Declaration of interests

Pursuant to paragraph 17 of the Code of conduct for members of the Parliament Assembly

I, the undersigned, on my honour and in full knowledge of the Code of conduct for members of the Parliamentary Assembly, hereby declare

Mr SHEPPARD, Tommy

United Kingdom

Published on: 19/02/2020 16:17:12Pdf version

Remunerated professional activities, offices and positions, in the public or private sector, regular or occasional, whether as an employee, liberal professional or as a self-employed person, including the parliamentary mandate and local elective offices, exercised or held at present and during the last two calendar years.

	Professionnal activity, office, position	Frequency	Amount of income
A1	Member of UK Parliament	Permanent

Activities, employment positions and offices in corporations, institutions or enterprises, public or private, domestic or foreign, as a director, manager, senior executive, shareholder, including notably on boards of directors, administrative boards or supervisory boards, exercised or held at present and during the last two calendar years.

	Activity, employment position, office	Frequency
B1	Director - Salt 'n' Sauce Promotions	Permanent
B2	Board Member of Common Weal, a 'think and do tank' campaigning for social and economic equality in Scotland	Permanent
B3	Council member of the Scottish Independence Convention, an umbrella group bringing together pro-independence parties, groups and organisations to promote the concept and ideals of an independent Scotland.	Permanent
B4	Honorary President of LinkNet, a charity offering direct mentoring to minority ethnic communities in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Scottish Borders and Fife.	Permanent
B5	Member of Make Votes Count Management Committee

Participation, whether remunerated or unremunerated, as a member of a management or advisory body (management, supervisory, advisory or administrative board) of institutions or non-commercial enterprises such as NGOs, associations, charities, foundations, clubs, public or private, domestic or foreign, exercised or held at present and during the last two calendar years.

	Name of the institution or enterprise, and position held	Amount of income (if remunerated)	Expenses covered
C1	Member of the Editorial Board of Scottish Left Review
C2
C3

Occasional activities, mandates, missions and positions, whether remunerated or unremunerated, as consultant, advisor, expert, lobbyist, lecturer, etc. performed at present and during the last two calendar years, including abroad.

Membership of friendship groups or interparliamentary relations groups.

	Friendship groups and position held (chair, vice-chair or member)
E1	All Party Parliamentary Group Britain-Palestine (Vice-Chair)
E2	All Party Parliamentary Group Humanism (Vice-Chair)
E3	All Party Parliamentary Group Deafness (Vice-Chair)
E4	All Party Parliamentary Group Short-Term Lets (Vice-Chair)
E5	All Party Parliamentary Group on Canada (Vice-Chair)

Support, whether financial or in terms of staff or material, donations, including sponsorships and money gifts granted by third parties (additional to that provided by the national parliament and the national political party), accepted during the previous calendar year.

Gifts, of a value in excess of 200 €, and other benefits and hospitality (such as meals, travel, transportation, accommodation, sporting or cultural events, etc.), offered by a legal or natural person, including when they are bestowed abroad, accepted during the previous calendar year.

	Type and description, date	Donor's identity (name, function and address/country)
G1	Tickets for productions during 2019	Royal Lyceum Theatre Company Ltd, Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9AX

Trips and visits abroad and sponsored travels, where the travel, accommodation or subsistence expenses were covered in full or in part by a third party, whether a legal or natural person (other than your national parliament, your national government, or the Parliamentary Assembly), either by public or private funds, during the previous calendar year.

	Type and description of the expenses covered, date and place	Donor's identity (name, function and address/country)
H1	12-20 September 2019 - Visit to Dhaka and Cox Bazar, Bangladesh with the APPG on Population, Development and Reproductive Health study tour to gain insight into sexual and reproductive health and rights service provisions in Bangladesh. Flights, accommodation, food, travel and subsistence, with a value of £2,683	European Parliamentary Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 23 Rue Montoyer, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
H2

Miscellaneous – any other relevant interests which do not fall into the other categories mentioned which might influence the performance of my duties in the Parliamentary Assembly, in particular as rapporteur or member of an election observation mission.

Declaration of any relevant economic, commercial, financial or other interests, whether professional or personal, of the spouse and other family members, as well as paid or voluntary staff, which might influence the performance of my duties in the Parliamentary Assembly, in particular as rapporteur or member of an election observation mission (Those persons named in this section acknowledge that they have been informed and give their consent).


J1	Share holdings in Salt 'n' Sauce Promotions Ltd; an entertainment company.
J2	Share holdings in The Scottish Comedy Agency Ltd; organising and promoting comedy related entertainment
J3

Comments or explanatory statement in connection with this declaration.