Register of Interests - Members of the House of Lords
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Lord Botham
Crossbench
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Director, Beefy's Restaurants Limited (unremunerated until 19 February 2021)
- Director, Newschoice Limited (sports promotions company) (clients are Actegy Ltd (trading as Revitive) (interest ceased 30 April 2021))
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- Beefy's Restaurants Limited
- Newschoice Limited
Category 4: Shareholdings (a)
- Newschoice Limited (sports promotions company)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Chairman, Durham County Cricket Club
- Director, Durham Cricket C.I.C.
- Member has commercial agreement with Benchmark Drinks Ltd; the wine brand Ian Botham and all sub brands are jointly owned
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
Conservative
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Director, Odgers Group Ltd (formerly International Resources Group Ltd) (t/a Odgers Berndtson) (executive recruitment)
- Non-executive Director, Smith & Nephew plc (medical devices) (interest ceased 26 April 2021)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Member of the International Advisory Council (formerly Board), Chugai Pharmaceutical Company Ltd
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Odgers Group Ltd (holding company of IRG Advisors LLP t/a Odgers Berndtson)
- Smith and Nephew plc (medical technology)
Category 5: Land and property
- Occasional income from lodgers in member’s personal residences
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Non-executive Director (formerly Governor), UK International Chamber of Commerce (interest ceased 1 May 2021)
- Trustee, The Economist Newspaper
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Chancellor, University of Hull
- Emeritus Governor, London School of Economics
- Sheriff of Kingston upon Hull
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Conservative
Life peer
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Barrister (non-practising)
- President, Remembering Srebrenica
Category 5: Land and property
- Residential property in Hampshire from which rental income is received
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Governor, International Students House
- Vice Patron, Elizabeth Jane Jones Charity and David Henry Waring Charity (provision of almshouses)
- Vice President, Heart of Wales Line Travellers' Association
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Non-executive Chair, HCB Holding Limited (holding company of Hampshire Community Bank)
- Non-executive Director, London Stock Exchange plc
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney (non-practising) (retired 28 February 2019)
- Member, Special Advisory Council, Valloop Limited (investing in and facilitating conversion to employee ownership)
Category 5: Land and property
- A commercial holding in Berkhamsted, Herts (former office of member’s professional practice)
- One residential holding in Hemel Hempstead, Herts
- Two residential holdings in Aylesbury, Bucks
Category 9: Miscellaneous financial interests
- The member receives a pension from the European Parliament in her capacity as a former MEP, and also a pension under the MEP additional pension scheme
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Adviser (unpaid), Suade (regulatory reporting FinTech)
- Director, Hampden Buildings Limited (property management company for Aylesbury Liberal Democrats)
- Member, Advisory Board, Citizen Shareholders Ltd
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Member of Systemic Risk Council
- Trustee, National Liberal Club
Lord Bowness
Non-affiliated
Life peer
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Ambassador (formerly President), Evolve Housing + Support (formerly South London YMCA) (housing association)
- Trustee, Freehold Property Office of Croydon Central South Conservative Association (interest ceased 14 August 2020)
Lord Boyce
Crossbench
Life peer
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Chairman D Group Advisory Board
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Colonel Commandant, Special Boat Service
- Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable for Dover Castle
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Chairman, ADVANCE (charity)
- Chairman, Centre for Blast Injury Studies Advisory Board
- Chairman, HMS Victory Preservation Company
- Elder Brother, Trinity House
- Governor, Sir John Hawkins Hospital, Chatham
- President (formerly Vice President), White Ensign Association
- President, Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club
- President, Royal Naval Submarine Museum
- Vice President and Trustee, Naval & Military Club
- Vice President, Forces Pensions Society
- Vice President, Pilgrims Society
- Vice President, Pilgrims Society
- Vice President, RNLI
Baroness Boycott
Crossbench
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Director, The Oldie magazine (interest ceased 26 August 2020)
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- Veg Power C.I.C.
Category 5: Land and property
- Flat in London W11 owned jointly with spouse from which rental income is received
- Flat in London W5 owned jointly with spouse from which rental income is received
- Flat in London W6 owned jointly with spouse from which rental income is received
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Chair, Veg Power C.I.C.
- Director and Trustee, Food Foundation CIC
- Director, Hay Festival Books Limited
- Director, Hay Festival Foundation Limited
- Director, Hay Festival, Cartagena, Colombia
- President, British Guild of Agricultural Journalists
Category 10: Non-financial interests (c)
- Trustee, Hay Festival
Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
- Chair (formerly Co-Chair and Trustee), Feeding Britain
- Trustee, Street Smart
Lord Boyd of Duncansby
Non-affiliated
Disqualified - 28 June 2012
Nil
- Exempt from registration as holder of a judicial office that disqualifies for sitting and voting in the House of Lords
Lord Brabazon of Tara
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- President, Air Safety Group
- Vice President, Institute of the Motor Industry
- Vice President, Shipwrecked Mariners' Society
Lord Bradley
Labour
Life peer
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Non-executive Chair, Bury Tameside and Glossop NHS LIFT Company
- Non-executive Chair, Manchester, Salford and Trafford NHS LIFT Company
Category 6: Sponsorship
- Some secretarial support is provided by University of Manchester
- Some secretarial support is provided by University of Salford
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Member, Advisory Board for Female Offenders (Ministry of Justice)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Chair of Council, University of Salford
- Honorary Special Adviser, University of Manchester
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Trustee, Centre for Mental Health
- Trustee, Prison Reform Trust
Lord Bradshaw
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- President, Friends of the Ridgeway
Baroness Brady
Conservative
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Chairman, Lifeskills (created with Barclays)
- Director, Be Equal Ltd (a provider of legal services; 50% holding)
- Director, BKB Media Limited (media and services company owned 80% by Member and to which all income from category 2 interests is paid) (see category 4(a))
- Vice Chairman, West Ham United Football Club
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Broadcasting: FremantleMedia (The Apprentice TV show)
- Broadcasting: provision of broadcasting services to Twofour Group Limited (television programme production activities)
- Columnist, Hearst Corporation
- Columnist, IPC Media
- Columnist, News International
- Occasional public speaking and Ambassador engagements, Gordon Poole Agency Limited (specialist agency for keynote and after-dinner speakers)
- Occasional public speaking, Speakers Corner (specialist agency for keynote and after-dinner speakers)
- Occasional Speaker, Celebrity Speakers Ltd (specialist agency for keynote and after-dinner speakers)
- Occasional speaker, JLA Speaker Bureau (specialist agency for keynote and after-dinner speakers)
- Occasional Speaker, London Speaker Bureau (specialist agency for keynote and after-dinner speakers)
- Occasional speaker, Prime Performers (specialist agency for keynote and after-dinner speakers)
- Occasional Speaker, Room 54 (specialist agency for keynote and after-dinner speakers)
- Speaking engagement, 11 September 2020, virtual event for Pfizer UK Division (pharmaceutical company) (arranged through Champion Speakers)
- Speaking engagement, 12 November 2020, virtual speech for Institute of School Business Leadership (arranged through Gordon Poole Agency Limited)
- Speaking engagement, 12 September 2020, virtual speech for Arbonne (arranged through Gordon Poole Agency Limited)
- Speaking engagement, 14 October 2020, virtual speech for Women in Business Hub Exhibitions (arranged through Gordon Poole Agency Limited)
- Speaking engagement, 23 April 2021, virtual event for FTI Consulting (global consulting business) (arranged through Roz Hanna, Freelance Corporate Agent)
- Speaking engagement, 27 November 2020, virtual speech for St James's Place plc (wealth management) (arranged through TM Group)
- Speaking engagement, 4 February 2021, virtual event for Johnson & Johnson (medical device company) (arranged through Speakers Corner)
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- BKB Media Limited
- Prowear 1863 to 1934 Ltd (dormant company)
- Prowear Limited (dormant company)
Category 4: Shareholdings (a)
- Be Equal Ltd (a provider of legal services)
- BKB Media Limited (media and services company)
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Next plc (retailer)
- West Ham United Football Club
Category 6: Sponsorship
- Secretarial and other support is received from staff employed by West Ham United Football Club
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Director, WH Holding Limited (professional football)
- Prowear 1863 to 1934 Ltd (dormant company)
- Prowear Ltd (dormant company)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Spokesperson, Tide Charity (helps small businesses in need by awarding grants of £1,000) (arranged through Andrew Bloch Associates)
Lord Bragg
Labour
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Director, Director's Cut Productions Ltd (a company owned by member and a business partner (see category 4(a))
- Director, Melvyn Bragg Ltd (a company owned by member (see category 4(a)); income from the employment listed in category 2 and any advances from publication of books is paid to this company)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Occasional freelance with BBC and Sky Arts
- Regular freelance with BBC Radio 4
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- Director's Cut Productions Ltd
- Melvyn Bragg Ltd
Category 4: Shareholdings (a)
- Director's Cut Productions Ltd (television production; owned jointly with business partner)
- Melvyn Bragg Ltd (writing and broadcasting work)
Lord Brennan
Non-affiliated
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Member, Advisory Board, Assured Enterprises Inc, USA (cyber-security) (member holds shares in the company)
- Non-executive Director, Brennan and Partners Ltd
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Member, Audit Committee of the Astana International Financial Centre, Kazakhstan
- Practising barrister (Queen's Counsel)
Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)
- DJB Wine and Food Developments Limited (dormant company)
Category 4: Shareholdings (a)
- DJB Wine and Food Developments Limited (dormant company)
Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
- From time to time the member receives hospitality from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces which over the course of a calendar year may exceed £300 in value
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Director, DJB Wine and Food Developments Limited (dormant company)
- Member, Advisory Group to Religions for Peace (NGO in New York, USA)
- Non-executive Director and Trustee, Voluntary Solidarity Fund (charity)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- International Adviser, IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
- Member, Advisory Board, Imperial College Clinical Trials Unit
- Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Global Citizenship, Macalester College, Minnesota, USA
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Chair, GFI (Global Financial Integrity), Centre for International Policy, Washington DC, USA
- International Chairman Emeritus, Caux Round Table on Business Ethics
- Member, Advisory Board, Fondazione Centesimus Annus (Vatican) and Chairman of its UK Chapter
- Trustee, Foundation for Circulatory Health
- Trustee, The Lord Brennan Catholic Educational Trust
- Trustee, University of Manchester Union
- Vice Chairman, Gulf Latin America Leaders Council
- Vice President, Hispano-Luso Council, Canning House, London
Viscount Bridgeman
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Director, Bridgeman Art Library Limited
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Joint President, Reed's School
Lord Bridges of Headley
Conservative
Life peer
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Editorial Consultant, The Evening Standard
- Member, UK Advisory Council, KPMG
- Senior Adviser to the Group Executive Chairman, Banco Santander
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
- Banco Santander SA (banking)
Category 5: Land and property
- House in Wiltshire
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Member, Advisory Panel, Prosperity UK (a not-for-profit organisation)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Member of the Council of Management, Ditchley Foundation
Baroness Brinton
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Self-employed consultant in training and skills
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Director, Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd
- Director, JRRT (Investments) Limited
- Director, JRRT (Properties) Limited
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Trustee, JRSST Charitable Trust (interest ceased 28 August 2020)
- Vice President, Bible Society
The Lord Bishop of Bristol
Bishops
Bishops
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- In receipt of episcopal stipend
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Board Member, Church Commissioners for England
- Director, Bristol Diocese Board of Finance Ltd
Category 10: Non-financial interests (c)
- Trustee, Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Deputy Episcopal Lead for Safeguarding
- Member, Anglican Communion Safe Churches Commission
- Trustee, Cathedral Schools Trust
Lord Broers
Crossbench
Life peer
Category 1: Directorships
- Non-executive Director, FlexEnable Ltd
Category 5: Land and property
- Residential holding, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA
- Residential holding, New York City, New York, USA
Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)
- Member, Monash University Engineering Dean's Advisory Council
- Member, Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park Board
Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge
- Member, Board of Trustees, American University of Sharjah (interest ceased 27 August 2020)
Category 10: Non-financial interests (c)
- President, Australian Music Foundation
Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Chairman of Trustees, Cambridge China Development Trust
- Chairman, International Visiting Committee, Cambridge University Engineering Department
- Member of the Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering, US National Academy of Engineering
- Trustee, Needham Research Institute
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
Labour
Life peer
Category 5: Land and property
- One house and two flats in London SW11 (owned jointly with spouse) from which rental income is received
Category 6: Sponsorship
- One day per week during term time, the member has the benefit of expertise from a mental health practitioner attached to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Parliamentary Scholar Programme
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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