Simon Danczuk declares fees of £15,000 received for Cyril Smith book

Simon Danczuk MP

Simon Danczuk received a total of just over £15,000 as his share of the money paid by the owners of the Daily Mail for the serialisation of his book on Cyril Smith and fees from the book's publisher, Biteback.

Following the news last week that Mr Danczuk is the subject of an inquiry by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards for failing to to declare the fees he received in the register of MPs' financial interests, Mr Danczuk's entry in the register has now been updated online.

Mr Danczuk's updated entry also reveals he has set up a new company, Danczuk Media Ltd, which will "assist in the production of media articles".

DANCZUK, Simon (Rochdale)

Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

Payments received from Biteback Publishing, Westminster Tower, 3 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SP for a book I co-wrote:

August 2013, £750. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 10 November 2014)

March 2014, £750. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 10 November 2014)

April 2014, £750. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 10 November 2014)

11 July 2014, received £12,915, for the publication of excerpts from a book I co-wrote, from DMGT PLC, Registered Office: Northcliffe House, 2 Derry St, Kensington, London, W8 5TT. Hours: approx. 24 hrs over 12 months. (Registered 5 November 2014)

Shareholdings

(a) Danczuk’s Delicatessen Ltd (until September 2014) (Registered 18 December 2013; updated 7 November 2014)

(a) Danczuk Media Ltd, from October 2014; a company which will assist in the production of media articles. (Registered 7 November 2014)

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/contents1415.htm