Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond has come under for fire for taking a second job earning £800 an hour for a transport company.
The former Transport Minister, who was dropped by Prime Minister David Cameron in a cabinet re-shuffle in July, bagged the role as a special advisor to industry giant Inmarsat in December.
There is no suggestion he has broken parliamentary rules in accepting the position, but east Hull Labour MP Karl Turner accused Mr Hammond of prioritising money over his constituents.
But Mr Hammond defended his decision to take the job.
He told the Wimbledon Guardian: "The advice I have given to Inmarsat Plc was in an area of their business which did not relate to my previous ministerial position.
"It was publicly declared, cleared in advance and ends in March.
"I have always believed it is an honour to be MP for Wimbledon and have always put the interests of my constituency and those I represent above anything else and will always do so."
Mr Hammond holds fortnightly surgeries in Wimbledon, by appointment only.
This compares to weekly walk-in surgeries hosted by Merton's Labour MP for Mitcham and Morden Siobhain McDonagh, who does not have a second job.
Mr Hammond, 53, is a former City banker who lives in Wimbledon Village and receives £67,000 a year for his duties as MP.
He has previously made headlines for other issues relating to money and expenses.
In the same year he was lambasted for suggesting MPs should receive a pay rise of £40,000 a year.
In January 2014 it emerged he was a top user of the government's chaufeur-driven "top-up" cars, despite living just six miles from Westminster.
But he is seen as unlikely to lose his seat this May - with an 11,408 majority at the last General Election.
Which MPs will be most worried about losing their seats at May's General Election?
Do you think Mr Hammond was wrong to take a second job?
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