Register of Lords' Interests Contents


REGISTER OF LORDS' INTERESTS

VADERA, Baroness - VINSON, Lord

VADERA, Baroness

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      From 1 October 2009 Senior Adviser to the Presidential Committee for the G20, South Korea (expenses and subsistence only, paid by the Government of South Korea)
      From 2 March 2010, advising the Government of Dubai and the Investment Corporation of Dubai (expenses only, paid by Investment Corporation of Dubai)

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      House in Italy rented out occasionally in summer

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Member of UNITE


VALENTINE, Baroness

    *12(b)  Parliamentary lobbying

      I am Chief Executive of London First which is a pressure group to improve London's business environment. London First is a not-for-profit business membership organisation funded by subscriptions: see website for list of members. London First's mission is to "make London the best city in the world in which to do business". London First's activity includes lobbying of Parliament, from time to time, but not on behalf of specific clients. I have no personal clients and my role in the organisation does not involve paid advocacy

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Director of London First

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Chief Executive Officer of London First

    *12(h)  Secretarial research and assistance

      As Chief Executive of London First I receive secretarial support and the help of a policy team, and these may from time to time assist me in my parliamentary work

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Hon. Fellow, St. Hugh's College, Oxford

    15(c)  Office-holder in pressure groups or trade unions

      Chief Executive Officer of London First (see also 12(e) and 12(f))

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Board Member of Skills Festival Company (not for profit organisation - a subsidiary of London First)
      Board Member of Think London (not for profit organisation - a subsidiary of London First)


VALLANCE OF TUMMEL, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Member, Supervisory Board Siemens AG (engineering and services)
      Director (Chairman) Amsphere Ltd (computing services)

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      International Advisory Board, Allianz AG (insurance)

    *12(g)  Controlling shareholdings

      425,000 shares in De Facto 479 Ltd (family owned investment company)

    *13(c)  Financial interests of spouse or relative or friend

      Wife is a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Hon Governor, Glasgow Academy
      Hon Fellow, Brasenose College, Oxford
      Hon Fellow, London Business School
      Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD)

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Vice-President, Princess Royal Trust for Carers


VERMA, Baroness

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Chairman, DCS Foods (3 February 2009)

    *12(i)  Visits

      Visit to India (24-29 October 2007) funded by Government of India. Travel and subsistence paid
      Visit to Thailand (2-6 February 2008) funded by British Council. Travel and subsistence paid
      Visit to Paris (22-23 February 2008) funded by Association of Anglo Iranian Women in UK. Travel and subsistence paid
      Visit to West Bengal (5-12 April 2008) funded by Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Travel and subsistence paid
      Visit to Kenya (23-26 May 2008) Awepa Conference on Good Governance - travel and subsistence paid by House of Lords
      Visit to Paris, France (28/29 June 2008) to participate in the International Iran Freedom Rally. Accommodation and travel costs were met by contributions from Iranian residents in the UK through the NCRI
      Visit to Geneva (1 September 2008) - travel paid by National Council Resistance of Iran
      Visit to Norway (24-26 September 2008) - All-party Group - travel and subsistence paid
      Visit to Dhakia Bangladesh (26-30 December 2008) - Observer of the election - travel and subsistence paid by Foreign Office (3 February 2009)
      Visit to New York (29 January-1 February 2009) - Global Peace Federation - travel and subsistence paid
      Attended a peace rally in Paris (20 June 2009) - travel and subsistence paid for by the National Council of Resistance of Iran for self and spouse
      Visit to India (5 – 10 January 2010) to attend a conference - Pravasi Bhartiya Divas; air fare, accommodation and subsistence paid for by Indian Government

    *13(a)  Significant shareholdings

      50% shareholder in the family business Domiciliary Care Services, Leicester and Wolverhampton. My husband Ashok Verma holds the other 50%

    *13(c)  Financial interests of spouse or relative or friend

      My husband Ashok Verma holds 50% shareholding in the family business Domiciliary Care Services, Leicester and Wolverhampton

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      Two rental properties in Leicester
      Purchased a flat in London
      Main residency in Leicester


VINCENT OF COLESHILL, Lord

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Chancellor, Cranfield University
      Governor, Aldenham School
      Hon DSc, Cranfield University
      Fellow, Imperial College, London
      Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society
      Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
      Fellow, City and Guilds of London Institute

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Vice-Patron, Royal Artillery Museum (from July 2007)

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Freeman, Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights
      Freeman, Guild of Freeman of The City of London
      Patron of the National Service Veterans Association

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Trustee, Inspire Foundation
      President, Cranfield Trust
      Member, National Appeal Council, National Memorial Arboretum


VINSON, Lord

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Self-employed part-time farmer and owner of a farm in Northumberland

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Vice-President of the Institute of Economic Affairs
      Trustee, CIVITAS
      Trustee, Chillingham Wild Cattle Association


 
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