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Munira Mirza - gifts and hospitality

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
22 April 2016 2 x Tickets for Kings of War Premiere & Dinner at Barbican Centre Kasja Ollongren Deputy Mayor for Arts and Culture of Amsterdam £250.00 Key stakeholder engagement
16 March 2016 2 x tickets for show at the Old Vic and drinks Directors of Development at The Old Vic Theatre £250.00 Key stakeholder engagement
14 January 2016 London Government Dinner London Government Association £60.00 Accompanyign the Mayor

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
03 June 2015 Dinner Google £50.00 Opportunity to meet/network
20 May 2015 Dinner Policy Exchange £50.00 opportunity to meet/network
24 April 2015 Business lunch Sarah Sands and John Kampfner £30.00 To discuss creative event ideas
26 March 2015 Dinner Museum of London £180.00 Fundraising for Museum of London, GLA Group
18 March 2015 Theatre and dinner Old Vic £100.00 Promotion of London Cultural Scene, accompanying the Mayor
16 February 2015 Dinner Policy Exchange £150.00 Representing the Mayor's Office at the Launch of the Capital City Foundation
12 February 2015 Dinner with Bob Kogod from the Smithsonian Institute, New York, whilst in New York with the Mayor on the trade delegation trip Bob Kogod £100.00 Attendance with Mayor
10 February 2015 Dinner with Barclays whilst in New York with the Mayor on the trade delegation trip Barclays £50.00 Representing the Mayor's Office - Mayor was speaking
26 January 2015 Dinner Gagosian Gallery £45.00 Representing Mayor's Office for dinner about public art
15 January 2015 Dinner City of London £55.00 Accompanying the Mayor

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
16 July 2014 Smithsonian Dinner U.S. Embassy £51.49 Accompanying the Mayor
05 June 2014 2 tickets - Russell Maliphant production at £27 each Sadlers Wells Theatre £54.00 Maintaining good working relationships with the cultural centre.
30 May 2014 Dinner Rohan Silva £50.00 Networking
29 May 2014 2 tickets for the Royal Opera House production of Dialogues at £185 per ticket Royal Opera House £370.00 Maintaining good working relationships with the cultural centre.
25 April 2014 Lunch Howard Dawber - Canary Wharf Group £30.00 Maintaining close working relationship with Canary Wharf group.
13 April 2014 2 Tickets for Olivier Awards 2014 Society of London Theatres £468.00 Stakeholder relationship with London theatres
18 March 2014 Book Brett Rogers £25.00 Gift. Cause offence not to accept.
14 March 2014 Flight and hotel accommodation to Dubai from 14.03.2014 - 18.03.2014. GEMS Education £3473.00 Speaking at an international conference on education.
05 March 2014 Dinner Legacy List £194.00 Accompanying the Mayor
07 February 2014 Opera tickets x2. Royal Opera House £128.00 Mantaining good relationships with the cultural centre

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
03 December 2013 2 tickets for press night of Henry V. Michael Grandage Company £100.00 Maintaining good relationships with the theatre
17 November 2013 1 ticket for the Evening Standard awards. Evening Standard £50.00 Networking
19 September 2013 Evening Standard Annual Power List 2013 Evening Standard £25.00 Networking
20 May 2013 Lunch with Nicholas Allot - Cameron McIntosh Ltd, with Justine Simons Nicholas Allot - Cameron McIntosh Ltd £40.00 Invitation and networking opportunity
15 March 2013 Purse Anya Hindmarch £350.00 Gift
11 February 2013 Hollywood Costume book V&A Museum £35.00
17 January 2013 London Government Dinner City of London Corporation £35.00
10 January 2013 Lunch with Gerard Kelly The Times £30.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
01 December 2012 2 x Premier League tickets Canary Wharf Group £250.00
26 November 2012 The Conservative Party Arts Dinner Conservative Party £40.00
22 November 2012 Legacy List Dinner Legacy List £90.00
11 October 2012 Flight to Stockholm British Council £300.00
20 July 2012 BMW Art Cars Dinner Institute of Contemporary Arts £40.00
12 July 2012 Dinner Legacy List £40.00
05 July 2012 2 tickets- dinner and reception for the Shard at Billingsgate London Bridge Quarter £120.00
18 June 2012 2 tickets to National Trust's Forum- Antigone National Theatre £50.00
29 May 2012 Royal Academy Annual Dinner Royal Academy £50.00
23 April 2012 2 tickets for Globe to Globe The Cultural Olympiad Board £50.00
28 March 2012 Legacy List Dinner The Legacy List £50.00
23 February 2012 Fourth Plinth Sponsors Dinner Louis Vuitton £60.00
21 February 2012 The Brit Awards UK Music £750.00
12 January 2012 Ticket to Arts and Patronage Event at the British Museum Nazy Vassegh £300.00
12 January 2012 London Government Dinner City of London Corporation £65.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
21 December 2011 Smoked Salmon Formans Restaurant £30.00
10 December 2011 2 Tickets Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition The National Gallery £35.00
29 November 2011 2 Tickets Comedy of Errors The National Gallery £90.00
25 November 2011 Lunch - Michael Lockett and Oliver Dowden Michael Lockett £40.00
24 November 2011 Dinner with Gregor Muir and Charles Asprey from Institute of Contemporary Arts Institute of Contemporay Arts £40.00
07 November 2011 Music for Youth Prom 2011 Music for Youth £30.00
18 October 2011 Man Booker Prize and Dinner The Man Booker Prizes £40.00
12 October 2011 Pearl Necklace - accepted on behalf of the Authority by the Monitoring Officer Mme He Xiufan, President of Chinese Culture and Arts Development Association £2200.00
11 October 2011 British Fashion Council Chairman`s Dinner British Fashion Council £40.00
22 September 2011 Transport, by car, from Sutton to Victoria and Albert Museum for Design Festival Reception London Design Festival £50.00
06 September 2011 Dinner at Mercury Music Prize UK Music £40.00
18 July 2011 Lunch - Michael Lockett and Oliver Dowden Michael Lockett £40.00
12 July 2011 Lunch - Opening of Sammy Ofer Wing at National Maritime Museum National Maritime Museum £40.00
10 July 2011 Mathaf and ICA Dinner at Momo Institute of Contemporay Arts £40.00
08 July 2011 BP Portrait Awards commemorative book BP plc £25.00
06 July 2011 Dinner - Royal College of Music Council Royal College of Music £40.00
05 July 2011 Dinner - Conversations Among Women Omega £40.00
20 June 2011 London Design Festival - Medal Committee Dinner London Design Festival - Ben Evans £40.00
14 June 2011 Dinner 75th Anniversary of Pinewood Pinewood Shepperton PLC £40.00
18 May 2011 Dinner Anita Zabludowicz £40.00
10 May 2011 Contribution towards elements of UAE trip Included accommodation in Sharjah for 3 nights and a contribution towards outbound and inbound UAE flights Sharjah Art £585.00
26 April 2011 Overcoat China Society for Promotion of Culture and Art Development £300.00
14 April 2011 Lunch at the blue Print Caf The Design Museum £25.00
07 April 2011 Dinner for Publication of Sheikh Sultaun Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi book Sheikh Sultaun Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi £40.00
31 March 2011 Hotel for 2 nights and return flights x 2 people Council for Foreign Relations Washington DC £900.00
29 March 2011 2 Tickets to Cause Celebre The Old Vic £95.00
16 March 2011 2012 and Beyond Dinner Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea £40.00
28 February 2011 2 tickets to Million Dollar Quartet Playful Productions £60.00
23 February 2011 2 tickets to Frankenstien National Theatre £60.00
13 January 2011 Attending London Government Dinner The City of London £100.00
05 January 2011 2 Tickets to London Schools Symphony at the Barbican Centre for Young Musicians £50.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
22 December 2010 Smoked Salmon Fortnums Restaurant £30.00
16 December 2010 2x Books about Cass Sculpture Park Wilfred Cass £40.00
07 December 2010 British Fashion Awards, reception, award ceremony, dinner and after party British Fashion Council £1000.00
03 December 2010 Lunch at the Hilton for Sky 3D Women in Film Awards British Film Institute £40.00
24 November 2010 Train ticket to MLA Board meeting in Birmingham Museums Libraries and Archives £47.90
16 November 2010 Food, beverages, goodie bags & gift from British Airways Evening Standard £50.00
18 October 2010 2 Tickets for Mayor`s Film Gala and dinner British Film Institute £80.00
12 October 2010 Dinner - Man Booker Prize Coleman Getty £40.00
01 October 2010 2 tickets Clybourne Park Royal Court Theatre £80.00
20 September 2010 Lunch Vice Mayor of Beijing £35.00
20 September 2010 Dinner London Design Festival £35.00
02 September 2010 Necklace given as a gift following meeting China Society for Promotion of Culture and Art Development £75.00
26 August 2010 Lunch Deputy Private Secretary to the Queen £35.00
28 July 2010 Train fare- return to Birmingham for Museums Libraries and Archives board meeting Museum Libraries and Archives £106.00
22 July 2010 Lunch with Lord Winston Lord Winston £40.00
20 July 2010 Lunch with Sheriff David Wootton and Judges The Old Bailey £40.00
14 July 2010 Ticket to Punchdrunk English National Opera £40.00
02 July 2010 Lunch Stuart Barr £30.00
29 June 2010 Dinner with conference delegates The Runnymede Trust £35.00
25 June 2010 Lunch The London Design Festival Director £30.00
23 June 2010 London Design Medal Dinner London Design Festival £40.00
09 June 2010 VIP Dinner for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Preview Party Royal Aademy of Arts £40.00
08 June 2010 Royal Academy of Arts Annual Dinner Royal Academy of Arts £40.00
21 May 2010 Lunch Stuart Lipton Chelsfield £40.00
20 May 2010 Ivor Novello Awards including meal UK Music £50.00
06 May 2010 Lunch BBC`s Director of London 2012 £40.00
29 April 2010 Lunch Head of BBC London £27.00
23 April 2010 23/04/2010-26/04/2010. Business Trip to Syria- Visa: £32, Flights: £1,174.10, Accomodation: £272, Hospitality (meals on Saturday 24/ Sunday 25 April): £90, Local travel: £70 The British Council £1638.10
21 April 2010 2 Tickets to The Real Thing Press Night at the Old Vic The Old Vic £94.00
20 April 2010 Lunch Sue Whiteley- Louis Vuitton £40.00
15 April 2010 Lord Mayor`s Culture lunch at The Mansion House City of London £40.00
30 March 2010 Film London Board Dinner Film London £40.00
22 March 2010 Lunch for Sir Nicholas Hytner Centre for Policy Studies £40.00
19 March 2010 2 tickets for performance of The Promise at The Orange Tree Theatre The Orange Tree Theatre £32.00
16 March 2010 2 tickets for performance of Money at Shunt Shunt £40.00
09 March 2010 Annual Barbican Dinner The Barbican £50.00
03 March 2010 Train travel to speak at Warwick University Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, Warwick University £58.00
02 March 2010 Dinner to celebrate Richard Hamilton Moral Matters Serpentine Gallery £50.00
25 February 2010 1 Satyagraha English National Opera £50.00
15 February 2010 1 ticket to Midsummer Night`s Dream Rose Theatre Kingston £37.50
03 February 2010 Newham Welcomes the World 2007-2012 Dinner New London Orchestra £40.00
07 January 2010 London Government Dinner at Mansion House City of London £75.00
05 January 2010 2 tickets to Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil £360.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
16 December 2009 1 x Ticket to Inherit the Wind Kevin Spacey Artistic Director- The Old Vic £48.50
04 December 2009 2 tickets- The Crypt Choir- The King`s School at St John`s, Smith Square London Music Masters £45.00
02 December 2009 1 x bottle of champagne LOCOG £35.00
24 November 2009 1 x ticket to La Clique plus reception The Round House Theatre £45.00
23 November 2009 1x lunch at Cartoon Museum The Cartoon Museum £35.00
19 November 2009 1x Rambert showing and dinner Rambert Dance Company £50.00
17 November 2009 1 Ticket to The Habit of Art National Theatre £42.50
13 November 2009 1 bottle of Champagne Bill Gloyn- Jardine Lloyd Thompson Limited £39.00
12 November 2009 12 Complimentary tickets for the London Eye Mark Barfield Architects £210.00
11 November 2009 Museum of London Fundraising Dinner Museum of London £25.00
10 November 2009 1 ticket Schools Prom at Royal Albert Hall Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music £40.00
30 October 2009 1 ticket London Symphony Orchestra- Young Performers Concert London Symphony Orchestra £25.00
21 October 2009 Lunch Chairman Jeff Bewkes- Time Warner £40.00
19 October 2009 3 tickets to the film Bright Star British Film Institute £40.00
14 October 2009 Dinner and Film premier British Film Institute £50.00
30 September 2009 Dinner in honour of Anish Kapoor Louis Vuitton £50.00
04 September 2009 4-5/09/2009. Water taxi from airport, water taxi transport Friday (half day), Hilton Molino Stucky for 1 night, Lunch at British Pavilion, guided tour- Punta Della Dogana, dinner Ristorante Do Forni, water taxi Saturday, Lunch at Al Testiere British Council £545.87
31 July 2009 2 tickets to Jerusalem Royal Court Theatre £50.00
22 July 2009 Lunch Sir Christopher Frayling- Royal College of Art £40.00
17 July 2009 2 Tickets to BBC Proms BBC £60.00
16 July 2009 Lunch Victoria Sharp from- London Music Masters £40.00
09 July 2009 2 tickets to Tosca Royal Opera House £370.00
30 June 2009 Books for review as part of the judging process for the BBC Samuel Johnson Non-Fiction Prize 2009. The books did not need to be returned. BBC Samuel Johnson Prize/Colman Getty £800.00
27 June 2009 2 tickets to Madam Butterfly Royal Opera House £168.00
18 June 2009 Dinner Livery Committee of the City of London £50.00
17 June 2009 Speaking engagement over Dinner Industry and Parliament Trust £50.00
11 June 2009 Dinner Science Museum dinner to celebrate centenary of Science Museum £50.00
21 May 2009 1 ticket to Peter Grimes followed by dinner English National Opera £120.00
05 May 2009 Ticket to Don John Battersea Arts Centre £27.50
13 April 2009 Conference attendance, travel and accomodation Centre of Excellence for National Security, Singapore £2500.00
23 March 2009 Dinner Manon Williams Assistant Private Secretary to Prince Charles £50.00
17 March 2009 Book about Buenos Aires Mr Herman Lombardi- Minister for Culture, Buenos Aires £25.00
03 February 2009 Gift entitles bearer to postal updates about rescued elephants The Elephant Family (Charity) £25.00
20 January 2009 Necklace VIP delegation from Shanghai £40.00
08 January 2009 London Government Dinner, Mansion House City of London/ Lord Mayor`s Office £50.00
06 January 2009 Ticket to RSC`s Hamlet, Novello Theatre RSC £30.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
16 October 2008 16/10/2008. Accomodation and meals provided during visit to Shanghai, organised by Shanghai authorities as part of an international gathering of cities representatives Shanghai Municipal Authorities/ Shanghai International Arts Festival £400.00
17 September 2008 Champagne x 1, speaking gift ICA £30.00
03 September 2008 BBC proms ticket, x 1 Askonas Holt £30.00
01 September 2008 Gift bag Condenast Traveller Awards £40.00
18 July 2008 Proms, ticket x 1 Graham Dixon, BBC £30.00
11 July 2008 Lunch Le Ponte De La Tour, Shad Thames Head of Working Title Films Adrian Wootton, Eric Fellner £50.00
03 July 2008 Into the Hoods ticket, x 1 Novello Theatre, The Aldwych Novello Theatre, Adam Spears £30.00
11 June 2008 Akram Khan ticket, x 1 Sadlers Wells Sadlers Wells £30.00