Baroness Young of Hornsey

Baroness Young of Hornsey's full title is The Baroness Young of Hornsey OBE. Her name is Margaret Omolola Young, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.

Registered Interests

Registered Interests for Baroness Young of Hornsey.

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Category 1: Directorships

  • Non-executive Director, Bloomsbury Publishing plc
  • Non-executive Director, Futerra (environmental and sustainability consultancy)

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

  • Operates as a sole trader, Professor Lola Young, trading as Cultural Brokers
  • Freelance consultant, adviser and creative producer; Clients include Booker Prize Foundation
  • Consultant, Learning Disability England
  • Mentor on MA in Sustainable Fashion, Polimoda Fashion Institute, Florence, Italy
  • Contracted author with Penguin Random House
  • Carrying out Gender Disparity Review of BBC research on fines for non-payment of TV Licence (interest ceased 30 September 2023)
  • One of four Convenors responsible for developing, managing and supporting the process of an Alternative Dispute Resolution scheme for the civil claims brought by the bereaved, survivors and residents of Grenfell Tower; remuneration is paid by a group of Defendants to the civil claims (interest ceased 14 February 2024)
  • Fee received from BBC for appearance on Christmas edition of University Challenge, 25 November 2023

Category 6: Sponsorship

  • I am supported as Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sport, Modern Slavery and Human Rights with secretarial services provided by UN Global Compact Network (interest ceased 31 December 2023)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)

  • Ambassador, Ethical Fashion Forum
  • Ambassador, MADE-BY (adviser on ethics and sustainability to fashion industry; unremunerated but some gifts received)
  • Co-Chair, Foundation for Future London (registered charity)
  • Member, Advisory Panel, Earth Per Cent (environmental initiative in the music industry)
  • Member, Apparel Action Steering Committee (initiative of Anti-Slavery Collective and Global Fund to End Modern Slavery)
  • Commissioner, Review of Creative Health (supported by National Centre for Creative Health and All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing)
  • Member, Advisory Board, Arts and Humanities Research Council’s (AHRC) project, Creative Communities

Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)

  • Chancellor, University of Nottingham

Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)

  • Ambassador, Textiles 2030 (fashion and home wares sustainability project initiated by WRAP)
  • Trustee, Conduit Foundation's board, (a registered charity)