Register of Members' Financial Interests

Update 07/05/2026: We are now retrospectively retrieving all registers for the current parliament. Prior to this date we were simply retrieving the latest register on a weekly basis but this is not sufficient as interests drop off the register 12 months after they expire.

MPs registered interests - Second Jobs and Outside Earnings

Employment and outside earnings is the category most commonly referred to as MPs' second jobs. It covers any paid work outside parliament, including speaking engagements, consultancy, journalism, broadcasting, directorships, and ongoing professional roles. Payments from a single source must be declared once they exceed £300 in a calendar year, along with an estimate of hours worked.

Registered Interests Summary for Second Jobs and Outside Earnings

Of the 650 UK MPs, 305 have declared employment and earnings interests totaling £9,519,829 across 542 separate entries, with an average of £33,286 per MP who has declared such interests. The largest organizational benefactor is Goldman Sachs International, while Millennium Steel Publishing is the largest individual benefactor, with the highest single payment recorded at £1,096,544.

Total Declared Interests
542
This Parliament
MPs with Declared Interests
305
Out of 650 MPs
Total Declared Amount
£9,519,829
This Parliament
Highest Single Payment
£1,096,544
Declared amount
Average Amount Per MP
£33,286
Per declaring MP
Most Frequent Benefactor (Org)
Local Government Association
7
Most Frequent Benefactor (Ind)
Robert Caskie
1
Largest Benefactor (Org)
Goldman Sachs International
£1,096,544
Total declared
Largest Benefactor (Ind)
Millennium Steel Publishing
£8,025
Total declared
Statistics calculated from declared monetary values only. Interests without stated values are excluded.

Highest Earning MPs for Second Jobs and Outside Earnings

According to the register of members' interests, the highest earning MP is Rishi Sunak (Conservative) with £2,446,298 declared from 6 interests, primarily from Goldman Sachs International. The top five also includes Nigel Farage (Reform UK) with £1,752,947 from GB News Ltd., Sir Geoffrey Cox (Conservative) with £1,246,872 from Bachubhai Munim & Co., Sir Jeremy Hunt (Conservative) with £440,470 from HSBC UK Bank PLC, and Sir Oliver Dowden (Conservative) with £337,500 from Pierce Protocols Limited trading as Heni.

Rishi Sunak
Conservative

Richmond and Northallerton

Total Declared
£2,446,298
Top Benefactor: Goldman Sachs International
Interests: 6
Hours Declared: 169.5
Nigel Farage
Reform UK

Clacton

Total Declared
£1,752,947
Top Benefactor: GB News Ltd
Interests: 16
Hours Declared: 307.0
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative

Torridge and Tavistock

Total Declared
£1,246,872
Top Benefactor: Bachubhai Munim & Co
Interests: 12
Hours Declared: 617.5
Sir Jeremy Hunt
Conservative

Godalming and Ash

Total Declared
£440,470
Top Benefactor: HSBC UK Bank PLC
Interests: 6
Hours Declared: 86.8
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative

Hertsmere

Total Declared
£337,500
Top Benefactor: Pierce Protocols Limited tradi...
Interests: 3
Hours Declared: 646.0
Nick Timothy
Conservative

West Suffolk

Total Declared
£145,000
Top Benefactor: Daily Telegraph
Interests: 1
Hours Declared: 3.0

Party Statistics for Second Jobs and Outside Earnings

Among the parties, Reform UK MPs who declared employment and earnings interests had the highest average amount at £240,441 per MP, with 5 of their 8 MPs making declarations totaling £1,923,530. Conservative MPs had the largest total declared value at £5,473,114 across 56 of their 116 MPs, averaging £47,182 per MP, while Labour (Co-op) had the most MPs making declarations with 183 of 403 MPs declaring interests totaling £1,676,417.

Party Total Declared Average per MP % with Interests
56 of 116 MPs
£5,473,114
£47,182
per all 116 MPs
48.3%
5 of 8 MPs
£1,923,530
£240,441
per all 8 MPs
62.5%
183 of 403 MPs
£1,676,417
£4,160
per all 403 MPs
45.4%
43 of 72 MPs
£260,981
£3,625
per all 72 MPs
59.7%
7 of 13 MPs
£92,512
£7,116
per all 13 MPs
53.8%
1 of 1 MPs
£67,145
£67,145
per all 1 MPs
100.0%
£15,287
£1,699
per all 9 MPs
44.4%
4 of 5 MPs
£6,141
£1,228
per all 5 MPs
80.0%
2 of 4 MPs
£4,703
£1,176
per all 4 MPs
50.0%
£0
£0
per all 1 MPs
0.0%
0 of 7 MPs
£0
£0
per all 7 MPs
0.0%
£0
£0
per all 5 MPs
0.0%
£0
£0
per all 2 MPs
0.0%
0 of 1 MPs
£0
£0
per all 1 MPs
0.0%
0 of 1 MPs
£0
£0
per all 1 MPs
0.0%
0 of 1 MPs
£0
£0
per all 1 MPs
0.0%
£0
£0
per all 1 MPs
0.0%
Note: The summary paragraphs on this page are AI-generated from the data displayed. All figures are sourced directly from parliament.uk. Summaries are regenerated when data is updated.

Table of members with Second Jobs and Outside Earnings

305 MPs have registered interests categorised as 'Employment and earnings' with Parliament.uk.

MP Name
Constituency
Num Interests
Total Paid
Nigel Farage
Reform UK
Clacton
England
16 £1,752,947
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
Torridge and Tavistock
England
12 £1,246,872
Tom Tugendhat
Conservative
Tonbridge
England
11 £41,577
George Freeman
Conservative
Mid Norfolk
England
10 £38,500
Barry Gardiner
Labour (Co-op)
Brent West
England
7 £69,005
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain
Great Yarmouth
England
7 £67,145
Sir Jeremy Hunt
Conservative
Godalming and Ash
England
6 £440,470
Peter Prinsley
Labour (Co-op)
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
England
6 £7,127
Sarah Sackman
Labour (Co-op)
Finchley and Golders Green
England
6 £27,770
Rishi Sunak
Conservative
Richmond and Northallerton
England
6 £2,446,298
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Conservative
Chingford and Woodford Green
England
5 £13,240
Mark Garnier
Conservative
Wyre Forest
England
5 £32,120
Michael Payne
Labour (Co-op)
Gedling
England
5 £74,953
Jess Phillips
Labour (Co-op)
Birmingham Yardley
England
5 £68,122
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour (Co-op)
Clapham and Brixton Hill
England
5 £3,218
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour (Co-op)
Edinburgh South West
Scotland
4 £0
Suella Braverman
Reform UK
Fareham and Waterlooville
England
4 £118,904
Dan Carden
Labour (Co-op)
Liverpool Walton
England
4 £11,308
Deirdre Costigan
Labour (Co-op)
Ealing Southall
England
4 £1,110
Clive Lewis
Labour (Co-op)
Norwich South
England
4 £3,450
Ian Roome
Liberal Democrat
North Devon
England
4 £6,144
Elaine Stewart
Labour (Co-op)
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Scotland
4 £8,131
Yuan Yang
Labour (Co-op)
Earley and Woodley
England
4 £104,439
Ms Diane Abbott
Independent
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
England
3 £43,540
Shockat Adam
Independent
Leicester South
England
3 £0
Torsten Bell
Labour (Co-op)
Swansea West
Wales
3 £15,703
Chris Bryant
Labour (Co-op)
Rhondda and Ogmore
Wales
3 £143,812
Nesil Caliskan
Labour (Co-op)
Barking
England
3 £7,692
Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat
Kingston and Surbiton
England
3 £17,250
Shaun Davies
Labour (Co-op)
Telford
England
3 £4,867
Anneliese Dodds
Labour (Co-op)
Oxford East
England
3 £5,653
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
Hertsmere
England
3 £337,500
Graeme Downie
Labour (Co-op)
Dunfermline and Dollar
Scotland
3 £11,883
Mr Will Forster
Liberal Democrat
Woking
England
3 £3,762
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat
Chippenham
England
3 £29,253
Blair McDougall
Labour (Co-op)
East Renfrewshire
Scotland
3 £11,400
Esther McVey
Conservative
Tatton
England
3 £38,340
James Naish
Labour (Co-op)
Rushcliffe
England
3 £8,737
Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat
Stratford-on-Avon
England
3 £2,172
Angela Rayner
Labour (Co-op)
Ashton-under-Lyne
England
3 £59,000
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Conservative
Solihull West and Shirley
England
3 £103,669
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat
Hazel Grove
England
3 £2,419
Blake Stephenson
Conservative
Mid Bedfordshire
England
3 £16,619
Rachel Taylor
Labour (Co-op)
North Warwickshire and Bedworth
England
3 £23,203
Emily Thornberry
Labour (Co-op)
Islington South and Finsbury
England
3 £3,250
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat
Henley and Thame
England
3 £2,394
Tony Vaughan
Labour (Co-op)
Folkestone and Hythe
England
3 £97,219
Sean Woodcock
Labour (Co-op)
Banbury
England
3 £2,583
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat
Newton Abbot
England
3 £14,855
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Labour (Co-op)
Glasgow South West
Scotland
2 £53,753
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