THE gifts and donations made to Honiton and Sidmouth's MP have been revealed.
The figures show Richard Foord received £12,000 in donations and £325 in gifts and benefits over the last year.
Donations were all made by private individuals, including; Mark Petterson who donated £5,000; Julian and Gabriele Brookes who donated £2,000; and Mark Brett who donated £5,000.
A meal valued at £325 was gifted from London-based Diageo Plc.
Richard Foord disclosed: "I attended a dinner hosted by Diageo for MPs to discuss challenges facing the hospitality and drinks industries."
MPs are required to declare their financial interests within 28 days of the start of a new Parliament. They must also disclose any gifts or benefits they receive that could be reasonably considered to influence what they say or do as MPs.
Newly-elected MPs must disclose any relevant financial interests from the year prior to their election.
In total, 498 MPs reported donations they received. Labour MPs received the highest amount, totalling £9.3 million, followed by the Liberal Democrats with £3.2 million, and the Conservatives with £1.7 million.
Data for how much MPs earned from paid employment was also included in the release.
The figures show Reform's Nigel Farage is the highest-earning MP. He declared receiving almost £98,000 a month for presenting GB News, for a reported 32 hours a week. Mr Farage said the income was for several months of work.
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