Register of Interests - Members of the House of Lords
- Director, Montrose Advisers (UK) Limited
- Adviser, Orbitt Capital Limited (options only) (online platform for investment in African companies)
- 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)
- ASLP114 Scottish Limited Partnership
- Lovat Highland Estates Ltd
- Montrose Advisers (UK) Limited
- Montrose Advisers LLP
- Montrose Advisers (UK) Limited
- Montrose Advisers LLP (financial advisory consultancy)
- Diageo plc (beverages)
- Fiore Gold
- Jardine Matheson Holdings (trading company in Asia)
- JPMorgan (financial services)
- Midas Gold
- Nestle SA (food)
- North American Income Trust (interest ceased 3 August 2020)
- Pan Global Resources (mining and mineral resources)
- Polar Capital Technology Trust
- Prudential plc (insurance) (interest ceased 3 August 2020)
- Public-I Limited (technology)
- Rio Tinto plc (mining and mineral resources) (interest ceased 3 August 2020)
- Roche Holding AG (pharmaceuticals)
- Beneficiary of family trust interests which own land and residential property in Lancashire and the Netherlands
- Flat in London W2 from which rental income is received
- Director, Public-I Limited (technology)
- Trustee, Lovat Highland Estates Ltd
- Director, Penguin Random House UK (book publishing)
- Member of Global Board of Representatives, Penguin Random House (book publishing)
- Member, General Management Committee, Bertelsmann (international media corporation)
- Non-executive Director, Guardian Media Group (publishing)
- Property in London NW6 owned jointly with brother, from which rental income is received (interest ceased 31 March 2020)
- Property in Oxfordshire, from which rental income is received
- Chair, Council of the Royal College of Art
- Chair, Quick Reads (previously part of World Book Day registered charity, now part of The Reading Agency registered charity)
- CEO, Decentralised Energy Trading Association (DETA)
- CEO, Energy Managers' Association
- CEO, SECR Reporting Ltd
- CEO, The Water Retail Company Limited
- Chairman, Energy Saving Consortium Service Company Ltd
- Chairman, Low Energy Company (dormant company)
- Director, Climate Change Professionals (a register of climate change professionals)
- Director, HEELEC Ltd (event organising)
- HEELEC Ltd (event organising)
- Low Energy Company (dormant company)
- SECR Reporting Ltd
- The Water Retail Company Limited
- 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
- North Lincolnshire Ambassador for Higher Education
- Exempt from registration as holder of a judicial office that disqualifies for sitting and voting in the House of Lords
- Fees are received for writing articles for The Times, Guardian, Financial Times and various magazines
- Gruber Foundation (philanthropic foundation) (fees for committee work)
- Nesta (innovation foundation) (fee for committee chairmanship)
- Royalties are received from the following publishers for books written by the member: Brockman Inc, Taschen, and Princeton University Press
- Oxford Instruments plc (designs and manufactures tools and systems for industry and research)
- Rightmove plc (online real estate portal and property website)
- Royal Dutch Shell plc (oil and gas)
- 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)
- Emeritus Professor, Cambridge University
- Former President, Royal Society
- Member of Advisory Board, Oxford Martin School
- Trustee, Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton)
- Councillor, Pontifical Academy of Sciences
- 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)
- 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
- Chair, Advisory Board, Shearwater Group plc (digital resilience/cyber security)
- John Reid Advisory Ltd (see category 1)
- Flat in London from which rental income is received
- Author, published by: Thames & Hudson; Cambridge University Press
- University Professor (retired)
- Emeritus Fellow, Jesus College, Cambridge
- Senior Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge
- Trustee, Mediterranean Archaeological Trust
- Fellow, British Academy
- Fellow, Society of Antiquaries of London
- 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 Institute of Lighting Professionals; Association of Healthcare Technology Providers for Imaging, Radiotherapy and Care (AXREM)
- Rennard & McTegart Ltd
- 100 per cent holding with wife in Rennard & McTegart Ltd
- Director, British Healthcare Trades Association (interest ceased 23 July 2020)
- Director, Make Votes Count
- General Surgeon (non-practising)
- Farm in Essex
- President and Governor, Dean Close School, Cheltenham
- Chairman, CORESS (confidential reporting system for surgery) (charity)
- Court of Assistants, Worshipful Company of Barbers
- Member, Honours Committee, Royal College of Surgeons (nominations for national honours)
- Trustee, Freemasons' Fund for Surgical Research (formerly Grand Lodge 250th Anniversary Fund for the benefit of the Royal College of Surgeons)
- Chairman and Director, Equilibrium Global Ltd (provision of geo-strategic advice to governments and companies) (see category 4(a))
- Chairman and Director, Equilibrium Gulf Ltd (provision of geo-strategic advice to governments and companies) (see category 4(a))
- Chairman and Director, Palliser Associates Ltd (provision of strategic advice to governments and companies) (the company is 100% owned by the member, his wife and two daughters - see category 4(a); income from employment listed in category 2 is also paid to Palliser Associates Ltd)
- Adviser, CQS Management Limited (global asset management) (interest ceased 1 July 2020)
- 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)
- Member, Advisory Board, SGH (interests in agriculture, healthcare services and defence logistics) (remuneration for this role is paid to Palliser Associates Ltd)
- Member, International Advisory Board (Bahrain), Equilibrium Gulf Ltd
- Equilibrium Gulf Ltd (see category 1)
- Palliser Associates Ltd (see category 1)
- Equilibrium Global Ltd (see category 1)
- Equilibrium Gulf Ltd (see category 1)
- Palliser Associates Ltd (see category 1)
- 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
- Deputy Chairman, Commonwealth Veterans Review Committee
- Governor, Ditchley Foundation
- Grand President (formerly Deputy Grand President), Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League
- President, 3rd RHA Past and Present Members Association
- President, League of Remembrance
- Vice President, Blind Veterans UK
- Vice President, Forces Pension Society
- Non-executive Director, Groupe Engie (French-listed global energy services company)
- Speaking engagement, 9 July 2020, virtual event for ADS Group Ltd (trade association for aerospace, defence and security industry)
- Strategic Adviser, Lockheed Martin UK (global security and aerospace company; member gives strategic advice to company CEO)
- The Normandy Memorial Trust Limited
- Chairman and Director, Normandy Memorial Trust Limited and Trustee of associated registered charity
- Member, Advisory Council, London Symphony Orchestra
- Trustee, Royal Academy Development Trust
- Chairman, Franco-British Council
- Secretary for Foreign Correspondence, Royal Academy
- Trustee, Royal United Services Institute
- Book royalties from HarperCollins
- Occasional speaker via Chartwell Partners (for speaking engagements)
- Blagdon Farming Limited
- Blagdon Nominees 1 Ltd
- Blagdon Nominees 2 Ltd
- East Carnigill Ltd
- Plessey Checks Farming Limited
- Blagdon Farming Ltd
- East Carnigill Ltd (property company)
- Northern 2 VCT
- Octopus Protected EIS Fund 7
- Plaquetec Ltd (developing personalised medicine for heart disease)
- QuantumDX (medical devices company)
- Westminster Group plc (fire, safety, security and defence)
- Blagdon and Blyth estate in Northumberland, with income from areas including farming, forestry, commercial property, residential property and minerals
- Land and fishing rights on the River Coquet at Felton, Northumberland
- Director, Blagdon Farming Ltd
- Director, Plessey Checks Farming Ltd
- Director, Ridley Family Charity
- Member, Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC), Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Trustee and Director, The Rose Paterson Trust Limited (charity)
- Trustee, Northumberland Estates Seghill LLP
- President, Association for Decentralised Energy (formerly Combined Heating and Power Association) (interest ceased 20 July 2020)
- Adviser, Scythian Ltd (investment counselling) (interest ceased 20 July 2020)
- Director (government appointee), Horserace Betting Levy Board
- Flat in London SW1 (basement of member's house) from which rental income is received
- Unit holder, Heliport Industrial Estate, Battersea, London SW11
- As Chairman of the British Ukrainian Society (see category 10(e)) the member makes visits to Ukraine and part of the costs of such visits may be met by the Society
- As a Director of the Horserace Betting Levy Board (category 2) I shall from time to time receive hospitality from racing and betting interests
- Deputy Chairman, Small Business Bureau Limited
- Member of the Advisory Board, Newsmax (news media) (interest ceased 20 July 2020)
- Non-executive Director, De Havilland Group
- Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy for Algeria
- Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Lebanon
- Chairman, British Ukrainian Society
- Member, Advisory Board, Rsquared (human resource recruitment through an electronic platform)
- Part-time Management Consultant
- Director, Co-operation Ireland
- Director, Down Community Arts
- Board of Governors, Ardmore House School (interest ceased 30 April 2020)
- Director, Vice Chair and Trustee, Centre for Health and Wellbeing (interest ceased 30 April 2020)
- Trustee, Ark Housing Association Northern Ireland Limited (interest ceased 30 April 2020)
- Remunerated Trustee, Garendon Trust (a family trust)
- Farm in Leicestershire
- As a member of the All-Parliamentary Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces, the member receives invitations to breakfast and dinner briefings which during the course of the calendar year together amount to more than £300 in value and all of which are paid for by sources listed in the register of APPGs
- Chairman, Gamekeeper PR (London-based PR agency focussing on the Arts & Culture)
- Director, Commonwealth Carnival of Music, a company limited by guarantee and of its subsidiary, Commonwealth Carnival Limited.
- Vice President, Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod
- Chair, Action for Humanity
- Non-executive Chairman (formerly Non-executive Director), Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd
- Adviser, BP plc
- Member, International Advisory Board (Bahrain), Equilibrium Gulf Ltd (provision of geo-strategic advice to governments and companies)
- Occasional journalism
- Senior Counsellor, Cohen Group (US-based consultancy)
- Special Adviser, Dial Partners LLP (corporate finance and strategic advisory firm)
- BP plc (oil and gas)
- Weir Group plc (engineering)
- The member receives a limited amount of secretarial assistance from BP plc
- Chairman, Ohrid Group (of former politicians, diplomats and officials) advising all parties in Macedonia
- Director, Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust Trading Company (interest ceased 30 June 2020)
- Member, Global Leadership Foundation
- Non-executive Chairman, BP Russia Investments Ltd (subsidiary company of BP plc) (interest ceased 31 March 2020)
- Vice-Chairman, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
- Elder Brother and Member of Court, Trinity House
- Member, Advisory Council, Centre for European Reform
- Chairman of Trustees, FIA Foundation
- Member, Advisory Council, European Council on Foreign Relations
- Member, Advisory Council, International Institute of Strategic Studies
- Trustee, British Forces Foundation
- Trustee, The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust (interest ceased 30 June 2020)
- In receipt of episcopal stipend
- Bishop to HM Prisons
- Trustee (formerly Chair of Trustees), Housing Justice
- Trustee, St Benedict’s Centre, Malling Abbey
- Non-executive Director, Keller Group plc (geotechnical solutions)
- Non-executive Director, Wrackleford Farms Ltd
- Board Member, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
- Director, Kate Rock Consultants (member's own business providing business support advice)
- Senior Adviser, Instinctif Partners (international business communications consultancy)
- Senior Adviser, Newton Europe (business consultants)
- Apartment in Graubunden, Switzerland, owned jointly with spouse from which rental income is received
- Ambassador, Soneva (group of environmental resorts)
- Member, Advisory Board, Onward (think-tank)
- Governor, Burlington Danes Academy, London W12
- Member, The Prince's Trust Philanthropy Advisory Board
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
Related information
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Registration form for Members of the House of Lords
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- Registration form for Members PDF version (170 KB)
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