1-21 August 2008, to Sierra Leone, to participate in VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) Project PolVol, which invites MPs to use their skills as volunteers in developing countries. International travel, accommodation and other ancillary expenses provided by VSO. (Registered 22 September 2008)

7-14 February 2007, to Pakistan on a fact-finding visit to investigate UK-Pakistan relations; women's rights and development, education and the spending of development aid in Pakistan (especially Kashmir). Return flight to Islamabad paid for by Mr Javid Majid (Chair, Tall Trees Hotel, Yarm); Mr Nas Khan (Managing Director, Jennings Ford Middlesbrough) and Mr Nasser Din (Managing Director, Supreme Property Developments, Stockton on Tees). Accommodation, car transportation and expenses in Pakistan paid for by Mr Javid Majid and Mr M Akram Farid (Chief Executive, Hotel Crown Plaza, Islamabad). (Registered 28 February 2007)

Donation to Crawley Labour Party by Mr Michael Aldrich, a businessman in Crawley. (Registered 16 May 2005)

4-12 February 2004, to India as part of a delegation sponsored by Labour Friends of India. Airline tickets and hospitality provided by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Government of India. (Registered 18 February 2004)

31 May-4 June 2003, to Chicago to examine cancer care in the USA, coinciding with a meeting of American Society of Clinical Oncologists. Travel and accommodation expenses met by Avenis (drug company). (Registered 5 June 2003)

The salary of a research assistant in my office is met by the European Public Health Foundation (charitable trust).