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MP Financial Interest
Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: The Concordia Network
Address of donor: 1 St Mark Street, London E1 8DA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International flights (£593.21); accommodation, ground transportation in Spain, food and programme activities (£2,442.58), value £3,035.79
Destination of visit: Spain
Dates of visit: 12 October 2023 to 16 October 2023
Purpose of visit: Attend the Annual Concordia Retreat hosted by the Concordia Forum.
(Registered 30 October 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Aziz Foundation
Address of donor: 16 Babmaes St, St. James's, London SW1Y 6HD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The funding of an intern in my office for four days per week from 11 September 2023 until 31 July 2024, value £18,414
Date received: 11 September 2023 to 31 July 2024
Date accepted: 11 September 2023
Donor status: other (charity, registration 1169558)
(Registered 11 September 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Embassy of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom
Address of donor: Kazakhstan House, 125 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International flights (£2,897), accommodation (£550), transport (£100) and subsistence (£150), value £3,697
Destination of visit: Kazakhstan
Dates of visit: 13 December 2023 to 19 December 2023
Purpose of visit: Meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Members of Parliament and British Ambassador about the economic and cultural relationship between the UK and Kazakhstan.
(Registered 19 December 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Baku International Multiculturalism Centre
Address of donor: 9R6M+2MW, Funicular, Shovkat Alakbarova, Baku, Azerbaijan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£484), international flights (£560) and subsistence and internal travel (£350), value £1,394
Destination of visit: Azerbaijan
Dates of visit: 7 March 2024 to 12 March 2024
Purpose of visit: To attend and speak on a panel event at the International Conference on Islamophobia 2024 in Baku.
(Registered 19 March 2024; updated 27 March 2024)
MP Financial Interest
Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Unitas Communications
Address of donor: Unitas Communications, 1 St Mark Street, London E1 8DA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International flights (£3,719.89) and accommodation (£742.04), value £4,461.93
Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
Dates of visit: 3 December 2023 to 6 December 2023
Purpose of visit: To attend COP28 Summit in Dubai for meetings and to moderate a panel on health inequalities and climate change.
(Registered 14 December 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Saif Rahman
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£210.96), accommodation (£82.45) and subsistence (£30), value £323.41
Destination of visit: Isle of Man
Dates of visit: 28 January 2024 to 29 January 2024
Purpose of visit: Meetings with the Pakistani community of the Isle of Man, the Treasury Minister, the Lieutenant governor, and Members of the House of Keys.
(Registered 31 January 2024)
MP Financial Interest
Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Type of land/property: Business property (Dental surgery , used by a family member)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Manchester
(Registered 5 July 2017)
Written Question
Plastics: Pollution
Thursday 4th April 2024

Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a Minister from his Department plans to attend the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, INC4, taking place in Ottawa, Canada, in April 2024.

Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

At the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution the UK will be represented in the negotiations by a delegation of UK Government officials. A Defra Minister is also planning to attend high-level ministerial events immediately prior to the negotiations.

Written Question
Plastics: Treaties
Wednesday 3rd April 2024

Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on a global plastics treaty.

Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The UK is a leading voice in tackling marine plastic pollution, and co-sponsored the proposal to prepare a new international, legally binding plastics treaty. The UK is a member of the High ambition coalition to end plastic pollution and has taken an ambitious stance in negotiations, supporting a treaty that will address the full life cycle of plastic including restraining and reducing the production and consumption of plastic to sustainable levels, addressing plastic design and encouraging more recycling and re-use of plastic.

Written Question
International Waters: Marine Protected Areas
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he has taken with his international counterparts to create marine protected areas in the high seas in preparation for ratifying the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

The UK will continue to be proactive in preparing for implementation and entry into force and will work with international partners and stakeholders to identify potential areas for High Seas Marine Protected Areas. The UK is also funding a project to develop a shortlist of potential area-based management tools that could be developed into future proposals once the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement comes into force.