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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:

Mr Virendra SHARMA


Deputy
Labour

House of Commons
GB - SW1A OAA - London
United Kingdom

Photo member
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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 86584 GBP
A2 Panel of Chairs, Parliament Permanent 16865 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 Indian Traditional Sciences, co-Chair
E6 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver disease and Liver cancer, Vice Chair
E7 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health, Chair
E8 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Tuberculosis, Co Chair
E9 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Bangladesh, Vice Chair
E10 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong, Vice Chair
E11 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sri Lanka, Vice Chair
E12 All-Party Parliamentary Group on the British Council, Vice Chair
E13 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Down Syndrome, Vice Chair
E14 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Extreme Poverty, Vice Chair
E15 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heart Valve Disease, Treasurer
E16 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vice Chair
E17 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nutrition for Development, Vice Chair
E18 All-Party Parliamentary Group on United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development, Vice Chair
E19 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ukraine, Vice Chair
E20 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Zimbabwe, Vice-Chair
E21 All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Gujaratis, Secretary
E22 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children in Police custody, vice chair
E23 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coeliac Disease, Vice-Chair
E24 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Entrepreneurship, vice-chair
E25 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fairtrade, Vice-Chair
E26 All-Party Parliamentary Group on India Trade and Investment, Vice-Chair
E27 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Jainism, Vice-Chair
E28 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Kabaddi, Vice-Chair
E29 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Tamils, Vice-Chair
E30 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Zoroastrian, Vice-Chair
E31 All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration, Vice-chair
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.

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.

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.

Type and description of the expenses covered, date and place Donor's identity (name, function and address/country)
H1 Flights, accommodation and registration fee, Pravasi Bhartiya Divas and the NRI conference to further relations between India and the UK. value £4,726, 4-11 January 2023, India Indian Economic Trade Organization, 3, Priyank Villa, IAF Post, Bagalur Road Bengaluru-560063, India
H2 Accommodation and meals, approximate value £400, Promoting UK-Nepal relationship and strengthening of parliamentary bonds, 16-20 March 2023, Nepal Rabindra Jung Lamichhane
H3 Flights, accommodation, and meals, approx. value £9,000, Youth 20 consultation for G20 later this year, visiting Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, receipt of award. 11-16 April 2023, India Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, KIIT Campus 1, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Pin - 751024
H4 Flights, accommodation and meals, total approx. value £2,052.82, : To attend the third Excellence in Education Awards hosted by Intelligent Minds Trust (IMT) and receive an award. 22-25 August 2023, India IMT International Tours, A-17, Pret Vihar, Delhi, 110092
H5 Flights, accommodation and meals, total approx. value £3,200, Promoting UK-Bangladesh Trade and Investment, cross cultural relations and to understand the Rohingya Crisis, 26-31 January 2024, Bangladesh Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, Bangladesh, Plot 44, Progoti Shoroni, Main Block-J, Baridhara, Dhaka - 1212, Bangladesh
H6 Transport, approx. value £500, Promoting UK-Bangladesh Trade and Investment, cross cultural relations and to understand the Rohingya Crisis, 26-31 January 2024, Bangladesh RRM Group, Plot 44, Main Road, Block J, Baridhara, Dhaka - 1212, Bangladesh
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

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