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Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil , Address of donor: 48 Desning Hall Cottages, Higham, Suffolk IP28 6PB, Amount of donation (or estimate of the probably value): for myself and my wife, flights with a value of £493; hotel accommodation with a value of £500; food with a value of £1200; ground transport with a value of £233.35 ; total value of £2,426.35, Destination of visit: Istanbul, Date of visit: 28-30 November 2014, Purpose of visit: to promote and further bi-lateral relations between Britain and Turkey at a high level., (Registered 15 December 2014)
Name of donor: Canada-UK Council, Address of donor: 4 The Willows, Wootton, Boars Hill, Oxford OX1 5LD, Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights costing £695; hotel accommodation costing £324 and food and ground transport valued at £151; total £1,170, Destination of visit: Montebello, Quebec, Canada, Date of visit: 23-26 November 2014, Purpose of visit: to participate in meeting of leading politicians, officials, academics, businessmen, practitioners and members of the media to discuss matters of current public policy concern to each country., (Registered 5 December 2014)
Name of donor: Tertulias , Address of donor: 48 Desning Hall Cottages, Higham, Suffolk IP28 6PB, Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): for me and my wife, flights £490, 2 nights hotel accommodation £500, meals £360 and ground transport £138.20; total £1,488.20, Destination of visit: Bilbao, Spain, Date of visit: 18-19 October 2014, Purpose of visit: to attend the British-Spanish Tertulias Forum, an annual weekend bringing MPs, business people, academics and artists together to discuss topical issues., (Registered 4 November 2014)
Name of donor: The Taipei Representative Office in the UK (TRO), Address of donor: 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB, Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): the approximate amount includes accommodation £600, food £300 and return flights £2,400; total £3,300, Destination of visit: Taiwan, Date of visit: 26 July-2 August 2014, Purpose of visit: As part of the British-Taiwanese APPG, to promote the understanding of Taiwan and strengthen UK-Taiwan relations., (Registered 5 August 2014)
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel, Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR, Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights, accommodation, internal transport, and meals with a total value of £2,528, Destination of visit: Israel, Date of visit: 3 - 7 July 2014, Purpose of visit: fact-finding political, industrial, and education discussions in Israel, (Registered 9 July 2014)
Name of donor: Bechtel Management Company Ltd, Address of donor: 245 Hammersmith Road, London W6 8DP, Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: tickets for me and my wife to the opening night of the Chelsea Flower Show, to a total value of £1,250, Date of receipt of donation: 29 April 2014, Date of acceptance of donation: 19 May 2014, Donor status: company, registration 4252526, (Registered 28 May 2014)
Name of donor: Tertulias , Address of donor: 48 Desning Hall Cottages, Higham, Suffolk IP28 6PB, Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: for two people, hotel accommodation in Oxford with a value of £480; travel with a value of £85.14 and food with a value of £514; total value of £1,079.14 , Date of receipt of donation: 22-24 November 2013, Date of acceptance of donation: 22-24 November 2013, Donor status: unincorporated association., (Registered 11 December 2013)
Name of donor: British-Turkish Tatlidil , Address of donor: 48 Desning Hall Cottages, Higham, Suffolk IP28 6PB, Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: for two people, hotel accommodation in Edinburgh with a value of £500; travel with a value of £385.60 and food with a value of £728; total value of £1,613, Date of receipt of donation: 1-3 November 2013, Date of acceptance of donation: 1-3 November 2013, Donor status: unincorporated association., (Registered 11 December 2013)
<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Israel (unremunerated); until June 2013. <em>(Updated 12 June 2013) </em></p>
Lords' Registered Interests
31 registered interests in the House of Lords register
Chair of "fireside chat", 12 November 2025, Space Security Symposium, London
Visit to Toronto, Canada, 23-26 November 2023, to participate in meeting of leading politicians, officials, academics, businessmen, practitioners and members of media to discuss matters of current public policy concern to each country; flights, accommodation costs paid by Canada-UK Council
Visit to Rabat, Casablanca and Laayoune, Morocco, 1-5 May 2023, as guest of Moroccan Government for introductory meetings with ministers, politicians and businessmen; flights and accommodation paid for by Moroccan Foreign Ministry
President, PTSD Resolution (charity treating mental health issues for the armed forces and others)
Member, Horizon Compensation Advisory Board (advises ministers on delivery of compensation for Horizon scandal; appointed by Kevin Hollinrake MP, Minister with responsibility for Post Office)
The member moderated a discussion on cyber security, 11 October 2022, at the Embassy of Switzerland, London
Fee received from Swiss Government for moderating discussion on Cyber Security at request of Swiss Embassy, 11 October 2022 (the member's earnings for this work fell within the £0 - £5,000 band)
Member, Advisory Board, Montrose Associates (strategic intelligence and advice)
Electricity Resilience Ltd (strategic advice on resilience) (dormant)
Chairman, Electricity Resilience Ltd (strategic advice on resilience) (dormant)
Electricity Resilience Ltd (strategic advice on resilience) (dormant)
Chairman and Trustee, Airey Neave Trust
Visit to Malaga, Spain, 26-28 October 2018, to attend with wife, 30th British-Spanish Tertulias; travel, accommodation and food costs paid by organisers (Lord Falconer, José M de Areilza and Stephanie Ashton)
Visit to Paris, 9-11 September 2018, to attend the “Université d’Eté”, a defence conference; local (but not international) transport, food and accommodation provided by local NGO CEIS
Attended 7th British-Turkish Tatlidil Forum, Wokingham, 12-13 May 2018; accommodation and meals paid for by organisers
Visit to Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey, 29 January - 1 February 2018, to hold meetings with government, political and business leaders and build relations with Turkish civil society and media with view to deepening understanding of Britain-Turkey relations; flights, local transport, food and accommodation provided by local NGO Bosphorus Center for Global Affairs
Senior Consultant, SC Strategy Limited (strategic advice) (interest ceased 30 June 2019)
From time to time the member receives hospitality from the UK Defence Forum, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Defence and Security Issues which over the course of a calendar year may exceed £300 in value (interest ceased 30 November 2022)
Director, Astute Strategy Ltd (interest ceased 31 May 2019)
Chairman, Nuffield Trust for the Forces of the Crown (registered charity)