More than 30 MPs could be affected if they are barred from taking up positions as consultants or advisers outside their parliamentary work, as is under consideration by the standards committee. It is not against the rules for MPs to provide consultancy work to businesses. They must record it in the register of financial interests and must not lobby the government on behalf of the companies that pay them – as Owen Paterson was found to have done. Among the highest earners are the Sutton Coldfield MP, Andrew Mitchell, who receives £182,600 a year for 32.5 days work for firms including the accountants, Ernst & Young and the investment company Investec. The former minister, Chris Grayling, earns £100,000 a year from Hutchison Ports Europe, while former chief whip, Julian Smith, takes home £144,000 a year from firms including a hydrogen distribution company and a marine refurbishment business. Here is a list of the MPs earning money for consultancy or advisory work, the majority of whom are members of the Conservative party. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing. Andrew Mitchell, Sutton Coldfield (Conservative) Senior adviser to Investec, earning £12,000pa for two days Senior adviser to Montrose Associates, earning £36,000pa for 8 days Consultant with Ernst & Young, £30,000pa for five days Adviser providing general business advice to Arch Emerging Partners, £15,000pa for 2.5 days, plus commission for introducing any new business Senior adviser on African matters to SouthBridge, a Rwanda-based investment bank, earning £39,600pa for 9 days Senior adviser to Kingsley Capital Partners, £50,000pa for 8 days plus share options Total £182,600 for 34.5 days Julian Smith, Skipton and Ripon (Conservative) External adviser on business development for hydrogen distribution company, Ryse Hydrogen, earning £60,000pa for 20 hours External adviser to Simply Blue Management (UK), earning £24,000pa for 12-24 hours External adviser on business development to marine refurbishment and property company MJM Marine, earning £60,000pa for 30-40 hours Total £144,000pa for 62-84 hours Chris Grayling, Epsom and Ewell (Conservative) Strategic adviser to Hutchison Ports Europe, earning £100,000pa for 336 hours Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest (Conservative) Member of advisory board of start-up satellite company, Laser Light Communications, earning £60,000pa for 120 hours Chair of the advisory board of the Shetland Space Centre, earning £30,000pa for 120 hours Total £90,000 for 240 hours Sir Ed Davey, Kingston and Surbiton (Liberal Democrats) Consultant on political issues and policy analysis to Herbert Smith Freehills, earning £60,000pa for 72 hours Member of the advisory board of Next Energy Capital, a specialist investment and asset manager in the international solar sector, earning £18,000pa for 48 hours Total £78,000 for 120 hours – all earnings used to benefit Sir Ed’s disabled son Alun Cairns, Vale of Glamorgan (Conservative) Senior adviser to BBI Group, a global life science and diagnostic company, earning £15,000pa for up to 70 hours Senior adviser to private hire transport company Veezu Holdings, earning £15,000pa for up to 70 hours Adviser to global property investment firm Elite Partners Capital Pte, earning £30,000pa for up to 84 hours Total £60,000pa for up to 224 hours Ruth Edwards, Rushcliffe (Conservative) Adviser to MHR International, which produces HR and payroll software and solutions, earning £60,000pa for 192 hours. She provides advice on public sector, technology strategy and cybersecurity. Stephen Hammond, Wimbledon (Conservative) Strategic adviser to investment company, Darwin Alternative Investments, providing political advice on business and finance, earning £60,000pa for 50-100 hours. Steve Brine, Winchester (Conservative) Strategic adviser to healthcare recruitment company, Remedium Partners, earning £19,200pa for 96 hours Strategic adviser to Microlink PC (UK), earning £19,200pa for 96 hours Strategic adviser to pharmaceuticals company Sigma, earning £19,992pa for 96 hours Total £58,392pa for 288 hours David Davis, Haltemprice and Howden (Conservative) Member of the advisory board of German investment company, THI Holdings GmbH, earning £33,900pa for 16 hours Chairman of the supervisory board of German property company, Kohlgartenstrasse 15 Verwaltungs AG, earning £16,948pa for 168 hours Total £50,848 for 184 hours Sir John Hayes, South Holland and The Deepings (Conservative) Strategic adviser to international energy company, BB Energy Trading, earning £50,000pa for 80-90 hours Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Chingford and Woodford Green (Conservative) Member of the international advisory board of Tunstall Health Group, earning £20,000pa for up to 30 hours Adviser to the board of Byotrol Technology, a British company which develops and produces anti-viral/anti-bacterial products, earning £25,000pa for 144 hours Total £45,000pa for 174 hours Damian Green, Ashford (Conservative) Consultant on rail policy to Abellio Transport Holdings, earning £40,000 pa for 288 hours Tim Loughton, East Worthing and Shoreham (Conservative) Adviser to the board of the Outcomes First Group, which provides care for vulnerable young people, earning £37,000pa for 144 hours Daniel Kawczynski, Shrewsbury and Atcham (Conservative) Consultant providing general advice to US mining company The Electrum Group, £36,000pa for 360 hours Andrew Percy, Brigg and Goole (Conservative) Member of the advisory board of Iogen Corporation, a Canadian clean energy company, earning £36,000pa for 72 hours Khalid Mahmood, Birmingham Perry Barr (Labour) Consultant to thinktank Policy Exchange earning £25,000 a year for up to 180 hours. He provides advice on extremism, social cohesion and apprenticeships/vocational training. Laurence Robertson, Tewkesbury (Conservative) Parliamentary adviser on sport and safer gambling to the Betting and Gaming Council, earning £24,000pa for 120 hours Richard Fuller, North East Bedfordshire (Conservative) Advisory director of venture capital company Investcorp Securities, earning £20,000pa for 48 hours (plus an additional £29,900 for 19 hours in 2021 so far) Sir Robert Neill, Bromley and Chislehurst (Conservative) Consultant to property and business consultancy the Substantia Group, earning £12,000pa for 72 hours Strategic and communications advice to the Masonic Charitable Foundation, earning £7,500 for 10 hours (one-off payment) Total £19,500 for 82 hours Royston Smith, Southampton, Itchen (Conservative) Consultancy services for Barker Mill Estates, £18,000 for 90 hours since May 2020 Sir Greg Knight, east Yorkshire (Conservative) Adviser to Cambridge and Counties Bank, providing general business and public relations advice, earning £16,000pa for 108 hours Ben Everitt, Milton Keynes North (Conservative) Strategic adviser to Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, earning £15,000pa for 60-80 hours Andrew Bridgen, North West Leicestershire (Conservative) Adviser to Mere Plantations, a company which grows teak in Ghana, earning £12,000pa for 96 hours. He provides advice on business and international politics. Philip Davies, Shipley (Conservative) Parliamentary adviser on Pawnbroking to the National Pawnbroking Association, earning £12,000pa for 60-120 hours Sir Graham Brady, Altrincham and Sale West (Conservative) Adviser on communications and marketing strategy to Snowshill Allied Holdings, earning £10,000pa for 12 hours Chris Skidmore, Kingswood (Conservative) Advisory board member for Oxford International Education Group, earning £10,000pa for 48-96 hours. He provides advice on higher education and international student recruitment. Paul Maynard, Blackpool North and Cleveleys (Conservative) Consultant to ATM network Link Scheme, earning £6,250pa for 32 hours to be paid direct to charity John Redwood, Wokingham (Conservative) Member of the advisory board of Epic Private Equity, earning £5,000pa for 12 hours Andrew Lewer, Northampton South (Conservative) Consultant providing public policy advice to Penelope Thornton Hotels, earning £4,800pa for 48 hours Dean Russell, Watford (Conservative) Consultancy on marketing and training content for business education provider EPIFNY Consulting, earning £2,100 for 30 hours in 2021