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The Rt Hon Sir Julian Smith is the Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Role, work or services: Chair From: 28 January 2025. Payer: International Finance Facility for Education (IFFED is a Geneva-based foundation providing a financing engine for global education.), Route de Chene 30A, c/o L&S Trust Services SA, 1208 Geneve (Registered 28 January 2025)
Name of donor: Wenningdale Leisure Limited Address of donor: Dalton House, 9 Dalton Square, Lancaster LA1 1WD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Donor status: company, registration 06993978 (Registered 12 July 2024)
Name of donor: Yorkshire Land Limited Address of donor: Tattersall House, East Parade, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 5LT Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: company, registration 02185995 (Registered 12 July 2024)
Name of donor: Brian McConville (Bernard Francis McConville) Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000.01 Donor status: individual (Registered 12 July 2024)
Name of donor: Carlton Club Address of donor: 69 St James’ Street, London SW1A 1PJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership for life (value provided is that in 2024), value £760 Date received: 22 December 2017 Date accepted: 18 January 2018 Donor status: company, registration 00573221 (Registered 19 January 2018; updated 24 January 2024)
Name of donor: The University of Edinburgh- Edinburgh Futures Institute Address of donor: The University of Edinburgh, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9EF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Train travel between London and Scotland associated with attending an event with others, in my capacity as Executive Chair, IFFEd, focused on The Future of Education: crisis- to debate the purpose of education, value £365.00, value £365 Date received: 21 October 2024 Date accepted: 21 October 2024 Donor status: other (Registered 8 November 2024)
Name of donor: International Finance Facility for Education Address of donor: c/o Lenz and Staehelin, Route de Chene 30A, 1208 Geneve, Switzerland Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flight between London and Dublin plus meal costs incurred, value £376.03 Destination of visit: Ireland Dates of visit: 25 November 2024 to 25 November 2024 Purpose of visit: to attend meetings in my capacity as unpaid Executive Chair, IFFed (Registered 9 December 2024)
Name of donor: International Finance Facility for Education Address of donor: c/o Lenz and Staehelin, Route de Chene 30A, 1208 Geneve, Switzerland Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight and hotel costs between London and Switzerland, value £1,001.33 Destination of visit: Switzerland Dates of visit: 24 October 2024 to 25 October 2024 Purpose of visit: To attend a board meeting in my capacity as unpaid Executive Chair for International Finance Facility for Education (Registered 22 November 2024)
Name of donor: International Finance Facility for Education Address of donor: c/o Lenz and Staehelin, Route de Chene 30A, 1208 Geneve, Switzerland Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flight, hotel and food costs between London and Zurich, value £763.33 Destination of visit: Switzerland (Zurich) Dates of visit: 15 November 2024 to 16 November 2024 Purpose of visit: to attend an awards evening in my capacity as unpaid Executive Chair, IFFed (Registered 9 December 2024)
Type of land/property: Residential property (A second property was sold on 14 February 2025 and a third property was sold on 28 February 2025).) Number of properties: 1 Location: London Interest held: from 4 August 2016 Ownership details: co-owned with a family member Rental income: from 4 August 2016 Rental income details: rental income is paid to my partner and I (Registered 23 April 2013; updated 4 August 2016, 19 February 2025 and 7 March 2025)
Chair, (Director & Trustee) of Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Limited (CEDR). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 12 December 2024 (Registered 19 December 2024; updated 10 March 2025 and 11 March 2025)
Chair of The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Taskforce for Electricity Network Infrastructure, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 18 March 2024 Date interest ended: 7 May 2025 Additional information: This taskforce is charged with developing an ADR process for land acquisition cases related to electricity network infrastructure projects that are being consented pursuant to the Planning Act 2008. (Registered 19 March 2024; updated 21 May 2025)
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