Appendix 1: List of members and declarations of interests
Members
Lord Bach
Lord Bichard
Lord Blencathra
Lord Collins of Highbury
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Lord Haskel
Earl Howe *
Lord Judge (until 27 April 2023)
Earl of Kinnoull (from 28 April 2023)
Baroness Scott of Needham Market
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Baroness Walmsley
The following members of the former Select Committee on Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities participated in the meetings:
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Lord Lucas (took Baroness Wyld’s place on evidence session on 28 March 2023)
Lord McNally
Baroness Valentine
Baroness Wyld
Declarations of interests
Lord Bach
No interests to declare
Lord Bassam of Brighton
I currently work as a job share as Co-Director of Place and Levelling Up for a national charity—Business in the Community (Bitc). Our work involves working in a number of locations nationally which include seaside towns such as Blackpool.
I am one of two Labour Shadow Ministers focusing on the work of the DCMS
Lord Bichard
No interests to declare
Lord Blencathra
No interests to declare
Lord Collins of Highbury
No interests to declare
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
No interests to declare
Lord Haskel
No interests to declare
Lord Judge (until 27 April 2023)
No interests declared
Earl of Kinnoull (from 28 April 2023)
No interests to declare
Lord Lucas
I live in Eastbourne, a seaside town, and play an active role in its regeneration
Lord McNally
Chair of the Fleetwood Trust (charity seeking to restore old Fleetwood Hospital into a Community Service Hub)
Member of the Blackpool National Advisory Board
Baroness Scott of Needham Market
No interests to declare
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Former chairman of the visitor economy sub-group of the midlands engine APPG
Current member of the midlands engine APPG
Baroness Valentine
I work for Business in the Community 2 days a week as Director of Place. In that capacity I sponsor business led interventions in several places around the UK. Of these, the only one on the coast is Blackpool. Our intention is to intervene over the long term in such a way as to facilitate transformational, positive and long-lasting change in the places where we operate. Local funding to support activity is sourced from local businesses and from the council.
I work alongside Lord Bassam at Business in the Community. I also liaise with Lord McNally on some of the Blackpool issues.
Baroness Walmsley
No interests to declare
Baroness Wyld
Non-executive board member, Ofsted
Member of Court, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
* Earl Howe has recused himself from this inquiry on the grounds of ministerial propriety.
A full list of members’ interests can be found in the Register of Lords’ Interests: https://members.parliament.uk/members/lords/interests/register-of-lords-interests