Partner, Purl Partners (providing investment and support to early stage technology
businesses). In this capacity, the member is a member of the advisory boards of the
following companies, in which he holds shares: The Krowd Inc, trading as Vintro (B2B
networking); ChaChingMe Inc (US consumer online purchasing platform); Unipaas Payments
Technologies Ltd (Israeli Fintech company); Island Technology Inc (internet technology
company); Rewire Holding Ltd (IT security technology)
registered interest category
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Speaking engagement, 28 September 2023, interview on “Geopolitics in dynamic times”
with Tata Consulting Services, Barcelona (arranged through London Speaker Bureau)
registered interest category
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Speaking engagement, 14 November 2023, Roundtable Breakfast Briefing and Keynote Speech
for JLA/Informa: “The world ahead – what’s driving the status quo - Global challenges
for 2024 and beyond” at Risk Minds International Conference, London (arranged through
London Speaker Bureau)
registered interest category
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Speaking engagement, 16 April 2024, Inspired Dinner Series: An Evening with Lord Hammond
for Barclays Bank plc, London (arranged through Chartwell Speakers)
registered interest category
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Director and Chairman, Innovo Holding Ltd (holding company for real estate and construction
businesses in UAE, Egypt and Canada and trading businesses in UK)
Director, Matrix Partners Ltd (advisory services) (the member has personally provided
services to the following clients:- Finance Ministry and Ministry of Economy and Planning,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the company's earnings for this work in 2022/23 were £279,396.75
and £223,758 respectively); OakNorth Bank plc; AP Wireless (UK) Ltd (telecoms infrastructure
provider); Davidson Kempner European Partners LLP (asset management); Arora Holdings
Ltd (hotels & property); Nomura Holdings Inc (banking) (interest ceased 30 June 2023)
and Laser Digital Holdings AG (digital financial services business))
Member, Advisory Board, Island Technology Inc (fintech company which develops financial
services software and products) (unremunerated but member has share options)
Chair, Future Surrey Economy Forum (established to conduct one-off review and strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis of Surrey economy) (interest
ceased 1 April 2024)
Advisor to the Ministry of Finance and National Economy of the Kingdom of Bahrain
(principally advice in relation to the Kingdom's fiscal and economic reform programme)
(the member's earnings for this work in 2022/23 were £288,720)
registered interest category
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Member, GS1 UK Healthcare Advisory Committee (an independent, not-for-profit organisation
that allocates a unique prefix for users to create bar codes for their products)
Adviser on challenges facing NHS and social care system (includes chairing conferences,
seminars and speaking at events), Conclusio (market access, payer engagement, service
transformation and communications agency working with impact across pharmaceutical
sector and NHS)
registered interest category
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
My daughter and brother-in-law have interests in organisations which receive grants
from or have contracts with government departments and other public bodies; from 11
January 2023, my daughter works with the Youth Futures Foundation which works with
government bodies and receives funding from government (interest ceased 30 June 2023);
my brother-in-law owns Happy Computers, which also trades as Happy Ltd, and is paid
by Parliament and government departments for training programmes; my step-son is a
partner in an IT company, Pen Test Partners LLP which works in the public and private
sectors; they have a number of contracts with parliament and various government departments
either directly or through system integration companies; from 1 April 2023, member's
wife became an independent consultant advising and training in British Values and
Prevent for FE Institutions which are funded by DfE
Director, The Arsenal Football Club Limited (professional football club and related
commercial activities) and its subsidiary Arsenal Holdings Limited (group holding
company)
Trustee (in capacity as Chief Executive of The Association of Conservative Clubs Ltd)
of up to 200 Conservative Clubs throughout UK; each Club is an Unincorporated Association
with its own constitution
As a Vice Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group and a member of the All-Party
Parliamentary Wine and Spirits Group, the member receives regular hospitality and
invitations to events which during the course of the calendar year together amount
to more than £300 in value and all of which are paid for by sources listed in the
register of APPGs
Guest of National Rifle Association on 21 July 2023 as participant in House of Lords
vs House of Commons target rifle match at Bisley for the Vizianagram trophy; target
shooting, professional instruction and lunch were provided
