House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 29th November 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)

March 2011, £300 for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 7 April 2011)

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)

March 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 7 April 2011)

March 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 7 April 2011)

April 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1.25 hrs. (Registered 5 May 2011)

May 2011, £300 for two articles. Hours: 2.5 hrs in total (Registered 1 July 2011)

August 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 12 September 2011)

August 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 12 September 2011)

September 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 3 October 2011)

October 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 16 November 2011)

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

Received payment of £350. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2011)

Received payment of £500 for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 4 March 2011)

March 2011, £300 for article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 7 April 2011)

May 2011, £250 for article. Hours: 1.25. (Registered 1 July 2011)

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)

Daily Mail. Address: Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT. Received in July 2011, £400 for article. Hours: 1hr. (Registered 9 August 2011)

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).

£150 for article. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 5 May 2011)

May 2011, £500 for article. Hours: 2.5 hours. (Registered 1 July 2011)

June 2011, £400 for two articles. Hours: 3 hours in total. (Registered 1 July 2011)

Daybreak TV (formerly GMTV) The London Television Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9TT,

£250 for an appearance. Hours: 1.5hrs. (Registered 6 October 2010).

£150 for an interview. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 4 March 2011)

£100 for TV appearance. Hours: 6 mins. (Registered 7 April 2011)

£150 for TV appearance. Hours: 9 mins. (Registered 5 May 2011)

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.

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

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 £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)

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 £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 9 February 2011)

Payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 4 March 2011)

Payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 5 May 2011)

May 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 1 July 2011)

June 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 1 July 2011)

July 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 9 August 2011)

August 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 12 September 2011)

September 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 2 October 2011)

October 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 16 November 2011)

Payments from Sky, BSkyB Broadcasting, Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD:

Payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 8 December 2010)

Payment of £75 for TV appearance. Hours: 8 mins. (Registered 7 April 2011)

Payment of £75 for TV appearance. Hours: 4 mins. (Registered 5 May 2011)

Payment of £150 for TV appearance (paper review). Hours: 9 mins. (Registered 5 May 2011)

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)

Payments from The People, Floor 21, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP, for articles:

Payment of £600. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2011)

Payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 4 March 2011)

Payment of £350. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 4 March 2011)

Payment of £300, received July 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 9 August 2011)

Payment of £900 from Critical Reaction for an article. Address: c/o Graham Stewart, 20 Joubert Mansions, Jubilee Place, London SW3 3RA. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2011)

Daily Express,The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN.

£400 paid for article. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 5 May 2011)

May 2011, £700 and £400 paid for two articles. Hours: 2.5 hrs and 1.5hrs respectively. (Registered 1 July 2011)

Public Policy Exchange Limited. Address: Unit N00001, Westminster Business Square, 1-45 Durham Street, London SE11 5JH.

Payment of £300 for lecture. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 5 May 2011)

Payment of £650 for lecture, received July 2011. Hours: 1 hr (Registered 9 August 2011)

BBC Radio Five Live, Television Centre, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ.

May 2011, £100 for radio appearance. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 1 July 2011)

Sunday Express,The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN.

May 2011, £350 paid for article. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 1 July 2011)

June 2011, £350 paid for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 1 July 2011)

October 2011, £400 paid for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 16 November 2011)

The Oldie, 65 Newman Street, London  W1T 3EG

May 2011, £150 paid for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 1 July 2011)

The Times,News International Limited, 1 Virginia St, London E98 1XY

June 2011, £450 paid for article. Hours: 2.5 hours. (Registered 1 July 2011)

Payment of £150 from ITV Live, ITV Centre, London, for interviews. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 12 September 2011)

Payment of £73 from University of Westminster, 209 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW, for speech. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 2 October 2011)

Payment of £462 from British Heritage Magazine, 741 Miller Dr SE # C1 Leesburg, VA 20175-8994, USA, for article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 November 2011)

Prepared 8th December 2011