A Tory MP who tried to stop the introduction of plain cigarette packets has received £5,000 in Chelsea Flower Show tickets from a leading tobacco firm, reports the Daily Mail,
Dame Angela Watkinson has received two tickets to the Royal Horticultural Society show every year since 2011, at a total cost of £4,984.
Earlier this week, the Tory MP said she would not vote in favour of plain packaging despite being a life-long non-smoker.
The declarations can be seen on theUK Parliament website.
WATKINSON, Dame Angela (Hornchurch and Upminster)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) Name of donor: Japan Tobacco International (Gallaher Ltd)
Address of donor : Members Hill, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QU Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show on 23 May 2012. Total value £1,188 Date of receipt of donation: 23 May 2012 Date of acceptance of donation: 23 May 2012 Donor status: company, registration number 01501573 (Registered 20 June 2012) Name of donor: Japan Tobacco International (Gallaher Ltd) Address of donor : Members Hill, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QU Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show on 22 May 2013 and associated hospitality. Total value £1,260 Date of receipt of donation: 22 May 2013 Date of acceptance of donation: April 2013 Donor status: company, registration number 01501573 (Registered 12 June 2013)
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