Register of Lords' Interests Contents


REGISTER OF LORDS' INTERESTS

  The following Members of the House of Lords have made declarations in respect of relevant interests under the Code of Conduct:



REGISTER OF LORDS' INTERESTS

ACTON, Lord - AVEBURY, Lord

ACTON, Lord

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Member, Library Advisory Committee of the State Historical Society of Iowa, USA
      Member, Sustaining Board of the Linn County Historical Society, Iowa, USA
      Trustee, Old Creamery Theatre Company, Iowa, USA
      Hon President, Association of American Study Abroad Programmes in the UK

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Member, The Pilgrims
      Member, Royal Africa Society


ADAMS OF CRAIGIELEA, Baroness

    No relevant interests


ADDINGTON, Lord

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Vice President, British Dyslexia Association
      Vice President, Lakenham Hewitt Rugby Club
      Vice President, Lonsdale Club
      Vice President, UK Sports Association

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Patron, Adult Dyslexia Association
      Patron, Carousel


ADEBOWALE, Lord

    *12(d)  Non-parliamentary consultant

      Strategic Adviser, E-care Ltd

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Director, Leadership in Mind
      Chief Executive Officer, Turning Point (a charity)
      Occasional income from broadcasting goes to Turning Point
      Board Member, Places for People Group

    *12(h)  Secretarial research and assistance

      Research and secretarial assistance paid for and provided by Turning Point

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      Flat in London which is rented out

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Patron, Rich Mix Cultural Centre

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

      Mental Health Providers Forum

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Company secretary, Turning Point
      Patron, Nurse Training on Alcohol
      Patron, Adzido (youth monitoring)
      Board Member, Places for People Group (see 12(f))


ADONIS, Lord

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      In receipt of ministerial salary


AFSHAR, Baroness

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Full-time employee of University of York

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Member of Education Honours Committee
      Member of UK Drug Policy Commission

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Hon. President of United Nations Association; International Services
      Chair of Muslim Women's Network UK
      Trustee, Edutrust


AHMED, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Kilnhurst Business Park

    *12(h)  Secretarial research and assistance

      The Tigris Group has sponsored the funding of my new research assistant. All employees' related expenses will be funded by the group

    *12(i)  Visits

      Visit to Kosovo (23-30 December 2005) at the invitation of Mufti of Kosovo and the British Kosovo community in London. Travel and accommodation was paid by the Kosovo community centre London
      Invited by the Shura council, Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (6-14 January 2006). Accommodation was paid by the Saudi authorities
      Visit to UAE at the invitation of Khaleej Times (6-10 January 2006). All travel and accommodation was provided by the hosts
      Visit to Kazan Russia (21-24 February 2006) at the invitation of the Commissioner for Human Rights, council of Europe to attend an international seminar. All travel and accommodation was paid by the Council of Europe
      Visit to Doha (13-24 February 2007) as guest of the Qatar foundation and the Universal Peace Federation for the Doha Debate (BBC World). All my travel and accommodation expenses were paid by Qatar foundation
      Travel and accommodation expenses to Korea for a peace conference were paid for by the Universal Peace Federation
      Visit to Chicago (9-11 March 2007). All expenses paid for by Radio Islam, Chicago
      Travelling to Beirut (23-25 March 2007). Travel and accommodation will be paid for by the Alfi foundation
      Attended a conference in Tunis from 2 November 2007 to 4 November 2007. All travel and accommodation was paid by the Government of Tunisia
      Visit to Pakistan (September 2007) with the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. During this time my travel expenses were paid by the Pakistan Muslim League N
      Visit to Sudan/Darfur (16-20 April 2008) at the invitation of the Sudan University. All travel and accommodation expenses were paid by the Sudan University
      Visit to San Francisco (16 - 18 May 2008) - all expenses were paid by the Human Development Foundation
      Visit to Sudan and in particular Darfur (23-28 July 2008) - all expenses were paid for by the University of Sudan
      Visit to Nigeria (1-9 August 2008) - all expenses were paid for by the British High Commission in Abuja
      Visit to Milan (13-16 August 2008) - all expenses were paid for by the Italian/Pakistani community
      Visit to Columbus, USA (29 August-2 September 2008) to attend the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) conference. All travel and accommodation expenses were paid for by ISNA in the USA

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      Inherited property, farmland and houses in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan
      Agricultural land in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Governor, Better for Tomorrow Institute, a charitable school in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Member of Board of Advisors for the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT)
      President of South Yorkshire Victim Support

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Fazaldad Human Rights Organisation

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Al-Shifa, Pakistan (eye hospital)
      Amnesty International
      Association of British Hujjaj
      British Heart Foundation
      Chinese Muslim Charity, Canada
      Layton Rehmatula Trust, Pakistan
      Magistrates Association
      Mirpur Friendship Association
      SAHARA, Pakistan
      Alma Hospital Trust
      SAARC Foundation UK
      USDAW
      Young Pakistani Doctors Association
      Concordis International
      Response International
      Chairman of the Darfur British Initiative
      Muslim Peace and Reconciliation


ALDERDICE, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      President, ARTIS (Europe) Research & Risk Modeling (only notionally remunerated at present. It is a group engaged in research into the psychology of terrorism and political violence, and will seek funding from various sources (including Government) for this research)
      Advisor, Barefoot Investments Asia LLC
      Non-Executive Director, Barefoot Management Asia Ltd

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (part-time)
      Member of the Independent Monitoring Commission appointed by the British and Irish Governments

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Patron, Institute of Governance, Public Policy and Social Research, The Queen's University of Belfast
      Joint Chairman, Advisory Board, Critical Incident Analysis Group (CIAG) and the Research Strategies Network (RSN), University of Virginia and Visiting Professor in Department of Psychiatry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA, USA

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, Liberal International
      President, Westminster Pastoral Foundation
      Vice-President, National Benevolent Fund for the Elderly
      Patron, Antidote
      Patron, Northern Ireland Institute of Human Relations
      Patron, Youth Access
      Patron, UK Friends of The Abraham Fund Initiatives
      Vice Patron, Dame Vera Lynn Trust
      Senior Advisor, Conflicts Forum
      Member, Advisory Board of the Centre for Reform
      Advisor, Oxford Research Group


ALLENBY OF MEGIDDO, Viscount

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society


ALLI, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Castaway Television Productions Ltd
      Chorion Ltd
      AsSeenonScreen Holdings plc
      BM Creative Management Limited
      Olga TV Limited
      Silvergate Investments Ltd
      Scottish Media Group

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Chancellor, De Montfort University

    *13(a)  Significant shareholdings

      Planet Acquisitions Holdings Ltd (holding company of Chorion)
      Castaway Television Productions Ltd
      ASoS

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Elton John Aids Foundation
      Skillset (the national training organisation for broadcast, film video and multimedia)
      National Youth Theatre

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Albert Kennedy Trust
      Trustee, Crimestoppers


ALLIANCE, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Chairman, N Brown Group plc, whose business consists of retailing through direct home shopping fulfilment and financial services

    *12(g)  Controlling shareholdings

      100% of the issued share capital of the Anglo-Eastern Trust Limited, which carries on a financial business embracing lending money, trading and investing in listed investments, investing in unlisted investments, and trading and investing in property
      62% of the issued share capital of Mazrek Limited, an R&D company based in Israel, specialising in fuel injection systems for diesel engines

    *13(a)  Significant shareholdings

      35.5% of the issued share capital of N Brown Group plc (see paragraph 12(e) registration for details of the Company's Business)
      50% of the issued share capital of Dane Properties Limited, a property investment company
      8.33% of Caspet Securities Inc (a company investing in gold exploration)
      45% of the issued ordinary share capital of Affirmative Finance Limited and 100% of the issued preferred ordinary share capital of Affirmative Finance Limited, which has a business of lending money
      3.8% of the issued share capital of Global Natural Energy plc, engaged in petrol retailing and gas supply
      0.7% of Huntsworth plc, international public relations
      110,000 of the issued share capital of 3TP Imaging Sciences, which offers diagnostic imaging software for cancer detection
      120,000 90p shares in F&C Commercial Property Trust Limited, a property company

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Director, Alliance Family Foundation Limited
      Director, Weizmann Institute Foundation Limited
      Trustee, Next Century Foundation
      Trustee, The Co-Existence Trust


ALTON OF LIVERPOOL, Lord

    *12(b)  Parliamentary lobbying

      Small shareholding in Precise Communications Ltd (now amalgamated with Unique) which works in a range of areas including public relations and lobbying - no such work undertaken on their behalf (no remuneration received to date)

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Non-executive Director, Banner Group, now part of the R3 Group

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Director, Liverpool John Moores University Foundation for Citizenship

    *12(h)  Secretarial research and assistance

      Occasional research assistance provided by Right to Life and Jubilee Campaign
      Research assistance provided by the All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group and Right to Life

    *12(i)  Visits

      Travel costs paid by Right to Life to a series of public meetings organised to explain the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (2007-2008)
      Travel to Vienna for a conference organised by the Hudson Institute (2008)

    *13(d)  Hospitality or gifts

      The costs of the plaintiffs in the case of Lord Alton and others v. The Secretary of State for the Home Department of whom I was one, were met by contributions from Iranian residents in the UK through the National Council of the Iranian Resistance

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Advisory Committee, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
      Foundation Governor, Liverpool Bluecoat School
      Governor, Stonyhurst College

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Trustee, Chesterton Institute

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

      Treasurer, All-party Parliamentary Friends of CAFOD
      Chairman, All-party British-North Korea Group
      Vice-Chairman, All-party group on Tibet
      Secretary All-party group on Sudan

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Past Chairman, Forget-Me-Not Appeal, Liverpool
      Vice President, Local Solutions (Merseyside Council for Voluntary Service)
      President, Liverpool NSPCC
      President, Mersey Kidney Research
      President, Karen Aid
      Vice President, St Joseph's Hospice
      Board Member, Institute for Religion and Public Policy (Washington DC)
      Patron, Zoe's Place (baby hospice)
      Patron, Jedidiah Foundation (Congolese street children)

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Guild of Catholic Writers
      Life
      Jubilee Campaign


AMOS, Baroness

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Non-executive Director of Travant Capital Partners
      Non-executive Director of Titanium Resources Group

    *12(i)  Visits

      Visit to Israel and West Bank - sponsored by Labour Friends of Israel and the Government of Israel and the West Bank
      Visits to Qatar -One for a conference on the economic situation in the Middle East and the other on Democracy in the Middle East - sponsored by the Government of Qatar
      Visit to Ghana - hosted by the Government of Ghana for attendance at the National Awards ceremony

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      Land in Guyana

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

      Sister - partner in Amos Laycock, Consultancy Company, South Africa

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Visiting Fellow, Centre for Corporate Reputation, Said Business School, Oxford University

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Friend of the Women's Library
      Chair, Royal African Society
      Patron, National Jazz Archive

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Patron of the Windsor Leadership Trust
      Friend of the Daycare Trust


AMPTHILL, Lord

    No relevant interests


ANDERSON OF SWANSEA, Lord

    *12(b)  Parliamentary lobbying

      Council of Reference/Advisor to various Christian voluntary organisations (unpaid)

    *12(i)  Visits

      Visit to Vienna (October 2005) to attend European Christian Leaders Conference, expenses paid
      Visit to Israel (January 2007) leading a delegation from the Anglo-Israel Association
      Visit to Mauritius (September 2007) with my wife at the invitation of the Government of Mauritius, who paid for our accommodation and most local costs
      Visit to Morocco (23-25 May 2008) to participate in a Conference dealing with EU/Maghreb and Morocco issues at the invitation of the Ambassador

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Deputy Lieutenant, County of West Glamorgan
      Hon Freeman of the City and County of Swansea
      Freeman of the City of London
      Hon Fellow, University of Swansea and Hon Fellow, Swansea Institute of Higher Education

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, Swansea Male Choir
      President, Morriston Big Band
      President, 32nd Swansea Rhyddings Scout Group
      Vice President, Morriston Orpheus Choir
      Vice President, Swansea Business Club
      Board Member, Mercy Ships UK (a charity)
      Patron, Concordis International
      Chairman, Anglo Israel Association
      Trustee, Money for Madagascar (a charity)

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Member, Royal Institute of International Affairs
      Member, Royal United Services Institute
      Member, Association of European Parliamentarians for Africa (AWEPA)


ANDREWS, Baroness

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      In receipt of ministerial salary


ANELAY OF ST JOHNS, Baroness

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      President, World Travel Market

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Opposition Chief Whip, House of Lords

    *12(i)  Visits

      Visit to Rome on Friday 4 April 2008 to address the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (European Chapter) on the subject of "Autonomy and Social Responsibility" in the context of the Conservative Party's policy review. Air travel and hotel accommodation for my husband and me were provided by the hosts, IAML (European Chapter)

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      Sole owner of a residential property in Dorset let on a commercial basis

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, Woking Citizens' Advice Bureau
      President, Woking Constituency Conservative Association
      Trustee, 1949 Conservative and Unionist Trust
      Vice President, Woking Conservative Women's Committee
      Vice President, Magistrates' Association Golfing Society
      Patron, Talking About Cannabis (a company limited by guarantee - it supports people whose lives have been affected by cannabis abuse)


ARCHER OF SANDWELL, Lord

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Chairman, Enemy Property Compensation Panel

    *13(d)  Hospitality or gifts

      Quom rug from the Iranian Resistance on visiting the President
      Watercolour from the National Council of Resistance of Iran
      The costs of the plaintiffs in the case of Lord Alton and others v. The Secretary of State for the Home Department of which I was one, were met by contributions from Iranian residents in the UK through the National Council of Resistance of Iran

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Bencher, Gray's Inn
      Hon Fellow, University College, London

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

      President, World Disarmament Campaign

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Hon Secretary, Wyndham Place - Charlemagne Trust
      President, Fabian Society
      President, Guild of British Asians
      President, Methodist Homes (MHA Care Group)
      President, One World Trust

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Trustee, One World Trust


ARCHER OF WESTON-SUPER-MARE, Lord

    *12(g)  Controlling shareholdings

      Andartis Limited (art dealers)
      Artdeal Limited (art dealers)

    *13(a)  Significant shareholdings

      Corporate Dynamics Limited (investment holding company/investment in golf centre operating company)
      Winner Land SL (Majorcan residential property investment)
      Albert Goodwin plc (Enterprise Investment Scheme, Fine Art)
      Between 5% and 30% share of profits in various theatrical productions: Grease, London; The Sound of Music, London; Flashdance The Musical; The new Grease on Broadway Limited Partnership; The Sound of Music (Canada) Inc

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      Rented urban property in London, Tyne & Wear, Northshields,


ARMSTRONG OF ILMINSTER , Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Director of Dumpton Gap Company Limited (a private company owned by the executors of the late Sir Edward Heath) (unpaid)

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Member of an Advisory Panel to E-Clear (UK) plc

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Trustee, RVW Trust
      Trustee, Derek Hill Foundation
      Trustee, Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation
      Trustee, Wells Cathedral School Foundation


ARRAN, Earl of

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Director, Weather World

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      1 acre of allotment holdings in High Roding (Essex)

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Trustee of Chelsea Physic Garden

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Chairman, Children's Country Holidays Fund

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Trustee of certain family trusts


ASHCROFT, Lord

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Executive Chairman of BB Holdings Ltd (banking and other interests in Central America)

    *12(g)  Controlling shareholdings

      BB Holdings Ltd
      Cockleshell Limited (cash shell)
      Mavinwood plc (document storage services)
      Shellshock Limited (cash shell)
      Impellam Plc (recruitment, janitorial and security services in the UK)
      Shellproof Limited (cash shell)

    *13(a)  Significant shareholdings

      Global Health Partner plc (specialised healthcare services)
      Strand Associates Ltd (corporate finance and investor in other companies)
      Priory Investments Holdings Limited (specialised healthcare services)
      Watford Football Club plc
      Digital Marketing Group plc
      Arc Fund Management Holdings plc (specialised in wealth management and structure investment products)

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Chairman, Board of Trustees, Crimestoppers
      Trustee, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
      Trustee, Prospect Education (Technology) Trust
      Treasurer of International Democrat Union
      Member of the Board and a Deputy Chairman of Conservative Party
      Advisory Board Member of the Institute for Justice Sector Development


ASHDOWN OF NORTON-SUB-HAMDON, Lord

    *12(d)  Non-parliamentary consultant

      An occasionally remunerated position as President of the EU-Russia Centre a lobbying and research organisation based in Brussels and registered under Belgian law as an NGO. The aim of the Centre is to encourage and facilitate dialogue and policy development between European governments and politicians and their opposite numbers in the Russian Federation

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Member, Advisory Board, Defence Strategy and Solutions (a strategic advisory firm dedicated to the areas of aerospace, defence and national security)
      Advisor to the Good Governance Group (G3) (G3 deals with advice on security and governance issues in UK and world wide)
      I also earn fees from frequent, but not regular newspaper articles and broadcasting

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Co-Chairman (with Lord Robertson of Port Ellen) IPPR's Commission on National Security


ASHLEY OF STOKE, Lord

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Emeritus Chancellor, Staffordshire University

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Chairman, National Cochlear Implant Users' group
      President, Defeating Deafness
      President, League of Friends, Epsom Hospital
      President, RNID


ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND, Baroness

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Member of the European Commission

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Member, Court of the University of East London
      Member, Court of University of Hertfordshire

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Trustee, Verulamium Museum, St Albans, Herts

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Trustee, Chequers Estate, Buckinghamshire
      Trustee, Dorneywood, Buckinghamshire

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Patron, Grove House Hospice, St Albans, Herts


ASTOR, Viscount

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Ancroft Tractors Ltd
      Cliveden Securities Ltd
      Prestbury Residential Ltd
      Royal Tokaji Wine Company
      Networkers International Plc
      OKA Direct Ltd
      Raymond Chandler Ltd
      George Simenon Ltd
      Agatha Christie Ltd
      Robert Bolt (1973) Ltd
      Planet Acquisitions Ltd
      Planet Acquisitions Holdings Ltd
      Chorion Trustee Ltd

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Chairman, Investment Committee, East European Food Fund
      Partner, Tarbert Farms

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Trustee, Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham, Berkshire


ASTOR OF HEVER, Lord

    *12(i)  Visits

      Visit to BAE Systems, Warton (June 2006) - travel and overnight expenses paid for by BAE Systems - visit was a Parliamentary Defence Group event
      British Grand Prix as guest of Motorsport Association (6 July 2008)

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      Farmland in Kent, including residential properties
      Residential property in France

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Kent Ambassador, to promote the interests of the County of Kent

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

      President, Motorsport Industry Association

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Chairman, Rochester Cathedral Trust
      President, Durand Group
      President, Earl Haig Branch, Royal British Legion
      President, Royal British Legion, Westerham Branch
      President, Edenbridge and District Rifle Club
      President, Eden Valley Museum Trust
      President, Kent County Agricultural Society
      Patron, Centre for Autism & Related Disorders, Kings College, London
      Patron, Westerham (Gallant) Sea Cadet Corps
      Patron of National Organisation of Beaters and Pickers-Up
      Hon Colonel, 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (EOD) (V)
      Trustee, Fund for Refugees in Slovenia

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Trustee, Astor of Hever Trust
      Trustee, Atlantic Bridge

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Member, The Life Guards Regimental Council
      Member, Advisory Council, Canterbury Cathedral Trust


ATTENBOROUGH, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Richard Attenborough Productions Ltd (Film Producing and Directing Company - the Company also provides the services of Lord Attenborough in the UK to other Organisations)
      Attenborough Overseas Ltd (Film Producing Company - the Company also provides the overseas services of Lord Attenborough to other Organisations)

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Director of Capital Radio plc
      Director of Attenborough Holdings Limited and its subsidiary companies

    *12(g)  Controlling shareholdings

      Attenborough Securities Ltd (the Company carries on business as an investment company)

    *13(a)    Significant shareholdings

      Attenborough Holdings Ltd - holding is 36 shares out of a total issued capital of 147 issued shares (the Company is a holding company of a group whose activities are those of film producers and directors. The group provides the services of Lord Attenborough in the UK and overseas to other organisations)

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Chancellor, Sussex University
      Chairman of Trustees, Waterford, Swaziland
      President, NFTS (National Film & Television School)
      President, BAFTA
      President, RADA

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Muscular Dystrophy of Great Britain
      Actors Charitable Trust
      Denville Hall


ATTLEE, Earl

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Serving officer in the Territorial Army (paid for each day of training and entitled to a tax free bounty if certain requirements are met)

    *12(h)  Secretarial research and assistance

      From time to time intern (usually from the US) provided by EPA and others

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      In connection with the REME Corps Museum, I purchase about £500 pa of petrol for non-commercial use in non-road going vehicles which could be outside the scope of any road user charging that might be introduced for ordinary motorists and other conventional road users and which could therefore reduce my expenditure on petrol

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

      Patron, British Vehicle Salvage Federation

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Vice-President, Barrett's Oesophagus Foundation


AVEBURY, Lord

    *12(g)  Controlling shareholdings

      Controlling interest in CL Projects Ltd (company sells computer hardware and software, and provides management advice to Cook Labbock & Co, a partnership in which it has a 50% interest)

    *12(i)  Visits

      Visit to Bangladesh (August 6-15 2008) as Co-Chair of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission - paid for by IWGIA Copenhagen

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      390 acres arable land in Northamptonshire

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, Kurdish Human Rights Project
      President, TAPOL (Indonesian Human Rights)
      President, Advisory Council for the Education of Romanies and Travellers (ACERT)
      President, Peru Support Group
      Patron, Angulimala Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy
      Vice President, London Bach Society
      Chairman, Cameroon Campaign Group

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Trustee, Silbury Fund
      Trustee, Friends of the Alola Foundation
      Chairman, Maurice Lubbock Memorial Fund





 
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