## Quarterly Information: 1 October - 31 December 2012

GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140 
 
The Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer Date gift given 
To 
Gift 
Value (over £140) 
Nil return 
The Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Date gift given 
To 
Gift 
Value (over £140)  
Nil return 
Greg Clark MP, Financial Secretary Date gift given 
To 
Gift 
Value (over £140)  
Nil return 
David Gauke MP, Exchequer Secretary Date gift given 
To 
Gift 
Value (over £140)  
Nil return 
Sajid Javid MP, Economic Secretary Date gift given 
To   
Gift 
Value (over £140)  
Nil return 


Lord Sassoon, Commercial Secretary 
Date gift given 
To   
Gift 
Value (over £140)  
Nil return 

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| From                                                           | Gift       | Value      | Outcome     |
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| GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140                                       |            |            |             |
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| The Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer      |            |            |             |
| Date gift                                                      |            |            |             |
| received                                                       |            |            |             |
| Beats                                                          | Headphones | Over limit | Held by the |
| department                                                     |            |            |             |
| 9                                                              |            |            |             |
| December                                                       |            |            |             |
| 2012                                                           |            |            |             |
| From                                                           | Gift       | Value      | Outcome     |
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| The Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury |            |            |             |
| Date gift                                                      |            |            |             |
| received                                                       |            |            |             |
| Nil return                                                     |            |            |             |
| From                                                           | Gift       | Value      | Outcome     |
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| Greg Clark MP, Financial Secretary                             |            |            |             |
| Date gift                                                      |            |            |             |
| received                                                       |            |            |             |
| Nil return                                                     |            |            |             |
| From                                                           | Gift       | Value      | Outcome     |
|                                                                |            |            |             |
|                                                                |            |            |             |
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| David Gauke MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury            |            |            |             |
|                                                                |            |            |             |
| Date gift                                                      |            |            |             |
| received                                                       |            |            |             |
| Nil return                                                     |            |            |             |
| From                                                           | Gift       | Value      | Outcome     |
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| Sajid Javid MP, Economic Secretary                             |            |            |             |
| Date gift                                                      |            |            |             |
| received                                                       |            |            |             |
| Nil return                                                     |            |            |             |
| From                                                           | Gift       | Value      | Outcome     |
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| Lord Sassoon, Commercial Secretary                             |            |            |             |
| Date gift                                                      |            |            |             |
| received                                                       |            |            |             |
| Nil return                                                     |            |            |             |
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## 

HOSPITALITY RECEIVED1 
 
The Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer 
Date of hospitality 
Name of organisation  
- 
Type of hospitality 
received  
 
Dinner 
13 October 2012 
Central Railway Company 
3 November 2012 
Universal Music 
Dinner 
17 October 2012 
Lloyds Banking Group plc Dinner 
19 December 2012 
Wall Street Journal 
Lunch 
 
The Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury 
Date of hospitality 
Name of organisation  
- 
Type of hospitality 
received  
 
22 October 2012 
HSBC 
Breakfast 
23 October 2012 
Pinewood Shepperton plc Tickets to Bond premiere* 
Dinner 
13 November 2012 
National Business Awards 
14 November 2012 
Daily Telegraph 
Lunch 
18 December 2012 
Viscount Rothermere 
Reception Greg Clark MP, Financial Secretary Date of hospitality 
Name of organisation  
- 
Type of hospitality 
received  
 
24 October 2012 
TheCityUK 
Dinner 
30 October 2012 
Barclays 
Lunch 
1 November 2012 
ITV, The Times 
Lunch 
12 November 2012 
Lord Mayor of London 
Dinner Lunch 
17 December 2012 
British Irish Chamber of Commerce 
Breakfast 
19 December 2012 
British Bankers' 
Association 
 
David Gauke MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury 
Date of hospitality 
Name of organisation  
- 
Type of hospitality 
received  
 
15 October 2012 
Centre for Policy Studies 
Lunch 
17 October 2012 
Genesis Initiative 
Breakfast 
24 October 2012 
TheCityUK 
Dinner 
5 November 2012 
The Times 
Lunch 
8 November 2012 
Deloitte 
Dinner 
13 November 2012 
Corven Consulting 
Breakfast 

                                            
1 Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; 'diplomatic' 
functions in the UK or abroad; functions hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined. 

 
* accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend. 

 
13 November 2012 
The Sun 
Lunch 
19 November 2012 
Sky News 
Lunch 
26 November 2012 
Jigsaw Research 
Dinner 
27 November 2012 
Policy Exchange 
Breakfast 
27 November 2012 
The Sunday Times 
Reception Dinner 
11 December 2012 
Confederation of British 
Industry 
Sajid Javid MP, Economic Secretary Date of hospitality 
Name of organisation  
- 
Type of hospitality 
received  
 
17 October 2012 
Tourism Alliance 
Breakfast 
17 October 2012 
Energy UK 
Dinner 
21 November 2012 
Brindex 
Dinner 
Lord Sassoon, Commercial Secretary Date of hospitality 
Name of organisation  
- 
Type of hospitality 
received  
 
22 October 2012 
The Times 
Lunch 
20 November 2012 
UBS 
Dinner 
 
Destination   Purpose of 
The Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer 
Date(s) of trip 
trip 
'Scheduled' 
'No 32 (The 
Royal) 
Squadron' or 'other RAF' or 'Chartered' 
or 'Eurostar'   
Luxembourg  ECOFIN 
RAF 
3 
£1,900 
9 October 2012 
Scheduled 
 
£3,791 
10 October 
2012 
Tokyo, 
Japan 
Annual 
meetings 
RAF 
2 
£1,187 
Berlin, Germany 
1-2 November 2012 
Meeting with German Finance Minister 
USA/Mexico G20 meetings 
Scheduled 
 
£5,886 
3-6 November 2012 
ECOFIN 
Eurostar 
 
£615 
Brussels, Belgium 
12-13 November 2012 
ECOFIN 
Eurostar 
 
£490 
Brussels, Belgium 
12-13 December 2012 
Scheduled 
 
£3,275 
New York, USA 
18-21 December 2012 
Meeting with Mayor of New York 
 
Destination   Purpose of 
The Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury 
Date(s) of 
trip 
trip 
'Scheduled' 
'No 32 (The 
Royal) 
Squadron' or 'other RAF' or 'Chartered' 
or 'Eurostar'   
Scheduled 
 
£1,278 
18–19 October 2012 
Rome, Italy 
Spoke at a conference; meetings with Italian counterparts 
6-7 
Brussels, 
Lobbying for 
Eurostar 
1 
£734 

                                            
2 * Indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend. 


Total cost including travel 
and accommodation of Minister only 
Number of officials 
accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used    
Total cost 
including travel and accommodation of Minister only 
Number of 
officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used    
 
Belgium 
UK priorities 
 
November 2012 
Destination Purpose of 
Greg Clark MP, Financial Secretary 
Date(s) of trip 
trip 
'Scheduled' 
'No 32 (The 
Royal) 
Squadron' or 'other RAF' or 'Chartered' 
or 'Eurostar'   
Scheduled 
 
£404 
3 October 
2012 
Brussels, 
Belgium 
Meetings with 
European Commission and MEPs 
9 October 2012 
Luxembourg ECOFIN 
Scheduled and No 32 (The Royal) Squadron 
ECOFIN 
Eurostar 
 
£514 
Brussels, Belgium 
9 November 2012 
Brussels, Belgium 
ECOFIN 
Eurostar and Scheduled 
13 November 2012 
ECOFIN 
Eurostar 
 
£448 
Brussels, Belgium 
4 December 2012 
Scheduled 
 
£525 
Dublin, Ireland 
17 December 2012 
Meetings with banks and Irish Government 
Destination   Purpose of 
David Gauke MP, Exchequer Secretary 
Date(s) of trip 
trip 
'Scheduled' 
'No 32 (The 
Royal) 
Squadron' or 'other RAF' or 'Chartered' 
or 'Eurostar'   
Nil return 


Total cost including travel and accommodation of Minister only 
Number of officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used 
1 
£353 
 
£715 
Total cost including travel and accommodation of Minister only 
Number of officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used 
Destination   Purpose of 
Sajid Javid MP, Economic Secretary 
Date(s) of trip 
trip 
'Scheduled' 
'No 32 (The 
Royal) 
Squadron' or 'other RAF' or 'Chartered' 
or 'Eurostar'   
Nil return 


Destination   Purpose of 
Lord Sassoon, Commercial Secretary 
Date(s) of 
trip 
trip 
'Scheduled' 
'No 32 (The 
Royal) 
Squadron' or 'other RAF' or 'Chartered' 
or 'Eurostar' 
Scheduled 
 
£1,131 
14-16 November 2012 
Turkey 
UKTI bilateral trade meetings, discussions on financial sanctions 
Scheduled 
 
£3,219 
UAE, Qatar and Kuwait 
8-13 December 2012 
Meeting with foreign government officials, potential investors; 
Euromoney event 
Total cost including travel and 
accommodation of Minister only 
Number of officials accompanying 
Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used 
Total cost 
including travel and accommodation of Minister only 
Number of 
officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used 

## 

Name of External Organisation 
Purpose of Meeting 

## Meetings With External Organisations (Including Meetings With Newspaper And Other Media Proprietors, Editors And Senior Executives)3 The Rt Hon George Osborne Mp, Chancellor Of The Exchequer Date Of Meeting

| October 2012                                  | Royal Bank of Scotland                | General discussion            |
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| October 2012                                  | ConservativeHome                      | General discussion            |
| To discuss supply chain                       |                                       |                               |
| issues                                        |                                       |                               |
| October 2012                                  | Asda, Associated British Foods, Atos, |                               |
| Babock International, BAE Systems,            |                                       |                               |
| Balfour Beatty, Bank of England,              |                                       |                               |
| Boeing, BP, British Airways, British          |                                       |                               |
| Bankers' Association, British                 |                                       |                               |
| Chambers of Commerce, BT,                     |                                       |                               |
| Business Services Association,                |                                       |                               |
| CapGemini, Carillion, CBI, Centrica,          |                                       |                               |
| Dell, Diageo, EDF Energy, EEF,                |                                       |                               |
| Finmeccanica UK, FSB, General                 |                                       |                               |
| Dynamics UK, GKN, Glaxosmithkline,            |                                       |                               |
| Home Retail Group, HP UK, IBM, J              |                                       |                               |
| Sainsbury, Jaguar Land Rover,                 |                                       |                               |
| Kingfisher, Lockheed Martin UK,               |                                       |                               |
| Marks and Spencer, MBDA UK,                   |                                       |                               |
| Raytheon UK, Rolls Royce, Serco,              |                                       |                               |
| Shell, Statoil, Tata Group, Tesco plc,        |                                       |                               |
| Thales, Vodafone Group, WPP Group             |                                       |                               |
| October 2012                                  | Confederation of British Industry     | General discussion            |
| October 2012                                  | Goldman Sachs                         | General discussion            |
| General discussion                            | October 2012                          | Organisation for Economic Co- |
| operation and Development (OECD)              |                                       |                               |
| October 2012                                  | British Chambers of Commerce          | General discussion            |
|                                               |                                       |                               |
| October 2012                                  | Standard Chartered                    | General discussion            |
|                                               |                                       |                               |
| November 2012 EEF                             | General discussion                    |                               |
|                                               |                                       |                               |
| November 2012  Microsoft                      | General discussion                    |                               |
|                                               |                                       |                               |
| November 2012  The Spectator                  | General discussion                    |                               |
| November 2012  Bank of America Merrill Lynch  | General discussion                    |                               |
|                                               |                                       |                               |
| November 2012  Institute of Directors         | General discussion                    |                               |
|                                               |                                       |                               |
| November 2012 The Economist                   | General discussion                    |                               |
| November 2012  Federation of Small Businesses | General discussion                    |                               |
|                                               |                                       |                               |
| December 2012 HSBC                            | General discussion                    |                               |
|                                               |                                       |                               |
| December 2012 Royal Bank of Scotland          | General discussion                    |                               |
|                                               |                                       |                               |

 
3 Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government 

 
Name of External Organisation 
Purpose of Meeting 
The Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury 
Date of 
Meeting  
October 2012 
Association of British Insurers 
General discussion 
October 2012 
Trade Union Congress 
General discussion 
October 2012 
Royal Mail 
General discussion 
October 2012 
National Association of Pension Funds 
October 2012 
FairFuelUK 
General discussion 
October 2012 
MOSAIC 
General discussion 
November 2012 MPs and Counsellors on European 
Structural Funds 
November 2012 KPMG 
General discussion 
November 2012 Local Government Association 
General discussion 
December 2012 Millport Marine Biological Station 
General discussion 
December 2012 Talk Talk 
General discussion 
December 2012 Essex County Council 
General discussion 
Name of External Organisation 
Purpose of Meeting 
Greg Clark MP, Financial Secretary Date of Meeting  
October 2012 
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
October 2012 
Financial Times 
General meeting 
October 2012 
City of London Corporation 
General meeting 
October 2012 
Royal Bank of Scotland 
General meeting 
October 2012 
Santander 
General meeting 
November 2012 Commerzbank 
General meeting 
November 2012 Stafford Chamber of Commerce 
General meeting 
November 2012 Prudential, Association of British 
Insurers 
November 2012 HSBC 
General meeting 
November 2012 Standard Chartered 
General meeting 
November 2012 Investment Management Association 
General meeting 
November 2012 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 
General meeting 
November 2012 Chartered Banker Professional 
Standards Board 
December 2012 Home Finance Forum: Barclays, 
Building Societies Association, Citizens Advice, Council of Mortgage Lenders, Finance and Leasing Association, GE Capital, Homeloan Management Ltd, HSBC, Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association, Lloyds, Money Advice Trust, Nationwide, Paragon, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, Shelter, Which? 
December 2012 Which? 
General meeting 
General discussion General discussion 
General meeting General meeting 
General meeting General meeting 
 
December 2012 Metrobank 
General meeting 
December 2012 Bank of Ireland 
General meeting 
December 2012 Ulster Bank 
General meeting 
December 2012 Lloyds Banking Group plc 
General meeting 
December 2012 Financial Services Compensation 
Scheme 
December 2012 JP Morgan 
General meeting 
December 2012 Lloyds Banking Group plc 
General meeting 
Name of External Organisation 
Purpose of Meeting 
David Gauke MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury 
Date of Meeting  
October 2012 
Seadrill Ltd 
To discuss tax issues 
October 2012 
Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals 
October 2012 
Tax Professionals Forum: IFS Tax Law Committee, Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ernst & Young and ICAEW Tax Faculty, KPMG, Travers Smith, Grays Inn Tax Chambers, BDO LLP, Grant Thornton 
October 2012 
Deloitte 
To give speech 
October 2012 
Genesis Initiative 
To give speech 
October 2012 
VocaLink 
To discuss tax issues 
October 2012 
John Lewis 
To discuss tax issues 
October 2012 
UK Payments Council 
To discuss tax issues 
October 2012 
Confederation of British Industry Northern Ireland 
October 2012 
PoliticsHome 
To discuss tax issues 
October 2012 
2020health 
Roundtable to discuss economic growth in healthcare 
November 2012 London Advertising 
To discuss a digital initiative 
November 2012 Parliamentary Roundtable 
To discuss tax issues 
November 2012 The Institute of Chartered 
Accountants in England and Wales 
November 2012 Business Forum 
To discuss tax issues 
November 2012 LexisNexis 
To give speech 
November 2012 Deloitte 
To give speech 
November 2012 MasterCard 
To discuss tax issues 
November 2012 British Retail Consortium 
To discuss tax issues 
November 2012 London Advertising 
Presentation of new digital initiative 
November 2012 Publish What You Pay 
To discuss tax issues 
November 2012 British Chambers of Commerce 
To discuss tax issues 
November 2012 Jigsaw Research 
Focus group observation 
November 2012 British Bankers' Association 
To discuss tax issues 
November 2012 Society of Trust and Estate 
To give speech 
General meeting 
To give speech To discuss tax issues To discuss tax issues 
To discuss tax issues 
 
Practitioners 
December 2012 General Electric 
To discuss tax issues 
December 2012 QinetiQ 
To discuss tax issues 
 
Name of External Organisation 
Purpose of Meeting 
Sajid Javid MP, Economic Secretary 
Date of Meeting  
To discuss charities 
October 2012 
Charity Finance Group, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Charities Aid Foundation, Institute of Fundraising 
October 2012 
Trade Union Congress 
To discuss pensions 
October 2012 
Oil and Gas UK 
To discuss oil and gas 
October 2012 
Shell 
To discuss oil and gas 
To discuss charities 
October 2012 
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Oxfam Scotland, Charity Finance Group, Institute of Fundraising, National Deaf Children's Society, Sport and Recreation Alliance, Charity Tax Group, Stewardship, British Universities Finance Directors Group, National Council for Voluntary Organisations 
October 2012 
Tarsh Consulting 
To discuss aviation 
October 2012 
Royal Bank of Scotland 
General meeting 
October 2012 
Equitable Members' Action Group  
To discuss financial services 
October 2012 
Association of British Insurers  
To discuss insurance 
October 2012 
National Grid and Energy 
To discuss energy 
November 2012 British Private Equity and Venture 
Capital Association 
To discuss financial services 
November 2012 Cancer Research, Cats Protection, 
To discuss charities 
Toybox, Tearfund, Oxfam, Naomi 
House; Charities Aid Foundation 
November 2012 Building Societies Association 
To discuss financial services 
November 2012 Caribbean Council Representatives 
To discuss aviation 
November 2012 Viridor Credits, Waste Recycling 
To discuss environment 
Environmental Limited (WREN) 
November 2012 Amec Group; British Petroleum, 
To discuss oil and gas 
Centrica, Chevron, Canadian Natural Resources International, ConocPhilips, Enquest, Fairfield, Premier Oil, Schlumberger Oil Field Services, Shell UK, Talisman Energy, TAQA Bratani Ltd, Total E&P UK, Oil and Gas UK, UK oil Industry Tax Committee, ExxonMobil, Oil Taxation Action Committee 
November 2012 Society of Motor Manufacturers and 
To discuss transport 
Traders 
November 2012 NPower RWE 
To discuss oil and gas 
November 2012 Consumer Credit Counselling Service To discuss financial 
services 
November 2012 Jaguar Land Rover 
To discuss transport 
November 2012 British Beer and Pub Association 
To discuss alcohol 
November 2012 Association of British Insurers 
To discuss insurance 
November 2012 UK Card Association 
To discuss financial services 
November 2012 Scottish and Southern Electric 
To discuss oil and gas 
November 2012 National Association of Pension 
To discuss pensions 
Funds 
November 2012 Association of British Credit Unions 
Limited 
To discuss financial services 
November 2012 Centrica 
To discuss oil and gas 
December 2012 Finance Leasing Association 
To discuss financial services 
December 2012 Association of British Travel Agents 
To discuss aviation 
December 2012 Lloyds Banking Group 
To discuss financial services 
December 2012 Equitable Life 
To discuss financial services 
December 2012  Citizens Advice Bureau, The Council 
To discuss financial services 
of Mortgage Lenders, Barclays, The Building Societies Association, Finance and Leasing Association, GE Capital, Homeland Management Ltd, HSBC, Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association, Lloyds Banking Group plc, Money Advice Trust, Nationwide; Paragon, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, Shelter, Which? 
December 2012 Royal Bank of Scotland 
To discuss financial services 
December 2012 British Airways; Virgin; Ryanair, 
To discuss aviation 
Easyjet 
Name of External Organisation 
Purpose of Meeting 
Lord Sassoon, Commercial Secretary Date of Meeting  
October 2012 
Carlyle Group 
To discuss infrastructure investment 
October 2012 
Aldermore 
To discuss Funding for Lending Scheme 
October 2012 
Blackrock 
General meeting 
October 2012 
Centrica 
General meeting 
November 2012 BT (British Telecom) 
Update on broadband 
November 2012 Safeguard Commercial Finance Ltd 
General meeting 
 
November 2012 Turkish Central Bank 
General meeting 
November 2012 Akbank bank, Bank Asya, Royal Bank 
General meeting 
of Scotland, Standard Chartered 
November 2012 Scottish Power 
General meeting 
November 2012 Dubai Ports World 
General meeting 
November 2012 Hitachi 
General meeting 
November 2012 Caisse de depot et placement du 
To discuss infrastructure 
Quebec 
December 2012 SSE plc (formally Scottish and 
General meeting 
Southern Energy) 
December 2012 Nationwide Building Society 
To discuss regulation in financial services 
December 2012 China Britain Business Council 
General meeting 
December 2012 Tourism Development and 
Investment Company (TDIC) 
To discuss UK interests 
in TDIC 
December 2012 Abu Dhabi Investment Authority 
To discuss the investment climate in Europe 
December 2012 Central Bank of UAE 
General meeting 
December 2012 Al Hilal Bank 
General meeting 
December 2012 The Abu Dhabi National Energy 
Company (TAQA) 
To discuss TAQA's 
activity in the UK 
December 2012 Dubai International Financial Centre 
To discuss UK investment opportunities 
December 2012 Dubai International Finance Centre, 
Emirates Banks Association 
To discuss UK investment opportunities 
December 2012 Qatar Holding 
To discuss UK investment opportunities 
December 2012 Qatar Central Bank 
To discuss UK investment opportunities