I am a director, as is my wife, of Carrick Court Associates Ltd, a consultancy business. Carrick Court Associates receives remuneration of £10,000 per annum for my work from GovNet Communications (as Chairman of the Editorial Board). As a Director of Carrick Court Associates I estimate that I will receive between £3,001 and £5,000 per annum in expenses and dividend. I attend 6 - 8 meetings per year in relation to the consultancy. Carrick Court Associates received £36,000 per annum for my work for Eversheds LLP. This work ceased on 30 April 2009 and no payments have been made by them from 1 May 2009. [Registered 24 May 2007, Amended interest 4 July 2007, Amended interest 13 July 2007, Amended interest 26 May 2009]

On 3 May 2007 I ceased to be a consultant representing the interests of coal producers for the Confederation of Coal Producers (COALPRO) of Confederation House, Thornes Office Park, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield WF2 7AN, West Yorkshire. I previously received remuneration of between £5,000 - £10,000. As I do not consider that this interest meets the prejudice test, I consider this to be a ceased interest. [Registered 24 May 2007, Amended interest 4 June 2009, Ceased interest 4 June 2009]

I am a Member of the House of Lords for which I receive no salary but, on the basis of two years’ experience, estimate that I will receive per annum allowances and expenses of between £30,001 and £35,000 for overnight and day subsistence and office costs and between £10,001 and £15,000 for travel to and from London. I undertake this work whenever my Scottish Parliament and constituency duties allow. [Registered 6 July 2007, Amended interest 23 July 2007, Amended interest 24 September 2009]

I contributed a weekly column on football to the Edinburgh Evening News, a newspaper company, of 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8AS. I began this work in mid January 2008. I did not retain any of the remuneration of between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum which was given to support youth sport in the Lothians, as well as providing technical support in producing the column. As of 25 May 2009, I am no longer writing this weekly column and therefore consider this to be a ceased interest. [Registered 31 January 2008, Amended interest 1 May 2008, Amended interest 26 May 2009, Ceased interest 26 May 2009]

On 16 March 2008, I received from CIS (an insurance, savings, investments and pensions company of Miller Street, Manchester M60 0AL) hospitality and match tickets for myself and one guest to attend the final of the CIS Cup Final at Hampden. The monetary value of this gift was between £501 and £1,000. As I do not consider that this interest meets the prejudice test, I consider this to be a ceased interest. [Registered 10 April 2008, Amended interest 4 June 2009, Ceased interest 4 June 2009]

I hold 100% of the issued share capital of Carrick Court Associates Ltd a consultancy business, these are ordinary shares.

From 18 - 21 June 2008 I attended the CIVICUS World Assembly in Glasgow as Chair of the Host Committee of the World Assembly. The cost of my hotel accommodation and meals was £497.45 which was met by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. [Registered 2 July 2008]