Financial Interests
Commissioners declared their interests: see Appendix.
Additional interests were noted: Richard Bacon declared a visit as part of a fact finding delegation to Lebanon in April and a visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran in August to attend the inauguration of the President. Details would be sent to the Registrar of Interests.
2.Election of Chairman
Sir Edward Leigh was confirmed in place as the Chair.
3.Minutes of the last meeting
The minutes of the last meeting held on Tuesday 21 March 2017 were approved.
4.Consideration of the National Audit Office’s Strategy for 2018/19 to 2020/21 (in public)
Evidence was taken from Sir Amyas Morse (Comptroller and Auditor General), Lord Bichard (NAO Chairman) and Daniel Lambauer (Executive Leader, Strategy and Operations).
The Commission approved the National Audit Office’s Strategy for 2018/19 to 2020/21.
5.NAO’s VFM Report: Delivery of benefits from the National Audit Office’s IT-enabled change programme (in public)
The Commission took note of the report and agreed to lay the report before the House.
HELEN WOOD
(Secretary to the Public Accounts Commission)
Appendix to 21 March 2017 proceedings
The Register of Members’ Financial Interests as at 6 March 2017
Lidington, Mr David (Aylesbury)
Nil
Appendix to 12 December 2017 proceedings
The Register of Members’ Financial Interests
As at 27 November 2017
Leigh, Sir Edward (Gainsborough)
1. Employment and earnings
Non-executive director of Europe Arab Bank, 15 Moorgate, London EC2R 6AD:
From 1 October 2016 until 30 September 2017, I received an annual salary of £74,000, paid monthly, for an expected monthly commitment of 20–30 hrs. (Registered 03 November 2017)
From 1 October 2017 until further notice, I will receive an annual salary of £74,000, paid monthly, for an expected monthly commitment of 20–30 hrs. (Registered 03 November 2017)
2. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: (1) Italian IPU Group; (2) All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy
Address of donor: (1) Protocol Office, Chamber of Deputies, Piazza del Parlamento, 24 00186 Rome; (2) c/o House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) hotel accommodation and lunch for me (£595) and my wife (additional cost of £135); (2) dinners on two evenings for myself and my wife (£74 each).
Destination of visit: Rome, Italy
Dates of visit: 19 to 22 September 2016
Purpose of visit: With APPG Italy delegation, to discuss potential implication of Brexit with senior Italian parliamentarians, and also to meet with the British Ambassador and to attend a plenary of the chamber of Deputies.
(Registered 07 November 2016)
8. Miscellaneous
Barrister, not currently practising. (Registered 22 May 2015)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Mary Leigh, as Office Manager.
Bacon, Mr Richard (South Norfolk)
4. Visits outside the UK
CMEC Parliamentary fact finding delegation to Lebanon 20–24 April 2017
Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council
Address of donor: 55 Tufton Street, London, SW1P 3QL
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation, food and transport with a total value of £2,248
Destination of visit: Lebanon
Date of visit: 20–24 April 2017
Purpose of visit: Parliamentary fact finding
(To be added to next update of Register for declaration made on Tuesday 12 December 2017)
Visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran 4 – 10 August 2017
Name of donor: Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Address of donor: Embassy of Iran, 16 Princes Gate, London SW7 1PT
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): accommodation, food and transport with a total value of £867. I stayed in the British Embassy in Tehran apart from hotel accommodation for two nights provided by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Destination of visit: Iran
Date of visit: 4 – 10 August 2017
Purpose of visit: To attend the Inauguration of H.E. Hassan Rouhani as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and to meet Iranian parliamentarians.
(To be added to next update of Register for declaration made on Tuesday 12 December 2017)
8. Miscellaneous
I am a patron of Elizabeth’s Legacy of Hope, a registered charity in England and Wales, No 1141287. During the course of overseas visits I may from time to time undertake engagements on behalf of the charity. (Registered 25 January 2013; updated 26 May 2015)
Brereton, Jack (Stoke-on-Trent South)
1. Employment and earnings
Councillor, Stoke on Trent City Council, Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH. Until May 2019, I will receive an allowance of £12,000 per annum. Hours: 5–10 hrs per week. This allowance will be donated to local charities. (Registered 05 July 2017)
2.(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Mr Jeremy Hosking
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 July 2017)
Published: 26 March 2018