The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 7th February 2011

MERCER, Patrick (Newark)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

Fees for articles in:

Independent on Sunday. Address: 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5HF. (Up to £5,000)

The Independent. Address: 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5HF.

Sunday Telegraph (Up to £5,000)

Yorkshire Post (Up to £5,000). Address: Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd, PO Box 168, Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 1RF.

Received £150 in August 2010. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 3 September 2010)

Daily Mirror. Address: MGN Limited, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP. (Up to £5,000)

3 September 2009, received payment of £200. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 6 August 2010)

Mail on Sunday. Address: Associated Newspapers Limited, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT.

Received £1000 for a 1000 word article that took 2.5 hours to write. (Registered 11 January 2010)

Sunday Times. Address: News International Limited, 1 Virginia St, London E98 1XY.

News of the World. Address: News International Limited, 1 Virginia St, London E98 1XY.

Received £400 in August 2010. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2010)

The Scotsman. Address: The Scotsman Publications Ltd, Barclay House, 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8AS.

The Sun, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1SN. £400. Hours: 2 hrs. Registered 6 October 2010).

Daybreak TV (formerly GMTV) The London Television Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9TT, £250 for an appearance. Hours: 1.5hrs. (Registered 6 October 2010).

Security consultant to Olive Group (from April 2008). Address: 6 Eighth Floor, 6 New Street Square, New Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 3AQ. Paid £18,000 pa for 32 hours per month.

Security consultant to Red Amber.

HarperCollins Publishers, 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8JB.

Received £3,585 for delivery of novel. Hours: 240 hrs. (Registered 11 January 2010)

Received £3,567 on publication of novel (Registered 3 June 2010)

Adviser to Premier Composites Ltd (concept development) Langridge Rd Hubberts Bridge Boston Lincs PE20 3SG.

Received in May 2010 £1,000 for 48 hours (Registered 3 June 2010)

Received in July 2010 £1,000 for 48 hours (Registered 6 August 2010)

Received £1,000 in August 2010. Hours: 48 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2010)

Received £1,000 in September for 48 hours. (Registered 6 October 2010)

Patron of BAPCO (ICT provision for civil contingency responders) PO Box 374 Lincoln LN1 1FY.

Received in May 2010 £458.33 for 24 hours. (Registered 3 June 2010)

Received in July 2010 £458.33 for 24 hours. (Registered 6 August 2010)

Received £458.33 in August 2010. Hours: 24 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2010)

Received £458.33 in September 2010. Hours: 24 hrs. (Registered 6 October 2010)

Received £458.33 in November 2010. Hours: 24 hrs. (Registered 8 December 2010)

Received £458.33 in December 2010. Hours: 24 hrs. (Registered 7January 2011)

Wall Street Journal, 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9PR £500 for article. Hours 2.5 (Registered 3 June 2010)

Payments from Clearwater Projects, Clearwater Special Projects Limited, Netley Hall, Dorrington, Shrewsbury SY5 7JZ:

Payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 8 December 2010)

Payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 7 January 2011)

Payment of £75 from Sky, BSkyB Broadcasting, Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 8 December 2010)

Payment of £150 from Sunrise (BSkyB), BSkyB Broadcasting, Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 8 December 2010)

Payment of £100 from BBC News Channel for an interview. Address: BBC News, Television Centre, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 8 December 2010)

Payment of £150 from Sky News, BSkyB Broadcasting, Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD, for paper review. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 7 January 2011)