Rt Hon Shailesh Vara MP

North West Cambridgeshire

The Rt Hon Shailesh Vara is the Conservative MP for North West Cambridgeshire, and has been an MP continuously since 5 May 2005.

shailesh.vara.mp@parliament.uk

Register of Interests

4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Media City Qatar Address of donor: Floor 17 & 18, Tornado Tower, Bldg. 17, Zone 60, Street 810, Corner Majlis Al Taawoon And, Al Funduq St, Doha, Qatar Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, food and sundries in Qatar, value £6,900. Visit to Kuwait was self-funded. Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar and Kuwait Dates of visit: 19-26 May 2023 Purpose of visit: To participate at the Bloomberg Qatar Economic Forum 2023 and meet Qatari and international officials to discuss current affairs including regional conflict resolution, labour rights and Qatar-UK bilateral relations. And to see a friend in Kuwait and meet Kuwaiti politicians.
Name of donor: Parliament of Georgia Address of donor: 8 Rustaveli Avenue, 0118 Tbilisi, Georgia Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel accommodation for 26-30 August (approx. £500), local transportation and hospitality (approx. £250); total estimated value £750 Destination of visit: Georgia Dates of visit: 26-31 August 2023 Purpose of visit: APPG for Georgia visit to build on closer parliamentary relations.
8. Miscellaneous
Non-practising solicitor.
From 30 November 2022, Member of the Executive Committee of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.