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Richard Barnes - gifts and hospitality

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
16 March 2012 St Patrick`s Festival Dinner Sean Fitzpatrick, Chair, Organising Committee, St Patrick`s Festival Ball £75.00
12 March 2012 Dinner Peter Willis, Lieutenant Colonel, Secretary, City of London Reserve Forces and Cadets` Association £40.00
06 March 2012 Tittot multicoloured glass crystal Dr. Lung-Bin Hau, Mayor of Taipei £40.00
29 February 2012 Annual Dinner, Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London W1 Richard Benson, CEO, Community Safety Trust £200.00
24 January 2012 Conservative Arab Network Ambassador`s Dinner Dr Wafik Moustafa - Chair, Conservative Arab Network £40.00
12 January 2012 London Government Dinner Corporation of London £65.00
04 January 2012 Autumn/Winter Coat Mr Wei Zhu, CEO Bosideng UK (Clothing Company) £150.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
18 December 2011 Award in Crystal, presented at the Russian Speaking Council of Great Britiain dinner. 1 book also presented on the history of Russia. Russian Speaking Council of Great Britain £85.00
07 November 2011 Selection of gifts presented whilst in Shanghai are as follows: 2 waterproof jackets, 1 case of Darjeeling black tea, 1 box of Mao Zedong commemorative coins and stamps collection, 1 commemorative book of stamps from Bosideng clothing company, 1 chinese Jade and Fountain PRC Lawyers & Shanghai Business Daily £380.00
07 November 2011 Cost of return flight tickets to attend the `Invest in UK Summit`, Shanghai, and hotel accommodation for 10 nights. Jade & Fountain PRC Lawyers & Shanghai Business Daily £3997.00
27 October 2011 Cost of return flight and accommodation for 2 nights to attend and speak at the Diversity Conference in Oslo, Norway. British Council £786.00
20 October 2011 Reception and Dinner Harold Baird - President, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants £45.00
06 October 2011 Wine Decanter Ali Miraj, Canary Wharf Group of the London Society of Chartered Accountants £65.00
28 September 2011 1 bottle of Appleton Jamaican Rum and a book on the history of Jamaica Senator, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, Mayor of Kingston, Jamaica £45.00
20 September 2011 City of London`s Dragon Awards Dinner Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, Alderman and Mrs Michael Bear £45.00
14 September 2011 Resolution Property`s Young Carers Awards Dinner Che Bratley & Helen Rogers - Resolution Property £45.00
13 September 2011 Six Denby Crystal Whiskey Tumblers and a book on the history of the Upholders Livery Company The Worshipful Company of Upholders £85.00
05 September 2011 Return flight tickets and 5 nights accommodation to attend and speak at the Global Policy Forum, Yaroslavl, Russia Global Policy Forum £1315.00
25 July 2011 Return flight tickets, and 5 nights accommodation to attend and speak at the 6th Annual Security Conference, Mauritius MIS Training Institute £1390.00
16 July 2011 Tickets for the Royal International Air Tattoo 2011 Dr Simon Harwood - The Boeing Company £65.00
05 July 2011 Dinner - Business in the Community National Awards for Excellence Val Lowman, Managing Director, BeOnsite £45.00
27 June 2011 Lunch - Cinnamon Club, SW1 Thames Water Senior Management £40.00
07 June 2011 Dinner to celebrate 25th anniversary of Al Muntada Islami Trust Mr Abdul Hadeem Montague, Trust Secretary £45.00
07 June 2011 Bavarian Quartz table clock Delegates and Assembly Members from the Bavarian Regional Government £40.00
25 May 2011 Return train ticket and 1 night accommodation for attending the OPENCITIES Conference in Brussels The British Council £410.00
16 May 2011 2 bottles of Russian Standard Vodka, Platinum Alexander Yakovenko, Ambassador of the Russian Federation £42.00
15 May 2011 2 tickets - Russian ballet gala and VIP dinner Olga Balakleets, Director, Ensemble Productions £300.00
12 May 2011 Lunch Tony Hutt, CEO, Four Communications £35.00
18 April 2011 A pair of cufflinks Superintendent Donald MacKinnon, Police Lead on Counter Terrorism for Edinburgh £35.00
08 April 2011 Arthus - Bertrand design paperweight of the City of Quebec Regis Labeaume, Mayor - City of Quebec £45.00
08 April 2011 Lunch with Mayor of Quebec and President of the Canadian Olympic Committee Regis Labeaume, Mayor of Quebec City £50.00
07 April 2011 Annual Dinner, London Crimestoppers Liz Manning £50.00
06 April 2011 Dinner, Cityforum Discussion on Security in 2012 Veronica Scott, Director Cityforum Limited £50.00
03 April 2011 Dinner: Sixth Anniversary, Pakistan India Friendship Forum UK 2011 Rajan Sehgal, Chairman Pakistan India Friendship Forum £40.00
28 March 2011 Handmade Silk Chinese scroll and Book Madame Hong Qiu - Assistant Minister of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, People`s Rep. of China £70.00
24 March 2011 Return train tickets to National Security Conference in Edinburgh and overnight stay in hotel Caledonian, Edinburgh Superintendent, Donald MacKinnon, Police lead on Counter Terrorism for Edinburgh £240.00
12 March 2011 Dinner Sean Fitzpatrick, Chair, St Patrick`s Festival Ball £85.00
04 March 2011 2 Tickets to the NBA Basketball Games (New Jersey Nets v Toronto Raptors) at the 02 Arena. Mikhail Prokhorov - Owner, New Jersey Nets Basketball Team £400.00
02 March 2011 Dinner - Launch of NorthWest London Tamil Chamber of Commerce Patrick Ratnaraja, NW London Tamil Chamber of Commerce £25.00
28 February 2011 Dinner Baroness Jo Valentine, CEO - London First £40.00
26 February 2011 Dinner - Association of Turkish Women in Britain`s Annual Ball Servet Hassan, President of Federation of Turkish Associations £85.00
17 February 2011 Dinner with the `48 Group Club` at the Dorchester, London, Park Lane Suzannah Kwok - Vice President, London Chinatown Chinese Association £160.00
09 February 2011 Lunch Mr Teddy Chen - Chairman, Malaysian Restaurants Association UK £35.00
08 February 2011 Dinner Dr Graeme Betts - Newham Council £30.00
06 February 2011 Lunch - Chinese New Year Celebration Leslie Ng, President - London Chinatown Chinese Association (LCCA) £30.00
31 January 2011 Dinner Professor Patrick McGhee, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Lord Rix - University of East London £40.00
27 January 2011 Chinese Crane Decoration Figures and wovwn bamboo Chinese Fans Ms Chen Lan, Editor of Politics and News, Shanghai Business Daily £45.00
19 January 2011 Angostura Caribbean Premium Rum - 1919 His Excellency, Mr Garvin Nicholas - High Commissioner, Trinidad and Tobago £25.00
13 January 2011 London Government Dinner Lord Mayor of London £100.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
07 December 2010 Chinese handwoven silk brocade scrolls (2) Chinese Development and Reform Commission £100.00
02 December 2010 Return flight to Vienna and 3 nights hotel accommodation to attend the 4th Annual Chief Security Officer`s Summit. MIS Training Institute £815.00
17 November 2010 `Design for Living` - A Play at the Old Vic Theatre Pete Murray - ARUP £75.00
09 November 2010 Patterned Lacquer Plate Delegates from Lahore`s National School of Public Policy £30.00
31 October 2010 Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony, Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce £65.00
31 October 2010 Diwali Hampers Diwali in London Committee £40.00
18 October 2010 Chinese Silk Brocade Scroll and a book on the beauty and landscape of Chongquing Madame Wang Honghua, Vice Chair of the Chongquing People`s Congress £45.00
12 October 2010 Dinner at the City of London Corporation`s Police Committee Mr Simon Duckworth, Chair, Police Committee of the City of London Corporation £68.00
10 October 2010 Dinner to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Bangladesh Caterers Association Mr Pasha Khandaker, Secretary General Bangladesh Caterers Association £120.00
04 October 2010 Fringe Dinner: City of London Corporation Party Conference, Birmingham £50.00
04 October 2010 Lunch: Party Conference, Beyond High Speed Industry Roundtable Party Conference £25.00
03 October 2010 Dinner: Party Conference, Commercial Pride Dinner CCHQ, Party Conference £50.00
01 October 2010 1 bottle of Laurent Perrier Champagne Tony Nokling, Vice President FD Coporate £35.00
24 September 2010 Silk Sarong and a selection of food seasonings Datuk Zakaria Sulong, Malaysian High Commissioner £50.00
27 August 2010 Dinner, African Business Leadership Awards Ken Giami, Editor in Chief, African Leadership Magazine £30.00
18 August 2010 25th Anniversary Iftar Dinner Syed Sharfuddin, CEO Muslim Aid £30.00
17 August 2010 Custom made RFU Business card holder, Cufflinks and Luggage Tag Nick Bunting - RFU £35.00
30 July 2010 1 bag of assorted Cadbury`s chocolates Julia McLennan (Willet Marketing) £30.00
26 July 2010 Customised and framed picture of the Shanghai Expo Pavillion Centres Mr Ai Baojun - Vice Mayor of Shanghai £50.00
24 July 2010 Flight ticket to Shanghai Expo, China London Development Agency £1295.00
24 July 2010 6 nights accommodation at JW Marriott Hotel, Shanghai Tomorrow Square, China Foreign Affairs Office, Shanghai Municipal Government £1260.00
23 July 2010 Hardback book on Oslo Opera House Royal Norwegian Embassy, London £39.00
22 July 2010 Lunch Mr Arne Bjornstad (Charge d`Affairs, Royal Norwegian Embassy) and Mr Stein Iversen (Minister, Royal Norwegian Embassy) £55.00
20 July 2010 Dinner Peter Murray (ARUP) £55.00
14 July 2010 Dinner/Reception Mohan Kaul (Commonwealth Business Council) £53.00
08 July 2010 Book on `Islam`s Response to Contemporary issues` - by Mirza Tahir Ahmad & The Baitful Futuh Mosque engraved glass paper weight. Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK £62.00
06 July 2010 Rosewood Gavel and Block Members of the Youth Parliament of Pakistan on a Study visit to the UK. £50.00
01 July 2010 CBI London Summer lunch with guest speaker, Sir Paul Stephenson (Commissioner, MPS) Isobel Grant & Peter Murray (Ove ARUP & Partners) £155.00
28 June 2010 Dinner at official residence in W8 The Japanese Ambassador, Mr Shin Ebihara & Mrs Ebihara £100.00
23 June 2010 Dinner to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Ismaili Centre Amin Mawji, President of the Ismaili Centre £70.00
18 June 2010 Lunch at London First`s Security & Policing Programme Advisory Board London First £30.00
17 June 2010 Japanese Ceramic Plate Mr Hashimoto, Governor of Osaka £50.00
17 June 2010 Friends for Life Gala Dinner, hosted by Stephen Fry Terrence Higgins Trust £120.00
11 June 2010 Royal Copenhagen fine china tea sets (2) Klaus Bondam, Mayor of Copenhagen £50.00
10 June 2010 Chinese Lacquerware & a framed picture of the `Temple of Heaven` Mr Liu Xio Chen, Vice Chairman, Beijing Municipal People`s Congress. £25.00
22 May 2010 Dinner Association of the Polish Knights of Malta £120.00
12 May 2010 Dinner at Business Continuity Awards London First £70.00
10 May 2010 Concert and Dinner at WWII`s VE Day Commemorative Gala Concert Ensemble Productions £295.00
15 April 2010 Dinner at London Crimestoppers Annual Dinner London Crimestoppers £60.00
10 April 2010 Embroidered silk scarf (presented at the Telugu New Year festival The Telugu Association £45.00
08 April 2010 Hardback book about Ganesha - The god of India (By Sunil Vaidyanathan) Mahesh Sharma, Attache High Commission of India £35.00
01 April 2010 Opening event for the Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex Limited edition of commemorative medal £30.00
27 March 2010 Dinner at London Borough of Hillingdon`s Annual Civic Dinner London Borough of Hillingdon £40.00
24 March 2010 Dinner Muslim Aid £250.00
22 March 2010 Dinner at IV Integrating Cities Conference Eurocities £25.00
17 March 2010 Lunch at the Mayor of Barnet`s Charity Appeal Cllr Brian Coleman, Mayor of Barnet £45.00
10 March 2010 Lunch whilst participating in both the International Conference of Innovative Cities and workshop hosted by ICLEI in Curitiba, Brazil Federation of Industries of Parana £20.00
10 March 2010 Brass letter opener Presented by the City of Curitiba, Brazil, whilst attending ICLEA conference on behalf of the Mayor. £50.00
09 March 2010 Accommodation between 9th March and 12th March 2010 whilst participating in both the International Conference of Innovative Cities and workshop hosted by ICLEI in Curitiba, Brazil Federation of Industries of Parana £264.00
08 March 2010 Return flights to Curitiba, Brazil to participate in both the International Conference of Innovative Cities and workshop hosted by ICLEI in Curitiba, Brazil, 8th March 2010 to 12th March 2010 Federation of Industries of Parana £2778.00
26 February 2010 1 x Lunch at Tabla Indian Restaurant whilst on a borough visit to Hounslow Cllr. Peter Thompson - Leader LB of Hounslow £30.00
19 February 2010 Lunch with members of the West London Partnership Jones Lang La Salle £25.00
07 February 2010 Velvet green embroidered Russian Hat Maslenista Russian Festival £35.00
02 February 2010 Federation of Small Businesses Annual Dinner John Wright (Honorary National Chair, FSB) £53.00
29 January 2010 Meeting & Rotary Dinner in Southall for two. Mr. Umesh Chander Sharma (Founder President, The Provisional Rotary Club of Southall) £50.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
16 December 2009 Engraved framed picture Rabbi Gershon Overlander, Director Chabad House Hendon £35.00
04 December 2009 2 Tickets For Concert London Gay Men`s Chorus £70.00
30 November 2009 Lunch Cory Environmental £35.00
26 November 2009 Dinner DVK Foundation £350.00
23 November 2009 Dinner Savin Londoners` Lives Project and British Medical Association £32.00
20 November 2009 Dinner Park Royal Partnership £50.00
10 November 2009 1 x Dinner whilst participating in 2 conferences: Megamorphosis - Resurgence Of Mumbai and Security & Resilience Summit - Security the City of Dreams in Mumbai, India 10th November 2009 British High Commission £27.00
10 November 2009 2 x Lunches whilst participating in 2 conferences: Megamorphosis - Resurgence Of Mumbai and Security & Resilience Summit - Security the City of Dreams in Mumbai, India 10th and 11th November 2009 World Bank £39.00
09 November 2009 Accommodation whilst participating in 2 conferences: Megamorphosis - Resurgence Of Mumbai and Security & Resilience Summit - Security the City of Dreams in Mumbai, India 9th to 15th November 2009 Trident £903.00
09 November 2009 Travel, Transfers, 1 x Lunch, 3 x Dinners whilst participating in 2 conferences: Megamorphosis - Resurgence Of Mumbai and Security & Resilience Summit - Security the City of Dreams in Mumbai, India 9th to 16th November 2009 Bombay First £1254.00
09 November 2009 2 bottles of Indian Wine - `Sula Vineyards`, 2008 Shiraz (1 bottle of Red and 1 bottle of White) Mr M. Subhashini<br />Minister (Press & Info), High Commission of India<br />Aldwych, London £25.00
31 October 2009 Dinner UK-Pakistan Chamber Of Commerce & Industry £25.00
29 October 2009 Dinner The UK India Business Council £275.00
13 October 2009 Dinner at The Place West London Forum West London Business £125.00
10 October 2009 Dinner at Pardes Weekly UK`s Diwali Dhamaka 2009 Pardes Weekly £30.00
02 October 2009 Dinner at WaterAid Grand Prix Ball and accommodation Ordnance Survey £246.00
01 October 2009 Lunch Nick Wood-Dow, Chelgate Ltd £55.00
29 September 2009 Plaque Commemorating 1000 years of Hanoi City Council, Book on Vietnam Archaeology, and Handmade Silk Tie and Cufflinks Madame Thi Doan Thanh Ngo - Chairwoman, Hanoi People`s Council £75.00
28 September 2009 Lunch For Retirement Of London Fire Brigade`s Deputy Commissioner, Roy Bishop London Fire Brigade and LFEPA £62.00
23 September 2009 Dinner at Peace Awards 2009 Peace Alliance £100.00
11 September 2009 Dinner At London In Bloom Awards 2009 London In Bloom £60.00
09 September 2009 Limited Edition framed prints by political cartoonist - Martin Rowson Robert Gordon Clark, Managing Director - London Communications Agency £200.00
19 August 2009 Lunch/menu sampling at the Refinery Teresa - Corporate Manager, The Refinery £30.00
19 August 2009 Book - `Sydney`s Northern Beaches` - Hardcover Michael Regan - Mayor of Warringah, New South Wales, Australia £30.00
11 August 2009 Museum of London book titled - `London, The illustrated History` (hardback) Professor Jack Lohman<br />Director, Museum of London £30.00
15 July 2009 Lunch at BSIA`s AGM & Annual Luncheon British Security Industry Association £100.00
09 July 2009 1 Litre bottle of Johnny Walker, Gold Label (aged 18 years) Whisky Edmond Yeo £75.00
06 July 2009 Dinner The Louise Blouin Foundation £288.00
25 June 2009 Dinner Ealing Southall Conservative Association £25.00
18 June 2009 Lunch Conservative Friends of Israel £400.00
19 May 2009 Dinner London Borough of Ealing £30.00
14 May 2009 Lunch Richard Lewis £30.00
09 May 2009 Dinner London Borough of Hillingdon £50.00
06 May 2009 Dinner Minister For The Olympics £65.00
30 April 2009 Lunch Terrington Management £35.00
23 April 2009 Visit and Lunch as part of HRH The Prince of Wales` Seeing Is Believing Tour Business In The Community £975.00
23 April 2009 Dinner at St George`s Day Boxing Match Metropolitan Police Service £60.00
19 April 2009 Panama Hat Isaac Bigio and Maria on behalf of the Ecuadorian Chamber of Commerce £200.00
09 April 2009 #50 Gift for participating in survey(Donated to the Mayor`s Fund) Communicate Research Ltd (ComRes) £50.00
01 April 2009 Travel, Accommodation, Lunch and Dinner at Integrating Cities III Conference, Embracing Diversity: Achieving Equal Opportunities in Berlin, Germany City of Berlin £500.00
27 March 2009 Visit to and Lunch at Offices Bestway Cash and Carry £25.00
04 March 2009 Dinner at London Crimestoppers Annual Dinner London Crimestoppers £55.00
28 February 2009 Dinner Shishukunj London £50.00
26 February 2009 Lunch Direct Enquiries £55.00
24 February 2009 Dinner BT Group £50.00
31 January 2009 Dinner at Bal Polski Federation of Poles in Great Britain £95.00
31 January 2009 Dinner at Bal Polski Federation of Poles in Great Britain £95.00
22 January 2009 Dinner South London Business Limited £50.00
13 January 2009 Travel, Accommodation, 4 x Lunches, 4 x Dinners and Local Transport to venues at Lessons From 9/11 and 7/7 For a Safer Mumbai Conference in Mumbai, India Bombay First £1757.00
13 January 2009 Travel, Accommodation, 4 x Lunches, 4 x Dinners and Local Transport to venues at Lessons From 9/11 and 7/7 For a Safer Mumbai Conference in Mumbai, India Bombay First £1757.00
08 January 2009 The London Government Dinner The Lord Mayor of London £50.00
08 January 2009 The London Government Dinner The Lord Mayor of London £50.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
19 December 2008 4 Tickets for Concert London Gay Men`s Chorus £104.00
19 December 2008 4 Tickets for Concert London Gay Men`s Chorus £104.00
15 December 2008 Lunch Harefield Conservative Association £25.00
15 December 2008 Lunch Harefield Conservative Association £25.00
13 December 2008 Dinner at Redbridge Community Awards 2008 Redbridge Community Awards (RCA) £50.00
13 December 2008 Dinner at Redbridge Community Awards 2008 Redbridge Community Awards (RCA) £50.00
08 December 2008 Dinner at Utility Industry Achievement Awards 2008 National Joint Utilities Group £319.00
29 November 2008 Book - The Isma`ilisThier History and Doctrines2nd Edition Kareem Sakur on behalf of the Isma`ili Society £42.00
17 November 2008 Dinner Republicans Abroad UK £50.00
17 November 2008 Dinner Republicans Abroad UK £50.00
13 November 2008 Dinner at Northwood College`s Sixth Form Dining Club Northwood College £30.00
08 November 2008 4 tickets for the Lord Mayor`s Show and lunch at Barbican Centre and reception to view firework display from ITV Studios Lord Mayor Elect, City of London Corporation £200.00
06 November 2008 Lunch NHS Confederation £36.00
28 October 2008 Dinner Cityforum Ltd £153.00
06 October 2008 Dinner SR Media Ltd £25.00
02 October 2008 Dinner at Loomba Trust`s Annual Gala Dinner Raj Loomba Trust £25.00
25 September 2008 Dinner at Greenfleet Awards PSE Events £63.00
20 September 2008 Dinner Tettenhall Wightwick Conservatives £25.00
20 September 2008 Dinner Tettenhall Wightwick Conservatives £25.00
19 September 2008 Dinner at London In Bloom Awards Transport for London £57.00
16 September 2008 Dinner Asian Media and Marketing Group £211.00
17 July 2008 Ticket to Glyndebourne and overnight accommodation Energy Networks Association £300.00
05 July 2008 2 Tickets for Concert London Gay Men`s Chorus £70.00
27 June 2008 Dinner London Central Branch of European Women £50.00
27 June 2008 Dinner London Central Branch of European Women £50.00
25 June 2008 Lunch Conservative friends of Israel £400.00
18 June 2008 Travel expenses, accomodation, speakers dinner, delegates lunch and taxi to train station at Eurosatory 2008 Janes Information Group £526.00
06 June 2008 Lunch Cancer Research UK £65.00
01 June 2008 Watch England vs Barbarians rugby match, lunch and car parking space Rugby Football Union £125.00
29 May 2008 Dinner Station Commander, RAF Norholt £30.00
28 May 2008 Dinner Uxbridge & South Ruislip Conservatives £25.00
28 May 2008 Dinner Uxbridge & South Ruislip Conservatives £25.00
21 May 2008 Professional Rugby Players` Association Computacenter Rugby Players` Awards Dinner Rugby Football Union £190.00
20 May 2008 Dinner at London Borough of Ealing`s Annual Meeting and Manyor Making Ceremony Ealing Council Democratic Services £25.00
14 May 2008 Dinner Uday Bhatt (Echopark Consulting) and Dilip Joshi £25.00
15 March 2008 RBS 6 Nations England V Ireland Nick Bunting, Head of Game Investment, RFU £75.00
06 March 2008 BT Regions Dinner Andrew Campling, GM, London, South East and East of England £35.00
21 February 2008 IET Dinner in London Dave Evans, Vice President, Selex Communications £55.00
21 February 2008 IET Dinner in London Dave Evans, Vice President, Selex Communications £55.00
15 February 2008 Lunch Nick Bunting, Head of Planning, Funding & Resources at the Rugby Football Union £35.00
08 February 2008 Lunch Robert Gordon Clarke, London Communications Agency £35.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
07 December 2007 Three complimentary tickets for Beauty & the Beast Lyric Theatre £60.00
17 November 2007 Press TV discussion fee Press TV £100.00
10 November 2007 Lord Mayor`s Show Mayor of the City of London - David Lewis £200.00
09 November 2007 Corporate Dinner West London Business Chamber of Commerce - James Cummings £65.00
02 October 2007 CFI Annual Party Conference Lunch Conservative Friends of Israel £40.00
01 October 2007 Corporation of London Dinner Michael Snyder, Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee £50.00