I responded to polling questions asked by Com Res, a research company of 28 Broadway, London SW1H 9JX. I received no direct payment or expenses but Com Res made a donation of £50 to my local Labour Party therefore this remuneration falls into the ‘up to £500’ bandwidth. [Registered 5 February 2008]

In October 2008 I participated in a survey run by Ipsos MORI (of 4 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6DH). I was not aware of any client on whose behalf the survey was conducted. Ipsos MORI (a surveys and opinion poll company) donated a £100 fee to Glasgow Central Labour Party. This remuneration therefore falls into the ‘up to £500’ bandwidth. [Registered 7 January 2009]

I participated in a survey for ComRes (a polling and research consultancy based at Conference House, 152 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EB). I am not aware of the clients on whose behalf the survey was conducted. I received a cheque dated 6 May 2009 for £50 from ComRes made out to the Glasgow Central Labour Party, who will receive the cheque. This remuneration therefore falls into the ‘up to £500’ bandwidth. [Registered 28 May 2009]

I participated in a survey for ComRes (a polling and research consultancy based at 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA). I am not aware of the clients on whose behalf the survey was conducted. On 27 January 2010 I received a cheque from ComRes for £50 dated 22 January 2010 and made out to the Glasgow Central Labour Party, who will receive the cheque. This remuneration therefore falls into the ‘up to £500’ bandwidth. [Registered 4 February 2010]

From 16 to 19 October 2006, I visited Lebanon as part of a fact finding visit after the bombing. The cost of the visit was £700 which was met by Azzan Mohamad on behalf of the Lebanese Community and Mohamad Sarwar MP.

From 6 to 11 November 2008 I visited the Gaza Strip on a fact-finding mission. The costs of the trip, including flights, food and accommodation, were approximately £2083 (€2500). The costs of this trip were met by the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza which is a combination of volunteer European groups looking to support Palestine and its people (and is located at 100A Crown House, North Circular Road, London, NW10 7PN). [Registered 20 November 2008]

I am a member of the GMB Scotland Union.

I am a member of the Route out of Prostitution.

I am Chair of the Steering Group on the Scottish Music Industry Association.

I am a member of the Scottish Friends of Lebanon.

I am a member of the Scottish Friends of Palestine.

I lease a constituency office from Strathvale Holdings for £1 per annum. The cost to Strathvale Holdings (as confirmed by them) of providing my office space is less than £520 per annum, the threshold for declaring an interest in the sponsorship category. All bills including repair and maintenance of the property are paid for by me.

I am Honorary President, Glasgow University Labour Club [Registered 3 August 2007].

I received a match ticket, with a value of £100, from BT for the Scotland v Macedonia football match on 5 September 2009. A lunch was also provided. [Registered 10 September 2009]