Registered interests
Interests registered across 7 categories. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Interests.
1. Employment and earnings (1)
Role, work or services: Non-recurring podcast guest Until: 17 March 2026. Payer: The Rigby Foundation (The Rigby Foundation is a place based funder with the majority of donations committed to projects supporting children and young people aged 11 years to 25 years from disadvantaged backgrounds.), Rigby Group (RG) PLC Bridgeway House, Bridgeway, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 6YX (Registered 30 March 2026)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation (1)
Name of donor: J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 5JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 Donor status: company, registration 00561597 (Registered 16 November 2025)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) (3)
Name of donor: James Mellon Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Date received: 16 June 2025 Date accepted: 16 June 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 18 June 2025)
Name of donor: RCL Partners Ltd Address of donor: 4 Birchley Estate, Birchfield Lane, Oldbury, West Midlands B69 1DT Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Date received: 28 November 2025 Date accepted: 8 December 2025 Donor status: company, registration 13138411 (Registered 9 December 2025; updated 28 April 2026)
Name of donor: James Mellon Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Date received: 18 December 2025 Date accepted: 18 December 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 6 January 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2)
Name of donor: Charles Lewington Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Tickets and hospitality for Lord's Cricket Ground test match, value £750 Date received: 10 July 2025 Date accepted: 10 July 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 14 July 2025)
Name of donor: The Henry Jackson Society Address of donor: 20th Floor, Millbank Tower, Millbank, London SW1P 4QP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation and hospitality at the Reagan - Jackson Security Dialogue 2026, value £349.91 Date received: 18 February 2026 to 19 February 2026 Date accepted: 18 February 2026 Donor status: company, registration 07465741 (Registered 9 March 2026)
4. Visits outside the UK (3)
Name of donor: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung UK Limited Address of donor: 42 Essex Street, London WC2R 3JF Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel, accommodation and hospitality at the Annual German British Dialogue, value £812 Destination of visit: Italy (Cadenabba) Dates of visit: 4 April 2025 to 6 April 2025 Purpose of visit: To attend the Annual German British Dialogue (Registered 9 May 2025)
Name of donor: Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address of donor: 2 Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and transportation (£4,587), accommodation (£885) and hospitality (£335), value £5,807 Destination of visit: Taiwan Dates of visit: 27 September 2025 to 3 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Travelled to Taiwan as part of a parliamentary delegation in my role as Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Registered 14 October 2025)
Name of donor: (1) Davos Klosters Bergbahnen AG (2) Skigruppe der Bundesversammlung, c/o Daniela Schneeberger Address of donor: (1) Bramabuhlstrasse 11, CH - 7270 Davos Platz (2) private Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Ski-passes for two people (£642.96), value £642.96 (2) For three people, hospitality (I paid all other costs) (£504.79) and ski guiding (£1015,20)., value £1,519.88 Destination of visit: Switzerland Dates of visit: 30 March 2026 to 4 April 2026 Purpose of visit: Participation in 69th Annual British-Swiss Parliamentary ski week. (Registered 5 May 2026)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year (3)
Type of land/property: Residential property (holiday home) Number of properties: 1 Location: Cornwall Ownership details: Owned jointly with my wife Rental income: Yes (Registered 10 January 2020)
Type of land/property: Residential property (house) Number of properties: 1 Location: London Ownership details: Owned jointly with my wife Rental income: Yes (Registered 10 January 2020)
Type of land/property: Residential property (house) Number of properties: 1 Location: Chichester District Interest held: from 30 September 2022 Ownership details: Owned jointly with my wife Rental income: from 30 September 2022 (Registered 10 October 2022)
8. Miscellaneous (2)
Name of donor: Sky Subscriber Services Ltd In recognition of my previous 20 years' service, Sky Subscriber Services Ltd has provided me with an open-ended subscription to Sky television and telecommunication packages. Annual value for 2022-2023, approx. £500. (Registered 10 January 2020; updated 13 April 2021 and 5 February 2024)
Member of Wilton Park Advisory Council, a not-for-profit executive agency of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office which organises events that bring together leading representatives from politics, diplomacy, academia, business, civil society, the military and the media. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 July 2020 (Registered 6 July 2020)