Register of Interests - Members of the House of Lords
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Lord Dear
Crossbench
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Non-executive Chairman, Blaythorne Group Limited (providing specialist security training and equipment)
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Blaythorne Group Limited (providing specialist security training and equipment)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- President, British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC)
Lord Deben
Conservative
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Chairman, Sancroft International Ltd (consultants in corporate responsibility and environmental, social, ethical and planning issues; payments made for certain work done by the member in category 2 are made to Sancroft International Ltd)
- Director and Chairman, Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA) (formerly Association of Professional Financial Advisers and Association of Independent Financial Advisers)
- Non-executive Chairman, Valpak Holdings Limited and Valpak Limited (organisation for compliance with producer responsibility directives)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Advice on sustainability and planning to Chartplan Ltd (developers)
- Advice on sustainability and planning to Everton Football Club
- Advice on sustainability and planning to Frogmore Ltd (developers)
- Advice on sustainability and planning to ISec Group (developers)
- Advice on sustainability and planning to Salmon Harvester Ltd (developers)
- Advice on sustainability to Associated British Foods plc
- Adviser, Castle Trust Bank plc
- Chairman, Advisory Board, 2 Degrees (aids sustainable efficiency and growth for members and corporations by enabling fully-linked collaboration (on and offline))
- Chairman, Committee on Climate Change
- Income from articles written for Country Life
- Income from chairing conferences and journalism
- The subjects of the above two interests are usually property, sustainable development and religious issues. The commitments arise largely from my previous profession of journalism and all payments go to Sancroft International Ltd (see category 1) which provides research staff, information services and all other facilities
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- Cool Earth Action
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Valpak Limited (environmental compliance)
Category 5: Land and property
- A house and farmland in Suffolk
- A residential and commercial property in London, owned by family
Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
- Trustee and Director, Blue Marine Foundation
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Chairman of Place-Based Climate Action Network advisory group
- Member, Food and Drink Sector Council
- President, Apparel Innovation Consortium Association
- Trustee and Director, Cool Earth Action
- Trustee, Christian Heritage Centre, Stonyhurst
Baroness Deech
Crossbench
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Non-executive Member of the Board, Law Commission
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Apple Inc (technology)
- Barclays plc (banking)
- Bayer AG (pharmaceuticals and life sciences)
- Beiersdorf AG (skincare)
- British American Tobacco plc (tobacco)
- Burberry Group plc (luxury goods)
- Credit Suisse Group AG (banking)
- Diageo plc (drinks and beverages)
- General Electric Company (engineering and electric)
- Givaudan AG (manufacturer of flavours, fragrances and active cosmetic ingredients)
- GlaxoSmithKline plc (pharmaceuticals and biotech) (interest ceased 15 April 2021)
- Great Portland Estates plc (real estate investments)
- Hermes International SA (fashion luxury goods)
- LVMH Moet Hennessy SA (luxury goods)
- Microsoft Corporation (technology)
- Nestle SA (foods)
- Novartis AG (pharmaceuticals)
- Novo Nordisk AS (healthcare)
- Polar Cap Techology (investment trust)
- Prudential plc (insurance)
- Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (household goods)
- Relx plc (information and analytics company)
- Rio Tinto plc (mining)
- Royal Dutch Shell plc (oil and gas)
- Smith & Nephew plc (healthcare equipment)
- Standard Chartered plc (banking)
- Unilever plc (consumer goods)
- Visa Inc (financial services)
- Walt Disney (Holdings) Company (entertainment)
- Worldwide Healthcare Trust plc
- Zoetis Inc (animal healthcare)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Board Member, Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism, Tel Aviv University
- Emeritus Professor of Law, Gresham College, Holborn
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Trustee, Community Security Trust
Lord Deighton
Conservative
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Chairman and Non-executive Director, Hakluyt & Company Limited (formerly Holdingham Group Limited) (strategic intelligence and advisory firm)
- Chairman and Non-executive Director, Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited
- Chairman and Non-executive Director, The Economist Group
- Non-executive Director, Square, Inc (financial services)
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Accenture plc (professional services)
- Alphabet Inc (computer software)
- American Tower Corporation (wireless and broadcast communications)
- AstraZeneca plc (pharmaceuticals and biotechnology)
- Ball Corporation (manufacturing)
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (financial services)
- Boston Scientific Corporation (manufacturer of medical devices)
- Burlington Stores Inc (retail)
- Cheniere Energy Inc (natural resources)
- Elanco Animal Health Inc (consumer retail)
- Ferguson plc (plumbing and heating distributor)
- Fidelity National Information Services Inc (computer software)
- Honeywell International Inc (technology manufacturing)
- Hoya Corporation (optical products)
- InterContinental Hotels Group plc (hospitality) (interest ceased 31 March 2021)
- Intuit Inc (science and tech)
- Keyence Corporation (develops and manufactures automation sensors, vision systems, barcode readers, laser markers, measuring instruments and digital microscopes)
- Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc (professional services)
- Nidec Corporation (manufacturer and distributor of electric motors)
- Nike Inc (designs and markets athletic footwear and apparel) (interest ceased 30 September 2021)
- Northern Trust Corporation (commercial bank)
- Nvidia Corporation (computer hardware)
- Procter & Gamble Company (consumer products)
- Reckitt Benckiser Group (household goods) (interest ceased 31 March 2021)
- S&P Global Inc (financial information and analytics)
- Safran SA (aircraft and rocket engines, aerospace) (interest ceased 31 March 2021)
- Spotify Technology SA (entertainment) (interest ceased 31 March 2021)
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (technology)
- UBS Group AG (investment bank and financial services company)
- Walt Disney Company (entertainment)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Appointed by Health and Social Care Secretary to lead national effort to produce essential personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health and social care staff
- Chair of Governing Body, King's College School, Wimbledon
- Member, Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Sponsor Board (appointed by House of Lords)
The Lord Bishop of Derby
Bishops
Bishops
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- In receipt of episcopal stipend
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- The Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Director, The Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Member, Derby Diocesan Academy Trust
- Member, Governing Body, St John's College, Durham
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- President, Derby Diocesan Board of Education
- Trustee, The Children's Society
Lord Desai
Non-affiliated
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Chairman, Cape Claims Services Limited, London (asbestos damage claims)
- Chairman, Margin (Art & Media) BV (inspiring and managing artistic talent in a global environment) (interest ceased 20 April 2021)
- Chairman, Mauritius Investment Corporation
- Non-executive Director, Elara Capital Limited, London (investment advice relating mainly to India)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Chairman, Board of Advisers, Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- OMFIF Foundation Limited
Category 9: Miscellaneous financial interests
- Member receives 5% annual portion of revenue from Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics, Mumbai, India for use of his name
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Director, OMFIF Foundation Limited
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Chairman of the Board, Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics, Mumbai, India
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Chairman, Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust (charity)
- Member, Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) Foundation
The Earl of Devon
Crossbench
Excepted Hereditary
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Partner, Michelmores LLP
Category 5: Land and property
- Owner of Powderham Estate in Devon, comprising farmland, forestry, residential and commercial property, foreshore, a heritage and events venue plus various manorial rights
- Residential property in London W14 from which rental income is received
Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
- Devon Committee member, Country Land and Business Association (CLA)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Ambassador, City Community Trust
- Board Member, Liveable Exeter Place Board
- Chair, Exeter Visitor Economy Recovery Group
- Chairman, Courtenay Society
- Livery Member and Committee Member, Grocers Heritage and Collections, Worshipful Company of Grocers
- Member, Advisory Board, SW Food Hub
- Patron and Host, Music in the Castle
- President, Devon Historic Buildings Trust (DHBT)
- Vice Chairman, Kenn Valley Young Farmers
- Vice President, Devon Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (YFC)
Lord Dholakia
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- President & Trustee, National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (interest relating to President ceased 27 April 2021)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- President, Friends Circle International
- Trustee, Police Foundation
Lord Dixon-Smith
Conservative
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Director, RW Dixon Smith (Houchins) Ltd (farming company)
Category 4: Shareholdings (a)
- The member has an 18 per cent holding as Non-executive Chairman of Gateway 120 Limited (see category 5)
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Vodafone Group plc
Category 5: Land and property
- The member owns land in Essex east of Coggeshall and east of Braintree; some 180 acres of this land is placed in Gateway 120 Limited for the purposes of development, giving the member a holding of 18 per cent in that company; the development is a major undertaking but the member is not himself concerned with the day-to-day work of development
Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
- As a member of the Lords and Commons Cigar Club the member receives regular hospitality and invitations to events which during the course of the calendar year together amount to more than £300 in value and all of which are paid for by the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Non-executive Chairman, Gateway 120 Limited (see category 5)
Lord Dobbs
Conservative
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Director, Michael Dobbs Entertainment Ltd (see category 4(a))
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Consultancy, 30 April 2021, All Perspectives Ltd
- Income from writing and broadcasting: Books (Simon & Schuster); HarperCollins; Sourcebooks; Public Lending Right (PLR); Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS))
- Income from writing and broadcasting: Film (Media Rights Capital II LP; various others)
- Income from writing and broadcasting: Speeches (Specialist Speakers and others)
- Income from writing and broadcasting: Television (BBC; various others)
- Speaking engagement via Zoom, 11 December 2020, Global Media Forum, Bonn
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- Michael Dobbs Entertainment Ltd
Category 4: Shareholdings (a)
- Sole owner with wife (each holding 50 per cent) of Michael Dobbs Entertainment Ltd
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Member of Advisory Board, Edward R. Murrow Center, Fletcher School, Tufts University, USA
- Visiting Parliamentary Fellow, St Antony's College Oxford
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- President, Langford and Wylye Branch, Royal British Legion
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Democratic Unionist Party
Life peer
Category 5: Land and property
- One office property in Belfast from which rental income is received
Baroness Donaghy
Labour
Life peer
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Chair, Diffuse Mesothelioma Oversight Committee (Department for Work and Pensions)
- Member, Birmingham University Business Advisory Group
Lord Donoughue
Labour
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Chairman, Starting Price Regulatory Commission (interest ceased 6 April 2021)
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Canadian Western Bank NPV
- Nestle SA (foods)
- Nichols plc (soft drinks)
- Novartis AG (pharmaceuticals)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Trustee, Victoria County Histories
Baroness Doocey
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Nil
- No registrable interests
Baroness Drake
Labour
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Director and Trustee, The People’s Pension Trustee Limited
- Trustee, Telefonica (O2) Pension Scheme (trust company)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Director, Byhiras Trust Ltd (investment data management business)
- Independent Member, ENGIE UK Scrutiny Board (energy and services company) (interest ceased 12 September 2021)
- Independent Member, Private Equity Reporting Group (formerly Walker Guidelines Monitoring Group) (for UK private equity; fee paid by British Venture Capital Association)
Category 5: Land and property
- Flat in Southwark from which rental income is received
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Governor, Pensions Policy Institute
- Member of Advisory Council, Blueprint for Better Business
Lord Drayson
Labour
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Director, Drayson Holdco 2 Limited (freevolt energy harvesting technology)
- Director, Drayson Racing Technologies Limited (currently being liquidated)
- Director, Drayson Technologies (Europe) Limited
- Director, Drayson Technologies Mexico (Services) S.A. de C.V (incorporated in Mexico)
- Director, Drayson Technologies Mexico S.A. de C.V (incorporated in Mexico)
- Director, Sensyne Health Group Limited
- Director, Sensyne Health Holdings Limited (formerly Drayson Technologies Limited)
- Director, Sensyne Health Inc (formerly Drayson Technologies Inc) (incorporated in US)
- Director, Sensyne Health plc
- Non-executive Director, Airbus SE (formerly Airbus Group Limited)
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- Drayson Holdco 2 Limited
- Drayson Racing Technologies Limited (currently being liquidated)
- Sensyne Health plc (interest ceased 5 January 2021)
Category 4: Shareholdings (a)
- Drayson Holdco 2 Limited (freevolt energy harvesting technology)
- Drayson Racing Technologies Limited (currently being liquidated)
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd (development of precision actuators)
- Sensyne Health plc (healthcare technology)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Trustee, Drayson Foundation (registered charity)
Baroness D'Souza
Crossbench
Life peer
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Wise Investment (formerly T Bailey TB Wise Investment Account)
Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
- Regular hospitality is received from Japanese and Taiwanese Embassies in the form of lunch, dinner and receptions which over the course of the calendar year exceeds the registration threshold of £300
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Member, Executive Committee, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)
- Member, Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- President, Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (ICPEM)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- President, The Children First Alliance (CFA)
- President, Young Citizens
- Trustee, Parliamentary Human Rights Trust
Lord Dubs
Labour
Life peer
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Committee Member, Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (UK-registered charity)
Lord Duncan of Springbank
Conservative
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Director, Plum Duncan Ltd (company owned 100% by member and payment for certain work listed in category 2 is made to the company)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Chair, CONFOR and Director of associated limited company
- Consulting Partner, Charlotte Street Partners (strategic communications consultancy) (interest ceased 1 September 2021)
- Counsel, Global PPE (personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety supplies) (interest ceased 30 April 2021)
- Honorary President, Association for Decentralised Energy
- Senior Counsel, Terrestrial Energy
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- Plum Duncan Ltd
Category 4: Shareholdings (a)
- Plum Duncan Ltd
Category 5: Land and property
- Flat in Aberdeen from which rental income is received
- Flat in Glasgow from which rental income is received
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Member, Advisory Board, Policy Connect
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Member, Advisory Board, Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research, University of St Andrews
- Member, Advisory Panel, Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)
- Member, Board of Advisors of the Schwarzenegger Institute, University of Southern California, USA
- Member, Court of the University of St Andrews
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Chair, The National Forest, and Director of the associated charitable company
- Honorary President, English-Speaking Union Scotland
The Earl of Dundee
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Category 1: Directorships
- Director, Dundee Farming Company
Category 5: Land and property
- Forestry, farmland and residential property in Fife and Angus
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Director, InHarmony Agrivillages Ltd (real estate planning and land use)
- Member, Advisory Board, White Stork Consultancy Ltd (environmental and land use consultancy)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
- Scottish Consul for Croatia
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Founder and Main Trustee, Dundee Trust (charity working in Former Yugoslavia providing education and cultural facilities)
Contact details
Members of the House of Lords may contact the Registrar of Lords' Interests as follows:
Telephone: 020 7219 3120
Post: Registrar of Lords' Interests, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW
Email: lordsregistrar@parliament.uk
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