Registered interests
Interests registered across 5 categories. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Interests.
1. Employment and earnings (1)
Role, work or services: Speaking engagement Until: 15 April 2026. Payer: El Espaniol, (National newspaper in Spain), Avenida de Burgos 16, 28036 Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (Registered 6 May 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1)
Name of donor: Richard Matthews Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Day's shooting, value £300 Date received: 23 December 2025 Date accepted: 23 December 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 11 January 2026)
4. Visits outside the UK (2)
Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine Address of donor: 62 Lots Road, London SW10 0QD Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Meals and bus transport, value £398 Destination of visit: Moldova (Chisinau) and Ukraine (Odessa, Kiev) Dates of visit: 19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026 Purpose of visit: Visit for briefings and meetings in Moldova, Odessa and Kiev, and to attend fourth anniversary event to commemorate the 2022 full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with President Zelenskyy and other heads of state. (Registered 20 March 2026)
Name of donor: El Espaniol Address of donor: Avenida de Burgos 16, 28036 Comunidad de Madrid, Spain Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights - £1463 Hotel - £478.84 Transfer - £110.20 Lunch - £69.09, value £2,122.14 Destination of visit: Spain (Madrid) Dates of visit: 14 April 2026 to 15 April 2026 Purpose of visit: Purpose of visit: Invited to speak at "Wake Up Spain!" Defence Conference in Madrid organised by El Espanol (Registered 6 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 (1)
Type of land/property: Residential property (Holiday chalet) Number of properties: 1 Location: Essex Interest held: from 4 September 2025 (Registered 30 October 2025)
8. Miscellaneous (3)
A Vice President of Combat Stress, a charity offering mental health services to veterans. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 15 December 2021)
Director and Chairman of Beach Road Water Ltd, a non-profit company limited by guarantee. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 20 July 2011 (Registered 11 December 2023)
I am a Trustee of the Parliament Choir, which was an All Party Parliamentary Group until 2019, but is now an autonomous body under the patronage of the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lords Speaker. The choir is open to all who work in Parliament. Date interest arose: 1 January 2010 (Registered 21 October 2025)