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Tom Copley - gifts and hospitality

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
29 November 2023 BME London Landlords Dinner BME London Landlords £62.50 Stakeholder Engagement
15 November 2023 Invited to speak at the Global Reformbnb – 2023 General Assembly (Washington DC) American Hotel & Lodging Association £3,383.20 (flights, hotel & dinner costs - $4,210.06) Stakeholder Networking/Speaking engagement – focusing on long-term solutions for short-term rentals.
08 October 2023 Opportunity London Dinner London Communications Agency £50 Labour Party Conference, speaking at networking Event
07 October 2023 The London Dinner City Strategy £50 Labour Party Conference Networking Event
27 May 2023 2 tickets to the first anniversary of Abba Voyage Aniara Ltd £238 Stakeholder engagement
10 January 2023 Delivering housing and regeneration in London in a turbulent world: Dinner at the House of Lords Lord Bob Kerslake £109.27 Stakeholder engagement

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
16 November 2022 London Communications Agency Dinner Matt Mason, Crosstree Partner £50 Stakeholder engagement
14 November 2022 Legal & General Affordable Homes evening Ben Denton, Chief Executive for Legal & General Affordable Homes £90 Stakeholder engagement
08 November 2022 Annual London Housing Dinner Marc Vlessing, CEO Pocket Living £120 Stakeholder engagement
26 September 2022 City of London Labour Party Conference Dinner, Liverpool Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman, City of London Corporation £95 (inc VAT) Stakeholder engagement
25 September 2022 London Communications Agency & Mischon de Reya Party Conference Dinner New London Architecture £110 Stakeholder engagement
24 September 2022 Canary Wharf Group Dinner, Labour Party Conference 2022 Canary Wharf Group £78 Stakeholder engagement
29 July 2022 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race Dinner Clipper Round the World Yacht Race £110 Stakeholder engagement
15 June 2022 Speaking and panel member at American Institute of Architects event in New York on 17th June 2022. Flights and Accommodation covered by AIA American Institute of Architects [AIA] New York Flights: $1,608.97 Accommodation: $1,145.50 Ground travel: $113.42 Senior planning & housing stakeholders event Presenting a 15-20min overview of key policy initiatives, but more broadly share ideas on London’s municipal culture and the major shifts of the past 5 years.
30 May 2022 The London Government Dinner The Lord Mayor and The Lady Mayoress Alderman Vincent and Mrs Amanda Keaveny £35.34 Networking with industry colleagues
03 February 2022 Lendlease Guvnor's Club - 92nd Anniversary Dinner Neil Martin, CEO Lendlease £110 Stakeholder engagement and networking with industry colleagues
27 January 2022 South East London Chamber of Commerce Executive Lunch President of the South East London Chamber of Commerce £50 + VAT Guest Speaker

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
07 December 2021 Annual Housing Dinner Marc Vlessing, CEO Pocket Living £55.00 Stakeholder engagement and networking with industry colleagues
01 December 2021 Supper Club Dinner Planning Futures £85.00 Senior planning & housing stakeholders event
29 November 2021 London Conference reception and dinner South Westminster BIDs £293 Stakeholder relationship with city leaders to discuss and reflect on London’s recovery from the pandemic, tackling inequality, improving women’s safety, taking climate action, and levelling up.
26 November 2021 New London Awards Annual Lunch and New London Awards 2021 Ceremony Peter Murray, Curator-in-Chief of NLA £130 Stakeholder engagement and networking with industry colleagues
26 September 2021 Dinner London Communications Agency dinner, sponsored by Lendlease £101 Stakeholder Relationship
25 September 2021 Dinner hosted by Canary Wharf Group (at Labour Party Conference) Canary Wharf Group plc £50 Stakeholder engagement

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
03 December 2020 Christmas jumper and moquette socks London Transport Museum £65.00 Christmas Gift

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
18 December 2019 Christmas jumper London Transport Museum £35.00 Networking
04 December 2019 Christmas jumper London Transport Museum £35.00 Networking
05 November 2019 London Labour Annual Housing Dinner Pocket Living £60.00 Networking
11 October 2019 Lunch Will Hurst Architects Journal £32.00 Networking
22 September 2019 London Communication Agency dinner London Communication Agency £87.76 Networking
21 September 2019 Canary Wharf Group Dinner Canary Wharf Group £95.00 Networking
16 September 2019 Mamma Mia! The Party VIP preview The London Communication Agency £300.00 Networking and discussing work of the London Assembly
19 June 2019 AJ100 Awards at the Tower of London Architects Journal £370.00 Networking

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
29 October 2018 Delivering homes for Londoners dinner Pocket Living £40.00 Networking
24 September 2018 Future of the high street lunch First Base £40.00 Research to help with my AM role
24 September 2018 Labour Conference dinner UK Hospitality £40.04 Networking
22 September 2018 Canary Wharf Group Dinner at Labour Conference Canary Wharf Group £96.00 Networking
05 July 2018 Lunch Robert Gordon Clark, London Communications Agency £25.00 Networking
12 March 2018 British Kebab Awards British Kebab Awards £50.00 networking
21 February 2018 Dinner at the House of Commons hosted by Chris Bryant MP Phelan & Partners £75.00 London Assembly engagement
14 January 2018 Two tickets to Top Hat Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre £44.00 Role as an Assembly Member, with creative arts portfolio
11 January 2018 London Government Dinner City of London £65.00 Assembly Member Business

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
19 November 2017 Return flight, travel expenses and overnight hotel accommodation in Florence for a round-table discussion on the regulation of short-term lets. Fiavet Toscana £200.00 Tom Copley AM's responsibility as Labour Group spokesperson on Housing
14 November 2017 Property Investment Board dinner at the City of London Corporation City of London Corporation £65.00 To do with the Tom Copley's responsibilities as Labour Group's housing spokesperson
30 October 2017 Delivering Homes for Londoners dinner Pocket Living £45.00 Networking
10 October 2017 Pink News awards and dinner Pink News £300.00 To promote the LGBT community
25 September 2017 Dinner at the Labour Party Conference L&Q Moat, Midland Heart, One housing and Peabody £50.00 To discuss housing matters, which is part of my portfolio
24 September 2017 Dinner at Labour Party Conference London First £85.00 To discuss the work of the London Assembly
23 September 2017 Dinner at the Labour Party Conference Canary Wharf Group £86.00 To discuss the work of the London Assembly
21 September 2017 Theatre Tickets The national Theatre £130.00 Personal gift
28 July 2017 Lunch Sam Emery, London Communications Agency £38.00 Networking
08 May 2017 Two tickets to 'Consent' National Theatre £100.00 Networking
21 March 2017 Participated in telephone interview for Populus about the Crown Estate and made donation to British Humanist Association Populus £50.00 Research
26 February 2017 British Kebab Awards Centre for Turkish Studies £50.00 Networking
15 January 2017 Two tickets to Anything Goes at Upstairs at the Gatehouse John Plews, Upstairs at the Gatehouse £32.00 Networking
12 January 2017 Lunch at Skylon Robert Gordon Clark, London Communications Agency £41.00 Networking

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
19 December 2016 SME 4 Labour Awards SME 4 Labour £50.00 Nominated for Award
26 October 2016 Pink News Awards Dinner Pink News £56.45 Networking
12 October 2016 Delivering Homes for Londoners Dinner Pocket Living £47.50 Policy discussion and networking
27 September 2016 L&Q Dinner, Labour Party Conference L&Q £62.00 Networking
26 September 2016 London Communications Agency 'From town hall to Whitehall' dinner at Malmaison, Labour Party Conference Mishcon de Reya and London Communications Agency £85.00 Networking
26 September 2016 Housing Dinner at Labour Party Conference 2016, Hilton Hotel L&Q, Metropolitan, Midland Heart, Moat, One Housing, the National Housing Federation and 24 Housing £40.00 Networking
25 September 2016 Crest Nicholson Dinner at Radisson Blu, Labour Party Conference Crest Nicholson £40.00 Networking
24 September 2016 Canary Wharf Dinner, Labour Party Conference Canary Wharf Group £69.00 Net
04 August 2016 Lunch Peter Bingle, Terrapin Communications £100.00 Networking
15 July 2016 £100 for a speaking engagement, donated to the British Humanist Association London Communication Agency £100.00 Charity Donation
22 June 2016 Ticket to the Pride in London Gala Dinner Baker & McKenzie £330.00 Networking
24 May 2016 x2 tickets to 'A view from Islington North' at the Arts Theatre Out of Joint £36.00 Networking
20 May 2016 Lunch at Blacklock Sam Emery, London Communications Company £40.00 Networking
07 March 2016 Thames Water Lunch Thames Water £40.00 Networking
04 February 2016 Lunch at Langans Brasserie Robert Gordon Clark, Executive Chairman, London Communications Agency £60.00 Networking
14 January 2016 London Government Dinner City of London £60.00 Networking

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
05 November 2015 Dinner with Marc Vlessing, Pocket Pocket £25.00 Networking
21 October 2015 Pink News Awards Pink News £35.00 Networking
13 October 2015 x2 tickets to the Mayor's Gala Screening as part of the London Film Festival BFI £35.00 Networking
29 September 2015 L&Q Housing Dinner at Labour Party Conference: 'Delivering housing need in the capital' L&Q & PWC £50.00 Networking
28 September 2015 Housing Dinner at Labour Party Conference Circle Housing, Home Group, L&Q, Metropolitan, Midland Heart, Moat, the National Housing Federation, One Housing and Peabody £35.00 Networking
24 September 2015 Lunch Sam Emery, London Communications Agency £40.00 Networking
10 September 2015 Ticket to National Housing Federation Awards National Housing Federation £130.00 Neworking
27 August 2015 Bottle of wine, as a thank you for speaking Westbourne Communciations £60.00 Bottle of wine, as a thank you for speaking
12 August 2015 Two tickets to Carmen at Soho Theatre OperaUpClose £59.00 Networking
24 June 2015 Pride in London Gala Dinner Pride in London £330.00 Networking
10 June 2015 Electrical Safety First Roundtable, Magdalen Restaurant Electrical Safety First £40.00 Related to housing brief
24 April 2015 British LGBT Awards British LGBT Awards £540.00 Attended as nominated for an award
14 April 2015 Lunch Joanna Reid, Head of LAMDA £32.00 Networking
06 March 2015 Lunch at Casse-Croûte Karen Allcock, Four Communications £53.00 Networking
12 February 2015 Bottle of Meantime London Lager Alex Kinchin-Smith, Programme Director at Dot London Domains Ltd £2.00 Sample following discussion at meeting
11 February 2015 Two tickets to Psychodermabrasion at Jacksons Lane Jacksons Lane £29.90 Networking
05 February 2015 Press Gallery Lunch Joe Murphy, Evening Standard £35.00 Networking
04 February 2015 Lunch Christian Klapp, Terrapin Communications £102.00 Networking
30 January 2015 Two tickets to The Separation at Theatre503 Theatre503 £30.00 Networking
29 January 2015 Ticket to a fundraising dinner for the Kaleidoscope Trust, which works to uphold international LGBT rights Unite the union £250.00 Networking
15 January 2015 London Government Dinner City of London £55.00 Networking
13 January 2015 Dinner at the Shangri-La Hotel, The Shard to discuss Gatwick’s future development and global connectivity to London Gatwick Airport Limited £103.00 Networking

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
12 November 2014 Regeneration Dinner Terrapin Communications £70.41 Networking
10 November 2014 Pocket Annual Dinner Pocket Living £80.00 Networking
29 October 2014 Lunch at Magdalen, Tooley Street Peter Bingle £77.50 Networking
14 October 2014 BFI Centrepiece Gala Mayor of London £52.00 Gift from Mayor's Office
22 September 2014 Social Market Foundation policy discussion at Labour Party Conference City of London Corporation/Thames Tideway Tunnel £60.00 Networking
21 September 2014 London First Dinner at Labour Party Conference London First £47.44 Networking
20 September 2014 Canary Wharf Group Dinner at Labour Party Conference Canary Wharf Group £39.00 Networking
07 August 2014 Lunch Sam Emery, London Communications Agency £27.00
18 July 2014 Lunch at Orso Marc Vlessing, CEO, Pocket Living £36.50
09 July 2014 Lunch at Le Pont de la Tour Peter Bingle £125.00
30 June 2014 London First Dinner London First and The Crown Estate £60.00 Networking
26 June 2014 Hospitality for British Humanist Association, President’s Reception - in London's Living Room British Humanist Association £674.20 Hospitality for event provided by organisers
25 March 2014 Two tickets for Rift Zone at New Diorama Theatre, of which I am a trustee New Diorama Theatre £25.00
10 March 2014 Thames Water Lunch Thames Water £59.45
28 February 2014 Two tickets to Dog Days at Theatre 503 Theatre503 £30.00
13 February 2014 Two tickets to The Robbers at New Diorama Theatre New Diorama Theatre £32.00
10 February 2014 Lunch at Magdalen, Tooley Street Peter Bingle £88.50
07 February 2014 Two tickets to A World Elsewhere at Theatre503 Theatre503 £30.00
06 February 2014 Lunch at Roast Jason Beattie, Political Editor, Daily Mirror £42.00
30 January 2014 Ticket to a fundraising dinner for the Kaleidoscope Trust, which works to uphold international LGBT rights Unite the union £250.00
10 January 2014 Two tickets to pantomime Katherine Ives, Trustee, Above the Stag Theatre £36.00
08 January 2014 Lunch with Jace Tyrrell, Chief Executive, City & Westminster Property Association City & Westminster Property Associations £42.00
07 January 2014 Two tickets to Hamlet at the New Diorama Theatre New Diorama Theatre £32.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
05 December 2013 £150 for a speaking engagement, donated to the British Humanist Association London Communications Agency £150.00
15 November 2013 Two tickets to In the Next Room at St James Theatre Peter Huntley, Peter Huntley Productions £100.00
30 October 2013 Ticket to the LabourList dinner Trade Union and Labour Party Liaison Organisation (TULO) £45.83
15 October 2013 x2 tickets to BFI Centrepiece Gala (each ticket worth £26) British Film Institute £52.00
23 September 2013 'Generation Y don't I have a job' dinner at Hotel du Vin - Labour Conference City of London/Social Market Foundation £60.00
22 September 2013 London First Dinner at Labour Party Conference - Hotel Du Vin, Brighton Bechtel (sponsor) £50.00
13 September 2013 Two tickets to Farragut North at the Southwark Playhouse and hospitality after the show Peter Huntley, Peter Huntley Productions £30.00
12 July 2013 Lunch at 10 Greek Street Sam Emery, London Communications Agency Description £31.50
11 July 2013 Hospitality for an event in London’s Living Room to raise awareness of the Amy Winehouse Foundation’s Resilience Programme for schools Mayor of Camden £198.00
26 June 2013 All panelists who spoke at 'Housing the Nation' event on 18/06/13 were sent a bottle of Champagne as a thank you Adrian Owen and the BNP Paribas Real Estate Team £58.00
24 June 2013 Thames Water Lunch The lunch is £38.50 per head and Thames Water have catered for £15 per person for beverages. Thames Water £53.50
24 April 2013 DVDs and a notepad Discovery Networks Western Europe £40.00
25 March 2013 £100 donation to the Searchlight Educational Trust for participation in a survey DODs £100.00
13 March 2013 Hospitality for guests attending a reception and discussion on pub protection in London - which took place in the London Living Room, City Hall on 13th March 2013 CAMRA - Campaign for Real Ale £450.00
25 February 2013 Network Rail Briefing and Dinner - Investing in London Network Rail £105.00
19 February 2013 £30 donation to the Searchlight Educational Trust for participation in a survey DODs £30.00
13 February 2013 Ticket to the annual HOPE not hate dinner Trade Union and Labour Party Liaison Organisation (TULO) £50.00
17 January 2013 Local Government Dinner at the Mansion House 17 January 2013 Corporation of London £35.00

Date gifted Details Donor / Provider Estimated value Reason for acceptance
16 October 2012 Two tickets to the Mayor of London sponsored Centrepiece Gala screening of Roger Mitchell's Hyde Park on Hudson Mayor of London £50.00
29 August 2012 2 tickets Paralympics` Opening Ceremony LOCOG £600.00
12 August 2012 Hyde Park Live Site for Olympic Closing Ceremony The Mayor of London £360.00
31 July 2012 London House Cultural Events Mayor of London £100.00