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MP Financial Interest
Giles Watling (Conservative - Clacton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Japanese Tobacco International UK
Address of donor: 1 Werter Road, Putney, London SW15 2LL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donor's annual celebration, held at the British Museum, including a tour of the new exhibition and a dinner (which I was unable to attend), value £293.78
Date received: 13 March 2024
Date accepted: 13 March 2024
Donor status: company, registration 06835843
(Registered 15 April 2024)
MP Financial Interest
Giles Watling (Conservative - Clacton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Society of London Theatre Ltd
Address of donor: 32 Rose Street, London WC2E 9ET
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Three tickets to the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall (approx. £1,026) with hospitality at the post-awards reception at the Natural history Museum (approx. £180), value £1,206
Date received: 2 April 2023
Date accepted: 2 April 2023
Donor status: company, registration 527227
(Registered 26 April 2023)
MP Financial Interest
Giles Watling (Conservative - Clacton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Japanese Tobacco International UK
Address of donor: 1 Werter Road, Putney, London SW15 2LL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Business lunch, value £57.26
Date received: 16 January 2024
Date accepted: 16 January 2024
Donor status: company, registration 06835843
(Registered 15 April 2024)
MP Financial Interest
Giles Watling (Conservative - Clacton)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: Tendring District
Interest held: from 17 January 2020
Rental income: from 20 March 2020
(Registered 28 January 2020; updated 4 May 2020)
Written Question
Armed Forces: Recruitment
Tuesday 2nd April 2024

Asked by: Giles Watling (Conservative - Clacton)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the impact of each additional 0.5% of GDP spent on defence up to 3% of GDP on (a) force readiness and (b) levels of recruitment to the armed forces.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

It is not possible to provide this information as the Department does not undertake its planning activity in this way.

Written Question
Defence: Finance
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Asked by: Giles Watling (Conservative - Clacton)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of when defence spending will reach 2.5% of GDP; whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising defence spending to 3% of GDP; and if he will have discussions with the Leader of the House on finding time to debate the Early Day Motion in the name of the hon. Member for Clacton, number 455, on Future defence spending.

Answered by Laura Trott - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

The government has consistently prioritised defence spending. The Ministry of Defence was the first department to get certainty on its budgets in this Parliament. This settlement was the largest sustained spending increase in defence since the end of the Cold War, with a £24 billion uplift in cash terms over the four-year period. In March 2023, we also provided an extra £11 billion for defence and national security priorities over the next five years, with £4.95 billion over the next two years.

The government’s aspiration over the longer-term is to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence, when the fiscal and economic circumstances allow.

Division Vote (Commons)
25 Mar 2024 - Investigatory Powers (Amendment)Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Giles Watling (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 262 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 265
Division Vote (Commons)
25 Mar 2024 - Investigatory Powers (Amendment)Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Giles Watling (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 261 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 265
Division Vote (Commons)
25 Mar 2024 - Investigatory Powers (Amendment)Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Giles Watling (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 252 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 257 Noes - 38
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Mar 2024
Oral Answers to Questions

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