The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 29th November 2011

OPPERMAN, Guy (Hexham)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession, all exclusive of VAT, all gross, etc

Barrister in private practice. Fees received since 6 May 2010 for legal services provided. Work done before 6 May 2010; no hourly rate agreed, but all between £100 and £250 per hour save where specified:

Solicitors: Shoosmiths. Address: The Lakes, Northampton NN4 7SH

Received £200, 12 May 2010, carried out on 8 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 26 May 2010, carried out on 17 March 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £135, 14 June 2010, carried out on 22 August 2008. £135 per hour

Received £250, 16 June 2010, carried out on 26 August 2009. £125 per hour

Received £200, 23 June 2010, carried out on 2 September 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 5 July 2010, carried out on 23 July 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £150, 7 July 2010, carried out on 29 December 2009. £60 per hour

Received £200, 8 July 2010, carried out on 4 January 2010. £134 per hour

Received £150, 13 July 2010, carried out on 13 February 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £100, 16 July 2010, carried out on 20 February 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £100, 23 July 2010, carried out on 31 December 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £375, 3 August 2010, carried out between 3 November 2009 and 26 January 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £250, 6 August 2010, carried out on 23 December 2009. £125 per hour

Received £150, 6 August 2010, carried out on 29 October 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 6 August 2010, carried out on 1 January 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £260, 6 August 2010, carried out between 8 September 2009 and 25 November 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £400, 13 August 2010, carried out on 9 July 2007. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 16 August 2010, carried out on 31 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £535, 15 September 2010, carried out between 24 November 2008 and 9 January 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 17 September 2010, carried out on 7 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 23 September 2010, carried out on 6 July 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £500, 24 September 2010, carried out on15 January 2008. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 29 September 2010, carried out on 3 August 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £775, 2 June 2010, carried out between 14 December 2006 and 26 November 2007. No hourly rate agreed

Received £1,458.33, 22 June 2010, carried out July 2009 and February 2 2010. Abated fee - No hourly rate agreed

Received £157.67, 20 October 2010, carried out between 4 July 2008 & 17 April 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £1,350, received 20 October 2010, carried out 11 September 2009. £150 agreed hourly fee

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Received £175, 2 November 2010, carried out 9 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £782.67, 2 November 2010, carried out September 2008 and February 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £450, 4 November 2010, carried out between July 2009 and November 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £4,000, 5 November 2010, carried out 13 March 2008. £134 hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 5 November 2010, carried out 16 February 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 17 November 2010, carried out 17 September 2008. Hours: 1.5 hrs.

Received £175, 18 November 2010, carried out 4 June 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £235, 18 November 2010, carried out 7 July 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £150, 19 November 2010, carried out 7 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £150, 19 November 2010, carried out 20 February 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £175, 30 November 2010, carried out 8 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 30 November 2010, carried out 1 January 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £520, 8 December 2010, carried out 29 August 2008 and 6 July 2009. £135 hourly rate agreed

Received £175, 17 December 2010, carried out 29 August 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 23 December 2010, carried out 24 March 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £250, 23 December 2010, carried out 7 August 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £175, 12 January 2011, carried out 25 November 2009. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 24 January 2011)

Received £200, 24 January 2011, carried out 14 May 2009. No hourly rate

Received £200, 2 February 2011, carried out 2 January 2010. No hourly rate

Received £3,287.50, 22 February 2011, carried out October 2009. Hourly rate £225

Received £200, 4 March 2011, carried out January 2010. Hourly rate £125

Received £500, 4 March 2011, carried out March 2010. Hourly rate £125

Received £150, 15 April 2011, carried out September 2009. No hourly rate

Received £500, 15 April 2011, carried out July 2009. No hourly rate

Received £1,400, 19 April 2011, carried out October 2009. £175 hourly rate

Received £200, 26 April 2011, carried out March 2009. £125 hourly rate

Received £4,356.25, 26 April 2011, carried out January–March 2010. £150 hourly rate

Received £200, 28 April 2011, carried out December 2009. £125 hourly rate

Received £175, 30 April 2011, carried out March 2010. £150 hourly rate

Received £4,735.49, 2 June 2011, carried out October 2009. £225 hourly rate

Received £150, 10 June 2011, carried out July 2009. £150 hourly rate

Received £150, 10 June 2011, carried out July 2009. £150 hourly rate

Received £200, 24 June 2011, carried out April 2009. £150 hourly rate

Received £4,500, 25 July 2011, carried out November 2009. £225 hourly rate

(Registered 5 August 2011)

Solicitors: Shoosmiths. Address: Quantum House, Basingstoke, Hants RG21 4EX.

Received £168.75, 1 August 2011, carried out 30 March 2009 - 2 May 2009, hourly rate £135.

Received £200, 22 August 2011, carried out 9 October 2009, hourly rate £135.

Received £330, 30 September 2011, carried out 8 March 2010 - 1 May 2010, hourly rate £110.

(Registered 7 November 2011)

Solicitors: Faulkner Daniel & Cruttwell. Address: Argyll House, Bath Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1DP

Received £1,091, 20 May 2010, carried out between 2 February 2010 and 16 February 2010 Abated fee - No specific rate agreed

Received £2,173.91, 24 May 2010, carried out from 11 March 2009 and 16 March 2010 hourly rate agreed

Received £1,044.34, 3 June 2010, carried out from 26 January 2009 and 12 March 2010. Abated fee - No hourly rate agreed

Received £1,491.97, 8 June 2010, carried out 16 March 2010. Abated hourly rate agreed

Received £140.63, 27 September 2010, carried out from 2 October 2009 and 13 January 2010. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Received £135, 23 November 2010, carried out February 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £2,466.64, 7 December 2010, carried out between 2 October 2009 and 25 February 2010. No specific hourly rate agreed

Received £900, 5 January 2011, carried out 2 October 2009 and 13 January 2010. No specific hourly rate agreed

(Registered 24 January 2011)

Received £2,043, 19 January 2011, carried out December 2008-March 2010. Hourly rate £200

Received £616.66, 26 January 2011, carried out January 2009-October 2009. Hourly rate £200

Received £970.40, 4 February 2011, carried out February 2009. Hourly rate £200

Received £1,162.50, 23 February 2011, carried out November 2009. Hourly rate £225

Received £93.75, 24 March 2011, carried out February 2010. No hourly rate

Received £1,423.55, 18 April 2011, carried out February 2008–October 2008. £200 hourly rate

Received £468.75, 26 April 2011, carried out July 2009–January 2010. £225 hourly rate

Received £942.19, 27 April 2011, carried out February 2010. £225 hourly rate

Received £412.50, 13 May 2011, carried out January 2010. £150 hourly rate

Received £260.10, 23 May 2011, carried out April 2009–October 2009. £100 hourly rate

Received £290.63, 6 June 2011, carried out January 2010. £150 hourly rate

Received £2,183.02, 10 June 2011, carried out February 2009–February 2010. £200 hourly rate

Received £1,489.48, 22 June 2011, carried out December 2008–October 2009. £200 hourly rate

(Registered 5 August 2011)

Received £1,232.64, 24 October 2011, carried out 30 April 2009 - 2 November 2009. No hourly rate.

Received £940.54, 31 October 2011, carried out 7 September 2009 - 18 February 2010. No hourly rate.

(Registered 7 November 2011)

Solicitors: Pardoes. Address: West Quay House, Northgate, Bridgewater, Somerset TA6 3HJ

Received £1,400, 24 September 2010, carried out between 17 December 2009 & 11 March 2010. £150 per hour

Received £900, 22 June 2010, carried out between 29 December 2009. 6 hours at £150

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Slade Son & Taylor. Address: The Old Bank, 137 The Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8RQ

Received £1,380, 10 May 2010, carried out between 8 February 2010 and 17 February 2010. No specific hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Bollin Legal Associates. Address: Suite 3A, St George’s Court, 1 Albion Street, Birmingham B1 3AH

Received £919.56, 24 May 2010, carried out 27 May 2008. £230 an hour

Received £250, 1 July 2010, carried out 24 April 2008. £100 per hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Received £1,099, 1 March 2011, carried out April 2008. Hourly rate £142

(Registered 5 August 2011)

Solicitors: Gorman Hamilton. Address: Percy House, Percy Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4PW

Received £225, 27 May 2010, carried out 23 December 2009. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: GLP. Address: Maple House, Haymarket Street, Bury BL9 0AR

Received £2,515, 28 May 2010, carried out between 20 October 2009 and 16 February 2010). No hourly rate agreed but between £150 and £175

Received £330, 25 June 2010, carried out between 15 and 16 February 2010. £160 an hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Hansells. Address: 13 The close, Norwich NR1 4DS

Received £1,933.50, 4 June 2010, carried out between 15 January 2007 and 9 September 2009. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: City of Plymouth Legal Services. Address: Floor 3, Civic Centre, Plymouth PL1 2AA

Received £875, 11 June 2010, carried out 5 April 2010. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Trigg Wilkinson Mann. Address: King’s Shade Walk, 123 High Street, Epsom KT19 8AU

Received £800, 16 June 2010, carried out 17 February 2010. £175 per hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Moore Blatch LLP. Address: 11 The Avenue, Southampton SO17 1XF

Received £200, 18 June 2010, carried out 2 August 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 7 July 2010, carried out 28 October 2008. No hourly rate agreed

Received £150, 13 September 2010, carried out 22 February 2010. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: William Graham Law Ltd. Address: 24 Neptune Court, Ocean Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ

Received £425.53, 23 June 2010, carried out between 13 March 2008 and 17 March 2008. No hourly rate agreed

Received £399.47, 14 September 2010, carried out between 13 March 2008 and 17 March 2008. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Langleys. Address: Newporte House, Doddington Road Business Park, Doddington Road, Lincoln LN6 2JY

Received £2,700, 24 June 2010, carried out between 1 September 2009 and 5 April 2010. £150 per hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Hipkin & Co. Address: 130/132 Park View, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, NE26 3QN

Received £1,050, 28 June 2010, carried out 19 August 2009. £150 per hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Cordner Lewis. Address: 25-26 Neptune Court, Vangaurd Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ

Received £900, 30 June 2010, carried out between 7 July 2009 & 23 October 2009 No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Alfred Truman. Address: The Old Courthouse, 5 Sheep Street, Bicester OX26 6JB

Received £500, 8 July 2010, carried out 9 January 2010. £134 per hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

CS2 Lawyers Limited. Address: Matrix House, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4FF

Received £250, 13 July 2010, carried out 9 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed

Received £200, 17 August 2010, carried out 29 December 2009. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Aegis Legal. Address: the Anexe, 26 Church Street, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4DW

Received £3,545.78, 14 July 2010, carried out between 21 January 2009 & 9 February 2010. £333.33 agreed rate per hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Received £1,500, 25 February 2011, carried out January 2010. Hourly rate £150

Received £2,097.90, 26 May 2011, carried out February 2009–July 2009. £200 hourly rate

(Registered 5 August 2011)

Solicitors: Davies & Partners. Address: 135 Aztec West, Almondsey, Bristol BS12 4UB

Received £2,850, 15 July 2010, carried out between 8 September 2008 & 20 October 2009. £150 per hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Graham Bash & Company. Address: 26 Wattisfield Road, London E5 9QH

Received £2,687.50, 20 July 2010, carried out between 31 July 2009 & 31 March 2010. £150 per hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: New Law Solicitors LLP. Address: Helmont House, Churchill Way, Cardiff CF10 2HE

Received £775, 12 August 2010, carried out between 24 October 2008 & 20 November 2009. £150 per hour

Received £1999.50, 22 October 2010, carried out between 17 August 2009 & 17 February 2010. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Payne Marsh Stillwell. Address: 6 Carlton Crescent, Southampton, Hants SO15 2EY

Received £1,350, 19 August 2010, carried out 3 April 2010. £193 an hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Mullis & Peake LLP. Address: 8-10 Eastern Road, Romford Essex RM1 3PJ

Received £1,050, 26 October 2010, carried out 30 May 2008. £150 agreed hourly rate

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Newtons. Address: 22 Fitzjohns Avenue, London NW3 5NB

Received £1000, 24 August 2010, carried out 1 April 2010. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Received £125, 23 March 2011, carried out April 2007. No hourly rate

(Registered 5 August 2011)

Solicitors: Hornby, Baker Jones & Wood Address: 13 Clytha Park Road, Newport, South Wales NP20 4PB

Received £1,000, 25 August 2010, carried out 18 July 2007. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Warner Goodman LLP. Address: 8/9 College Place, London Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2FF

Received £843.75, 10 September 2010, carried out 28 August 2009. £260 an hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Withy King. Address: Vectis Court, 4-6 Newport Street, Old Town, Swindon SN1 3DX (Registered 18 November 2010)

Received £1,000, 10 September 2010, carried out on 6 April 2010. No hourly rate agreed (Registered 5 August 2011)

Solicitors: DWF. Address: 5 St Paul’s Square, Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9AE

Received £3,300, 10 September 2010, carried out 27 August 2009. No hourly rate agreed

Received £55, 10 September 2010, carried out 20 December 2008. No hourly rate agreed

Received £440, 24 September 2010, carried out between 28 August 2009 & 15 December 2009. £165 an hour

Received £1,000, 29 October 2010, carried out 13 February 2009

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Received £2,370, 2 March 2011, carried out April 2009. Hourly rate £150

(Registered 5 August 2011)

Solicitors: Birchall Blackburn, Merchant House, 38/44/46 Avenham Street, Preston PR1 3BN

Received £800, 20 September 2010, carried out 27 January 2009. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Received £400, 5 April 2011, carried out September 2009. No hourly rate

(Registered 5 August 2011)

Solicitors: RES IPSA. Address: Neville House, 14 Waterloo Street, Birmingham B2 5TX

Received £675, 24 September 2010, carried out 25 February 2010. £168.75 per hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Received £200, 1 May 2010, carried out January 2010. Hourly rate £150

(Registered 5 August 2011)

Solicitors: Bosworths, 63 Bridge Road, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9ER

Received £6,240, 29 September 2010, carried out between 19 July 2006 & 1 October 2009. £150 per hour (Registered 18 November 2011)

Solicitors: Hart Brown. Address: Resolution House, Riverview, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4UX

Received £2,452.50, 4 October 2010, carried out between 28 August 2009 & 30 November 2010. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Bernard Chill & Axtell. Address: 8a Carlton Crescent, Southampton SO15 2EZ

Received £97.01, 13 October 2010, carried out 27 November 2009. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Pictons. Address: 28 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 1DY

Received £1375, 20 October 2010, carried out 26 June 2008 & 24 July 2009. £150 an hour

(Registered 18 November 2010)

Solicitors: Trethowans LLP. Address: London Road Office Park, London Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3HP

Received £1050, 22 October 2010, carried out 3-5 March 2010. £175 an hour agreed rate

(Registered 18 November 2010)

All save 6 of the cases registered on 18 November 2010 were matters of advice.

Solicitors: Pinto Potts. Address: Manor Park Chambers, 304 High Street, Aldershot, Hampshire GU12 4LT, £1050, 4 November 2010, carried out 20 April 2010. £150 hourly rate agreed

(Registered 24 January 2011)

Solicitors: Hallam Peel. Address: 218 Strand, London WC2R 1AT

Received £4,255.32, 8 November 2010, interim payment for work carried out 2009. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 24 January 2011)

Received £1,125, 20 June 2011, carried out January 2010. No hourly rate

(Registered 5 August 2011)

Solicitors: Pengilly Ridge. Address: Post Office Chambers, 67 St Thomas Street, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8HB, £297.96, 24 November 2010, carried out 5 September 2008. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 24 January 2011)

Solicitors: Sherrington. Address: Sherrington House, 66 Chorley Street, Bolton BL1 4AL, £1150, 2 December 2010, carried out 19 February 2009. £177 hourly rate agreed

(Registered 24 January 2011)

Solicitors: Mogers. Address: 24 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HY, £1785, 10 December 2010, carried out 31 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed

(Registered 24 January 2011)

Solicitors: Michelmores LLP. Address: Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, EX2 5WR, £50, 10 December 2010, carried out 16 March 2010. £150 per hour agreed

(Registered 24 January 2011)

Solicitors: Warner Goodman LLP. Address: 8/9 College Place, London Road, Southampton, SO15 2FF, £1406.25, 14 December 2010, carried out 18 January 2010. £175 per hour agreed

(Registered 24 January 2011)

Solicitors: Severn Law Limited. Address: 107-111 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AB, £200, 16 December 2010, carried out 25 November 2009. £115 per hour agreed

(Registered 24 January 2011)

Solicitors: John Copland & Son. Address: 77 High Street, Sheerness, Kent ME12 1TY, £900, 12 January 2011, carried out 1 August 2009 to 3 November 2009. 6 hours agreed work at £150 an hour

(Registered 24 January 2011)

Solicitors: Tollhurst Fisher. Address: Trafalgar House, 8-10 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 1EF

Received £4,363.75, 14 February 2011, carried out July 2008–February 2010. No hourly rate

(Registered 5 August 2011)

Solicitors: JSP. Address: 10/12 Algitha Road, Skegness, Lincs, PE25 2AG

Received £325, 7 July 2011, carried out May 2009–February 2010. No hourly rate

(Registered 5 August 2011)

Solicitors: Ewart Price. Address: 16 Church Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts.

Received £725, 19 October 2011. Carried out between 17 November 2003 and 25 January 2007. Hourly rate: £100. (Registered 7 November 2011)

Solicitors: BG Partners. Address: Sea Lane Chambers, 11 Sea Lane, Ferring, Worthing, Sussex. Received £ 16,500, 19 August 2011. Carried out between 22 February 2010 and 30 March 2010. Hourly rate: £150. (Registered 7 November 2011)

Payment of £150 made to charity for interview with Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 25 November 2010)

Payment of £2,000 received on 7 October 2011 for article for the Daily Mail, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT. Payment donated to charity. Hours: 14 hrs. (Registered 29 November 2011)

4. Sponsorships

(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by my party to the Electoral Commission:

Name of donor: Louise Halbert

Address of donor: private

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000

Donor status: individual

(Registered 6 September 2011)

Name of donor: Dr Alan Reece

Address of donor: private

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000

Donor status: individual

(Registered 6 September 2011)