Livingstone's outside interests

Ken Livingstone: Revised entry

Ken Livingstone has been criticised by a committee of MPs over his failure to properly register outside interests totalling more than £150,000.

Mr Livingstone agreed to make a public apology to the House of Commons after the Commons Committee on Standards and Privileges said that he had not followed the principle of openess required by the MPs' code of conduct.

In his defence, Mr Livingstone said that had not sought to conceal his business interests and that he would immediately comply with the ruling.

He added: "My speaking engagements and newspaper columns are very much in the public domain and my company accounts are on public record."

This is the entry he made in the Register of Members' Interests on 31 January.

Remunerated directorships:
Localaction Ltd (Company formed to cover the publication of Socialist Economic Bulletin and my other writing and media work).

Sponsorship or financial or material support:
Temporary research, administrative and legal assistance provided by the Campaign for the Protection of Hunted Animals in connection with my Private Member's Bill.

Overseas visits:
23-25 January 1999, to Paris, accompanied by my partner, to speak at a student seminar 'Your Future in Europe,' organised by European Study Tours of London, who paid for our travel by Eurostar and two night's accommodation (Registered 4 March 1999)

Registrable shareholdings:
Localaction Ltd

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Mr Livingstone's updated entry of 14 March reads as follows;

Remunerated directorships:
Localaction Ltd (Company formed to cover the publication of Socialist Economic Bulletin and my other writing, media work, speeches, lectures. Contracts researchers and campaigners on my behalf.)

Remunerated employment, office, profession etc:
Column in The Independent (£15,001-£20,000)
Restaurant column in the Evening Standard
Contract with Victor Gollancz for book publication
Article for The Observer
I carry out regular speaking engagements for the following agencies:
Speakers for Business (£30,001-£35,000)
Prime Performers (£1,001-£5,000)
Interphiz (£5,001-£10,000)
Norman Phillips (£1,001-£5,000)
Right Address (£1,001-£5,000)
JLA (£10,001-£15,000)
CSA (£5,001-£10,000)
Diane Boulter (£10,001-£15,000)

Clients:

Of the agencies listed above:
London Processing Centre
Card Connections
Miller Freeman UK
Heart of England Tec
GCI Focus
McCann Ericson
PSI Group
Institute of Directors
Ford Fleet Managers
Prime User Group
Centra Business Services
Staffs Chartered Accountants
Ernst & Young
Pagoda
Association of Surveyors
Comdisco Group
Stakis Brighton
Opus Holidays
Marquee
Price Waterhouse
Chase de Vere
West Coast Publishing
Garden Manufacturers
Motor Retailers
Erith Group
Oxford Union Economics Association (Hays Personnel)
Marcam Solutions User Group
Association of Public House Suppliers
Global Real Estate Institute
F4 Group Agency
Norwood Ravenswood Homes
OSI

Single speaking engagements for Localaction Ltd:
Herts Chamber of Commerce
Bates Borland Agency
Parliamentary Communications Ltd
National Sporting Club
Creative Concepts Agency
Insolvency Lawyers
Placemakers Agency
Association of Project Managers
Student conferences

Sponsorship or financial or material support:
Temporary research, administrative and legal assistance provided by the campaign for the Protection of Hunted Animals, in connection with my Private Member's Bill.

Overseas visits:
23-25 January 1999, to Paris, accompanied by my partner, to speak at a student seminar `Your Future in Europe,' organised by European Study Tours of London, who paid for our travel by Eurostar and two night's accommodation. (Registered 4 March 1999)

Registrable shareholdings:
Localaction Ltd