Vector search: register of interests declarations
Last run date: 2025-01-09
2025-01-07
Alistair Carmichael (10785)
match score: 0.72
I am aware of the duty to keep this under review, but that will surely be overridden, because the primary duty remains to maximise the return for the Crown Estate. I am quite happy for the Crown Estate to be both a licensor and an investor, although there is something of a conflict of interest, but surely there needs to be more concern about the Bill’s impact on other seagoing industries. In a way, I fear that the Minister’s response to my initial question suggests this has not been given sufficient attention thus far.
Dan Carden (25642)
match score: 0.71
Can we make sure that this ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority is the start of something new, where we can seek to regulate practices properly, and will the Minister meet me and interested parties?
Layla Moran (25689)
match score: 0.68
Following the theme raised by my hon Friend and neighbour, the hon Member for Bicester and Woodstock (Calum Miller), may I make a plea for Summertown health centre? They are my doctors, by the way, so I declare an interest
Mark Pritchard (11946)
match score: 0.68
Is there not a potential conflict of interest? The Minister mentions GB Energy, a new national organisation introduced by Labour Government policy. Because of the Crown Estate’s partnership with the Treasury, the Government are encouraging the Crown Estate to invest in GB Energy, but what if people out there do not like that policy? What if GB Energy is a failure? It is there not a clear potential conflict of interest between the Crown Estate and the incumbent Government?
Stephen Kinnock (25297)
match score: 0.67
It sounds like there is some interesting, dynamic and innovative work going on in the areas that the hon. Gentleman mentioned. I would be happy to meet him to discuss it further.
Karin Smyth (25390)
match score: 0.67
My hon. Friend is right to highlight the particular problems in his constituency. Decisions on the configuration of call centres are a matter for local trusts in consultation with staff and representatives, and I encourage him to continue to engage with the trust in the interests of his constituents.
Pippa Heylings (26421)
match score: 0.66
Statutory bodies such as the Maritime Management Organisation are responsible for prioritising and managing competing interests and values between users of our coastline, including in fishing, as has been mentioned, and in tourism, amenity use and shipping. All those things need to be managed, and that can be done through marine spatial management. We caution against the Crown Estate becoming the leader by default because it is the owner and steward of the seabed and has the capacity for mapping. We know that it is undertaking liaison work with fisheries, and that is good, but the MMO is the statutory body for managing those competing interests, and we seek assurances that that will be clarified in Committee.
James Murray (25801)
match score: 0.65
Several of my hon. Friends made important points around local community benefits and supply chains. I thank in particular my hon. Friends the Members for Mid and South Pembrokeshire (Henry Tufnell), for Truro and Falmouth (Jayne Kirkham) and for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) and the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire (Mr MacDonald). They all focused on the importance of community benefits, local supply chains and investment in jobs and skills. My hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) made a helpful set of points around the importance of long-term community benefit—that is, people who are not just building infrastructure, making a one-off payment and then leaving, but actually making a long-term investment in the area and the people who live there. She referred to Projekt Renewable in her constituency, and it would be interesting to discuss that with her after the debate.
2025-01-06
David Mundell (11970)
match score: 0.87
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Lewis Cocking (26316)
match score: 0.8
I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I thank everyone who has been out helping over the past few days
Clive Jones (26377)
match score: 0.71
I declare my interest as a governor of the Royal Berkshire hospital, and that a family member has shares in a medical company
Joe Powell (26477)
match score: 0.71
I also want to take the opportunity to welcome the personal and relentless campaign by the Foreign Secretary and the Minister in relation to sanctions, including the recent action on the shadow fleet. However, in order for those measures to be fully effective, we must ensure that sanctions cannot be evaded, and there are still loopholes that need to be closed. My hon. Friend the Minister will know that I have been following closely the progress of our overseas territories and Crown dependencies in finally following the will of Parliament by establishing public registers of company ownership, allowing us to follow the money and detect where sanctions evasion may be taking place, for example in places such as the British Virgin Islands. It also means that we need to consider incorporating trust-owned property into our registers of overseas entities, ensuring that trusts cannot be used to conceal property that could be subject to sanctions.
Nusrat Ghani (25354)
match score: 0.7
Order. The level of interest shows how important this issue is, but I will struggle to get everybody in unless Members keep their questions short and the answers are just as short. I call Chris Murray, who is a member of the Select Committee.
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.68
I will read it with great interest
Emma Hardy (25646)
match score: 0.66
I am incredibly interested in what the hon. Gentleman has had to say, because the last thing we want is it taking five years to deal with a problem when there is a simple solution for it. If unwanted bureaucracy is causing a problem, I would like to try and help. I ask the hon. Member please to send me all the information. I am happy to have that conversation with the EA, and let us see what can be done.
Ben Spencer (25889)
match score: 0.66
We also need to look at these assets being used for military use, as opposed to just general economic support. My understanding is that the interest money that has now been freed up has been restricted from use for military interventions, and this also needs to be considered as part of the process.
Steve Barclay (24916)
match score: 0.66
The Minister is making a separate point; my hon. Friend the Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) was talking about the share of the existing pie—the proportion that Cambridgeshire gets—not about whether more funding is being put in. I wanted to pick up on her interesting point about the consultation being open until 10 January, which is not very far away. What criteria will she apply, when it comes to making adjustments to that provisional allocation? Are those criteria published? A lot of hon. Members may not be sighted on the changes that may be made to the allocation, or on how the Government will reach that decision.
Dr Caroline Johnson (25597)
match score: 0.66
May I also wish the grandmother of the hon Member for Bury North (Mr Frith) a speedy recovery? I should declare an interest as a consultant practising in the NHS
Ben Spencer (25889)
match score: 0.66
But with all the enthusiasm and will in the world, are they going to take the same interest in my local area as I do? We MPs need the ability to cajole and to direct what our local NHS services are doing in order to deliver the best possible care for patients
Ben Spencer (25889)
match score: 0.66
I must begin by declaring my interests: I am a non-practising NHS consultant psychiatrist and my wife is an NHS doctor
Emma Hardy (25646)
match score: 0.65
I thank the hon. Gentleman; that was another interesting and thoughtful question. I am happy to look into this in more detail for him, because if there are rules and regulations that are not working, as a new Government we do not need to keep them. If they are not working, let us change things and make things better. The hon. Member should send me the information and I can have a proper look at it.
2024-12-19
Paul Holmes (25808)
match score: 0.8
I declare an interest, in that I am a trustee of the scheme, and I encourage Members from across the House to take part in it
Mark Francois (10901)
match score: 0.73
For the record, I declare an interest: I participated in the inquiry while serving on the Committee in the previous Parliament. I thank the Committee Chairman for kindly pointing that out. Also for the record, we welcome the Annington decision, partly because we had done a lot of work on that prior to the election. I thank the Minister for playing fair on that.
Ellie Chowns (26577)
match score: 0.67
I declare an interest as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on water pollution
2024-12-18
David Mundell (11970)
match score: 0.9
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Mark Ferguson (26310)
match score: 0.87
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Lee Dillon (26584)
match score: 0.83
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am a member of West Berkshire council
Bambos Charalambous (25676)
match score: 0.8
First, I declare my interest as a member of the UK CPA executive
Vikki Slade (26582)
match score: 0.78
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I am a Member of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council
Calum Miller (26617)
match score: 0.77
I draw the House’s attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a county councillor in Oxfordshire
Manuela Perteghella (26569)
match score: 0.77
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a member of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.75
I am confident that their interests are being respected
Shaun Davies (26332)
match score: 0.74
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a councillor in Telford and Wrekin, as well as an honorary vice-president of the Local Government Association
David Mundell (11970)
match score: 0.72
I should declare that I am the treasurer and international representative of the CPA UK branch
Matt Rodda (25691)
match score: 0.71
May I offer my thanks and support to the CPA, which recently staged an excellent visit to Reading on behalf of the Barbadian Parliament? It was a wonderful experience, which was interesting and supportive both for me as a parliamentarian and for my colleagues from Barbados
Clive Jones (26377)
match score: 0.71
I declare an interest: I am a governor of the Royal Berkshire hospital, and I have a family member who has shares in a medical company
Chris Bryant (10761)
match score: 0.69
I urge my hon Friend, who I know has a great interest in this subject in his role on the Select Committee, to make sure that that false dichotomy between opt in and opt out is abandoned
James MacCleary (26581)
match score: 0.69
New clause 1 would impose a reporting requirement on the Secretary of State to keep Parliament informed about three critical aspects of our support to Ukraine under the scheme. The reports would detail the monetary support provided to Ukraine, including the amounts disbursed and how that fits into the broader multilateral agreement. That ensures transparency and allows Members and the public to understand the precise scale of our financial commitment. The reports would also provide clarity regarding our share of the principal loan amount and any interest accrued. Such information is vital for proper scrutiny and public trust, ensuring that funds allocated are achieving their intended purpose.
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.68
I have engaged with many Chagossian groups. The hon. Member will know, as I have said multiple times, that there are a range of views across the Chagossian community. He is perfectly able to look at the legal judgments himself. The fact is that the Government wanted to secure the long-term operation of the base, our national security and our interests. We have engaged with our partners and secured a deal, which his Government failed to do.
Adam Jogee (26541)
match score: 0.68
I want to start, as my hon Friend the Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) did, by declaring my interest as a member of the executive of the UK branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the Commonwealth
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.66
As I have repeatedly said in this House, the interests of the Chagossians have been absolutely at the heart of this deal, and I am sure they will be confident that there are a number of provisions that will satisfy the concerns that Members are raising in good faith, and that Chagossians have raised with me directly. This was a treaty negotiation between the United Kingdom and Mauritius. The hon. Gentleman is aware of the ICJ judgment, and I will let him read that in his own time.
Alex Sobel (25680)
match score: 0.66
“the United Kingdom’s share of the principal loan amount and interest accrued under the scheme”
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.65
I am confident, however, that we have agreed a good and fair deal that is in both sides’ interests
2024-12-17
Aphra Brandreth (26553)
match score: 0.94
Let me begin by drawing attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Shockat Adam (26364)
match score: 0.82
I refer the Committee to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as an optometrist
Brian Leishman (26492)
match score: 0.8
I declare the interest that I am a Unite the union member
Caroline Nokes (24809)
match score: 0.74
(e) a charity registered in the charity register or the Scottish charity register
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match score: 0.74
(e) a charity registered in the charity register or the Scottish charity register
David Chadwick (26518)
match score: 0.71
I should declare an interest in that many of my relatives across south Wales are former miners
Ed Miliband (11545)
match score: 0.7
The hon Member and I both have constituency interests in this matter, and he is right to say that
Judith Cummins (25393)
match score: 0.69
Order. The hon. Gentleman is making an interesting speech, but I remind hon. Members that in order to be in scope for the debate, the majority of their remarks need to address the issue in front of us, which is national insurance contributions.
Dan Tomlinson (26502)
match score: 0.67
The second reason I encourage Members to vote with the Government tonight is that the changes provide vital funding for our public services. I am not too sure whether Conservative Members—I would be interested to hear from them—support the additional funding for public services. I said this in the previous debate on the Bill, so I am a bit like a broken record, but if they do support additional funding, would they raise it through additional borrowing or different tax rises?
Christopher Vince (26350)
match score: 0.67
I have to declare an interest at this point, because that is where I am doing my Christmas shopping this year, but I would add that my predecessor, Robert Halfon, did the same thing
Graham Stuart (11406)
match score: 0.66
I am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady. She rightly highlights interest rates and mortgage payments. Was she disappointed when the OBR’s assessment of the Budget suggested that interest rates were going to stay higher for longer as a result of these measures? I invite her to discuss the topic under discussion today, rather than the past Conservative Government. We can have debates on that, but what we are trying to drill into today are the actions of this Government and their real-world impact on those who can least afford it.
2024-12-16
Lee Pitcher (26464)
match score: 0.87
I refer to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Manuela Perteghella (26569)
match score: 0.81
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a district councillor
Dave Robertson (26374)
match score: 0.8
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which lists me as a member of Lichfield city council and Lichfield district council
John Slinger (26564)
match score: 0.78
I declare an interest as a member of Rugby borough council
Lee Barron (26554)
match score: 0.76
I refer Members to my entry in the register, and I declare that I started my working life on a Royal Mail apprenticeship
Nusrat Ghani (25354)
match score: 0.73
I am not sure that it is a matter for the Chair to regulate Members’ declarations of interest. It is on public record, which is why the hon. Gentleman has been able to make that point on the Floor of the House, and no doubt it has been noted. Now, Mr. Rodda, you have four minutes. The floor is yours.
Manuela Perteghella (26569)
match score: 0.71
I declare an interest: my spouse is a water economist.
Lewis Cocking (26316)
match score: 0.71
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. When I spoke earlier on the English devolution White Paper, I forgot to alert the House to my entry on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a Hertfordshire county councillor. I wanted to correct the record at my earliest opportunity.
Chris Webb (26305)
match score: 0.69
I am the proud son of a postie, as the Minister knows, and I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a proud member of the CWU
Richard Holden (25893)
match score: 0.69
Yes, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Secretary of State had the opportunity today to make a declaration of interest, in having had football tickets worth £1,800 donated to him by Hutchison 3G UK Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, which also owns three quarters of Northumbrian Water. I just wonder whether he would like to make a quick declaration on the record.
Ellie Chowns (26577)
match score: 0.68
I declare an interest as a founding co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on water pollution
Stephen Timms (10596)
match score: 0.67
The hon. Gentleman makes an interesting suggestion. That is not something I am considering at the moment, but as he will have heard me say earlier, we will be reviewing universal credit over the course of the next year or so. We certainly want to support young care leavers—he will know of the recent announcement that we made about changes to carer’s allowance—and we are keeping all those matters under review.
Matt Rodda (25691)
match score: 0.67
It is a pleasure to speak in tonight’s debate, and I start by making my own declaration of interests, in that I have family members who work in hydrology and in environmental science, which is closely related to the water industry.
Iain Duncan Smith (10180)
match score: 0.67
My right hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge (Tom Tugendhat), who was the previous Security Minister, has said publicly that the Home Office was ready to name China in the enhanced tier of the foreign influence registration scheme, which would have forced United Front members like H6 to register or face serious consequences. Given that doing so is an available option, why have we not done it yet? Is it true, as is being reported by papers, including The Times, that behind the scenes the Government are now under pressure from banks, the wider business community and Government Departments not to do it?
Josh Babarinde (26353)
match score: 0.67
especially for those with disabilities. The Sovereign centre in Eastbourne, where I learned to swim, provides vital sports and leisure opportunities that will help serve that aim. With the future of two of its pools being considered, does the Minister agree that to best honour the aims of the White Paper, Eastbourne borough council should engage with all interested providers who may be able to protect our fun and training pools at the centre before making any final decisions on the next steps?
Helena Dollimore (26507)
match score: 0.67
I declare an interest as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on water pollution
2024-12-12
Greg Smith (25925)
match score: 0.93
I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
James Asser (26594)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Alison Bennett (26498)
match score: 0.87
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Sean Woodcock (26552)
match score: 0.87
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Rachel Taylor (26478)
match score: 0.85
I draw the House’s attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Alex Barros-Curtis (26402)
match score: 0.78
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—I was just going to refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Clive Betts (10045)
match score: 0.77
I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association
Perran Moon (26482)
match score: 0.74
I declare an interest as an officer of the all-party parliamentary group on critical minerals
Lucy Powell (25165)
match score: 0.71
We have had huge interest in this agenda from Members old and new
Euan Stainbank (26407)
match score: 0.7
I declare an interest as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on British buses
Jonathan Reynolds (24929)
match score: 0.68
I welcome my hon. Friend’s question, and I welcomed the time we spent together at South Crofty tin mine, which was also one of my favourite visits of the year. This is a hugely exciting area, and the opportunities for his area are particularly exciting. What we need is an open, transparent trading system where these products will have the certainty of access to markets, which will unlock the ability to use those deposits to our and our allies’ mutual interests.
Patrick Hurley (26463)
match score: 0.67
May I take this opportunity to encourage new expressions of interest in the bookshop, and to ask the Minister to confirm what more support the Government can provide for our co-operative sector, so that towns like mine can see a thriving high street built around our community?
2024-12-11
Calum Miller (26617)
match score: 0.77
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I am a county councillor in Oxfordshire
Tulip Siddiq (25344)
match score: 0.76
I am a landlord, and that is absolutely declared in my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Calum Miller (26617)
match score: 0.75
My hon Friend illustrates rather well that, as I suspected, this topic is of interest to a number of Members
James Wild (25866)
match score: 0.7
I am grateful for the hon Member’s interest in my constituency
James Wild (25866)
match score: 0.67
My right hon. Friend makes an interesting point, and I bow to his knowledge of the situation in London, which is far greater than mine. Our new clauses are about reviewing the impact of the measure, partly so that if we saw such activity, which would go against the Government’s objectives and weaken the rental market, action could be taken. I hope that the Government will look at the evidence.
Edward Argar (25396)
match score: 0.66
Can the Secretary of State provide more detail on the delivery of the remaining regional centres, and say what order they are due to open in, so that children and families can see what is happening in their region? Again, that is about putting the best interests of young people first
Munira Wilson (25820)
match score: 0.66
I thank my hon. Friend for her important intervention. I am interested in how this money will flow back into the Scottish system, if at all. The point, raised not just by me but by a number of hon. Members in the various debates we have had on this issue, is that this will actually put a much greater strain on the state system, and particularly the SEND system. That is my real concern here.
Gareth Snell (25601)
match score: 0.66
The hon. Gentleman has made an interesting point about people who may wish to claim that they have a paddock at the back of their house. Does he have any numbers to back that up? If he does, I would be really interested to know them. I am racking my brains, thinking of how many homes in Stoke-on-Trent Central could claim that they had a paddock that allows mixed-use tenure. He may have that information to hand; I do not.
2024-12-10
Fabian Hamilton (10256)
match score: 0.72
I also declare an interest in what I am about to say, as I am chair of the British group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Danny Kruger (25913)
match score: 0.69
I declare an interest as the founder and chairman of a prison rehabilitation charity
Tulip Siddiq (25344)
match score: 0.68
I now turn to clause 12, which concerns CGT on carried interest gains
Yuan Yang (26600)
match score: 0.67
I thank the hon Lady for her intervention, and, at this point, refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my support from the unionised voices of those who work in the sector to which she referred