Rushanara Ali MP

Bethnal Green and Bow

Rushanara Ali is the Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, and has been an MP continuously since 6 May 2010.

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Register of Interests

1. Employment and earnings
From 26 September 2022 until January 2023, a member of the Inquiry Commission into the treatment of Zhanbolat Mamay in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Fees are received from Bindmans LLP, 236 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8HB.
23 December 2022, received £10,000 from Mayer Brown, 201 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3AF, for a speech delivered at a Mayer Brown event in November 2022. Hours: 7 hrs including preparation. Fee donated to charitable causes.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Dominic Griffiths Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 to general election campaign fund Date received: 2 April 2023 Date accepted: 2 April 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Hubmate Ltd Address of donor: Indigo Rasoi, 37/45 Bethnal Green, London E16LH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: catering services for a fundraising event for general election campaign fund, value £2,000 Date received: 16 March 2023 Date accepted: 16 March 2023 Donor status: company, registration 06546190
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Ltd Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley KT24 6QX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Food and accommodation while attending the Franco-British Colloque 2023 in London, value £986 Date received: 26-28 January 2023 Date accepted: 26 January 2023 Donor status: company, registration 06913437
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the UAE Address of donor: King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud St, Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, transport and food, value £4,711 Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates Dates of visit: 11-16 February 2023 Purpose of visit: Cross-Party Delegation to the UAE to meet with officials and politicians and discuss UAE-UK bilateral ties/learn more about the region.
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, transport and food, total value £7,100 Destination of visit: Doha Dates of visit: 20-26 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.
Name of donor: Siobhan's Trust Address of donor: Birkhill House, Cupar KY15 4QP Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation, transport and food, value £606 Destination of visit: Ukraine Dates of visit: 2-7 July 2023 Purpose of visit: Parliamentary delegation to meet with Ukrainian MPs to discuss the support that is needed from the UK and see the support that Siobhan's Trust is providing.
Name of donor: The HALO Trust Address of donor: Carronfoot, Thornhill, Dumfries DG3 5BF Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, Accommodation, transport food and visa, value £2,710.50 Destination of visit: Somaliland and Ethiopia Dates of visit: 6-11 August 2023 Purpose of visit: To see the Halo Trust’s work in removing landmines and unexploded ordnance, and gain a better understanding of the UK's role supporting NGOs like the Halo Trust to deliver greater resilience and recovery from conflict.
Name of donor: Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (supported by the National Democratic Institute and Open Society foundations) Address of donor: 27 Old Gloucester St, London WC1N 3AX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, transport and food, value £901 Destination of visit: Prague, Czech Republic Dates of visit: 31 August - 2 September 2023 Purpose of visit: To participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China Prague Summit.
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and food, value £6,550 Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar Dates of visit: 24 November - 3 December 2023 Purpose of visit: To participate at the WISE Summit 2023 focusing on the future of education in light of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and meet senior Qatari foreign policy and education officials on the margins of the Summit.
Name of donor: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit Address of donor: 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£759.65), flight (£660) and subsistence (maximum value £100), total value £1,519.65 Destination of visit: Dubai, UAE Dates of visit: 8-11 December 2023 Purpose of visit: Attendance at COP28 to learn about the COP negotiation process and the role of legislators to achieve the targets set for the global climate and decarbonisation agenda.
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Two residential properties in London: (i) and (ii).
From 7 September 2020, a residential property in London, co-owned with a family member: (i).
8. Miscellaneous
From 16 May 2020, a Trustee of the Sisters Trust, a registered charity that makes donations to organisations committed to challenging racial and sexual inequality. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 18 June 2020; updated 24 June 2020)
From 29 June 2022, a Governor and a Member of the Council of Management, The Ditchley Foundation, an organisation that helps sustain peace, freedom and the rule of law; and works towards the renewal of democratic societies, states and alliances. This is an unpaid role.
Chair of Trustees of UpRising Leadership, a registered charity providing UK-wide youth leadership development, mentoring and employability opportunities to young people from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. This is an unpaid role.