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<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A flat in London, owned jointly with my wife, from which rental income is received.</p>
Contribution to salary of a member of staff in my constituency office from Mr Paul Strasburger of Bath.
24-26 May 2008, accommodation and hospitality at Hay Literature Festival for myself and my wife courtesy of BSkyB. (Registered 30 June 2008)
Contribution to salary of a member of staff in my constituency office from Mr Paul Strasburger of Bath. (Registered 24 January 2008)
14-16 November 2005, to Bangalore in my capacity as Liberal Democrat spokesman on Culture, Media and Sport, to take part in inaugural flight. Travel and accommodation paid by British Airways. (Registered 1 December 2005)
3-7 July 2005, to Singapore as member of London 2012 bid team. Flight and accommodation paid by London 2012. (Registered 24 July 2005)
12-17 February 2005, to Pakistan and Kashmir, to meet the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan and other parliamentarians, politicians and UK Foreign Office personnel. Flight, travel and hotel accommodation paid by the Government of Pakistan. (Registered 6 April 2005)
15-20 October 2003, travel and accommodation in Taipei, while on an official visit to Taiwan at the invitation of the President, paid by the Government of Taiwan. (Registered 9 January 2004).
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The member, as Chair of Peers for Gambling Reform, receives assistance with his parliamentary work on gambling reform from Dentons Global Advisors; the cost of this assistance is met by Mr Derek Webb
Member benefits from part-time research assistance related to work on Climate Change, paid for by Zero Hour
Member benefits from part-time research assistance relating to work on electrical safety, paid for by Electrical Safety First charity
The member is receiving policy support for his private member’s bill, the Domestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) Bill, from Electrical Safety First (interest ceased 14 May 2024)
Hospitality received from Channel 4 at BAFTA Film awards, Royal Albert Hall, 13 March 2022
Chair, Peers for Gambling Reform
The member, as Chair of Peers for Gambling Reform, receives assistance with his parliamentary work on gambling reform from Interel Consulting (interest ceased 14 May 2024) and Dentons Global Advisors; the cost of this assistance is met by Mr Derek Webb
Member benefits from part-time research assistance related to work on home energy efficiency, paid for by The Poverty And Environment Trust charity (interest ceased 14 May 2024)
Associate, Global Partners Governance (social purpose company) (interest ceased 30 April 2020)
President, Designability (charity) (interest ceased 31 December 2022)