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List of Ministers’ Interests: December 2023 (HTML)

Published 6 November 2024

Introduction

1. It is a key principle of the Ministerial Code that “Ministers must ensure that no conflict arises, or appears to arise, between their public duties and their private interests”. Ministers take personal responsibility for deciding whether and what action is needed to avoid a conflict or the perception of a conflict. They are supported in such decisions by advice from their permanent secretaries and the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests.

2. The Ministerial Code stipulates that, on appointment to each new office, ministers are required to complete a declaration of all interests that might be thought to give rise to a conflict. Ministers are also asked to complete a new declaration whenever there is a substantial change to their portfolio and are expected to inform their department of any substantive change in their circumstances during the intervening period.

3. The declarations that ministers provide are treated in confidence. This allows for the fullest possible disclosure even where matters may not necessarily be relevant. The declaration is reviewed by the permanent secretary, who brings to bear an in-depth understanding of the minister’s portfolio and responsibilities and the associated activity of the department. The permanent secretary provides advice on any action that should be taken, including for example, a minister recusing themselves from decision-making on a particular issue. The declaration together with that advice is then shared with my secretariat.

4. One role of the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests is to provide independent advice on the arrangement of a minister’s personal affairs so as to ensure that no conflict arises, or appears to arise, between their public duties and their private interests. Chapter 7 of the Ministerial Code (paragraphs 7.3 to 7.8) describes the process by which ministers, on the advice of permanent secretaries and the Independent Adviser, determine the steps needed so that interests that are retained can be managed in a way which does not give rise to a conflict of interest.

5. The Ministerial Code requires that a statement covering relevant ministers’ interests be published twice yearly. This statement takes the form of a List of Ministers’ Interests. A role of the Independent Adviser is to advise on what it is necessary to publish within the list. The list is not a register of interests and does not therefore include every interest that a minister has declared in relation to themselves and their family members. To do so would represent an excessive degree of intrusion into the private affairs of ministers that would be unreasonable, particularly in respect of their family members. The list instead documents those interests, including of close family, which are, or may be perceived to be, directly relevant to a minister’s ministerial responsibilities. The list also includes where ministers have roles in charities and non-public organisations, for example as a patron or trustee.

6. This List of Ministers’ Interests records the relevant interests of all ministers forming part of the government as at 14 December 2023. It should be read alongside the parliamentary registers of interests, in which all ministers maintain entries (House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests and the House of Lords Register of Members’ Interests) and any relevant information published by the Electoral Commission.

7. This year, I am pleased that the Prime Minister has approved a number of changes to strengthen the ministerial interests process. Ministers now attest, when completing their declaration of interests, that they accept the provisions of the Ministerial Code and their personal responsibility for deciding how to act and conduct themselves in light of the Code. Ministers have an ongoing duty to uphold the provisions of the Ministerial Code and the attestation serves as a reminder of this duty.

8. Ministers are also now invited to provide additional information in a number of areas, for example in relation to recent previous employment that may be perceived to have a bearing on their ministerial portfolio. I consider that requesting details concerning recent previous employment (remunerated or unremunerated) is an important additional contribution in the process for assessing the experience and connections of ministers which may have relevance to their roles, or be perceived to do so. This is particularly pertinent in the case of ministers whose appointment to the government occurs simultaneously with their elevation to the House of Lords and where any of their recent activities in business and other areas will not, as a consequence, have been recorded in the House of Lords’ Register of Members’ Interests. Whilst these roles must now be disclosed by ministers to their permanent secretaries and myself, I exercise discretion in determining those that should be published in the list, taking account of the views of permanent secretaries and ministers concerning their relevance to particular portfolios and the time since a role ceased.

9. I am content that any actual, potential and perceived conflicts have been, or are in the process of being, resolved, but it is important that ministers and their permanent secretaries remain alert in the context of their respective portfolios if ministers’ interests change.

Sir Laurie Magnus CBE

Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests

14 December 2023

Guide to the categories of interest

Ministers are asked to declare their relevant interests to their permanent secretaries and the Independent Adviser in a number of categories. Permanent secretaries and the Independent Adviser advise on the management of any interests that may conflict, or appear to conflict, with specific ministerial portfolios. The Independent Adviser also considers which interests require publication in the List of Ministers’ Interests because they may be deemed relevant to a minister’s portfolio.

As a general principle, all list entries should be read alongside the parliamentary registers of interests (House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests and the House of Lords Register of Members’ Interests) and any relevant information published by the Electoral Commission.

There are a number of departments with policy areas that have broad commercial relevance: the Prime Minister’s Office, HM Treasury, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. In light of this, the entries for ministers in these departments in particular should be read alongside the parliamentary registers. Links to the registers are included in these sections for this purpose.

1. Financial interests

The list includes financial interests held by a minister that are relevant, or may be perceived to be relevant, to their ministerial portfolio. It is not therefore a register of all financial interests.

The list indicates where financial interests are held in a blind trust or similar blind management arrangement. Such arrangements are longstanding mechanisms for protecting ministers in the handling of their interests. They ensure ministers are not involved in decisions on the management, acquisition or disposal of interests held under such arrangements and do not have live knowledge of the contents of such arrangements. The list also provides information on ministers’ involvement with trusts that are not blind, for example family trusts where a minister may be a trustee, beneficiary, non-beneficiary or any combination of these.

The list also includes information on pensions that are relevant to a minister’s portfolio.

2. Directorships and shareholdings

Directorships

While ministers would not normally retain directorships while in office, the Independent Adviser may advise, in some specific circumstances, that it is acceptable for a directorship to be retained, for example in connection with the management of a residential property or small family enterprise, subject to specific undertakings to avoid any conflict. Recently appointed ministers sometimes need time to arrange their retirement from private company directorships and, in such cases, the relevant directorships are included in the list. All such positions are generally expected to be unpaid.

Shareholdings

Information on shareholdings should be read alongside the relevant parliamentary register. The registers maintained by the House of Commons and House of Lords include details of all shareholdings held by MPs and peers over certain thresholds.^{[footnote 1]} The List of Ministers’ Interests does not generally duplicate this information and is not a register of all interests. However, where shareholdings are held by particular ministers that are below the parliamentary thresholds for disclosure, but are deemed to be relevant to their respective portfolios, these are included within the list.

3. Investment property

The list includes investment properties where relevant to the minister’s ministerial portfolio. It is not therefore a list of all investment properties.

4. Public appointments

In line with paragraph 7.11 of the Ministerial Code, most public appointments are relinquished on appointment to ministerial office. Where exceptionally it is proposed that such an appointment should be retained, for example, to allow for a replacement to be recruited, ministers are expected to seek the advice of their permanent secretary and the Independent Adviser.

For the purposes of the list, public appointments are those which are regulated public appointments, as found on the Public Appointments Order in Council or any direct appointments made by a minister.

5. Charities and other non-public organisations

The list includes affiliations with charities and non-public organisations, such as where a minister is a patron, trustee, director or adviser. It also includes memberships or other associations if relevant to their ministerial portfolio.

6. Any other relevant interests

The list includes other interests which could have relevance to their specific ministerial responsibilities, for example a relevant business based in their constituency, former employment that may have relevance to a minister’s portfolio, or membership of a Town Deal Board or relevant community groups.

7. Interests of spouse, partner or close family member

Under paragraph 7.3 of the Ministerial Code, ministers are expected to disclose to their permanent secretary the interests of their spouse or partner and close family which might be thought to give rise to an actual or perceived conflict. Where a spouse or partner’s interests are deemed to be potentially relevant to a minister’s portfolio, arrangements are put in place to manage this.

Additional care is taken in considering which interests held by ministers’ family members should be included in the list so as to avoid excessive and unreasonable intrusion into their lives. It is important to recognise the right of these individuals to a degree of privacy over their affairs and also to avoid compromising their ability to continue in gainful trade and/or employment. Accordingly, judgements are made about which interests are directly and significantly relevant and should therefore be included in the list. What counts as “close family” is determined on a case by case basis. Ministers cannot be expected to know the detail of the affairs of all those they are related to, but where they have close and ongoing contact ministers are expected to take reasonable steps to ensure they adhere to their responsibilities under Chapter 7 of the Ministerial Code.

8. Tax affairs, duty to comply with the law and conduct in light of the Ministerial Code

In addition, ministers are asked to confirm that:

• their tax affairs are up to date;
• the arrangement of their affairs is consistent with their overarching duty to comply with the law; and
• they accept the provisions of the Ministerial Code issued by the Prime Minister and their personal responsibility for deciding how to act and conduct themselves in the light of it.

Prime Minister’s Office

The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Minister for the Union (member of Cabinet)

1. Financial interests

• Blind trust / blind management arrangement

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Hambleton and Richmondshire National Osteoporosis Support Group
• Patron, Leyburn Brass Band
• Patron, Wensleydale Wheels
• Life Member, Richmondshire Landscape Trust
• Life Member, Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
• Honorary Member, Rotary Club Richmond
• Honorary Member, Rotary Club Northallerton
• Investor, Exelby Green Dragon Community Pub Limited
• Investor, Skeeby Community Pub Society Limited
• Investor, Dalehead Garage Community Limited (Benefit Society)

6. Any other relevant interests

• President, British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union
• President, United and Cecil Club
• President, Conservatives Abroad
• Chair, British American Parliamentary Group
• Patron, Conservatives Alumni
• Honorary Member, Ellesborough Golf Club

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The Prime Minister’s spouse/partner is a venture capital investor. They own a venture capital investment company, Catamaran Ventures UK Limited, and a number of direct shareholdings.^{[footnote 2]}

As set out on page 4 of the Guide to the Categories of Interest this entry in particular should be read alongside the relevant entry in the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests.^{[footnote 3]}

Cabinet Office

The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office (member of Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Honorary Chair, Conservative Friends of Business
• Board member, Chequers Trust (ex officio)

The Rt Hon John Glen MP, Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (attends Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, the Bridge Youth Project, Salisbury

6. Any other relevant interests

• The following are in the minister’s constituency: the A303, Stonehenge and Porton Down (UK Health Security Agency and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory)

Richard Holden MP, Minister without Portfolio (attends Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Consett Heritage Initiative

The Rt Hon Esther McVey MP, Minister without Portfolio (attends Cabinet)

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• The minister is a director of, and shareholder in, Blue Collar Productions Limited

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Founder and trustee, If Chloe Can

6. Any other relevant interests

• The minister formerly wrote for the Daily Express and was previously a presenter on GB News

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is an MP

The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP, Minister of State (attends Cabinet)

1. Financial interests

• Armed forces pension

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Director of, and shareholding in, Mercer Consulting Associates (dormant)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• President, Commando Association

Nusrat Ghani MP, Minister of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Azadi

6. Any other relevant interests

• Younger Brother, Trinity House

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is Director of Public Policy, Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Youtube

The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State

1. Financial interests

• Blind trust / blind management arrangement

6. Any other relevant interests

• Fellow, Chartered Governance Institute (ICSA)
• Honorary Fellow, Somerville College
• The minister was previously a non-executive director of Capita and non-executive Chair of Crown Agents

Alex Burghart MP, Parliamentary Secretary

• No relevant interests

HM Treasury

The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer (member of Cabinet)

1. Financial interests

• Blind trust / blind management arrangement
• Junior ISAs held on behalf of children

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• The minister jointly owns Mare Pond Properties Limited, a property holding company, with his spouse/partner

3. Investment property

• Residential investment property - proceeds donated to charity
• Half-share of holiday house in Italy
• Half-share of an office building in London

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Meath Godalming

Laura Trott MBE MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury (attends Cabinet)

1. Financial interests

• Third party managed equity ISA and pension funds

6. Any other relevant interests

• FM Conway, an infrastructure services company, is a major employer in the minister’s constituency

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a Partner at PWC

Nigel Huddleston MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury

1. Financial interests

• Third party managed investment ISA, investment portfolio and pension funds

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Shareholding in Alphabet Inc

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Vice President, Evesham Rowing Club
• President, Evesham and District Mental Health and Support Service

6. Any other relevant interests

• Patron, Tory Reform Group

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner owns an e-commerce business

Bim Afolami MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury

1. Financial interests

• Third party managed stocks and shares ISA
• Pension with HSBC

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Growing Resilience in Teens (GRIT)
• Member, Ditchley Foundation

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member works for Santander

Gareth Davies MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

1. Financial interests

• Third party managed stocks and shares ISA Pension and investment accounts including a National Savings and Investments account

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a research analyst at, and stock holder in, the investment management company MFS.
• Two family members are civil servants
• A family member works for an offshore wind company

The Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Parliamentary Secretary

1. Financial interests

• Third party managed investment portfolio and pension fund

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is Head of Fundraising for the Conservative Party

As set out on page 4 of the Guide to the Categories of Interest, the entries for this department in particular should be read alongside the relevant entries in the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests^{[footnote 4]} and the House of Lords Register of Interests.^{[footnote 5]}

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

The Rt Hon The Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

1. Financial interests

• Blind trust / blind management arrangement
• Prospective beneficiary of a family trust with no oversight

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Owner, Office of David Cameron

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron (formerly President), Alzheimer’s Research UK
• Patron, KIDS
• Patron, Loomba Foundation
• Patron, Motability
• Patron, Mulberry Bush School
• Patron, The Diana Award
• Founding Patron, UpRising
• Honorary President, Lawrence Home Nursing Team
• Vice President, Epilepsy Society
• Vice President, Young Epilepsy Society
• Honorary Governor, Ditchley Foundation
• Honorary Member, International Churchill Society, UK
• Honorary Member, Irvine Burns Club
• Honorary Lord’s Taverner, Lord’s Taverner
• Member, Royal British Legion
• Supporter, The Branch, Chipping Norton
• Supporter, Friends of the Old Bakehouse, Chadlington

6. Any other relevant interests

• Honorary Bencher, Middle Temple Inn
• Honorary Fellow, Brasenose College, Oxford University

Previous roles

• On appointment, the minister resigned from all previous remunerated roles and a number of unremunerated roles.
• All roles undertaken by the minister in the period July 2016 to July 2018 were subject to guidance provided by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) which is published online.^{[footnote 6]}
• All roles undertaken since July 2016 have been declared to the Permanent Secretary FCDO and the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests according to the process set out in the Ministerial Code.
• The following recent remunerated and unremunerated roles are judged relevant for publication by the Independent Adviser:
  • Speaker, Washington Speakers Bureau
  • Visiting Professor, New York University, Abu Dhabi
  • Co-Chairman, Council on State Fragility; previously Chairman, LSE-Oxford Commission on State Fragility, Growth and Development
  • Board Member, ONE Campaign
  • Co-Chairman, Pew Bertarelli Ocean Ambassadors

7. Interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is Founder/Company Director of CEFINN

The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister of State (attends Cabinet)

1. Financial interests

-Blind trust / blind management arrangement

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• As declared in the Register of Members’ Interests, shareholding in Equinox International Holdings Limited (life sciences)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• President, Sutton Coldfield Sea Cadets
• President, Trustees of the Town Hall
• Patron, North Birmingham & Royal Sutton Coldfield Branch of Parkinson’s UK
• Patron, The Breast Friends
• Patron, Home-Start Sutton Coldfield
• Patron, Friends of Holy Trinity Parish Church
• Patron, Ammalife

6. Any other relevant interests

• Visiting Fellow, Jesus College, Cambridge University
• Senior Fellow, Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development, Cambridge University
• Honorary Professor, Birmingham University
• Strategic Board Member, Islamic Centre, Oxford University

The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, Minister of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Honorary Fellow, Durham Institute of Research, Development, and Invention
• Lay Member, Newcastle University Court

The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, International Communities Organisation

6. Any other relevant interests

• Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict

The Rt Hon The Lord Benyon, Minister of State

1. Financial interests

• The minister and his family have interests in a number of family trusts, which include let residential, commercial and agricultural land and property, as well as in-hand farming and forestry, sporting rights and mineral extraction.
• The minister is a trustee of a family trust and in that capacity he is a partner in the Englefield Home Farm farming partnership.

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Trustee, Englefield Charitable Trust Trustee, Mary Hare School for the Deaf
• Trustee, John Simonds Trust
• Trustee, St Peter’s Ufton Charitable Trust
• Patron, North Wessex Downs Landscape Trust
• Patron/President, Connecting Rural Communities in Berkshire
• Vice President, Kennet and Avon Canal Trust
• Honorary Member, Green Lanes Environmental Action Movement
• Life Member, Friends of the Ridgeway
• Member, The Royal Horticultural Society
• Member, Angling Trust
• Member, Salmon and Trout Conservation UK
• Member, The Countryside Alliance
• Member, Conservative Rural Forum, previously known as CRAG (Conservative Rural Action Group)
• Fellowship and Associates, Council for Awards of Royal Agricultural Societies
• President, South Berks Agricultural Association
• Member, Historic Houses Association
• Member, Association of Former Members of Parliament
• Member, Peers for the Planet
• Member, Royal Agricultural Society of England
• Member, The Association of Conservative Peers
• Member, Presidents Club, Atlantic Salmon Trust
• Estate is a Member, Country Land and Business Association
• Estate is a Member, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
• Estate is a Member, The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
• Honorary Membership, Institution of Royal Engineers
• The minister was previously a Consultant to Seahorse Environmental

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• In addition to the interests mentioned above, through a family trust, family members have an interest in a landfill and waste recycling site. The minister’s spouse/partner has an interest in arable farmland and is a trustee of the Englefield Charitable Trust. Other family members also have a trust interest.

Leo Docherty MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Aldershot Garrison is located in the minister’s constituency. A number of defence contractors have a presence in the minister’s constituency including Qinetiq, ADS Group and BAE Systems

David Rutley MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• President, Silk Heritage Trust Vice-President, East Cheshire Hospice
• Vice-President, Poynton Horticultural and Agricultural Society
• Honorary President, Poynton Youth and Community Centre
• Patron, NSPCC, East Cheshire Branch
• Patron, Macclesfield Sheepdog Trials Association
• Patron, Rossendale Trust

6. Any other relevant interests

• Astra Zeneca is a major employer in the minister’s constituency

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member works at Deloitte

Home Office

The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Vice Patron, The Ulysses Trust

6. Any other relevant interests

• RAF Wethersfield is in the minister’s constituency

Michael Tomlinson KC MP, Minister of State (attends Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Diverse Abilities Splash Appeal
• Patron, Dorset Me Support Group
• Volunteer Leader on Annual Camp for the Urban Saints (The Crusaders’ Union) – Christian Youth Work

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Middle Temple

The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP, Minister of State (attends Cabinet)

1. Financial interests

• Blind trust / blind management arrangement

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Previously director, Lashkar & Co (dissolved)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Spadework
• Patron, Hospice in the Weald
• Patron, YMCA West Kent

6. Any other relevant interests

• Honorary Fellow, St Augustine College of Theology
• Honorary Fellow, Exeter University
• Patron, Conservative Friends of Afghanistan
• Patron, Conservative Environment Network
• Patron, Conservative Friends of Pakistan
• Patron, Tory Reform Group
• Board Member, Social Market Foundation (think tank)
• Board Member, Onward (think tank)
• Lt Cdr, Royal Naval Reserve
• Lt Col (R), British Army Reserve
• Pyser Optics and FLIR Systems are located in the minister’s constituency

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member is a vice president at Thales

The Rt Hon Chris Philp MP, Minister of State

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• The minister is a director of Millgap Limited, an investment and consulting holding company personally owned by the minister. Millgap is not actively trading but holds co-investments in the Pluto group of companies on behalf of the minister.

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, South East Cancer Help Centre, Purley
• Patron, Garwood Foundation

Tom Pursglove MP, Minister of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Corby Town Deal Board

Laura Farris MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Berkshire Women’s Aid and Flag DV, a domestic abuse charity, are in the minister’s constituency
• The minister is a former barrister and was Counsel to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner works for Withers LLP

The Lord Sharpe of Epsom OBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, the United Kingdom Karate Awards

Ministry of Defence

The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

1. Financial interests

• Blind trust / blind management arrangement

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Isabel Hospice
• Patron, RESPONSE
• Patron, The Mixed Group
• Patron, Herts Action on Disability

James Cartlidge MP, Minister of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Shotley Pier Group

6. Any other relevant interests

• Wattisham airfield is in South Suffolk, near the minister’s constituency
• Hadleigh Castings (defence contractor) and MEL Aviation are located in the minister’s constituency

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member is involved in consultancy work that could potentially include defence interests and is an adviser (unpaid) to AERALIS

The Rt Hon James Heappey MP, Minister of State

1. Financial interests

• Armed forces pension

5. Charities and other non-public organisations

• Patron, Heads Up
• Member, Royal British Legion

6. Any other relevant interests

• Vice Chair, Glastonbury Town Deal Board
• Many of the minister’s constituents are employed by the Ministry of Defence at MOD sites as well as at defence companies in the region

The Earl of Minto, Minister of State

1. Financial interests

• Beneficiary of a family trust

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Non-Executive Chairman, Not Another Bill Limited

The Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

1. Financial interests

• Naval pension

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Trustee, UK Reserve Forces Association
• President of Warminster Branch, The Royal British Legion
• Member, Royal British Legion

6. Any other relevant interests

• Patron, Warminster Food Bank
• Member, Association of Authority Medical Advisors
• Member, One Nation Conservatives
• Occasional additional board member, Royal Naval Medical Boards
• Member of Council, Kitchener Memorial Fund
• There are a large number of service personnel, families and veterans in the minister’s constituency as well as Ministry of Defence establishments and reliant businesses, and defence-related businesses and contractors
• The minister is a naval reservist

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• Three family members are serving officers in the armed forces
• A family member is a national broadcast journalist

Ministry of Justice

The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

6. Any other relevant interests

• Non-practising member of 6KBW chambers
• Member, Middle Temple Inn of Court

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a practising barrister

The Rt Hon Edward Argar MP, Minister of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Previously Head of Public Affairs, Serco Group PLC (left in 2014)

Gareth Bacon MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Trustee of a building owned by Old Bexley and Sidcup Conservative Association

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner works in an MP’s parliamentary office

Laura Farris MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

See entry under Home Office

Mike Freer MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

No relevant interests

The Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Bencher, Middle Temple
• Door Tenant, Monckton Chambers, Gray’s Inn
• Chair of Governance Group, Worshipful Company of Broderers
• The minister also conducted an Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid for the MoJ in 2021

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member is a door tenant at Furnival Chambers

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State (Member of Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, The Independent Living Centre, Semington

6. Any other relevant interests

• The Wiltshire Business Cyber Centre is in the minister’s constituency

Andrew Griffith MP, Minister of State

1. Financial interests

• The minister has investments in a venture capital fund

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• The minister has a shareholding in STAY ONE DEGREE LIMITED

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Ex officio member of the Advisory Council of Wilton Park, an executive agency of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Julia Lopez MP, Minister of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Havering Association for People with Disabilities

6. Any other relevant interests

• Fellow, Westminster Abbey Institute
• Ministerial Champion for the Thames Estuary, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner works for Wipro (IT services firm)
• A family member is employed by World Book Day

The Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP, Minister of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome

6. Any other relevant interests

• Fellow, Royal Society of Arts

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member works for Sony Music
• A family member works for Hanover Communications

Saqib Bhatti MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Former director and continuing shareholder in Younis Bhatti & Co Limited

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Board Member, West Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a civil servant
• A family member works for a software company

The Viscount Camrose, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

1. Financial interests

• The minister is a life interest beneficiary of some family trusts

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• In connection with the arm’s length management of family investments, the minister is a non-executive director of the following:
• The 140 Trustee Company Limited
• The 140 Investment Managers Limited
• Stamford Investment Trust Limited
• Director, Camrose Management Limited (dormant)
• Director, Tickle Hudson Limited (micro company)
• The minister’s shareholdings listed in the House of Lords Register of Interests include Reaction Engines Limited and Addactive Limited

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Member of School of Life Sciences Industry Advisory Board, Royal Holloway University

As set out on page 4 of the Guide to the Categories of Interest, the entries for this department in particular should be read alongside the relevant entries in the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests^{[footnote 7]} and the House of Lords Register of Interests.^{[footnote 8]}

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (member of Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Director/Governor, Ditchley Foundation
• Patron, Surrey Heath Citizens Advice Bureau
• Patron, Surrey Heath Singers
• Patron, The Asian Students Christian Trust
• Vice-Patron, Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care
• Ambassador, Liberty Choir
• Member, Advisory Board, Community Security Trust

6. Any other relevant interests

• Visiting Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford University
• Member of Advisory Board, Bright Blue (think tank)
• Patron, Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation
• Patron, Conservative Friends of Small Business
• Chair, Future of Conservatism Steering Group, Onward (think tank)

Lee Rowley MP, Minister of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Mastin Moor Community Gardens

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Town Deal Boards for Clay Cross and Staveley

Felicity Buchan MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Grenfell tower is in the minister’s constituency

Simon Hoare MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

3. Investment property

• As declared in the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Friends of Guys Marsh Prison

6. Any other relevant interests

• Previously involved in planning consultancy

Jacob Young MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Redcar Town Deal Board
• Formerly a Member, South Tees Development Corporation
• Formerly a Board Member, Teesside Freeport Board
• Teeside Freeport is in the minister’s constituency

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner works for Westminster City Council

The Baroness Penn, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a civil servant

The Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Board Member, Gunner Committee
• Previously a member of the Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce

Department of Health and Social Care

The Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Honorary President, British Youth Council
• Honorary President, Coastal Community Team Board
• Vice President, Alford and District Civic Trust Limited
• Honorary Member, Louth Navigation Trust / Louth Navigation Regeneration Partnership

6. Any other relevant interests

• Patron, Tory Reform Group
• Member, Society of Conservative Lawyers
• Member, British American Parliamentary Group
• Member, One Nation Conservatives
• Member, Conservative Environment Network
• Member, Towns Deal Board for Mablethorpe

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is CEO of ABF Sugar, a division of ABF plc and is a director of a number of sugar-related companies
• British Sugar plc (part of ABF Sugar) has a Home Office licence to grow cannabis for medicinal purposes
• Two family members are district councillors

The Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson CBE MP, Minister of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Vice President, Trawden Agricultural Show
• Patron, South East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership
• Governor, Whitefield Infant School
• Community First Responder, North West Ambulance Service

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Nelson Town Board
• Member, Chartered Management Institute
• As a constituency MP, the minister lobbied for the full rebuild of a hospital in a neighbouring constituency which was affected by RAAC. This was granted in May 2023.
• The minister was an unpaid volunteer vaccinator with the East Lancashire Hospital Trust, Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner works at the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Helen Whately MP, Minister of State

1. Financial interests

• The minister is a trustee and potential beneficiary of certain family trusts

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a non-executive director at Estover Energy Limited

Maria Caulfield MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

1. Financial interests

• NHS pension

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Director, Newhaven Fishing Community Interest Company

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Homelink, Lewes
• Patron, Newhaven Bowls Club

6. Any other relevant interests

• The minister is a registered nurse
• Unofficial patron, Conservative Friends of NHS
• Member, Newhaven Town Board

The Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Previously Founder and Chairman of PIF and Early Years charity

6. Any other relevant interests

• President, Warwick University Conservative Association

The Lord Markham CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

1. Financial interests

• Blind trust / blind management arrangement

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• The minister is co-founder and shareholder of Cignpost Investments Limited, a health and wellness company and Cignpost Medical Services Limited which is a part of Cignpost Diagnostics Limited. The minister is in the process of divesting a shareholding in Cignpost Investments Limited. The minister is a director of, and has a controlling shareholding in, Penneys XI Limited, as declared in the Register of Lords’ Interests. The minister is a director and shareholder of R2B H Limited

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member is a non-executive director at Cignpost Investments Limited, representing the minister’s interests while his shareholding is unwound.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner of close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is Head of Infrastructure at Anglian Water
• A family member works at the European Investment Bank

The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP, Minister of State

1. Financial interests

• NFU Mutual pension

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• The minister is a partner in C H Spencer & Son (Farmers)
• The minister is a director of, and shareholder in, Spring Lane Farm Limited

3. Investment property

• Spring Lane Farm Limited owns a garden centre which is let out on a long term lease

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• President, Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum
• Trustee, The Core Centre, Calverton Notts
• Fellowship, Royal Agricultural Societies/Society
• Member, Country Land & Business Association
• Member, National Farmers Union
• Member, Royal British Legion
• Member, The Farmers Club
• Council Member, Royal Society of England
• Member, British Association for Shooting & Conservation

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a partner in C H Spencer & Son (Farmers) and a director of Spring Lane Farm Limited
• A family member works at Spring Lane Farm Limited and is vice chairman of South Notts NFU branch
• A family member is a farmer for Spring Lane Farm Limited

The Rt Hon The Lord Benyon, Minister of State

See entry under Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Robbie Moore MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
• Fellow, Central Association of Agricultural Valuers
• Scholar, Nuffield Farming Scholarship
• Previously a Director of Brockthorpe Consultancy Limited (trading) and Brockthorpe Consultancy RM
• Previously employed as a Rural Practice Surveyor
• As a constituency MP, the minister has campaigned against the design and implementation of the Bradford Clean Air Zone (CAZ)
• As a constituency MP, the minister has consistently campaigned against the building and operation of the Aire Valley Incinerator
• As a constituency MP, the minister has campaigned on bathing water designation in the River Wharfe, Ilkley

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• Two family members own and operate a farming business which is in receipt of government subsidies, and also own a plastic recycling business
• Several other family members also own and operate farming businesses which are in receipt of government subsidies

Rebecca Pow MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

3. Investment property

• The minister has an interest in agricultural land and various other properties

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Ambassador, Arts Taunton
• Member, Somerset Wildlife Trust
• Member, WWF
• Life Member, Hestercombe Garden Trust
• Life Member, Somerset Gardens Trust

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member is a partner in a farm. Family members have an interest in agricultural land. A family member is a race horse breeding consultant.

Robbie Douglas-Miller OBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Director, Moorfoot Capital Management
• Director, Abbotsford Property Group Limited (non-trading)
• Director, Mount Royal Property Group Limited (non-trading)
• Director, Rose Street Properties Limited
• Director, Strathoykel Holdings Limited (non-trading)
• Partner, Forneth Estate Partnership LP
• The minister has shareholdings including in AquaCultured and Credec (Ardhor)

3. Investment property

• Moorfoot Capital Management owns farmland in Scotland

5. Charities and non-public

organisations

• Trustee, Kyle of Sutherland District Salmon Fisheries Board and Trust
• Member, Atlantic Salmon Trust
• Member, RSPB
• Member, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
• Member, Songbird Survival
• Member, Scottish Gamekeepers Association
• Member, National Farmers Union Scotland

7. Relevant interests of spouse partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner works for Moorfoot Capital Management
• A family member is Director of Scottish Land and Estates

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (member of Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Enable Ability
• Trustee until the AGM on 10 January 2024 when she will become Honorary President, Wymering Manor Trust
• Founder, Paulsgrove Food Pantry

6. Any other relevant interests

• Honorary Captain, Royal Naval Reserves
• The minister’s neighbouring constituency is home to HM Naval Base Portsmouth and associated defence and shipbuilding contractors

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

The Rt Hon The Lord True CBE, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal (member of Cabinet)

1. Financial interests

• Blind trust / blind management arrangement

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Trustee, Sir Harold Hood’s Charitable Trust
  Patron, Venice in Peril
• Prime Minister nominated trustee, Chequers Trust
• Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chevening Trust (ex officio)

6. Any other relevant interests

• Honorary Co-Chairman, Westminster Italian Conservatives

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member is a special adviser

The Rt Hon The Earl Howe GBE, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

1. Financial interests

• Blind trust / blind management arrangement
• Beneficiary of two family trusts
• Owner of a family farming business

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Through his position as a trustee of the Kedleston Estate in Derbyshire the minister is a director of four family investment companies: Viceroy 2020 Limited, Viceroy 101 Limited, Viceroy 102 Limited and Viceroy 103 Limited

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Chairman, Friends and Patrons of Buckinghamshire County Museum
• President, Penn and Tylers Green Society
• President, South Bucks Association for the Disabled
• President, RNLI (Chilterns Branch)
• Vice President, The Arts Society, Chilterns
• Vice-President, RNLI
• Trustee, Penn Street Village Hall
• Trustee, Penn Trust
• Trustee, Friends of Little Missenden Festival
• Patron, Chiltern Society
• Patron, New London Music Society
• Patron, X-Forces Enterprise and Soldiering On Awards
• Governor, King William IV Naval Foundation
• Unpaid adviser to the trustees, Milton’s Cottage Trust

6. Any other relevant interests

• The minister is a trustee of the Portman Estate and the Viscount Scarsdale Will Trust
• Honorary President, LAPADA
• Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Physicians
• Honorary Doctor, Bucks New University

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire

Department for Business and Trade

The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP, Secretary of State, President of the Board of Trade, and Minister for Women and Equalities (member of Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Fellow, Birkbeck College, University of London
• Patron, Support 4 Sight
• Patron, Mind in West Essex
• Patron, Council for Voluntary Services in Uttlesford

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner works for Deutsche Bank
• The minister’s spouse/partner has a shareholding in PI Top, an education technology company

Nusrat Ghani MP, Minister of State

See entry under Cabinet Office

The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Minister for London and Minister of State

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Director, Konigswinter

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Trustee, Brunswick Club for Young People
• Patron, Czech National Trust
• Patron, Friends of Czech Heritage

The Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE, Minister of State

1. Financial interests

• The minister is trustee of a small part of an estate from which he receives no personal benefit

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Director of, and shareholdings in, AMP Ventures Limited (personal holding company)
• Person with significant controlling shareholding in Cigarkeep Limited
• Shareholdings in Nexxt E-Drive Limited and Nexxtdrive Limited in addition to those declared in the House of Lords Register of Interests

Kevin Hollinrake MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Shareholdings in Naked Wines plc, Agreed Online Limited and RAHIAPP Limited in addition to those declared in the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Trustee, Nikki Waterhouse Trust

6. Any other relevant interests

• The minister was previously a director of Agreed Online Limited

The Lord Offord of Garvel, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Director, Badenoch Investments Limited
• Director, Badenoch Advisors Limited (dormant)
• Director, Badenoch Partners Limited (dormant)
• The minister has a range of shareholdings, as declared in the House of Lords Register. These include an interest in The Borders Distillery Limited and Cashmaster (Holdings) Limited.
• In addition to shareholdings included in the House of Lords Register, the minister has shareholdings in Peleus Property First GP Ltd, Peleus Property Founder Partner LP, Peleus Residential Properties Investment LP, Reaction Digital Media Ltd, London Scottish International Ltd, Neighbourly Ltd, Hampden & Co Plc, and Renaissance Club at Archerfield LLP

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Director and trustee, Badenoch Trust

As set out on page 4 of the Guide to the Categories of Interest, the entries for this department in particular should be read alongside the relevant entries in the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests^{[footnote 9]} and the House of Lords Register of Interests.^{[footnote 10]}

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Founder and fundraiser for the Friendship Project

6. Any other relevant interests

• Visiting Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford

The Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP, Minister of State

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Director of, with shareholding in, CSL Publishing Limited (dormant)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• President, Beverley Royal British Legion
• Patron, St Augustine’s Church, Hedon
• Patron, Beverley War Memorial Trust
• Vice President, Beverley and District Civil Society

6. Any other relevant interests

• There is wide-ranging energy infrastructure in the minister’s constituency, including wind farms, a gas pipeline, Hydrogen to Humber (H2H) Saltend, Yorkshire Energy Park, and plans for hydrogen storage and production facilities, oil and gas projects and an International Enterprise Park.

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member is a civil servant

Andrew Bowie MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• There are a large number of energy companies and organisations working in or on behalf of the energy sector within the minister’s constituency and surrounding constituencies.
• As a constituency MP, the minister has stated his opposition to an onshore wind farm project at Hill of Fare
• There are a large number of providers of private rented accommodation in the minister’s constituency which are impacted by insulation requirements.

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a civil servant

Amanda Solloway MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Lord Commissioner of His Majesty’s Treasury (Government Whip)

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Previously director of, and shareholding in, Amanda Solloway Limited, a learning and development consultancy (dissolved)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Founder of Head High, a Community Interest Company specialising in mental health
• Governor, Wilsthorpe Community School, Long Eaton
• Trustee, Landau Forte College

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member is a Councillor at Nottinghamshire County Council
• A family member is a Councillor at Erewash Borough Council

The Lord Callanan, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Directorships and shareholdings

• Director of, and shareholding in, MC Associates (Europe) Limited (not trading)

Shareholding in BT plc

As set out on page 4 of the Guide to the Categories of Interest, the entries for this department in particular should be read alongside the relevant entries in the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests^{[footnote 11]} and the House of Lords Register of Interests.^{[footnote 12]}

Department for Work and Pensions

The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Controlling shareholding with spouse/partner in Venture Marketing Group

Jo Churchill MP, Minister of State

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Director of SLS Limited (dormant)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• President, Royal British Legion Women’s Section – Bury St Edmunds and District Branch
• President, Royal Naval Association – Stowmarket Branch
• Vice President, Suffolk Association of Local Councils
• Trustee, Bury St Edmunds Town Trust
• Patron, Bury St Edmunds Cathedral
• Member, Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra

6. Any other relevant interests

• Ambassador, Founder and Friend, CIC Dental School, University of Suffolk

Mims Davies MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Honorary President, Haywards Heath Rugby Club
• Honorary President, Staplefield Cricket Club
• Honorary President, East Grinstead Target Shooting Club
• Supporter, Conservative Environment Network
• Supporter, Conservative Rural Forum
• Supporter, Conservative Friends of the Ocean
• Volunteer radio presenter, Mid Sussex Radio

Paul Maynard MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Board member (unpaid), LINK Consumer Council- DWP is a major employer in the minister’s constituency
• Member, Blackpool Town Board

The Viscount Younger of Leckie, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

1. Financial interests

• The minister is a trustee of a family trust

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• President and Patron, Buckinghamshire County Museum
• Vice President, War Widows’ Association Patron, Garsington Opera
• Trustee, Highland Society of London
• Trustee, The Life Members Association, Kate Kennedy Club
• Member, Royal Company of Archers, King’s Bodyguards for Scotland
• Member, Royal Yacht Squadron

6. Any other relevant interests

• Freeman, Company of HR Professionals

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is Chairman of a Government Catapult Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) and is adviser to Edmund Truell and the Atlantic Super-Connector Project.

Department for Education

The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Chichester Lunch Club

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a Crown Representative for the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Defence, and the Vice-Chair of Tech UK and Non-Executive Director of Centerprise. The minister’s spouse/partner is also a member of the Prince’s Trust Corporate Advisory Board and Technology Committee.

The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, Minister of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Open Road
• Honorary Vice President, Jewish Leadership Council
• Patron, Ladder Foundation
• Honorary Youth President, Harlow Youth Unit of St John Ambulance

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, International Parliamentary Network for Education (inactive)
• Member, Blue Collar Conservative Group
• Member, Harlow Growth Board
• Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Honorary Professorship, Nottingham Trent University Honorary Doctorate, University of Craiova, Romania
• The headquarters of Pearson publishing is based in the minister’s constituency
• The minister was previously a Commissioner for the Times Education Commission and was previously co-chair of the Baker-Dearing Trust University Technical College Policy Group

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner of close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner works for the Safeguarding Alliance

The Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, Minister of State

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a teacher

David Johnston OBE MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Play2Give
• Patron, Secret Santa 365
• Patron, Team Mikayla

6. Any other relevant interests

• Advisory board member for a project run by Onward (think tank)

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is Director, Reform Think Tank and is a member of the Social Security Advisory Committee
• A family member works for Ofsted
• A family member is a teacher

The Baroness Barran MBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

No relevant interests

Department for Transport

The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Honorary Vice-President, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust

6. Any other relevant interests

• Mabey Bridge in the minister’s constituency has a contract to supply bridging equipment to HS2 Limited
• Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales (ICAEW)

Huw Merriman MP, Minister of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Windmill Hill Windmill Trust

6. Any other relevant interests

• Rother Valley Railway is in the minister’s constituency, and sought a departmental decision to enlarge a heritage railway which was awarded in May 2023

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner works for Airbus Operations Limited

Anthony Browne MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Advisory board member, Institute for Fiscal Studies

6. Any other relevant interests

• The minister’s constituency has several small airfields, including a gliding club and a flying school. The Imperial War Museum has a site at Duxford Airfield. Faradair, a zero carbon aviation company, is based at Duxford. The Luton flightpath affects the minister’s constituents. As a constituency MP, the minister campaigned against Cambridge Congestion Charge.

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is Chief Executive of the Homeowners Alliance

Guy Opperman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• The A1, A69 and A68 are in the minister’s constituency

The Lord Davies of Gower, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Member, The Air League
• Trustee and Director, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
• Vice President, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

6. Any other relevant interests

• Newmarket July Course is in the minister’s constituency.
• Member, Society of Conservative Lawyers

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is the CEO of Alexander Mann Solutions. Alexander Mann has a framework contract with the Crown Commercial Service for the provision of recruitment services. The company is currently working with DCMS and a number of its arm’s length bodies.
• The minister’s spouse/partner has shareholdings including RMS Events Limited (events company) and S4 Capital
• A family member works, and is a shareholder, at Neal Street Media Limited, an All3 media company.
• A family member owns a hotel and golf course
• A family member is a Trustee, Jewish Museum London

Julia Lopez MP, Minister of State

See entry under Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP, Minister of State

See entry under Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Guiseley Lights (Community Interest Company)

The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Trustee, Cambridge Union Society and director of its trading arm

6. Any other relevant interests

• Chairman, Conservative History Group
• Member, University Court, Newcastle University
• Member, Royal Navy Course, Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme

Northern Ireland Office

The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

No relevant interests

Steve Baker MP, Minister of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Butterfly House
• Patron, Wycombe Youth Action

6. Any other relevant interests

• Fellow, Royal Society for Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce
• Oxford Instruments are based in Wycombe with a subsidiary in Northern Ireland

The Lord Caine, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Lord in Waiting (Lords Government Whip)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Danny Jones Defibrillator Fund

Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland

The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

3. Investment property

• The minister owns a salmon fishery

6. Any other relevant interests

• The minister owns a family farm which is in receipt of farm subsidy payments under the successor arrangements to the Common Agricultural Policy
• Member, King’s Bodyguard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers

John Lamont MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Trustee, St Abbs Lifeboat

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Law Society of England & Wales
• Member, Rail Action Group East of Scotland

The Lord Offord of Garvel, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

See entry under Department for Business and Trade

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales / SWYDDFA YSGRIFENNYDD GWLADOL CYMRU

The Rt Hon David TC Davies MP, Secretary of State (member of Cabinet)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Chepstow Male Voice Choir

6. Any other relevant interests

• BAE and Alun Griffiths Contractors are both significant employers in the minister’s constituency
• The proposed Chepstow Bypass is in the minister’s constituency. As a constituency MP, the minister has campaigned both for this and the M4 relief road.

Fay Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Vice President, Llyswen and Boughwood Show
• Vice President, Gwenddwr Show
• Vice President, Sennybridge Show Society
• Member, Countryside Alliance
• Member, National Trust

6. Any other relevant interests

• The Global Centre of Rail Excellence is in the minister’s constituency. As a constituency MP, the minister represents the Royal Welsh Show and the Hay Festival.

Attorney General’s Office

The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP, Attorney General (attends Cabinet)

1. Financial interests

• Trustee of a family trust

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Member, Parochial Church Council of St James Church, Somerton
• Ex officio director and trustee, Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales
• Prison Employment Advisory Board Member, HMP Bullingdon

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Middle Temple
• Member, Conservative Environment Network
• Member, One Nation Conservatives
• Member, Society of Conservative Lawyers
• Member, ex officio, General Council of the Bar

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a judge with the Insolvency and Companies Court
• A family member is a partner at a law firm

Robert Courts MP, Solicitor General

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Honorary Vice President, Merchant Navy Welfare Board
• Patron, Cotswold Line Promotion Group
• Volunteer Liaison, Volunteer Link-Up

6. Any other relevant interests

• Chair, Commons and Lords RAF Association
• Member, Lincoln’s Inn
• Member, Federation of Small Businesses
• Member, Western Circuit
• Member, Civitas
• Member, Society of Conservative Lawyers
• Door tenant, 3 Paper Buildings
• Member, ex officio, General Council of the Bar
• Member, Conservative Environment Network
• Associate Member of the British Legion
• Associate Member of the Royal Air Force Association
• Former Member, Criminal Bar Association and Personal Injuries Bar Association

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member is Leader of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

The Attorney General’s Office has an established system in place for ensuring, where relevant, that there are no conflicts of interests arising from the Law Officers having represented individuals or organisations as part of legal practice prior to their appointment.

Office of the Advocate general for Scotland

The Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC, HM Advocate General for Scotland

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Member, Society of Conservative Lawyers
• Session Clerk in the Church of Scotland

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Scottish Criminal Bar Association
• Other barrister affiliations - Black Chambers
• Honorary Member, Bar of Northern Ireland
• Chairman, Bass Rock Cricket Club

Government Whips - Commons

The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP, Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (attends Cabinet)

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Unpaid director and shareholder, Llan Property Limited

6. Any other relevant interests

• Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry

The Rt Hon Marcus Jones MP, Treasurer of His Majesty’s Household (Deputy Chief Whip)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Mary Ann Evans Hospice
• Honorary Member, Nuneaton Rotary Club

6. Any other relevant interests

• Board Member, Nuneaton Town Deal Board

Rebecca Harris MP, Comptroller of His Majesty’s Household (Government Whip)

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Director, Policy Research Unit Ltd (ex officio)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Vice President, Southend-on-Sea Railway Travellers Association
• Trustee, Datchet Women’s Institute Hall
• Patron, The Danny Green Fund
• Patron, Carers Choices
• Patron, The Cascade Foundation
• Patron, Wyvern Community Transport

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Conservative Friends of Israel

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a civil servant

Stuart Anderson MP, Vice Chamberlain of His Majesty’s Household (Government Whip)

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Wolverhampton Towns Fund Board

Government Whips - Junior Lords of treasury

Scott Mann MP, Lord Commissioner of His Majesty’s Treasury (Government Whip)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Honorary Vice President, Wadebridge Cricket Club

The Rt Hon Dame Amanda Milling MP, Lord Commissioner of His Majesty’s Treasury (Government Whip)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Committee Member, Chase Arts for Public Spaces
• Chair, Chase Line Stakeholder Group
• Honorary Vice President, Rugeley Rifle Club
• Honorary Member of Cannock Branch, Rotary International

Joy Morrissey MP, Lord Commissioner of His Majesty’s Treasury (Government Whip)

No relevant interests

Amanda Solloway MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Lord Commissioner of His Majesty’s Treasury (Government Whip)

See entry under Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mike Wood MP, Lord Commissioner of His Majesty’s Treasury (Government Whip)

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Brierley Hill Town Board
• President, Old Foleyans Association
• Honorary Companion, British Institute of Innkeeping

Government Whips - Assistant Government Whips

Aaron Bell MP, Assistant Government Whip

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, British American Parliamentary Group
• Board Member, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Town Deal Board

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is a member of the Judiciary in England and Wales

Ruth Edwards MP, Assistant Government Whip

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Nottingham Heritage Railway
• Patron, East Midlands Railway Trust

6. Any other relevant interests

• Observer Member of Freeport Board, East Midlands Freeport Board

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner is Associate Director, JBP. They are also Director of Mongoose Bridges Limited, a small horticultural and consultancy business. The minister’s spouse/partner has a small horticulture and livestock holding.

Mark Fletcher MP, Assistant Government Whip

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Grace Simba

Mark Jenkinson MP, Assistant Government Whip

6. Any other relevant interests

• Member, Workington Town Deal Board

Robert Largan MP, Assistant Government Whip

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Member of University Court, University of Derby

6. Any other relevant interests

• Associate Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Gagan Mohindra MP, Assistant Government Whip

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Hospice of Saint Francis

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner works for Expedia

Suzanne Webb MP, Assistant Government Whip

6. Any other relevant interests

• Former Councillor, Birmingham City Council

Government Whips - House of Lords

The Rt Hon The Baroness Williams of Trafford, Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Honorary Vice President, Lancashire Wildlife Trust

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• The minister’s spouse/partner works at EY Parthenon
• A family member is a civil servant

The Earl of Courtown, Lords Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of the King’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Stroud Court Community Trust

Baronesses and Lords in waiting

The Lord Caine, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Lord in Waiting (Lords Government Whip)

See entry under Northern Ireland Office

The Lord Evans of Rainow, Lord in Waiting (Lords Government Whip)

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Director, GTE Consultants Limited (currently dormant)

The Lord Gascoigne, Lord in Waiting (Lords Government Whip)

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Patron, Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation

6. Any other relevant interests

• Alumni member, Conservative Environment Network

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• Spouse/partner works for the Crown Estate

The Lord Harlech, Lord in Waiting (Lords Government Whip)

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Glyn Cywarch LLP, for the running of self-catering holiday accommodation from a building owned freehold by the minister, Glyn Cywarch

3. Investment property

• The minister owns a variety of farmland and agricultural and residential property in North Wales

5. Charities and non-public organisations

• Member, The CLA
• Member, The Countryside Alliance
• Member, Historic Houses

6. Any other relevant interests

• The minister is a serving army reservist

The Lord Roborough, Lord in Waiting (Lords Government Whip)

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• Director, BettyHill Wind 2 Limited - wind power
• Partner/Designated Member, LP Strategies LLP which acquires land for natural capital project development
• Partner, Skelpick and Rhifail Estates, which owns land, fishing rights and renewable energy projects
• In addition to shareholdings listed in the House of Lords Register of Interests, the minister holds shares in: Jet2, Mind Gym, Northern Ocean, Terrafina, Iveco, TSMC, Evoque, Verse Art and Circular Algorithmic Trading

3. Investment property

• As detailed in the House of Lords Members’ Register of Interests, the minister has land interests in Devon, including land used for solar power generation and commercial forestry, and land allocated for development

5. Charities and non-public

organisations

• Chair, Maristow Charity
• Trustee, Lady Modyford’s Endowed School
• Member, Conservative Environment Network
• Member, Peers for the Planet
• Member, Country Land and Business Association
• Member, Atlantic Salmon Trust
• Member, British Association of Shooting and Conservation (BASC)
• Member, Angling Trust

6. Any other relevant interests

• The minister previously worked as a professional investor in a range of sectors, including the energy industry, semiconductors, telecoms equipment, agriculture, software, transport equipment, aerospace and defence.
• The minister was previously director of Circular Algorithmic and Data Systems Limited

7. Relevant interests of spouse, partner or close family member

• A family member has a renewable energy development company

The Baroness Swinburne, Baroness in Waiting (Lords Government Whip)

2. Directorships and shareholdings

• The Minister was previously an equity partner of KPMG (resigned June 2023)

1. The House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests includes shareholdings which i) amount to more than 15% of the issued share capital of that company, or more than 15% of a partnership and/or ii) are valued at more than £70,000. The House of Lords Register of Members’ Interests includes any shareholding either (a) amounting to a controlling interest, or (b) not amounting to a controlling interest, but exceeding £100,000 in value; any private equity investment worth more than £100,000 or constituting more than 10 per cent of the fund or investment; and any corporate debt security with a value exceeding £100,000. ↩

2. As the Prime Minister set out in his letter to the Chair of the Liaison Committee on 4 April 2023, this includes the minority shareholding that his wife has in relation to the company, Koru Kids. The Guide to the Categories of Interest (section 7, pages 4-6) sets out the Independent Adviser’s approach to the inclusion of interests declared in relation to spouses, partners and close family members within the list. The Prime Minister’s letter of 4 April ↩

3. House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests ↩

4. Register of members financial interests ↩

5. Register of lords interests ↩

6. Summary of business appointments applications Rt Hon David Cameron ↩

7. Register of members financial interests ↩

8. Register of lords interests ↩

9. Register of members financial interests ↩

10. Register of lords interests ↩

11. Register of members financial interests ↩

12. Register of lords interests ↩