Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality

A category of MPs’ financial interests covering gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.

Category: Parliament and elections Parliamentary documents and sources

Also used as: gifts benefits and hospitality, gifts and hospitality, benefits and hospitality, hospitality, gifts, benefits

Source / explainer: Read the House of Commons Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules

Last reviewed: 22 August 2026

Gifts, benefits and hospitality are a category of MPs’ financial interests. The category can include benefits from UK sources above the relevant threshold. Entries may be important where a gift, event, ticket, visit or hospitality could reasonably be thought to influence an MP’s parliamentary actions or words.

Related terms

Declaration of InterestsA statement by an MP about a relevant interest when taking part in parliamentary proceedings or communications.Members’ Financial InterestsFinancial interests or benefits held by an MP that may need to be registered or declared.Register of Members’ Financial InterestsThe public register showing MPs’ relevant financial interests and benefits.