Bim Afolami MP

Hitchin and Harpenden

Bim Afolami is the Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, and has been an MP continuously since 8 June 2017.

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Register of Interests

1. Employment and earnings
From 28 April 2022, I am a regular panellist for Talk TV, 1 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9GF.
22 February 2023, received £950 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 3 hrs.
23 March 2023, received £1,375 for appearing on the News Desk and other programmes. Hours: 4 hrs.
24 April 2023, received £1,625 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 5 hrs.
24 May 2023, received £950 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 3 hrs.
24 June 2023, received £1,200 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 4 hrs.
23 October 2023, received £450 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 1.5 hrs.
21 November 2023, received £150 for appearing on First Edition and other programmes. Hours: 30 mins.
From 16 January 2023, Partner in Warre Constable LLP, The Barn, Lamport Manor, Old Road, Lamport NN6 9HF, a family business providing professional advice with respect to property management, mediation services and legal and financial matters. I expect some of the clients, to whom I personally provide services, to require confidentiality under relevant legal and professional codes. Any hours and payments will be listed below. (Registered 26 January 2023; updated 08 March 2023 and 02 May 2023)
From 18 January 2023, Chair of the Regulatory Reform Group, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA, which involves writing, legal and financial analysis, research, and chairing several discussions with numerous stakeholders. Warre Constable LLP received payments in return for my work as Chair from WPI Strategy (research advisory business), 28 Church Road, Stanmore HA7 4XR. Except for the period 28 February 2023 to 31 May 2023, this has been an unpaid role. (Registered 02 May 2023; updated 01 June 2023) This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 7 November 2023. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
28 February 2023, payment of £2,000 to Warre Constable LLP. Hours: 15 hrs. This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 7 November 2023. This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 7 November 2023. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
30 March 2023, payment of £2,000 to Warre Constable LLP. Hours: 15 hrs. This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 7 November 2023. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
From 31 March 2023 until 31 May 2023, Warre Constable LLP received £2,000 a month for my work as Chair of the Regulatory Reform Group. Hours: 15 hrs a month. (Registered 02 May 2023; updated 01 June 2023)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Hitchin and Harpenden Portcullis Club Address of donor: PO Box 1241, Harpenden AL1 9JF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £14,000 Date received: 23 December 2022 Date accepted: 23 December 2022 Donor status: unincorporated association
Name of donor: Hitchin and Harpenden Portcullis Club Address of donor: PO Box 1241, Harpenden AL1 9JF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £8,025 Date received: 24 April 2023 Date accepted: 24 April 2023 Donor status: unincorporated association
Name of donor: WPI Strategy Address of donor: 28 Church Road, Stanmore HA7 4XR Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In kind support of secretariat services for the Regulatory Reform Group, value £7,500 Date received: 18 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 Date accepted: 18 January 2023 Donor status: company, registration 08352214 This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 7 November 2023. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
Name of donor: Pension Insurance Corporation Address of donor: 14 Cornhill, London EC3V 3ND Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In kind support of the production of a Regulatory Reform Group report, value £2,500 Date received: 18 April 2023 Date accepted: 18 April 2023 Donor status: company, registration 05706720
Name of donor: Peter Rutland Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 to support my office work Date received: 7 August 2023 Date accepted: 7 August 2023 Donor status: individual This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 7 November 2023. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
Name of donor: Hitchin and Harpenden Portcullis Club Address of donor: PO Box 1241, Harpenden AL1 9JF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,900 Date received: 15 September 2023 Date accepted: 15 September 2023 Donor status: unincorporated association
Name of donor: College Green Group Address of donor: 77 Victoria Street, Office 120, London SW1H 0HW Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Secondment of a member of staff to my office from 1 October 2023 until 30 September 2024, value £35,000 (including all office expenses) Date received: 1 October 2023 - 30 September 2024 Date accepted: 1 October 2023 Donor status: company, registration 12270590
Name of donor: Justin DeWinter Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £45,000 to support my office work Date received: 10 October 2023 Date accepted: 26 October 2023 Donor status: individual
Name of donor: Hitchin and Harpenden Portcullis Club Address of donor: PO Box 1241, Harpenden AL1 9JF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Christmas card printing and postage, value £1,486 Date received: 15 December 2023 Date accepted: 15 December 2023 Donor status: unincorporated association
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 (two nights) 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
Name of donor: Sky Arts Address of donor: Grant Way, Isleworth TW7 5QD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to a Madonna concert in London, value £350 Date received: 6 December 2023 Date accepted: 6 December 2023 Donor status: company, registration 02906991
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Parade, London SW1A 2HU Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Travel £1,982.60, accommodation £569.26, subsistence £769.23, total value £3,321.09 Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA Dates of visit: 12-16 February 2023 Purpose of visit: Fact-finding political delegation to strengthen transatlantic relations on development, defence and diplomacy and to meet American politicians, policymakers and experts.
Name of donor: Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft Address of donor: Pariser Platz 6, 10117 Berlin, Germany Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£240.15) and subsistence (£138.21), total value £378.36 Destination of visit: Schloss Neuhardenberg Dates of visit: 14-16 September 2023 Purpose of visit: Attendance at 73rd Konigswinter Conference.
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
From 16 January 2023, Warre Constable LLP, which provides advice on property management, mediation services and legal and financial matters.
8. Miscellaneous
Member (unpaid) of the Ditchley Foundation's Programme Committee.
From June 2017 until 15 November 2023, Member (unpaid) of the Court of the University of Bedfordshire. (Registered 30 January 2018; updated 28 December 2023)
From 13 September 2018 until 15 November 2023, Member (unpaid) of the Financial Inclusion Commission, a cross-party organisation which supports the principle of increased financial inclusion in the UK. (Registered 21 September 2018; updated 28 December 2023)
From 22 October 2018 until 15 November 2023, Trustee (unpaid) of the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Oxford Foundation, which supports the Oxford Union Literary and Debating Trust and through it the charitable activities of the Oxford Union Society. (Registered 05 November 2018; updated 28 December 2023)
From 20 June 2022 until 15 November 2023, Member of the Advisory Board of the Nick Maughan Foundation, which works to further a range of philanthropic initiatives in education, the environment and civic support schemes for disenfranchised communities. This was an unpaid role. (Registered 20 June 2022; updated 28 December 2023)
From 20 June 2022 until 15 November 2023, Member of the Advisory Board of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, a non-profit organisation that supports informed debate on energy and climate change issues in the UK. This was an unpaid role. (Registered 20 June 2022; updated 28 December 2023)