Bob Seely Financial Disclosures

Bob Seely's submissions to the Register of Members Interests organised chronologically


18th April 2024

Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
Name of donor: Royal Solent Yacht Club
Honorary membership of Royal Solent Yacht Club in Yarmouth. The annual value of this membership is below the registrable threshold.
Date interest arose: 9 June 2017
(Registered 18 January 2022)
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
Role, work or services: TV guest appearances
Payer: News UK & Ireland Limited, PO Box 151, Peterborough PE7 8YT
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
Payment: £300 for appearing as a guest on Talk TV's First Edition programme.
Received on: 5 April 2023. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 25 April 2023)
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
Payment: £300 for a guest appearance on a News UK show.
Received on: 22 May 2023. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 24 May 2023)
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
Role, work or services: Newspaper articles
Payer: Associated Newspapers Ltd, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
Payment: £1,800 for three newspaper articles for the Mail on Sunday.
Received on: 11 January 2024. Hours: 3 hrs.
(Registered 19 January 2024)
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
Payment: £750 for an article for the Mail on Sunday.
Received on: 13 February 2024. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 12 March 2024)
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Description
Name of donor: Sea View Yacht Club
Address of donor: The Esplanade, Seaview, Isle of Wight PO34 5HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary Membership (£498 per annum), value £2,988
Date received: 9 June 2017 to 8 June 2023
Date accepted: 9 June 2017
Donor status: friendly society
(Registered 4 August 2022)
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Le Cercle
Address of donor: 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London W1W 7LT
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1,422.18), accommodation (£470) and meals during the meeting (£520), value £2,412.18
Destination of visit: Poland (Warsaw)
Dates of visit: 6 July 2023 to 9 July 2023
Purpose of visit: A speaking engagement.
(Registered 4 August 2023; updated 10 August 2023)
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: (1) National Democratic Institute (2) Open Society Foundation
Address of donor: (1) 455 Massachusetts Ave, NW, 8th Floor, Washington DC 20001-2621, United States (2) 4th Floor, Herbal House, 8 Back Hill, London EC1R 5EN
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Accommodation, value £338.10 (2) Flights and transportation, value £431.05
Destination of visit: Czechia (Prague)
Dates of visit: 1 September 2023 to 2 September 2023
Purpose of visit: Participated in the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China Prague Summit.
(Registered 25 September 2023)
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Yalta European Strategy Limited
Address of donor: Third Floor, 95 The Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 1HH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel (£74.75), conference fees (£305.48) and meal (£7.31), value £387.54
Destination of visit: Ukraine (Kyiv)
Dates of visit: 4 September 2023 to 10 September 2023
Purpose of visit: Travel around Ukraine and attending the Yalta European Strategy Conference.
(Registered 2 October 2023)
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: (1) Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2) International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Middle East
Address of donor: (1) PO Box 547, Government Road, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain (2) 14th Floor, GFH Tower, Bahrain Financial Harbour, Building 1411, Road 4626, Manama 346, Kingdom of Bahrain
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Transportation (£701.01), accommodation (£540), dinners/hospitality (£163), value £1,404.01 (2) Transportation (£35), dinners/hospitality (£24.50), value £59.50
Destination of visit: Bahrain
Dates of visit: 17 November 2023 to 19 November 2023
Purpose of visit: Attending IISS Manama Dialogue 2023 as part of the Conservative Middle East Council delegation.
(Registered 13 December 2023)
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
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
Description
Type of land/property: Residential property (property)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: shared ownership
Rental income: from 5 September 2023
(Registered 6 July 2017; updated 9 November 2021 and 26 September 2023)
Source
Date
18th Apr 2024
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
Member of the Army Reserves.
(Registered 6 July 2017)
Source

12th March 2024

Date
12th Mar 2024
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
13 February 2024, received £750 for an article for the Mail on Sunday. Hours: 2 hrs.
Source

19th January 2024

Date
19th Jan 2024
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
11 January 2024, received £1,800 for three newspaper articles for the Mail on Sunday. Hours: 3 hrs.
Source
Date
19th Jan 2024
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
11 January 2024, received £1,800 from Associated Newspapers Ltd, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT, for three newspaper articles for the Mail on Sunday. Hours: 3 hrs.
Source

13th December 2023

Date
13th Dec 2023
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: (1) Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2) International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Middle East
Address of donor: (1) PO Box 547, Government Road, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain (2) 14th Floor, GFH Tower, Bahrain Financial Harbour, Building 1411, Road 4626, Manama 346, Kingdom of Bahrain
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation: (1) Transportation (£701.01), accommodation (£540), dinners/hospitality (£163), total value £1,404.01 (2) Transportation (£35), dinners/hospitality (£24.50), total value £59.50
Destination of visit: Kingdom of Bahrain
Dates of visit: 17-19 November 2023
Purpose of visit: Attending IISS Manama Dialogue 2023 as part of the Conservative Middle East Council delegation.

Source

2nd October 2023

Date
2nd Oct 2023
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Yalta European Strategy Limited
Address of donor: Third Floor, 95 The Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 1HH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel (£74.75), conference fees (£305.48) and meal (£7.31), total value £387.54
Destination of visit: Kyiv, Ukraine
Dates of visit: 4-10 September 2023
Purpose of visit: Travel around Ukraine and attending the Yalta European Strategy Conference.

Source

25th September 2023

Date
25th Sep 2023
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: (1) National Democratic Institute (2) Open Society Foundation
Address of donor: (1) 455 Massachusetts Ave, NW, 8th Floor, Washington DC 20001-2621, United States (2) 4th Floor, Herbal House, 8 Back Hill, London EC1R 5EN
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Accommodation, value £338.10 (2) Flights and transportation, value £431.05
Destination of visit: Prague, Czech Republic
Dates of visit: 1-2 September 2023
Purpose of visit: Participated in the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China Prague Summit.

Source

4th August 2023

Date
4th Aug 2023
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Le Cercle
Address of donor: 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London W1W 7LT
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1,422.18) and accommodation (£470), total value £1,892.18
Destination of visit: Warsaw, Poland
Dates of visit: 6-9 July 2023
Purpose of visit: A speaking engagement.

Source

24th May 2023

Date
24th May 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
22 May 2023, received £300 for a guest appearance on a News UK show. Hours: 1 hr.
Source

25th April 2023

Date
25th Apr 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
5 April 2023, received £300 for appearing as a guest on Talk TV's First Edition programme. Hours: 1 hr.
Source

30th March 2023

Date
30th Mar 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
8 March 2023, received £300 for a guest appearance on a News UK show. Hours: 30 mins.
Source
Date
30th Mar 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
23 February 2023, received £50 for a guest appearance on a News UK show. Hours: 30 mins.
Source

20th February 2023

Date
20th Feb 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
23 January 2023, received £1,550 from News UK & Ireland Limited, P O Box 151, Peterborough PE7 8YT, for appearing as a panellist on Talk TV's First Edition programme. Hours: 5 hrs.
Source
Date
20th Feb 2023
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
23 January 2023, received £1,550 for appearing as a panellist on Talk TV's First Edition programme. Hours: 5 hrs.
Source

10th February 2023

Date
10th Feb 2023
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: UK Office of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation
Address of donor: Third Floor, 95 The Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 1HH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and travel £2,911, accommodation £1,190, meals/hospitality £310.31; total value 4,411.31
Destination of visit: Davos, Switzerland
Dates of visit: 17-19 January 2023
Purpose of visit: To contribute to Ukrainian events organised by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Source

9th February 2023

Date
9th Feb 2023
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Lord Michael Ashcroft
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight from Chisinau Airport to Stansted Airport, estimated value £126.15
Destination of visit: Ukraine
Dates of visit: 20-24 December 2022
Purpose of visit: Visiting charities and officials in Ukraine in my role as Chair of the Ukraine APPG.

Source

2nd February 2023

Date
2nd Feb 2023
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Skigruppe der Bundesversammlung
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Ski passes/instruction for one person, value £622
Destination of visit: Davos, Switzerland
Dates of visit: 3-8 January 2023
Purpose of visit: Swiss-British Parliamentary Ski trip.

Source

22nd September 2022

Date
22nd Sep 2022
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Yalta European Strategy Ltd
Address of donor: Third Floor, 95 The Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 1HH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and travel £1,262.66; accommodation £314.12; dinners/hospitality £450.06; total value £2,026.84
Destination of visit: Kyiv, Ukraine
Dates of visit: 8-12 September 2022
Purpose of visit: Attending the Yalta European Strategy Conference, meetings with Ukrainian officials and members of civil society.

Source

4th August 2022

Date
4th Aug 2022
Type
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Description
Name of donor: Sea View Yacht Club
Address of donor: The Esplanade, Seaview, Isle of Wight PO34 5HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary Membership, total value £2,988 (£498 per annum)
Date received: 9 June 2017 - 8 June 2023
Date accepted: 9 June 2017
Donor status: friendly society

Source

23rd March 2022

Date
23rd Mar 2022
Type
1. Employment and earnings
Description
21 March 2022, received £200 from the BBC, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA, for an appearance on Radio 4's Any Questions aired on 18 March 2022. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 23 March 2022)
Source

24th January 2022

Date
24th Jan 2022
Type
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Description
Name of donor: Bembridge Sailing Club
Address of donor: Embankment Road, Bembridge, Isle of Wight PO35 5NR
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership, total value £2,445 (£489 per annum)
Date received: 9 June 2017 - 9 December 2021
Date accepted: 9 June 2017
Donor status: friendly society
(Registered 24 January 2022)
Source

18th January 2022

Date
18th Jan 2022
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
From 9 June 2017, honorary membership of Yarmouth Sailing Club. The annual value of this membership is below the registrable threshold. (Registered 18 January 2022)
Source

24th November 2021

Date
24th Nov 2021
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Kingdom of Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor: PO Box 547, Government Road, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel and accommodation with a value of £5,349
Destination of visit: Bahrain
Dates of visit: 18-22 November 2021
Purpose of visit: Parliamentary delegation to the IISS Manama Dialogue 2021 to understand the Middle East's most pressing security challenges.
(Registered 24 November 2021)
Source

9th January 2020

Date
9th Jan 2020
Type
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Description
Name of donor: Barry Field
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 09 January 2020)
Source
Date
9th Jan 2020
Type
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Description
Name of donor: Isle of Wight Conservative Patrons Club
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 09 January 2020)
Source

16th September 2019

Date
16th Sep 2019
Type
4. Visits outside the UK
Description
Name of donor: Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): flights (£4,192.56), plus accommodation, security protection, travel, food and sundries (£1,527.44), total value £5,720
Destination of visit: Hong Kong
Dates of visit: 30 August - 1 September 2019
Purpose of visit: Independent observation mission to witness events in Hong Kong and meet with figures from the pro-democracy movement.
(Registered 16 September 2019)
Source

6th July 2017

Date
6th Jul 2017
Type
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Description
Shared ownership of a property in London: (i) and, from 24 August 2021, (ii). (Registered 06 July 2017; updated 09 November 2021)
Source
Date
6th Jul 2017
Type
8. Miscellaneous
Description
Member of the Army Reserves. (Registered 06 July 2017)
Source
Date
6th Jul 2017
Type
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Description
Shared ownership of a property in North London: (i). (Registered 06 July 2017)
Source
Date
6th Jul 2017
Type
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Description
Until May 2019, a flat in West London: (i) and (ii). (Registered 06 July 2017; updated 09 January 2020)
Source