Constitutional arrangements for the use of armed force - Constitution Committee Contents


APPENDIX 1: LIST OF MEMBERS AND DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS


The members of the committee that conducted the inquiry were:

Lord Crickhowell

Lord Cullen of Whitekirk

Baroness Falkner of Margravine

Lord Goldsmith

Lord Hart of Chilton

Lord Irvine of Lairg

Baroness Jay of Paddington (chairman)

Lord Lang of Monkton

Lord Lester of Herne Hill (from 12 June 2013)

Lord Lexden

Lord Macdonald of River Glaven (until 12 June 2013)

Lord Powell of Bayswater

Baroness Wheatcroft

Professor Adam Tomkins, John Millar Professor of Public Law at the University of Glasgow, and Professor Maurice Sunkin, Professor of Public Law and Socio Legal Studies at the University of Essex, acted as specialist advisers for the inquiry.

Declarations of interests

The following interests were declared:

Lord Goldsmith

Attorney General between 2001 and 2007 and involved on several occasions in the use of armed force, including particularly the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Introduced private member's bill on the subject and advised the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, the Rt Hon. Jack Straw MP, as independent adviser.

Lord Powell of Bayswater

Director and shareholder, Caterpillar Inc (heavy machinery).

Director and shareholder, Textron Corporation (corporate jets/helicopters).

Member, Galaxy Partners.

Chairman, Rolls-Royce International Advisory Board.

Member, Advisory Board, Thales UK.

Adviser, Asia, BAE Systems.

Member, Advisory Board, Aspide GmbH.

Business Ambassador, Prime Minister's Business Ambassador's Network.

Co-chairman, Asia Task Force.

Chairman, Atlantic Partnership.

Trustee and non-executive director, International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Member, Global Board of Advisers to the Council on Foreign Relations.

A full list of members' interests can be found in the Register of Lords' Interests:

http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-interests/register-of-lords-interests


 
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