MPs registered interests - Gifts and Benefits from Overseas
This category covers gifts, hospitality, and other benefits received by MPs from sources outside the UK, where the value exceeds £300. It is distinct from the UK gifts category and often includes hospitality provided by foreign governments, overseas organisations, or international businesses with an interest in UK policy.
Registered Interests Summary for Gifts and Benefits from Overseas
15 out of 650 UK MPs have declared gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK, with a total of 18 registered interest entries. The total declared value is £75,972, with individual contributions ranging from smaller amounts up to a highest single payment of £42,000.
Highest Earning MPs for Gifts and Benefits from Overseas
According to the register of members' interests for gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK, Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat) has the highest total declared value at £56,000 from 2 interests, with Ailsa Roell as the main benefactor. The top five also includes Nigel Farage (Reform UK) with £5,000 from Helping a Hero, Stephen Kinnock (Labour Co-op) with £2,878 from Solix ApS, Amanda Martin (Labour Co-op) with £2,708 primarily from HM Government of Gibraltar, and Alex Mayer (Labour Co-op) with £2,500 from Duolingo.
Witney
Aberafan Maesteg
Portsmouth North
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Maldon
Party Statistics for Gifts and Benefits from Overseas
The Liberal Democrats declared the highest total value of gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK at £57,345 across 72 MPs, with an average of £796 per MP. Reform UK had the second-highest average per MP at £714 (total £5,713 across 8 MPs), while Labour (Co-op) declared £9,795 across 404 MPs (average £24 per MP), the Conservatives declared £3,119 across 116 MPs (average £27 per MP), and Independent MPs declared no such interests.
| Party | Total Declared | Average per MP | % with Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
|
3 of 72 MPs
|
£57,345
|
£796
per all 72 MPs
|
4.2%
|
|
6 of 404 MPs
|
£9,795
|
£24
per all 404 MPs
|
1.5%
|
|
£5,713
|
£714
per all 8 MPs
|
25.0%
|
|
|
4 of 116 MPs
|
£3,119
|
£27
per all 116 MPs
|
3.4%
|
|
0 of 13 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 13 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
0 of 1 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 1 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
£0
|
£0
per all 7 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
|
0 of 5 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 5 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
0 of 9 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 9 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
0 of 5 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 5 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
0 of 4 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 4 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
0 of 2 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 2 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
£0
|
£0
per all 1 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
|
£0
|
£0
per all 1 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
|
0 of 1 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 1 MPs
|
0.0%
|
|
0 of 1 MPs
|
£0
|
£0
per all 1 MPs
|
0.0%
|
Table of members with Gifts and Benefits from Overseas
15 MPs have registered interests categorised as 'Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK' with Parliament.uk.
| MP Name | Constituency | Num Interests | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dame Harriett Baldwin Conservative |
West Worcestershire England |
2 | £1,190 |
|
Amanda Martin Labour (Co-op) |
Portsmouth North England |
2 | £2,708 |
|
Charlie Maynard Liberal Democrat |
Witney England |
2 | £56,000 |
|
Suella Braverman Reform UK |
Fareham and Waterlooville England |
1 | £713 |
|
David Chadwick Liberal Democrat |
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe Wales |
1 | £995 |
|
Sir Oliver Dowden Conservative |
Hertsmere England |
1 | £400 |
|
Nigel Farage Reform UK |
Clacton England |
1 | £5,000 |
|
Nigel Huddleston Conservative |
Droitwich and Evesham England |
1 | £330 |
|
Stephen Kinnock Labour (Co-op) |
Aberafan Maesteg Wales |
1 | £2,878 |
|
Alex Mayer Labour (Co-op) |
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard England |
1 | £2,500 |
|
Jonathan Reynolds Labour (Co-op) |
Stalybridge and Hyde England |
1 | £340 |
|
Dan Tomlinson Labour (Co-op) |
Chipping Barnet England |
1 | £369 |
|
Freddie van Mierlo Liberal Democrat |
Henley and Thame England |
1 | £350 |
|
Chris Webb Labour (Co-op) |
Blackpool South England |
1 | £1,000 |
|
Sir John Whittingdale Conservative |
Maldon England |
1 | £1,200 |