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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 Tony VAUGHAN

Representative
Deputy
Labour

House of Commons
GB - SW1A OAA - London
United Kingdom

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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 Barrister (self-employed lawyer practicing via Doughty Street Chambers, London), 2024 Occasional 81684 GBP
A2 Barrister (self-employed practicing via Garden Court Chambers, London), all work carried out prior to July 2024 Occasional 305 GBP
A3 Barrister (self-employed practicing via Legal Aid Agency), all work carried out prior to July 2024 328 GBP
A4 Barrister (self-employed lawyer practicing via Doughty Street Chambers, London) 2025 55267 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 Member of Parliament Permanent 93904 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.

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 All Party Parliamentary China Group (Chair), UK Parliament
E2 All Party Parliamentary Group on Sovereign Wealth Funds (officer), UK Parliament
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 in kind, research services provided for 2 days per week for up to 22 days between 14 October 2024 and 31 December 2024 The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP
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 France (Calais), transportation and food (£260), translation costs (£175) 12 June 2025 The Refugee, Asylum, Migration and Policy (RAMP) Project -The Courtyard, 69 High Street, Ascot, Berks SL5 7HP
H2 Egypt (Cairo), flights and accommodation (£1,170.00) 8 February 2025- 10 February 2025 The Refugee, Asylum, Migration and Policy (RAMP) Project -The Courtyard, 69 High Street, Ascot, Berks SL5 7HP
H3 China (Beijing) Flights (£2641), visa (£310), transport (£106), accommodation and meals (£830) 5 January 2025- 10 January 2025 Great Britain China Centre, King's Building, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
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.

K1 Second vice-chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (JUR) - no relevant interests and therefore no conflicts of interest to manage
Rapporteur for "How to ensure that the Russian Federation implements the judgements of the European Court of Human Rights, including paying the compensation awarded (JUR)- no relevant interests and therefore no conflicts of interests to manage