Register of Interests - Members of the House of Lords
- Board Member, Policy Network
- Trustee, Dartmouth Street Trust (charity)
- Lords Chair, Labour Friends of Israel
- Lords Chair, Jewish Labour Movement
- Chair, Development Council, Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO)
- Chair, Board of Trustees, Kenneth Lindsay Trust
- Chair, Board of Trustees, Wyndham Deedes Trust
- Senior Governor, Haileybury College
- Vice President, the Centre for Mental Health (mental health in prisons)
- President, UNLOCK, National Association of ex-Prisoners
- Vice President, National Association of Prison Visitors
- President and Trustee, Institute for Food, Brain and Behaviour (formerly Natural Justice)
- Managing Director, Andras House Ltd (property development; hospitality management)
- Director, Andras House Group of Companies (property development; tourism; hospitality)
- Managing Director, Andras House Ltd
- Belfast Plaza Hotel Limited (non-trading)
- Belfast Intercontinental Hotel Limited (non-trading)
- The Rana Hospitality Training Trust Ltd (non-trading)
- Andras House Ltd and associated group of companies
- Residential and commercial properties in Belfast, N Ireland, including houses, flats and an office building
- Thanksgiving Square Belfast Limited (registered in N Ireland)
- Rana Charitable Trust
- Shardhanjali Charitable Trust (registered in India)
- Smt Jawala Devi Charitable Trust (registered in India)
- Tsunami N Ireland Appeal (registered in N Ireland)
- President, GOPIO (Global Organisation People of Indian Origin)
- Two residential properties in Uxbridge owned jointly with wife, from which rental income is received
- Residential property in Ealing owned jointly with wife, from which rental income is received
- Residential property in St John's Wood owned jointly with wife, from which rental income is received
- Two holiday lets in Norfolk owned jointly with wife, from which rental income is received
- Visit to St Lucia, 9-14 August 2021, on behalf of APPG for International Conservation to promote establishment of sister body to APPG in Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and member countries; accommodation and travel paid by International Conservation Caucus Foundation (from a Global Environment Facility grant)
- Visit to Washington, D.C. USA, 18-22 September 2021, on behalf of APPG for International Conservation to attend International Summit of Conservation Caucus Leaders (summit of partner legislative caucuses focused on conservation to discuss solutions to global conservation issues); travel and accommodation paid by International Conservation Caucus Foundation (from a Global Environment Facility grant)
- Director, Peers for the Planet Ltd (company associated with the cross-party parliamentary group, Peers for the Planet)
- Chairman, Essex Climate Action Commission (interest ceased 30 September 2021)
- Director, Trustee and Vice Chairman, Human Trafficking Foundation
- Director and Trustee, Saracens Foundation (formerly Saracens Sports Foundation)
- President, Colne Valley Regional Park CIC
- Director and Trustee, UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum
- Vice-President, Fauna and Flora International
- Trustee, Bat Conservation Trust
- President, Uxbridge Local History and Archive Society
- President, Hillingdon Natural History Society
- Trustee, Randalls of Uxbridge Ltd (1984) Retirement Pension Scheme (member is a beneficiary of this scheme)
- Member of Council (Trustee), Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
- Director and Chair of Trustees, Thin Green Line Foundation UK Ltd (charity devoted to supporting wildlife rangers worldwide)
- Member, Advisory Board, River Action
- Chancellor (formerly Pro Chancellor), Cardiff University
- Director, Sun Mark Ltd (consumer goods distribution and marketing) (interest ceased 20 October 2021)
- Honorary Chairman and Consultant, Sun Mark Ltd (consumer goods distribution and marketing)
- R & R International Ltd (formerly Sun Mark (Holdings) Ltd)
- R&R Asset Management Ltd
- Sun Mark (Holdings) Ltd (holding company for Sun Mark Ltd, Sea, Air and Land Forwarding Ltd and Sun Mark Netherlands BV - consumer goods distribution and marketing) (interest ceased 20 October 2021)
- R&R Asset Management Ltd (family investment company)
- La Bohemian Taste (hotel business)
- Director, Sea, Air & Land Forwarding Ltd (freight forwarding) (interest ceased 20 October 2021)
- Director, R&R (Greenford) Ltd (property development)
- Director, Sun Mark Netherlands BV (consumer goods distribution) (interest ceased 20 October 2021)
- Director, R & R International Ltd (formerly Sun Mark (Holdings) Ltd) (holding company)
- Director, R&R (Watford) Ltd (property investment)
- Director, R&R (Mayfair) Ltd (property company)
- Director, R&R Asset Management Ltd (family investment company)
- Director, La Bohemian Taste SL (hotel development)
- Director, Bulldog Power Ltd (consumer goods distribution) (interest ceased 20 October 2021)
- Director, R&R (Bromley) Ltd (property)
- Director, R&R (Luton) Ltd (property)
- Trustee, Gandhi Memorial Foundation Trust
- Chairman, British Sikh Association
- Chairman, Pakistan, India and UK Friendship Forum
- Trustee, The Oak Trust (family trust)
- Principal Engineer, Atkins
- Director, Peers for the Planet Ltd (company associated with the cross-party parliamentary group, Peers for the Planet)
- Trustee, Chevening Estate
- North Atlantic Mining Associates Limited (mining company)
- Director, NAMA Greenland Limited (mining company)
- NAMA Resources plc (mining company)
- Just Capital Limited (financial services)
- ZeU Crypto Networks Inc (information technology and services)
- Partner, Argonaut Associates (corporate finance)
- Partner, RT Associates (corporate finance)
- Consultant, Naia Limited (medical company)
- Consultant, St James House plc (payment processor) (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- North Atlantic Mining Associates Limited (mining company)
- St James House plc (formerly Boxhill Technologies plc and Weather Lottery plc) (provider of lottery services to charities and voluntary associations)
- Witney Wines Limited
- St-Georges Eco-Mining Corporation
- ZeU Technologies Inc (technology)
- Director, Topolski Memoir Limited
- Member, Advisory Board, GovernUp
- Director, Montrose Advisers (UK) Limited
- Non-executive Director, Public-I Group Limited (technology) (unremunerated until 1 October 2021)
- Designated Member, Montrose Advisers LLP (financial advisory consultancy)
- Member of Lloyds (property, liability, marine, energy, accident and health)
- ScreenHits Limited (medical benefits only) (online platform for acquisition of TV content)
- Montrose Advisers LLP
- Montrose Advisers (UK) Limited
- ASLP114 Scottish Limited Partnership
- Lovat Highland Estates Ltd
- Montrose Advisers LLP (financial advisory consultancy)
- Montrose Advisers (UK) Limited
- Public-I Group Limited (technology)
- Jardine Matheson Holdings (trading company in Asia)
- JPMorgan (financial services)
- Perpetua Resources Corp (formerly Midas Gold) (mining and mineral resources)
- Fiore Gold (interest ceased 29 April 2022)
- Diageo plc (beverages)
- Prudential plc (insurance) (interest ceased 29 April 2022)
- Rio Tinto plc (mining and mineral resources)
- Pan Global Resources (mining and mineral resources)
- Roche Holding AG (pharmaceuticals)
- Nestle SA (food)
- Polar Capital Technology Trust (interest ceased 29 April 2022)
- Draper Esprit (technology venture capital) (interest ceased 29 April 2022)
- Electrocomponents plc (industrial and electronic products)
- Element 29 Resources Inc (mining and mineral resources)
- Strix Group plc (manufacturing) (interest ceased 29 April 2022)
- ScreenHits Limited (technology)
- Calibre Mining Corp
- Segro (property)
- Croda International (specialty chemicals)
- Relx (information and analytics)
- Novo Nordisk (pharmaceuticals)
- Ferguson plc (industrial goods and services)
- Relevant Gold Corp
- Forte Minerals Corp
- Flat in London W2 from which rental income is received
- Beneficiary of family trust interests which own land and residential property in Lancashire and the Netherlands
- Adviser, Orbitt Capital Limited (options only) (online platform for investment in African companies) (interest ceased November 2021 - notified 3 May 2022)
- Trustee, Lovat Highland Estates Ltd
- Non-executive Director, Penguin Random House UK (book publishing)
- Member, General Management Committee, Bertelsmann (international media corporation)
- Non-executive Director, Guardian Media Group (publishing)
- Chair, Bertelsmann’s UK Content Alliance
- Property in Oxfordshire, from which rental income is received (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- Chair, Council of the Royal College of Art (interest ceased 31 January 2022)
- Chair of the Board, Somerset House Trust
- Chairman, Low Energy Company (dormant company)
- Director, HEELEC Ltd (event organising)
- Chairman, Energy Saving Consortium Service Company Ltd
- CEO, The Water Retail Company Limited
- CEO, Decentralised Energy Trading Association (DETA)
- CEO, SECR Reporting Ltd (sells software and consultancy services to help companies calculate their greenhouse gas emissions)
- Director, Climate Change Professionals (a register of climate change professionals)
- Director, UK Metals Expo Limited (events company focusing on UK metals sector)
- Low Energy Company (dormant company)
- HEELEC Ltd (event organising)
- The Water Retail Company Limited
- SECR Reporting Ltd (sells software and consultancy services to help companies calculate their greenhouse gas emissions)
- Redesdale Estate, Northumberland, including farmland and commercial and residential property
- Director, Woodstock College Limited (dormant)
- Chancellor, North Lincolnshire Children’s University
- Committee Member, Epworth and District Agricultural Society
- Honorary President, Axholme Bridleways Association (interest ceased 2021)
- North Lincolnshire Ambassador for Higher Education
- Honorary member, Rotary Club Scunthorpe Pentagon
- Exempt from registration as holder of a judicial office that disqualifies for sitting and voting in the House of Lords
- Royalties are received from the following publishers for books written by the member: Brockman Inc, Harvard University Press and Policy Press, and Princeton University Press
- Fees are received for writing articles for The Times, Guardian, Financial Times and various magazines
- Nesta (innovation foundation) (fee for committee chairmanship)
- Gruber Foundation (philanthropic foundation) (fees for committee work)
- Royal Dutch Shell plc (oil and gas)
- Oxford Instruments plc (designs and manufactures tools and systems for industry and research)
- Rightmove plc (online real estate portal and property website)
- Joint owner of two flats in Cambridge from which rental income is received
- As Fellow and former Master of Trinity College Cambridge the member receives benefits in kind (meals, office accommodation etc)
- Former President, Royal Society
- Emeritus Professor, Cambridge University
- Member of Advisory Board, Oxford Martin School
- Trustee, Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton)
- Councillor, Pontifical Academy of Sciences (interest ceased May 2022)
- Director, John Reid Advisory Ltd (risk management; homeland security strategy); any income from the member's speaking engagements, articles etc listed under category 2 is paid to John Reid Advisory Ltd
- Chairman, Institute for Strategy, Resilience and Security (formerly Institute for Security and Resilience Studies), University College, London (not-for-profit limited company engaging in academic research)
- Chair, Advisory Board, Shearwater Group plc (digital resilience/cyber security)
- Speaking engagement, 19 May 2022, attendance and keynote speech, Top Flight, The Pipeline, London
- Speaking Engagement 25 May 2022, attendance and keynote speech, Top Flight, The Pipeline, London
- John Reid Advisory Ltd (see category 1)
- Flat in London from which rental income is received
- Rennard & McTegart Ltd (company set up with wife providing management, campaign, communications and fund-raising consultancy with occasional fees also from speech making, broadcasting, writing and articles; all income from work done personally by the member goes to Rennard & McTegart Ltd (see category 4(a)); clients are Institution of Lighting Professionals; Association of Healthcare Technology Providers for Imaging, Radiotherapy and Care (AXREM) and National Association of Equipment Providers (NAEP)
- Rennard & McTegart Ltd
- 100 per cent holding with wife in Rennard & McTegart Ltd
- TREATT (ingredients manufacturer and solutions provider to the global flavour, fragrance and consumer goods markets)
- Director, Make Votes Count
- General Surgeon (non-practising)
- Commissioner, Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) (interest ceased December 2021)
- Farm in Essex
- President and Governor, Dean Close School, Cheltenham
- Chancellor, Anglia Ruskin University
- President, Conservative Health
- Member, Honours Committee, Royal College of Surgeons (nominations for national honours)
- Chairman, CORESS (confidential reporting system for surgery) (charity)
- Court of Assistants, Worshipful Company of Barbers
- Chairman and Director, Palliser Associates Ltd (provision of strategic advice to governments and companies) (the company is 100% owned by Palliser Holdings Ltd) (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- Chairman and Director, Equilibrium Gulf Ltd (provision of geo-strategic advice to governments and companies) (see category 4(a)) (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- Chairman and Director, Equilibrium Global Ltd (provision of geo-strategic advice to governments and companies) (see category 4(a)) (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- Chairman and Director, Palliser Holdings Ltd (holding company) (the company is 100% owned by the member and his wife - see category 4(a); income from employment listed in category 2 is also paid to Palliser Holdings Ltd) (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- Member, International Advisory Board (Bahrain), Equilibrium Gulf Ltd (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- Member, Advisory Board, Ecolog International UK Ltd (interests in logistic, engineering, support and environmental services) (remuneration for this role is paid to Palliser Associates Ltd) (interest ceased 31 December 2021)
- Member, Advisory Board, SGH (interests in agriculture, healthcare services and defence logistics) (remuneration for this role is paid to Palliser Associates Ltd) (interest ceased 18 August 2021)
- Adviser to the Board on group's future strategy, priorities and direction of travel, SunMirror AG (mining company focusing on extraction and development of sustainable green battery metal projects in safe mining jurisdictions with particular emphasis on ethics of progressive and sustainable approach to mineral exploration)
- Equilibrium Gulf Ltd (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- Palliser Holdings Ltd (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- Equilibrium Gulf Ltd (see category 1) (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- Equilibrium Global Ltd (see category 1) (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- Palliser Holdings Ltd (holding company) (see category 1) (interest ceased 31 March 2022)
- As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Defence and Security Issues the member attends regular meetings at which the value of the hospitality received over the course of a calendar year exceeds the registration threshold of £300
- Member of Advisory Board, Public (registered as Public International Group; helping premier technology start-ups to transform public services)
- Visiting Professor, Exeter University
- Governor, Ditchley Foundation
- Grand President (formerly Deputy Grand President), Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League
- Deputy Chairman, Commonwealth Veterans Review Committee
- President, League of Remembrance
- President, 3rd RHA Past and Present Members Association
- Vice President, Blind Veterans UK
- Vice President, Forces Pension Society
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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