Simon Danczuk

Simon Danczuk

Simon Danczuk has been the Labour Party MP for Rochdale since 2010. Danczuk was successfully re-elected in the May 2015 general election with a majority of 12,442.

Danczuk is parliamentary private secretary to shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna.

In the run-up to the 2015 elections, Danczuk's loyalty to Labour was questioned after he was spotted visiting a pub with Nigel Farage. In response, Danczuk said he was “solidly Labour” and definitely not about to join Farage’s party.

Danczuk apologetic for late registration of interests

Danczuk has been reprimanded by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards for late registration of more than 10 financial interests totalling nearly £20,000. He apologised and said that it was 'during a very busy period. From now on, everything will be done in an open and timely manner '

Register of Interests

Remunerated employment, office, profession

Payments received from Biteback Publishing, for a book he co-wrote:

• August 2013, £750. Hours: 3 hrs. 1 (Registered 10 November 2014)
• March 2014, £750. Hours: 5 hrs.1 (Registered 10 November 2014)
• April 2014, £750. Hours: 5 hrs. 1 (Registered 10 November 2014)
• 7 December 2014, £1,905.39. Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 24 December 2014)

Payments received from DMGT PLC:

• 11 July 2014, received £12,915, for the publication of excerpts from a book he co-wrote. Hours: approx. 24 hrs over 12 months. 1 (Registered 5 November 2014)
• 29 October 2014, received £350, for an article he co-wrote. Hours: approx. 1.5 hrs. 1 (Registered 24 December 2014)
• 1 December 2014, received £250 for an article he co-wrote. Hours: approx. 1.5 hrs. (Registered 24 December 2014)
• 13 February 2015, received £200 for an article he co-wrote. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 23 February 2015)
• 18 February 2015, received £250, for an article he co-wrote. Hours: approx. 1 hr. (Registered 6 March 2015)

25 February 2015, received £450, for an article he co-wrote. Hours: approx. 2 hrs. (Registered 6 March 2015)

23 October 2014, received £350 for training NHS executive. Hours: approx. 3 hrs. (Registered 13 November 2014)

Payments received from Telegraph Media Group Ltd:

• 14 November 2014, received £350 for an article he co-wrote. Hours: approx. 1 hr. (Registered 18 November 2014)
• 3 October 2014, received £300 for an article I co-wrote. Hours: approx. 1 hr. 1 (Registered 24 December 2014)

Payments received from The Guardian Media Group: 2 October 2014, received £142.50 for an article he co-wrote. Hours: approx. 1 hr. 1 (Registered 24 December 2014) 10 November 2014, received £207.50 for an article he co-wrote. Hours: approx. 2 hrs. 1 (Registered 24 December 2014)

Payments received from News Group Newspapers Ltd: 30 July 2014, received £125 for an article he co-wrote. Hours: 1 hr. 1 (Registered 24 December 2014) 3 December 2014, received £400 for an article he co-wrote. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 24 December 2014) 21 January 2015, received £150 for an article he co-wrote. Hours: 1 hr. 1 (Registered 23 February 2015) 4 February 2015, received £125 for an article he co-wrote. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 23 February 2015)

Backed Labour's proposed ban on MPs' second jobs

In 2014 Danczuk backed Labour leader Ed Miliband's call to impose a ban on MPs holding outside directorships and consultancies and a cap on outside earnings of around £10,000.

Danczuk's backing came despite revelations that he earned almost £20,000 from the media and the publishers of his book about Cyril Smith between July and December 2014.

Background

Before entering parliament Danczuk worked in a social research company based in Manchester that he co-founded in 1999 called Urban Visions Limited, and prior to this he worked as a researcher for The Big Issue in the North.

Danczuk also founded The Necessary Group, which is a campaign group of businessmen and politicians.

Education

He studied Economic Sociology and Politics as a mature student at Lancaster University