Formal minutes
Thursday 26 November 2020
Members present:
John Spellar, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft Lord McLoughlin |
Aaron Bell Jackie Doyle-Price Ms Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill David Linden Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Declarations of interest
Members’ Interests as recorded in the Commons Register of Members’ Interests and the Lords Register of Interests were declared. Other declarations were made (see Appendix).
Mr Goodwill noted that all Commons members had an interest in that the bill deal with the timing of and conditions for elections.
Maria Miller declared that she had recently been appointed as a director of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
2.Election of Chair
Lord McLoughlin was called to the Chair.
3.Committee working methods
Resolved, That the witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee orders otherwise.
4.The Committee’s programme of work
The Committee considered this matter.
5.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill: Call for Written Evidence
The Committee agreed to issue a Call for Evidence with a deadline for written submissions of 4 January 2021.
[Adjourned till Thursday 3 December at 11.00 am
Thursday 3 December 2020
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Chris Bryant Jackie Doyle-Price Ms Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill David Linden Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.The Committee’s programme of work
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 December at 10.30 am
Tuesday 8 December 2020
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence |
Aaron Bell Jackie Doyle-Price Ms Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Mr Robert Goodwill Mrs Maria Miller Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.The Committee’s programme of work
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Thursday 10 December at 10.45 am
Thursday 10 December 2020
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Chris Bryant Jackie Doyle-Price Ms Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill
Professor Alison Young, Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law, University of Cambridge; and Sir Stephen Laws, First Parliamentary Counsel 2006–12, Senior Fellow, Policy Exchange 2018-present, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 17 December at 10.45 am
Thursday 17 December 2020
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Chris Bryant Jackie Doyle-Price Ms Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill David Linden Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House of Commons for publication:
- Vernon Bogdanor, Professor of Government at Kings College London (FTP0001)
Mr David H Smith (FTP0002)
2.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill
The Lord Lisvane and Sir Malcolm Jack KCB gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 7 January at 10.45 am
Thursday 7 January 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Chris Bryant Jackie Doyle-Price Ms Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill David Linden Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House of Commons for publication:
- Professor Robert Hazell CBE, Professor of Government and the Constitution, and Professor Meg Russell FBA, Director of the Constitution Unit in the School of Public Policy at UCL (FTP0003)
- Junade Ali (FTP0004)
- Law Society of Scotland (FTP0005)
- Paul Evans (FTP0006)
2.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill
The Baroness Hale of Richmond, President of the Supreme Court 2017–2020 and Rt Hon The Lord Sumption, Justice of the Supreme Court 2011–2018, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 14 January at 10.45 am
Thursday 14 January 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Jackie Doyle-Price Dame Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill David Linden Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House of Commons for publication:
- Professor Richard Ekins, Head of Policy Exchange’s Judicial Power Project and Professor of Law and Constitutional Government, University of Oxford (FTP0007)
- Steven Spadijer, DPhil Candidate (Law); Lecturer and Tutor Pembroke College, Oxford at Oxford University (FTP0008)
- Dr Alan Greene, Senior Lecturer, Birmingham Law School (FTP0009)
2.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill
Rt Hon. Sir Oliver Letwin; and the Lord Butler of Brockwell gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 January at 10.00 am
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Chris Bryant Jackie Doyle-Price Dame Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Thursday 21 January at 10.45 am
Thursday 21 January 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Jackie Doyle-Price Dame Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House of Commons for publication:
- Daniel Greenberg (Counsel for Domestic Legislation, Office of Speaker’s Counsel at House of Commons) (FTP0010)
- Dr John McGarry (Senior Lecturer in Law at Department of Law and Centre for Crime Justice and Security at Staffordshire University) (FTP0011)
- Professor Petra Schleiter (Professor of Comparative Politics at University of Oxford); Dr Thomas Fleming (Lecturer in Politics at University of York) (FTP0012)
- Supplementary submission from Professor Robert Hazell, Professor of Government and the Constitution, UCL (FTP0013)
2.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill
Professor Anne Twomey, University of Sydney, Australia; and Professor Philippe Lagasse, Carleton University, Canada gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 28 January at 10.45 am
Thursday 28 January 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Chris Bryant Jackie Doyle-Price Dame Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Mr Robert Goodwill Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House of Commons for publication:
- Professor Tom Hickman QC (Professor of Public Law at University College London (UCL)) (FTP0014)
- Mr Matthew Smalley (FTP0015)
- Dr Craig Prescott (Lecturer in Law at Bangor University) (FTP0016)
- Sir David Natzler KCB, former Clerk of the House of Commons (2014–2019) (FTP0017)
2.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill
The Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield; and Professor Robert Hazell, Professor of Government and the Constitution, UCL gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Thursday 4 February at 10.45 am
Thursday 4 February 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Aaron Bell Jackie Doyle-Price Dame Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill Lord Grocott |
Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House of Commons for publication:
- Dr Andrew Blick (Reader in Politics and Contemporary History and Head of Department of Political Economy at King’s College London) (FTP0018)
- Mr Robert Craig (Lecturer in Law at University of Bristol) (FTP0019)
- Professor Gavin Phillipson (Professor of Law at University of Bristol Law School) (FTP0020)
2.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill
Rt Hon Dame Margaret Beckett DBE PC MP gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 February at 4.30 pm
Wednesday 10 February 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Chris Bryant Jackie Doyle-Price Maria Eagle Mr Robert Goodwill Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Thursday 11 February at 11.00 am
Thursday 11 February 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Jackie Doyle-Price Dame Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House of Commons for publication:
- Association of Electoral Administrators (FTP0021)
- Dr Ben Whisker (FTP0022)
- Electoral Commission (FTP0023)
2.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bil
Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office; Lord True, Minister of State, Cabinet Office; and Peter Lee, Acting Director General of Constitution Group, Cabinet Office gave oral evidence
[Adjourned till Monday 22 February at 2.00 pm
Monday 22 February 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Chris Bryant Jackie Doyle-Price Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill: Heads of Report
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Thursday 11 March at 10.45 am
Thursday 11 March 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Chris Bryant Jackie Doyle-Price Dame Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence be reported to the House of Commons for publication:
- Letter received from Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office (FTP0024).
2.Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill
The Committee informally considered the Chair’s draft Report.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 16 March at 4.00 pm
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Chris Bryant Jackie Doyle-Price Dame Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Alexander Stafford Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Chair’s draft Report
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Thursday 18 March at 10.30 am
Thursday 18 March 2021
Members present:
Lord McLoughlin, in the Chair
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Lord Beith Lord Grocott Lord Jay Baroness Lawrence Lord Mancroft |
Aaron Bell Chris Bryant Jackie Doyle-Price Dame Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Peter Gibson Mr Robert Goodwill Alan Mak Mrs Maria Miller John Spellar Mr Shailesh Vara Craig Whittaker |
1.Chair’s draft Report
Draft Report, proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chair’s draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 237 read and agreed to.
Box 1 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Report of the Committee to both Houses.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House of Lords and Mr John Spellar make the Report to the House of Commons.
Ordered, That embargoed copies of the report be made available, in accordance with the provisions of House of Commons Standing Order No.134.
[The Joint Committee adjourned.
APPENDIX: DECLARED INTERESTS
Lords Members’ Declared Interests
Lord Beith
(Liberal Democrat, Life Peer)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Interest amended 14 June 2018 Chairman, Heritage Committee of the Methodist Church (originally added 14 June 2018)
- Interest amended 26 February 2020 President and Honorary Member, National Liberal Club (originally added 1 December 2015)
- Interest amended 1 December 2015 President, Historic Chapels Trust (originally added 1 December 2015)
- Interest amended 1 December 2015 President, North of England Civic Trust (originally added 1 December 2015)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Interest amended 1 December 2015 Honorary Bencher, Middle Temple (originally added 1 December 2015)
Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
- Interest deleted 9 October 2017 Discussion meeting, 20 September 2016, with Conseillers of the Sark Chief Pleas (Parliament of Sark) at their request; overnight accommodation, flight and ferry costs paid by Sark public funds (originally added 5 October 2016)
Category 7: Overseas visits
- Interest deleted 11 September 2018 Visit to Gibraltar, 7–10 September 2017, for briefings from the Chief and Deputy Chief Minister on the implications of Brexit for Gibraltar, and for National Day events; costs of travel, accommodation and meals met by HM Government of Gibraltar (originally added 13 September 2017)
Lord Grocott
(Labour, Life Peer)
Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
- Interest deleted 9 June 2011 Cost of travel in connection with visits to various UK locations as part of Industry and Parliament Trust Fellowship on railway industry is met by host organisations, CrossCountry Trains and Wrexham & Shropshire Trains (originally added 14 April 2010)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Interest deleted 1 April 2019 Director, Birmingham City University Enterprise Limited (interest ceased 31 March 2018) (originally added 14 April 2010)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Interest deleted 25 July 2019 Chancellor, Leicester University (interest ceased 10 July 2018) (originally added 7 January 2013)
- Interest deleted 1 April 2019 Non-executive Member, Board of Governors, Birmingham City University (interest ceased 31 March 2018) (originally added 14 April 2010)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Interest deleted 21 July 2016 Chairman, Hansard Society (interest ceased 20 July 2015) (originally added 14 June 2012)
- Interest amended 14 March 2011 Member, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust (originally added 14 March 2011)
- Interest amended 14 April 2010 President, Telford Steam Railway (originally added 14 April 2010)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Interest deleted 21 July 2016 Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes) (interest ceased 21 July 2015) (originally added 13 February 2012)
Category 7: Overseas visits
- Interest deleted 30 September 2016 Visit to Taiwan, 18–25 September 2015, as member of a parliamentary delegation invited as guests of the government of Taiwan; costs of visit met by host government (originally added 5 October 2015)
Lord Jay of Ewelme
(Crossbench, Life Peer)
Category 1: Directorships
- Interest deleted 28 February 2017 Non-executive Director, Associated British Foods (ABF) (interest ceased 30 November 2015) (originally added 26 April 2010)
- Interest deleted 5 January 2015 Non-executive Director, Candover Investments plc (originally added 27 April 2010)
- Interest deleted 13 May 2011 Non-executive Director, Crédit Agricole SA (originally added 27 April 2010)
- Interest deleted 16 December 2014 Non-executive Director, Electricité de France (EDF) (originally added 27 April 2010)
- Interest deleted 27 May 2016 Non-executive Director, Valéo SA (car components) (interest ceased 23 April 2015) (originally added 27 April 2010)
- Interest amended 16 December 2014 Trustee, Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company (a remunerated non-executive directorship, described as a Trustee) (originally added 16 December 2014)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Interest deleted 1 October 2013 Chairman, House of Lords Appointments Commission (originally added 26 April 2010)
Category 5: Land and property
- Interest amended 8 January 2019 Cottage in Oxfordshire from which rental income is received (originally added 16 November 2018)
- Interest deleted 9 February 2012 Part ownership (pending sale) of a village house in Nottinghamshire (originally added 15 June 2011)
- Interest amended 27 April 2010 Shop in Oxfordshire, with rental income from flat above (originally added 26 April 2010)
Category 7: Overseas visits
- Interest deleted 5 November 2010 Visit to Copenhagen, 23–25 October 2009, for conference of GLOBE International, which met travel and hotel expenses (originally added 26 April 2010)
- Interest deleted 16 December 2014 Visit to Paris, 3–4 December 2013, for climate change discussions with French Senate and National Assembly; return Eurostar ticket paid for by GLOBE UK (originally added 6 January 2014)
- Interest deleted 24 June 2010 Visit to Rome, June 2009, for meeting of GLOBE International, which met travel and hotel expenses (originally added 27 April 2010)
- Interest deleted 4 May 2020 Visit to Stockholm, 23–24 April 2019, travel and accommodation costs paid by European Policy Forum (EPF) (originally added 6 May 2019)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Interest deleted 9 February 2012 Association member, BUPA (originally added 26 April 2010)
- Interest deleted 2 January 2020 Chairman, Positive Planet UK (British branch of Paris based NGO) (interest ceased 31 December 2018) (originally added 23 March 2016)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (c)
- Interest deleted 14 September 2017 Vice Chairman, Business for New Europe (BNE) (interest ceased when group disbanded, August 2016) (originally added 26 April 2010)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Interest deleted 13 May 2011 Chairman, Culham Languages and Sciences (educational charity) (originally added 26 April 2010)
- Interest deleted 28 February 2017 Member, Chatham House Panel of Senior Advisers (interest ceased 27 October 2015) (originally added 26 January 2015)
- Interest amended 26 January 2015 Member, Senior European Experts Group (an independent group that prepares briefing papers on contemporary European and EU topics) (originally added 26 January 2015)
- Interest amended 5 January 2015 Trustee, Magdalen College, Oxford, Development Trust (originally added 5 January 2015)
- Interest amended 16 November 2018 Vice Chairman (formerly Member), Advisory Council, European Policy Forum (originally added 20 October 2016)
- Interest deleted 16 December 2014 Vice President, GLOBE UK (environmental education) (originally added 6 January 2014)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
- Interest deleted 9 February 2012 Board Member, Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry, London (originally added 30 June 2010)
- Interest deleted 23 July 2013 Chairman, Merlin (international medical aid charity) (originally added 27 April 2010)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Interest deleted 23 July 2018 Chairman, British Library Advisory Council (interest ceased 20 July 2017) (originally added 13 May 2011)
Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
- Interest deleted 6 July 2020 One night’s hotel accommodation at Hartwell House Hotel and Conference Centre near Aylesbury, paid for by European Policy Forum, 4 July 2019 (originally added 24 July 2019)
- Interest deleted 1 October 2013 Visit to National Nuclear Laboratory, Sellafield, 13–14 September 2012, with All-Party Group on Thorium Energy; return first-class rail fare Euston to Lake District (Oxenholme) paid by Weinberg Foundation (originally added 9 October 2012)
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
(Labour, Life Peer)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Interest deleted 26 April 2019 Appearance on ITV’s Loose Women, 18 April 2018 (originally added 21 May 2018)
- Interest deleted 30 August 2019 Appearance on ITV’s Loose Women, 28 August 2018; fee paid by ITV Studios (originally added 28 November 2018)
- Interest deleted 26 April 2019 Appearance on the BBC television series Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation, 17–19 April 2018 (originally added 21 May 2018)
- Interest amended 13 March 2018 Consultant on establishment of Stephen Lawrence Research Centre, De Montfort University (originally added 13 March 2018)
- Interest amended 28 January 2020 Consultant on TV production project with Hat Trick Productions Ltd (originally added 28 January 2020)
- Interest deleted 15 April 2016 Director, Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust (interest ceased 21 March 2015) (originally added 17 October 2013)
- Interest deleted 26 April 2019 Interview with Daily Mail, 6 April 2018 (originally added 21 May 2018)
- Interest deleted 29 January 2016 Marks and Spencer Summer 14 Leading Ladies campaign (originally added 1 April 2014)
- Interest amended 11 May 2020 Remuneration received from De Montfort University for loan of Stephen Lawrence archive materials to The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre at De Montfort University, Leicester, 7 May 2020 (originally added 7 May 2020)
- Interest deleted 28 February 2017 Speaking engagement, 10 December 2015, M&S Inspiring Women, Marks and Spencer plc, London (originally added 4 February 2016)
- Interest deleted 28 February 2017 Speaking engagement, 29 October 2015, Black History Month, Bournemouth University (originally added 2 February 2016)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
- Interest deleted 19 June 2018 Trustee, Liberty (interest ceased 15 June 2017) (originally added 17 October 2013)
Category 7: Overseas visits
- Interest deleted 5 March 2020 Visit to Cape Town, South Africa, 24 February – 3 March 2019, with a delegation of students organised by De Montfort University; costs of trip met by the University (originally added 6 March 2019)
- Interest deleted 1 September 2016 Visit to Jamaica, 12–18 June 2015, to attend conference on the diaspora; cost of flights met by Jamaican National Bank; cost of hotel accommodation and hospitality met by Jamaican High Commissioner (originally added 6 July 2015)
- Interest deleted 10 January 2019 Visit to New York, 4–9 January 2018, with a delegation of students organised by De Montfort University; costs of trip met by the University (originally added 18 January 2018)
- Interest deleted 10 June 2019 Visit to New York, USA, 4–9 June 2018, with a delegation of students organised by De Montfort University; costs of trip met by the University (originally added 12 June 2018)
- Interest deleted 16 January 2020 Visit to New York, USA, 5–8 January 2019, with a delegation of students organised by De Montfort University; costs of trip met by the University (originally added 6 March 2019)
- Interest deleted 26 April 2019 Visit to Sudan, 8–13 April 2018, on delegation; costs of transport, accommodation and hospitality met by the National Assembly of Sudan (originally added 25 April 2018)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Interest amended 28 January 2020 Chancellor, De Montfort University, Leicester (interest ceased 28 January 2020) (originally added 29 January 2016)
Category 6: Sponsorship
- Interest amended 6 November 2019 Community Trade Union supports member›s executive PA for three days per week (by way of political donation) to help with her parliamentary work (originally added 6 November 2019)
- Interest deleted 12 October 2020 De Montfort University in Leicester pay for one of their staff to act for three days a week as the member›s executive PA to help with her parliamentary work (see category 10(b)) (interest ceased 30 September 2019) (originally added 29 January 2016)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Interest amended 10 February 2020 Founder and Trustee, Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation (originally added 10 February 2020)
- Interest amended 12 October 2020 President, Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust (interest ceased 22 July 2020) (originally added 21 May 2018)
Lord McLoughlin
(Conservative, Life Peer)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Interest amended 13 October 2020 Chairman, British Tourist Authority (originally added 13 October 2020)
Lord Mancroft
(Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Category 1: Directorships
- Interest deleted 24 February 2017 Chairman, Advisory Board, Fleurette Group (mining in DRC) (interest ceased 31 October 2015) (originally added 4 July 2013)
- Interest amended 13 June 2019 Chairman, Avida Global Ltd (medicinal cannabis producer) (originally added 13 June 2019)
- Interest deleted 18 June 2019 Chairman, Avida Global Ltd (producers of high quality cannabis oils for medicinal, health and well-being market place) (originally added 18 June 2019)
- Interest amended 18 June 2019 Chairman, Bantu RG Energy Ltd (infrastructure in Africa) (originally added 18 June 2019)
- Interest deleted 13 May 2020 Chairman, Billion Dollar Draw plc (interest ceased 10 May 2019) (originally added 9 August 2018)
- Interest deleted 2 May 2018 Chairman, BNN Technology plc (formerly DJI Holdings Limited) (Chinese technology provider) (interest ceased 1 May 2017) (originally added 20 April 2010)
- Interest amended 25 February 2017 Chairman, Landtrader (UK and Ireland) Ltd (originally added 24 February 2017)
- Interest amended 19 August 2020 Chairman, Mainbridge Infrastructure Ltd (undertakes infrastructure projects in Africa) (interest ceased 17 August 2020) (originally added 26 February 2020)
- Interest amended 19 August 2020 Chairman, Nuenergy Systems Ltd (originally added 19 August 2020)
- Interest deleted 30 September 2016 Chairman, PYX Financial Group (Hong Kong) (interest ceased 30 September 2015) (originally added 4 July 2013)
- Interest deleted 26 February 2018 Executive Chairman, Phoenix Gaming Limited (interest ceased 24 February 2017) (originally added 20 April 2010)
- Interest amended 25 February 2017 Non-executive Deputy Chairman, ROK Mobile Limited (originally added 20 April 2010)
- Interest deleted 16 January 2019 Non-executive Director, BNN Technology plc (Chinese technology provider) (interest ceased 15 January 2018) (originally added 19 June 2017)
- Interest amended 25 February 2017 Non-executive Director, ROK Global plc (technologies, applications and services development) (originally added 20 April 2010)
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Interest amended 19 August 2020 Bantu RG Energy Ltd (test drilling and boring) (originally added 19 August 2020)
- Interest deleted 29 November 2018 Billion Dollar Draw plc (originally added 9 August 2018)
- Interest amended 19 August 2020 BNN Technology plc (formerly DJI Holdings Limited) (Chinese technology provider) (interest ceased 17 August 2020) (originally added 20 April 2010)
- Interest amended 19 August 2020 Nuenergy Systems Ltd (batteries and accumulators) (originally added 19 August 2020)
- Interest amended 25 February 2017 ROK Global plc (technologies, applications and services development) (originally added 20 April 2010)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Interest deleted 24 February 2017 Director, Conservative Party Foundation Limited (interest ceased 13 January 2016) (originally added 24 May 2010)
- Interest deleted 24 February 2017 Director, Lottery for London CIC (interest ceased 13 January 2016) (originally added 20 April 2010)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
- Interest amended 4 February 2020 Chairman, Masters of Foxhounds Association (originally added 24 February 2017)
- Interest deleted 16 June 2020 Deputy Chairman, Countryside Alliance (interest ceased 13 June 2019) (originally added 20 April 2010)
- Interest amended 20 June 2011 President, the Lotteries Council (originally added 20 April 2010)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Interest deleted 19 June 2019 Trustee, Mentor Foundation UK (interest ceased 31 December 2017) (originally added 20 April 2010)
Commons’ Members Declared Interests
Aaron Bell (Newcastle-under-Lyme)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: J C Bamford Excavators Ltd
Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Denstone Rd, Rocester ST14 5JP
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my 2019 general election campaign
Donor status: company, registration 00561597
(Registered 09 January 2020)
Name of donor: Nicholas F Bacon
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my 2019 general election campaign
Donor status: individual
(Registered 09 January 2020)
Name of donor: The Leamington Fund
Address of donor: The Hill Farm, Edgiock, Astwood Bank, B96 6JZ
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500 for my 2019 general election campaign
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 09 January 2020)
Name of donor: The Staffordshire Westminster Club
Address of donor: Enson Moor House, Enson, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 9TA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500 for my 2019 general election campaign
Donor status: members’ association (unincorporated)
(Registered 09 January 2020)
Name of donor: D Contracts Ltd
Address of donor: Charter Buildings, 9 Ashton Lane, M33 6WT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for my 2019 General election campaign
Donor status: company, registration 07371646
(Registered 09 January 2020)
Name of donor: Association of Conservative Clubs Ltd
Address of donor: 24 Old Queen St, Woodford Rd, London SW1H 9HP
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my 2019 General Election campaign
Donor status: company, registration 00457188
(Registered 09 January 2020)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
Rematch Credit Ltd; parent company of interest free credit provider DivideBuy.
(Registered 09 January 2020)
8. Miscellaneous
From 8 January 2020, member of the Town Deal Board for Newcastle-under-Lyme. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 21 January 2020)
Bryant, Chris (Rhondda)
1. Employment and earnings
Payments received via United Agents, 12–26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE:
6 March 2020, received £7,600 from Mother Pictures Ltd, Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DD, for the rights to make a television series based on my forthcoming book. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 13 March 2020)
12 August 2020, received £2,660 from W F Howes Ltd, Unit 5, St George’s House, Rearsby Business Park, Gaddesby Lane, Rearsby, LE7 4YH, for audiobook rights to my forthcoming book. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 17 August 2020)
Payments from Guardian News and Media, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU, for articles in the Guardian and Observer:
21 May 2020, received £100. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 08 June 2020)
Payment of £200 expected for article on written on 30 May 2020. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 08 June 2020)
Payment of £200 expected for article on written on 7 June 2020. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 08 June 2020)
Payments for articles from the Telegraph Media Group, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT:
24 July 2020, received £250. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 24 July 2020)
8. Miscellaneous
From June 2018, Chairman (unpaid) of Rhondda Arts Festival in Treorchy (RAFT). (Registered 17 August 2020)
Along with For the Citizens Ltd (known as The Citizens) and three other MPs, since 19 October 2020 I have been party to judicial review proceedings crowdfunded through The Citizens, The Old Workshop, 1 Ecclesall Road South, Sheffield, S11 9PA. (Registered 27 October 2020)
Doyle-Price, Jackie (Thurrock)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: IPGL Ltd
Address of donor: Level 28, Citypoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 for the General Election
Donor status: company, registration 2011009
(Registered 07 January 2020)
Name of donor: John Kinder
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 for the General Election
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 January 2020)
Name of donor: The Red House (Ashstead) Ltd
Address of donor: 18 Brookway, London SE3 9BJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 for the General Election
Donor status: company, registration 03187173
(Registered 07 January 2020)
Name of donor: Stephen Day
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 for the General Election
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 January 2020)
Name of donor: Stalbury Trustees
Address of donor: 31 Hill Street, London W1J 4LS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for the General Election
Donor status: company, registration 1430799
(Registered 07 January 2020)
Name of donor: The United and Cecil Club
Address of donor: Abbatt Group, New Penderel House 283–287, High Holborn, London WC1V 7HF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500 for the General Election
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 07 January 2020)
Name of donor: Lord Philip Harris
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,000 for the General Election
Donor status: individual
(Registered 07 January 2020)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Address of donor: 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): air travel, food and
accommodation to a value of £2,700
Destination of visit: Qatar
Dates of visit: 16–19 February 2020
Purpose of visit: British-Qatar APPG visit to meet Ministers and officials, discuss
the Gulf Cooperation Council crisis, workers’ rights, bilateral relations and regional issues.
(Registered 05 March 2020)
8. Miscellaneous
From 24 January 2020, Deputy Chairman of Tilbury Town Board. This is an
unpaid role. (Registered 25 February 2020)
From 31 January 2020, Deputy Chairman of Grays Town Board. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 25 February 2020)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my partner, Mark Coxshall, as Office Manager.
Eagle, Ms Angela (Wallasey)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Unite the Union
Address of donor: Jack Jones House 2 Churchill Way Liverpool, L3 8EF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Franked envelopes
with a value of £2,508.32
Date received: 4 November 2019
Date accepted: 4 November 2019
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 17 December 2019)
Name of donor: Anthony Watson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date received: 14 November 2019
Date accepted: 16 November 2019
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 December 2019)
Eagle, Maria (Garston and Halewood)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Anthony Watson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Date received: 22 August 2019
Date accepted: 22 August 2019
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 December 2019)
Name of donor: Anthony Watson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Date received: 14 November 2019
Date accepted: 14 November 2019
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 December 2019)
Gibson, Peter (Darlington)
1. Employment and earnings
Until further notice, contracted to Kingly Solicitors, Standard Way, Northallerton, DL6 2XQ, to provide advice on law firm management and services as executor,trustee deputy or attorney for clients. Services will be provided and payments received on an ad hoc basis. (Registered 10 January 2020)
13 February 2020, received £250 for consultancy services. Hours: 5 hrs.
(Registered 24 February 2020)
Contracted to Clark Willis LLP Law Firm, 105 Bondgate, Darlington DL3 7LB, to provide advice and consultancy services. Services will be provided and payments received on an ad hoc basis. (Registered 09 July 2020)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: United & Cecil Club
Address of donor: 18 Thorney Lane North, Iver, Buckinghamshire SLO 9JY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: P & R Construction Ltd
Address of donor: Roseville Court, Blair Avenue, Ingleby Barwick TS17 5BL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: company, registration 08447137
(Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: Mr Antony E Endfield
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: Association of Conservative Clubs Limited
Address of donor: 24 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: company, registration 00457188
(Registered 10 January 2020)
Name of donor: Dukehill Services Ltd
Address of donor: 4 Birchley Estate, Birchfield Lane, Oldbury, B69 1DT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000
Donor status: company, registration 06317947
(Registered 10 January 2020)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd)
Address of donor: Blick Rothenberg, 7–10 Chandos Street, London W1G 9DG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Air travel, accommodation and hospitality with a value of £2,000
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Dates of visit: 7–12 July 2019
Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation.
(Registered 10 January 2020)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
House in North Yorkshire owned jointly with my civil partner: (i) and (ii).
(Registered 10 January 2020)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Wedgwood Alexander Properties Ltd; owning and letting of property. (Registered 10 January 2020)
8. Miscellaneous
Trustee of Thormanby United Charities, which supports residents of Thormanby who face personal hardship. (Registered 10 January 2020)
Trustee and Director of two hospices: Harrogate and District Hospice and Herriot Hospice Homecare. (Registered 10 January 2020)
Practising solicitor registered on the roll. (Registered 10 January 2020)
Trustee Deputy, Attorney and Executor of many trusts, estates and individuals’
affairs accumulated through my professional role as a solicitor. (Registered 10 January 2020)
Goodwill, Mr Robert (Scarborough and Whitby)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: John Guthrie OBE
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to
Scarborough and Whitby Conservative Association Fighting Fund
Donor status: individual
(Registered 06 January 2020)
Name of donor: Nick Thomas MBE
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to Scarborough and Whitby Conservative Association Fighting Fund
Donor status: individual
(Registered 06 January 2020)
Name of donor: Toby Glaysher
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to Scarborough and Whitby Conservative Association Fighting Fund
Donor status: individual
(Registered 06 January 2020)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Southwood Farm, Terrington, York, which is farmed “in hand”: (i) and (ii). Three industrial units at Southwood Farm, Terrington, York: (i) and (ii). Since January 2018, only two of these units are let. (Updated 06 January 2020)
Four houses in Teesside. Administered by R W Goodwill, Property Division: (i) and (ii).
Until 1 October 2020, a residential property in North Yorkshire, administered by R W Goodwill, Property Division: (i) and, from June 2018, (ii). (Registered 03 April 2012; updated 06 January 2020 and 01 October 2020)
Flat in London. Administered by R W Goodwill, Property Division: (i) and (ii).
(Registered 10 April 2012)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Mowthorpe (UK) Ltd; cemetery company
From 21 September 2020, 76 Warwick Way Ltd; a company which owns a property freehold. (Registered 23 September 2020)
8. Miscellaneous
Unremunerated managing director of Mowthorpe (UK) Ltd; see entry in Category 7 above. (Updated 13 May 2015)
Farmer; R W Goodwill, Southwood Farm, Terrington, York. I draw no money from the farm. (Updated 13 May 2015)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my wife, Maureen Goodwill, as Parliamentary Assistant and Caseworker.
Linden, David (Glasgow East)
Nil
Mak, Alan (Havant)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Harbour Hotels Holdings Limited
Address of donor: Harbour House, 60 Purewell, Christchurch BH23 1ES
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: company, registration 09908188
(Registered 08 January 2020)
Name of donor: Radleigh House Limited
Address of donor: 1 St George’s Road, London SW19 4DR
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500
Donor status: company, registration 08144239
(Registered 08 January 2020)
Name of donor: Anthony Howard
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 08 January 2020)
Name of donor: Lewmar Limited
Address of donor: Southmoor Lane, Havant PO9 1JJ
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: company, registration 00620277 (Registered 08 January 2020)
Name of donor: Michael Davis
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 08 January 2020)
Name of donor: Andrew Law
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 08 January 2020)
Name of donor: IPGL
Limited Address of donor: 39 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9LP
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: company, registration 02011009
(Registered 08 January 2020)
Name of donor: Jesmond Ventures Limited
Address of donor: 2 West Eaton Place, London, SW1X 8LS
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: company, registration 11864067
(Registered 08 January 2020)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Senator Press Limited
Address of donor: Units 3–4, Hayward Centre, New Lane, Havant PO9 2NL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Printing of constituency newsletter, value £2,760
Date received: 11 September 2020
Date accepted: 11 September 2020
Donor status: company, registration 03247723 (Registered 29 September 2020)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Langstone Quays Hotel Ltd
Address of donor: Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, SY11 3EN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: use of venue for local Party member function; value £600
Date received: 2 February 2020
Date accepted: 2 February 2020
Donor status: company, registration 11203032
(Registered 12 February 2020)
8. Miscellaneous Solicitor, England and Wales (non-practising).
(Registered 05 June 2015) From 1 January 2020, ambassador for The Blossom Awards (non-profit initiative for the British-Chinese community, administered by my partner’s company). This is an unpaid role. (Registered 08 January 2020)
From 25 February 2020, Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 03 March 2020)
Miller, Mrs Maria (Basingstoke)
8. Miscellaneous
From 12 July 2017, a director and trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (unremunerated). (Registered 12 October 2017) Trustee of Belarus Free Theatre (unremunerated). (Registered 13 November 2017)
Spellar, John (Warley)
Nil
Stafford, Alexander (Rother Valley)
1. Employment and earnings
20 December 2019, received £5,158.44 from my former employer, Shell Ltd, Shell Centre, 2 York Road, London SE1 7NA, for providing communications services. Hours: none since my election. (Registered 06 January 2020)
Until 30 March 2020, Councillor, Ealing Council, 14 Uxbridge Road, Ealing W5 2HL. I received a monthly allowance of £1,503 in return for an expected commitment of 10 hrs a month. Final payment received on 26 March 2020. (Registered 06 January 2020; updated 07 April 2020)
Payments from YouGov plc, 50 Featherstone St, London EC1Y 8RT, for opinion surveys:
21 February 2020, received £110. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 25 February 2020)
21 April 2020, received £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 04 May 2020)
21 April 2020, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 04 May 2020)
21 April 2020, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 04 May 2020)
9 July 2020, received £70. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 24 August 2020)
31 July 2020, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 24 August 2020)
Payments from from Savanta ComRes, 3 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7PE, for opinion surveys:
10 March 2020, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 24 August 2020) 11 May 2020, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 24 August 2020)
20 May 2020, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 24 August 2020)
9 June 2020, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 24 August 2020)
5 August 2020, received £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 24 August 2020)
Vara, Mr Shailesh (North West Cambridgeshire)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Until 6 February 2020, a flat in London: (i) and (ii). (Updated 25 February 2020)
8. Miscellaneous
Non-practising solicitor
Whittaker, Craig (Calder Valley)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Castle Villas Ltd
Address of donor: 25a Aire Valley Business Centre, Lawkholme Lane, Keighley BD21 3BB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 for campaign funds at General Election
Date received: 2 November 2019
Date accepted: 11 November 2019
Donor status: company, registration 03952886
(Registered 23 December 2019)
Name of donor: Waxman International Limited
Address of donor: Grove Mills, Elland Lane, Elland HX5 9DZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for campaign funds at General Election
Date received: 11 November 2019
Date accepted: 14 November 2019
Donor status: company, registration 01403332
(Registered 23 December 2019)
Name of donor: The United and Cecil Club
Address of donor: New Penderel House, 283 - 287, High Holborn, London WC1V 7HF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 for campaigning funds at General Election
Date received: 6 November 2019
Date accepted: 14 November 2019
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 23 December 2019)
Name of donor: HC Whitehead Ltd
Address of donor: Prospect Works, Bradford Road, Brighouse HD6 4DJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 for campaigning funds at General Election
Date received: 1 November 2019
Date accepted: 11 November 2019
Donor status: company, registration 00352679
(Registered 23 December 2019)
Name of donor: IM Group Ltd
Address of donor: The Gate, International Drive, Shirley, Solihull B90 4WA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for campaigning funds at General Election
Date received: 12 November 2019
Date accepted: 13 November 2019
Donor status: company, registration 03456018
(Registered 23 December 2019)
Name of donor: Decorative Panels Ltd
Address of donor: Century House, Premier Way, Lowfields Business Park, Elland, HX5 9HF 501
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 for campaigning funds at General Election
Date received: 22 November 2019
Date accepted: 22 November 2019
Donor status: company, registration 0792998
(Registered 23 December 2019)
Name of donor: IM Group Ltd
Address of donor: The Gate, International Drive, Shirley, Solihull B90 4WA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 for campaigning funds at General Election
Date received: 27 November 2019
Date accepted: 2 December 2019
Donor status: company, registration 03456018
(Registered 23 December 2019)
Name of donor: Harris Ventures Ltd
Address of donor: Philip Harris House, 1a Spur Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 0PH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 for campaigning funds at General Election
Date received: 19 November 2019
Date accepted: 2 December 2019
Donor status: company, registration 02278367
(Registered 27 December 2019)
8. Miscellaneous
From 1 March 2020, member of Todmorden Town Funds Board and Brighouse Town Funds Board. These are unpaid roles. (Registered 09 March 2020)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my daughter, Sophie Whittaker, as full-time Executive Office Manager. (Updated 15 July 2019)
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