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Damian Collins

ConservativeFolkestone and HytheMP since 6 May 2010(2010–2024)FORMER MP

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Outside Earnings (all time)

£35.6K

31 payments

Gifts & Hospitality

£27.7K

23 gifts

Property

Properties declared

Sponsored Travel

£35.3K

8 trips paid for by others

5 reported to the Electoral Commission

Expenses (all time)

£2.8M

979 records

Staff (2024-25)

3 full-time, 1 part-time

Donations Received

£31.7K

1 in kind · 9 unstated

£30.6K

5 trips in kind

£33.7K including donations in other roles

Committees

None

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Employer	Role	Amount ↓	Hours	Hourly	Date
Harper Collins	a book which is yet to be published	£6,000.00	—	—	19 Feb 2016
Harper Collins	—	£5,740.00	—	—	7 Mar 2017
Bloomsbury Publishing	a book	£3,334.00	—	—	27 May 2022
Bloomsbury Publishing	a book	£2,733.06	200h	£13.67/hr	16 Oct 2023
Schibsted Media Group	a speaking engagement on 23 May 2019	£1,800.00	4h	£450.00/hr	15 Aug 2019
the Author’s Licensing and Collecting Society	—	£1,500.00	16h	£93.75/hr	31 Jan 2016
the Author’s Licensing and Collecting Society	—	£1,500.00	16h	£93.75/hr	31 Jan 2016
Authors' Licencing and Collecting Society Limited	a speech given for the Public Lending Right International Conferenc…	£1,500.00	4h	£375.00/hr	29 Nov 2019
the Advisory Board of the Author’s Licensing and Collecting Society From 1 March 2020 until further notice, Member of the Advisory Board of the Author’s Licen…	a time commitment of 12 hrs per year (4 meetings with a commitment…	£1,500.00	—	—	5 Mar 2020 declared
the Mace magazine	three articles for the Mace magazine	£850.00	4h	£212.50/hr	30 Jun 2021
Lijiang Publishing Ltd	the Chinese publishing rights to my book	£784.00	—	—	20 Sept 2017
Stanford University	speaking at a seminar in Oxford, England	£750.00	3h	£250.00/hr	1 Jun 2019
Mace Media Ltd	two articles for The Mace magazine	£550.00	3h	£183.33/hr	25 Sept 2020
Hottinger & Co Limitedfrom declaration	talk given on 27 March 2012	£500.00	2h	£250.00/hr	3 May 2012 declared
Hottinger & Co Limitedfrom declaration	talk given on 28 May 2012	£500.00	2h	£250.00/hr	12 Jul 2012 declared
Hottinger & Co Limitedfrom declaration	talk	£500.00	2h	£250.00/hr	18 Oct 2012
Hottinger & Co Limitedfrom declaration	talk	£500.00	2h	£250.00/hr	29 Nov 2012
Hottinger & Co Limitedfrom declaration	talk	£500.00	2h	£250.00/hr	18 Feb 2013
Hottinger & Co Limitedfrom declaration	talk	£500.00	2h	£250.00/hr	10 Mar 2013
Hottinger & Co Limitedfrom declaration	talk	£500.00	2h	£250.00/hr	10 Jul 2013
Hottinger & Co Limitedfrom declaration	talk	£500.00	2h	£250.00/hr	13 Sept 2013
Hottinger & Co Limitedfrom declaration	talk	£500.00	2h	£250.00/hr	10 Nov 2013
Hottinger & Co Limitedfrom declaration	talk	£500.00	2h	£250.00/hr	5 Feb 2014
the New York Times	an article	£500.00	2h	£250.00/hr	18 Feb 2019
Intelligence Squared	a speaking engagement on 18 June 2019	£500.00	4h	£125.00/hr	15 Aug 2019
Times	newspaper article for The Times	£300.00	2h	£150.00/hr	13 Jul 2011 declared
the Irish Times	an article	£300.00	1.5h	£200.00/hr	25 Jun 2021
the Catholic Herald	two articles	£250.00	2.5h	£100.00/hr	30 Jun 2021
the Daily Mail	newspaper article for the Daily Mail, Northcliffe House	£100.00 DONATED TO CHARITY	1.5h	£66.67/hr	13 Jul 2011 declared
Populus,from declaration	interview in February 2011	£75.00	0.25h	£300.00/hr	18 Mar 2011
Populus	taking part in opinion survey	£50.00 DONATED TO CHARITY	0.5h	£100.00/hr	23 Dec 2010 declared
Northbank Talent Management Role, work or services: Writing a book Payer: Northbank Talent Management, Acre House, 11/…	—	— no payment declared	—	—	15 Apr 2024 first recorded