▁he ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁High ▁Speed ▁Rail ▁( West ▁Mid lands ▁- ▁Cre we ) ▁Bill ▁Select ▁Committee ▁( Comm ons ) ▁and ▁has ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁Environment , ▁Food ▁and ▁R ural ▁Affairs ▁Committee , ▁the ▁International ▁Development ▁Committee , ▁the ▁Reg ul atory ▁Reform ▁Committee , ▁the ▁Pro cedure ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Development ▁Sub - Com mit te e ▁on ▁the ▁Work ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁Commission ▁for ▁A id ▁Imp act . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁The ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁D ud d ridge , ▁who ▁was ▁Africa ▁minister ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁was ▁being ▁paid ▁£ 3 , 3 0 0 ▁for ▁eight ▁hours ' ▁work ▁a ▁month ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁for ▁Brand ▁Communic ations ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁his ▁MP ' s ▁sal ary . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁reported ▁that ▁this ▁had ▁led ▁to ▁renew ed ▁calls ▁to ▁review ▁the ▁rules ▁surrounding ▁jobs ▁for ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁government . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁for ▁Brand ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁hand ful ▁that ▁had ▁not ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁industry ' s ▁code ▁of ▁conduct ▁that ▁b ans ▁h iring ▁sitting ▁MP s . ▁D ud d ridge ▁told ▁The ▁Times : ▁" The ▁work ▁I ▁do ▁involves ▁helping ▁companies ▁going ▁into ▁the ▁African ▁market place ▁re - brand ▁themselves . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁public ▁affairs ▁role ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁Jul ▁ 2 0 1 9