Transparency data
Hospitality received Jan - Dec 2025
Updated 10 June 2026
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Hospitality received
| Date | Member/staff | Invite from | Occasion | Accepted/declined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-25 | Carl Brazier | Total Integrated Solutions Limited | Onboarding working lunch | Accepted |
| 15-Jan-25 | John Russell | Ebbsfleet development corporation | Working lunch | Accepted |
| 23-Jan-25 | Akhlaq Shah, Jo Watts, Colin Sharples | Training session for Leonardo | Working sandwich lunch | Accepted |
| 27-Jan-25 | Simon McCullough, Colin Sharples | Drumgrange Limited | Onboarding working lunch | Accepted |
| 28-Jan-25 | John Russell, Hannah Nixon | ADS | Annual dinner | Accepted |
| 30-Jan-25 | John Russell | Odgers Berndtson | Working breakfast for all ALB CEOs | Accepted |
| 06-Feb-25 | John Russell, Jo Watts, Colin Hill, Carl Brazier | BAe Systems Maritime | Site visit (Barrow) Coffee/Pastries & Working Lunch | Accepted |
| 13-May-25 | Colin Sharples, Chris Wilcox, David Goodwin | Airbus Defence & Space | All-day training event for Airbus staff – working sandwich lunch | Accepted |
| 24-Jun-25 | Colin Sharples | Global Infrastructure Investors Association | Annual Conference – sandwich lunch | Accepted |
| 9-Sep-25 | John Russell | Clarion (organiser of DSEI) National Armaments Director Group | VIP Reception hosted by the UK National Armaments Director Group and DSEI | Accepted |
| 9-12 Sep-25 | John Russell, Colin Hill, Jo Watts, Chris Wilcox, Roy Barker, Hannah Nixon, Akhlaq Shah, Colin Sharples, Peter Regan (on varying days of the exhibition) | Clarion (organiser of DSEI) | DSEI VIP tickets: included access to lounge facilities and (non-alcoholic) refreshments, breakfast and lunch. | Accepted |
| 23-Sep-25 | John Russell | UKRN | UKRN CEOs Networking Dinner | Accepted |
| 30-Sep-25 | Amar Vara, Chris Wilcox, David Goodwin, Vyoma Shukla | Qinetiq | Site Visit – lunch provided. | Accepted |
| 15 Oct 25 | Jo Watts, Colin Hill | KPMG | NAD Leadership Working Group working lunch and post event refreshments (value £43) | Accepted |
| 16 Oct 25 | Jo Watts | AWE | AWE75 event Tea/coffee/ Buffet lunch | Accepted |
| 28 Oct 25 | John Russell, Hannah Nixon, Colin Hill, Ben Johnson, Amar Vara, Frances Fernandez | SC Group | Site visit Working Lunch | Accepted |
| 20 Nov 25 | Hannah Nixon, John Russell, Jo Watts, Colin Hill, Simon McCullough | Leonardo | Site visit (Luton) Working Lunch | Accepted |
| 10 Dec 25 | John Russell, Jo Watts, Colin Hill | KPMG | NAD Leadership Working Group working lunch and post event refreshments (value £48) | Accepted |