DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS

01 APRIL 2013 – 30 JUNE 2013

GIFTS RECEIVED [1] BY SPECIAL ADVISERS

Date gift received / From / Description of Gift / Outcome
Giles Wilkes
June 2013 / Institute of Economic Affairs / Book / Retained by the Special Adviser
Emily Walch
June 2013 / Institute of Economic Affairs / Book / Retained by the Special Adviser
Nick Hillman
June 2013 / Economic Research Council / Bottle of Cognac / Retained by the Special Adviser
James Wild
Nil return

HOSPITALITY RECEIVED[2] BY SPECIAL ADVISERS

Date of hospitality / Name of organisation / Type of hospitality received
Giles Wilkes
09 April / Guardian / Lunch
17 April / Bloomberg / Lunch
23 April / The Times / Coffee
18 June / BHP Billiton / Dinner
Emily Walch
09 April / The Sunday Times / Lunch
11 April / The Sun / Lunch
11 April / The Guardian / Dinner
12 April / The Times / Dinner
16 April / Karmarama / Lunch
18 April / ITV / Coffee
23 April / Dods / Lunch
24 April / The Independent / Lunch
25 April / Sky / Drinks
30 April / Daily Mail / Dinner
02 May / The Telegraph / Drinks
09 May / Film 4 / Ticket for pre-Cannes Party
14 May / Daily Mail / Lunch
20 May / Green Investment Bank / Lunch
21 May / The Barbican / Ticket to the private view of the Bride and the Bachelor exhibition
29 May / Warwick University / Dinner
30 May / The Guardian / Lunch
05 June / BPI – the British Recorded Music Industry / Ticket to BPI and Brit Awards ‘Raise the Roof’ party
11 June / Pinewood Studios / Dinner
12 June / BBC / Lunch
13 June / Sunday People / Lunch
20 June / Financial Times / Ticket to 125th Anniversary Party
21 June / Channel 4 / Ticket to Ascot Races
26 June / ITV / Ticket to ITV Summer Reception
Nick Hillman
23 April / Regent’s College / Lunch
25 April / Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry / Dinner
26 April / BPP University College / Lunch
03 May / Headmasters’ & Headmistresses’ Conference / Lunch
08 May / Economic Research Council / Dinner
15 May / Policy Exchange / Dinner
17 May / Avanti / Lunch
29 May / University of Warwick / Dinner
30 May / London Citizens / Lunch
20 June / Times Higher Education Awards / Dinner
24 June / Policy Exchange / Lunch
James Wild
18 April / Edelman / Breakfast
03 May / Genzyme / Lunch
07 May / Startup Britain / Dinner
18 June / Sky Sports / Dinner

SPECIAL ADVISERS’ MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES[3]

Month of Meeting / Name / Purpose of Meeting
Giles Wilkes
Nil return
Emily Walch
Nil return
Nick Hillman
Nil return
James Wild
Nil return

[1] Staff must record the acceptance of any gift with a value of £10 or more. A gift from a firm or individual which has a retail value of £50 or more is either surrendered to the HR Consultants team or kept and a payment of the value of the gift minus £50 is made to the Department. If the value is less than £50 the gift may be kept, shared with colleagues or displayed in the office with the consent of the Director or their Deputy. The level at which a gift may be retained from foreign governments, government organisations or international organisations is a retail value of £75.

[2] Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; ‘diplomatic’ functions in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined. Staff should record all other hospitality received apart from minor incidental refreshments. * indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend.

[3]

Does not include details of meetings where special advisers attended alongside their Ministers