But it’s OK – he didn’t declare them because he got paid for them after he left office:
“Mr Simmonds, who earned £89,435 a year as a minister and MP, “met with Invest Africa once while in ministerial office, in order to understand their work”, Acoba disclosed.
He also “had some dealings with First while in ministerial office”, but he was not involved in developing policy, awarding grants or any regulatory work which would have affected either firm, Acoba added.
He denied any conflict of interest and told the Mirror he did not declare the jobs on the Register of Interests because he only started getting paid after leaving the Commons.
“It’s all done quite within the rules and regulations that are set out.
Mr Simmonds hit the headlines last summer when he announced he was quitting at the general election, blaming “intolerable” expenses rules.”
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/moaning-ex-tory-mp-bags-6328090
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