Declaration of interests

Pursuant to paragraph 18 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

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Mr SHARMA, Virendra

United Kingdom

Published on: 28/01/2022 20:38:40Pdf version

A

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 Parliament Permanent 81932 GBP
A2 Panel of Chairs, Parliament Permanent 16422 GBP
B

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.

C

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 British South India Council of Commerce, Patron 1500 GBP
C2 British Indian Councillors Association
D

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.

E

Membership of friendship groups or interparliamentary relations groups.

Friendship groups and position held (chair, vice-chair or member)
E1 Indo-British APPG, Chair
E2 Nepal APPG, Chair
E3 Ahmadiyya Muslim Community APPG, Treasurer
E4 British Hindus APPG, Vice Chair
E5 All-Party Parliamentary Group on 'Honour'- Based Abuse, Chair
E6 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Traditional Sciences, co-Chair
E7 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver disease and Liver cancer, Vice Chair
E8 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health, Treasurer
E9 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Tuberculosis, Co Chair
E10 All-Party Parliamentary Group for London's Planning and Built Environment, Vice Chair
E11 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Bangladesh, Vice Chair
E12 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK (CANZUK), Vice Chair
E13 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong, Vice Chair
E14 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sri Lanka, Vice Chair
E15 All-Party Parliamentary Group on the British Council, Vice Chair
E16 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Crossrail
E17 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Down Syndrome, Vice Chair
E18 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Professionals, Vice Chair
E19 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Extreme Poverty, Vice Chair
E20 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gasworks Redevelopment, Chair
E21 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heart Valve Disease, Vice Chair
E22 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vice Chair
E23 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nutrition for Growth, Vice Chair
E24 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sixth Form Education, Vice Chair
E25 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration, Vice Chair
E26 All-Party Parliamentary Group on United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development, Vice Chair
E27 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics, Chair
E28 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Affairs, Officer
F

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.

Type of support Donor's identity (name, function and address/country)
F1 payment of £150 for completing two monthly opinion surveys ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA
F2 payment of £160 for completing an opinion survey YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
G

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 A dinner I co-hosted with a member of the House of Lords in honour of the Nepalese Prime Minister, including catering total value £10,010.24 R Famous Ltd, 36/38 Grost Road, London NW10 6LE
G2 A cross Party Diwali reception I co-hosted with two other MPs in the House of Commons, including catering and the hire of a photographer, steward and equipment, total value £4,201 SBI (UK LTD), State Bank of India, 15 King Street, London EC2V 8EA
H

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.

I

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.

J

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).

K

Comments or explanatory statement in connection with this declaration.