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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:

Lord Michael GERMAN

Representative
Member of the House of Lords
Liberal Democrat

House of Lords
GB - SW1A 0PW - London
United Kingdom

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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, House of Lords, UK Parliament Permanent 39000 GBP
A2 TV and Radio commentary Occasional 300 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.

Activity, employment position, office Frequency Amount of income
B1 Director, Westminster International Services Ltd Permanent 0 GBP
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 Honorary Consul for the Kingdom of Lesotho to Wales 0 GBP
C2 Honorary President, Dolen Cymru, the Wales Lesotho Link 0 GBP
C3 Honorary President, The Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canal Trust 0 GBP
C4 Chair, the Board of Trustees of The Parliament Choir 300 GBP
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.

Activity, mandate, mission, position Start date End date Amount of income (if remunerated)
D1 Lecture to Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan - and receipt of an Honorary Professorship 27/11/2024 27/11/2024 0 GBP
E

Membership of friendship groups or interparliamentary relations groups.

Friendship groups and position held (chair, vice-chair or member)
E1 co-Chair, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Slovenia
E2 co-Chair The All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Education
E3 co-Chair The All Party Parliamentary Group on Waterways
E4 Member, The All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees
E5 Member the All party Parliamentary Group on Immigration Detention
E6 Member, The All Party Parliamentary Group on Migration
E7 Member, The All Party Parliamentary Group on Justice
E8 Member, The All Party Parliamentary Group on Restorative Justice
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 Part time consultant attached to my office RAMP (Refugee and Migration Project) The Courtyard, 69 High Street, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7HP, UK
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 Travel, Accommodation and subsistence, visit to Astana, Kazakhstan in association with a development of Cardiff University November 2024 The Qualified Centre for Education Foundation, Astana, Kazakhstan
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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.

I1 Several official Election Observation Missions to the Maldives arranged by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
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.

K1 General Rapporteur on European Migration and Asylum Policies. No relevant interests and therefore no conflicts of interest to manage

Rapporteur - Rules Committee, Review and revision of the Assembly’s procedures ad criteria for petitions