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REGISTER OF LORDS' INTERESTS

GALE, Baroness - GUTHRIE OF CRAIGIEBANK, Lord

GALE, Baroness

    *12(i)  Visits

      Visit to Taiwan (2-11 September 2005) as guest of the Taiwan Government - flight, hotel and meals paid for by Taiwan government.  Also received various small gifts
      Visit to Costa Rica and Nicaragua as part of an IPU delegation (24 September - 2 October 2005).  Received various small gifts from Government Ministers in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
      Visit to Saudi Arabia (26 May-3 June 2006) - the sponsors of the visit were Saudi Cable Company, The Savola Group, Al Rawabi Holdings, Dallah Al Baraka

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Commissioner for Wales, Women's National Commission

    15(c)  Office-holder in pressure groups or trade unions

      Joint Secretary, Associate Parliamentary Group on Animal Welfare
      Vice Chairman, Labour Animal Welfare Society
      Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Parkinson's Disease 2008 -

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, Treherbert and District Branch of the British Legion
      Patron of Kidney Wales Foundation

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Member, Labour Organisers Branch of the GMB


GARDEN OF FROGNAL, Baroness

    *12(d)  Non-parliamentary consultant

      Consultant, The City and Guilds of London Institute

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Master Worshipful Company of World Traders (2008-09)
      Vice-Chairman, Oxford University Society
      Vice-Chairman, The Royal British Legion, City of London Poppy Appeal (COLPA)
      Vice-President, Institute of Export


GARDNER OF PARKES, Baroness

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      London property let at commercial rents


GAREL-JONES, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Acciona (Spain)
      Iberia (Spain)
      Vodafone (Spain)

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Managing Director, UBS

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      Farmland in Avila, Spain


GAVRON, Lord

    *12(g)  Controlling shareholdings

      Controlling shareholder and Chairman of Folio Holdings and its subsidiary The Folio Society
      Controlling shareholder, through Folio Holdings of Carcanet Press

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature
      Fellow of The Royal College of Art

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Trustee, Institute for Public Policy Research


GEDDES, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Director, Photo Corporation (UK) Ltd
      Director, Trinity College London

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Portman Trusts

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Portman Trusts


GEORGE, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Bank for International Settlements, Basel
      Nestlé SA
      NM Rothschild and Sons Ltd
      Rothschild Continuation Holdings
      Grosvenor Group Holdings

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Chairman of Board of Governors of Dulwich College

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Trustee of the Eden Project

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Trustee/Director of the Cornwall Community Foundation

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Trustee of the BEIT Foundation

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Chairman, Oversight Committee of Commonwealth Education Fund


GIBSON OF MARKET RASEN, Baroness

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Member of Standing Committee on Consumer Issues of Link Interchange Network Ltd

    *12(i)  Visits

      (28-29 June 2008) (my husband and) I participated in the 2008 International Iran Freedom rally, Paris France.   Accommodation and fares met by contributions from Iranian residents in the UK through the National Council of Resistance of Iran

    15(c)  Office-holder in pressure groups or trade unions

      Member, UNITE (former national official of UNITE)
      President, RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
      Hon President, Yeadon Sqn Air Cadets 2168
      Member, Air League Council
      Member, Air Cadet Council


GIDDENS, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Director, Polity Press Ltd
      Director, Centre for Social Research

    *13(a)  Significant shareholdings

      Polity Press Ltd (publishing firm)

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science


GILBERT, Lord

    *12(d)  Non-parliamentary consultant

      Adviser to ABS Limited (Manufacturer of Hovercraft) (unpaid)
      Adviser to Hartford Life International (US)
      Adviser to Company of the Far Countries Ltd (US) (unpaid)
      Board Member, ICON Pharmaceuticals (US) (unpaid)

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Financial Information Technology Ltd (FIT)
      Chairman of the Board of SinglePoint (Holdings) Ltd, and of SinglePoint Data Services Ltd
      Daleco Resources Corporation

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      One house in London SW5

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Patron, Lupus UK

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Trustee, Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Patron, Urdang Academy
      Patron, Atlantic Partnership


GLASGOW, Earl of

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      I own an estate in Scotland.   The park is open to the public, from which I derive an income
      I own a castle, Kelburn, which is available for public functions, for which I gain income

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      Please refer to *12(f)

    *13(c)  Financial interests of spouse or relative or friend

      My wife, Isabel, Countess of Glasgow was Chairman of the South West Region of Scottish Natural Heritage and continues to be involved on several committees relating to Scottish rural affairs

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Deputy Lieutenant for Ayrshire


GLENAMARA, Lord

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Chancellor, University of Northumbria (until 28 June 2005)
      Patron, Stop Gap (a trust which provides beds for rough sleepers in Northumberland)
      President, Finchale College for the Disabled (Durham)
      Vice President, Newcastle Abbeyfield Society


GLENARTHUR, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Governor, Nuffield Health
      Audax Global S.â.r.l

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Chairman, National Employer Advisory Board for Britain's Reserve Forces
      Hon Colonel, 306 Hospital Support Medical Regiment
      Hon Air Commodore, 612 (County of Aberdeen) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, British Helicopter Advisory Board
      Director and Council Member, The Air League (unpaid)

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Trustee, Hanson Research Trust
      Trustee, Philip Allison Foundation

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Hon Vice President, Raleigh International


GLENTORAN, Lord

    *12(d)  Non-parliamentary consultant

      Consultant to Securysis Ltd (security company)

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      Home farm and cottage, Northern Ireland
      Flat in London

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Commissioner of Commission for Irish Lights
      Officer of the Order of St. John

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, British Bobsleigh Association
      Non-executive Chairman, Paralympic World Cup (unpaid)


GOFF OF CHIEVELEY, Lord

    No relevant interests


GOLDING, Baroness

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Administrative Steward, British Boxing Board of Control Ltd

    15(c)  Office-holder in pressure groups or trade unions

      Chairman, Countryside Alliance Angling Committee

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Chairman, "Citizencard" (a proof of age card)
      Chairman, Second Chance Children's Charity
      Trustee, 'Get Hooked on Fishing' Charity


GOLDSMITH, Lord

    *12(i)  Visits

      ASEM Conference, Shenzhen City, China (8-13 December 2005) (keynote  speech on the importance of international co-operation in the fight against organised crime and terrorism) - conference organisers paid for hotel accommodation in Shenzhen City only. Accompanied by Lady Goldsmith.
      Israel Bar Association Annual Meeting, Eilat, Israel (21-28 May 2006) (keynote speech on Terrorism and the Rule of Law - a British Perspective) - conference organisers paid for flights to/from Eilat and hotel accommodation from 23-25 May only).   Accompanied by Lady Goldsmith.
      G8 Ministerial Meeting, Moscow, Russia (15-16 June 2006) - conference organisers paid for hotel accommodation.   Accompanied by Lady Goldsmith.

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Member, Advisory Board, Cambridge Centre for Commercial and Corporate Law

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, Bar Pro Bono Unit


GOODHART, Lord

    15(c)  Office-holder in pressure groups or trade unions

      Trustee, Fair Trials Abroad
      Chairman of Council, JUSTICE


GOODLAD, Lord

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Member, International Advisory Council GFTA Analytics Ltd

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust
      Opera Australia Capital Fund


GORDON OF STRATHBLANE, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Chairman, Radio Clyde
      Director, Active Capital Trust

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Hon President, Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Association


GOSCHEN, Viscount

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Korn/Ferry International, a leading international executive search firm. The company operates in virtually all sectors of the commercial world and in all major markets. These include regulated sectors. My own focus is on aerospace and defence, transport, logistics, business services, infrastructure, financial services and a wider mandate covering board level appointments across all sectors.

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Trustee, Kasanka Trust (a UK registered charity supporting conservation and development in Zambia)


GOUDIE, Baroness

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      MTG One Ltd (strategic and management consultancy)

    *12(g)  Controlling shareholdings

      MTG One Ltd

    *12(i)  Visits

      Visit to Jordan (10-14 June 2006) to attend a conference - fare paid personally, accommodation paid by Global Women's Action Network for Children
      Attended a conference at the request of UN.GIFT in Vienna (12-16 February) accommodation and travel paid by UN.GIFT

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Trustee of Piggybank Kids
      Trustee of Sharegift
      Board member, Pfizer Foundation UK
      Board member, Vital Voices Global Partnership
      Patron, Community Foundation for Northern Ireland

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Member of the Society of Labour Lawyers
      Member of the Merchants House of Glasgow
      Ambassador for WWF


GOULD OF BROOKWOOD, Lord

    *12(d)  Non-parliamentary consultant

      Chairman and sole owner of Philip Gould Associates (company advises clients on market research, communications and strategy)

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Chairman, Philip Gould Associates
      Deputy Chairman of Freud Communications

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Member of a Pepsico Advisory Board

    *12(g)  Controlling shareholdings

      100 per cent shareholding in Philip Gould Associates

    *12(h)  Secretarial research and assistance

      Secretarial assistance is provided 1 day a week by Philip Gould Associates

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Trustee of Royal Parks Commission

    16(a)  Trusteeships

      Founder Trustee of Polis
      Trustee of the Royal Parks Commission

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Labour Party member
      QPR season ticket holder


GOULD OF POTTERNEWTON, Baroness

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Chair, Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV (a government sponsored body)
      Chair of the Women's National Commission (a government sponsored body)

    *12(i)  Visits

      (28-29 June 2008) - Participation in International Iran Freedom rally, Paris France.   Accommodation and fares met by contributions from Iranian residents in the UK through the National Council of Resistance of Iran

    *13(d)  Hospitality or gifts

      The costs of the plaintiffs in the case of Lord Alton and others v. The Secretary of State for the Home Department of whom I was one, were met by contributions from Iranian residents in the UK through the National Council of the Iranian Resistance

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President and Member, fpa
      President and Member, Brighton and Hove Fabian Society
      President, Straight Talking
      Vice President and Member, Speakability
      Chair, HS Chapman Society

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Patron, FORWARD
      Patron, Brighton Women's Centre


GRABINER, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Non-executive chairman of Arcadia Group Ltd (a retail company)

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Practising barrister

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Member, Court of Governors of London School of Economics and Political Science
      Council member of JUSTICE

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Trustee, Jewish Chronicle newspaper


GRAHAM OF EDMONTON, Lord

    *12(a)  Parliamentary consultancy agreements

      Consultant to the Co-operative Group (Payment received £11,200 per annum)

    15(c)  Office-holder in pressure groups or trade unions

      Patron, Ancient Order of Foresters Charity Stewards

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      All-party Parliamentary Group for the Markets Industry
      Association for the Welfare of Park-Home Owners
      Co-Operative Group Consumers Organisation
      President, Edmonton Labour Party
      Vice Chair, Association for the Retail Industry


GRANTCHESTER, Lord

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Dairy Farmers of Britain
      Dairy Farmers of Britain Processing Ltd (subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of Britain) (unpaid)
      Nene Valley Foods Ltd (subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of Britain) (unpaid)
      Lubborn Cheese Ltd (subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of Britain) (unpaid)
      Five Six (Liverpool) Ltd (Fund Management) (unpaid)
      Glentrool Estates Ltd (holiday estate) (unpaid)
      Cheshire & Warrington Economic Alliance (Sub-regional Body) (unpaid)
      Loftus Grantchester Farms Retail Ltd (food retail) (unpaid)

    *12(g)  Controlling shareholdings

      Loftus Grantchester Farms Retail Ltd (Food Retail)
      Glentrool Estates Ltd (holiday estate)

    *13(a)  Significant shareholdings

      Everton Football Club Company Ltd

    *13(b)  Landholdings

      Dairy Farming Holding in Cheshire, including residential properties

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Cheshire & Warrington Economic Alliance
      Foundation for Sports and the Arts

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Foundation for Sports and the Arts

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Country Land and Business Association
      National Farmers Union


GREAVES, Lord

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Second-hand bookdealer, dealing in books, ephemera and related items (trading as Liber Books)

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Member, Pendle Borough Council

    15(c)  Office-holder in pressure groups or trade unions

      Membership Secretary, Pendle Liberal Democrats
      Member, Colne Neighbourhood Action Group

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Treasurer, Pendle Printing Society

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Member, Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors
      Member, Access Conservation Land Environment Group of British Mountaineering Council
      Member, Whitefield Regeneration Partnership (Nelson, Lancashire)


GREENFIELD, Baroness

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Young Foresight Ltd (unpaid)
      RiSci GB (unpaid)
      Jewish Cultural Centre (unpaid)
      Dan David Prize (unpaid)
      Enkephala Ltd (unpaid)
      Mindweavers Ltd (unpaid)
      RiGB (unpaid)
      Natural Justice (unpaid)

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Professor of Pharmacology, Oxford University
      Director of The Royal Institution of Great Britain

    *12(g)  Controlling shareholdings

      Enkephala Limited

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Chancellor, Heriot Watt University
      Visiting Professor to Brighton and Sussex Medical School
      Chair of Innovation, Queen's University Belfast
      Board of Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Trustee, 'Plants and Us' Charity
      Trustee, Carnegie Mellon University Proposal
      Trustee, John Porter Charitable Trust
      Trustee of Alexandria Library, Egypt
      Board of Trustees, Cyprus Research Institute

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Patron, Oxford Dementia Centre Oxford Brookes University
      Patron, West Berkshire Neurological Alliance
      Patron, London Jewish Cultural Centre
      Patron, Motor Neurone Disease Association
      Patron, Oxford International Bio-Medical Centre
      Patron, Mentor Foundation UK
      Patron, Federation of Women Graduates
      Patron, National Schizophrenic Foundation
      Patron, Writers in Schools Project
      Patron, Science Initiative, Fairfield High School for Girls, Manchester
      Patron, Oxford Homeless Medical Fund
      Patron, Pro Cancer Research Fund
      Patron, Nurture Group Network
      Patron, Institute of Education: London Regional Science Centre
      Patron, Catalyst Science Discovery Centre
      Patron, Project HOPE UK
      Patron, UniAid
      Patron, Alzheimer's Research Trust
      Patron, Find the Time (Leukemia Charity)
      Ambassador of 'Look Good… Feel Better' Cancer Charity


GREENGROSS, Baroness

    *12(d)  Non-parliamentary consultant

      Chairman of the Advisory Board of English Longitudinal Study on Ageing (UCL)
      Advisory Board member to Good Corporation
      Advisory Board member to Federal Trust
      Advisory Board member to International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing
      Adviser to Beginnings
      Adviser, Partnership Assurance

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Chief Executive, International Longevity Centre, UK

    *12(h)  Secretarial research and assistance

      As the former Director General of Age Concern England, provision of part-time research and secretarial assistance

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Vice President, Local Government Association
      Commissioner, CEHR (Commission for Equality and Human Rights)

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, Pensions Policy Institute
      President, College of Occupational Therapists
      Vice President, Age Concern England
      Co-Chair of Alliance on Health and the Future
      Trustee, Resolution Foundation
      Patron, Beginnings

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Fellow, Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences
      Fellow, Royal Society of Arts
      Hon Fellow, Institute of Actuaries
      Hon Vice President, Royal Society for the Promotion of Health


GREENWAY, Lord

    *12(d)  Non-parliamentary consultant

      Consultant to Eurolist International Ltd (company involved in port representation)

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Hon Chairman, Marine & Industrial Enterprises SA, Piraeus, Greece

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Professional Freelance Marine Photographer and writer

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Chairman of Trustees of the Memorial Fund of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
      Trustee, Hales Trophy (Atlantic Speed Record)
      Trustee of the Tall Ships Youth Trust
      Vice President, World Ship Society
      Vice President and Chairman of Trustees, World Ship Trust
      Vice President, Marine Society & Sea Cadets
      Member of Council, RNLI

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Hon Elder Brother of Trinity House
      Hon Member of The Baltic Exchange (sub £950 per annum)


GREGSON, Lord

    *12(d)  Non-parliamentary consultant

      British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (Chair of a panel of experts whose role is to adjudicate compensation scheme cases for morbidity and mortality arising from ionising radiation - one meeting per year for which paid an annual fee and reimbursed for travelling expenses)


GRENFELL, Lord

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      In receipt of salary as Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees, House of Lords

    *12(i)  Visits

      Visit to Slovenia (14-16 March 2007) at the invitation of Parliament there to brief them on EU matters.  Accommodation and hospitality received

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Trustee of The Dundee Trust, a charitable organisation established by the Earl of Dundee to provide micro-financing for rehabilitation projects in war-damaged areas of Croatia (unpaid)
      President of the Anglo-Belgian Society of the UK (unpaid) (It is a not-for-profit organisation)


GRIFFITHS, Lord

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Acts as Arbitrator and Mediator in commercial disputes from time to time


GRIFFITHS OF BURRY PORT, Lord

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Governor, Central Foundation School for Boys
      Trustee, Central Foundation Schools

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Trustee, Sir Halley Stewart Charitable Trust


GRIFFITHS OF FFORESTFACH, Lord

    *12(d)  Non-parliamentary consultant

      Vice Chairman, Goldman-Sachs International

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Director, Herman Miller
      Director, Land Securities Trillium
      Director, Times Newspapers


GROCOTT, Lord

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      President, Telford Steam Railway


GUTHRIE OF CRAIGIEBANK, Lord

    *12(d)  Non-parliamentary consultant

      Consultant, BioDefense Corporation (an American company)

    *12(e)  Remunerated directorships

      Non-executive Director, N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd
      Non-executive Director, Ashley Gardens Block 2 Ltd
      Non-executive Director, Colt Defense LLC
      Non-executive Director, Sciens Capital
      Non-executive Director, Peter Hambro Mining PLC
      Non-executive Chairman, Siboney Ltd

    *12(f)  Regular remunerated employment

      Member of the International Advisory Board of Thorium Power (a US Company)

    *12(i)  Visits

      Visit to Oman (6-9 January 2006) as an Advisor - paid for by the Government of Oman
      Visit to Oman (5-7 January 2007) as an Advisor - paid for by the Government of Oman
      Visit to Oman (5-6 January 2008) as an Advisor - paid for by the Government of Oman

    15(a)  Membership of public bodies

      Hon Fellow and visiting Professor, King's College, London
      Board, Ben Gurion University, Israel
      Board, Moscow School of Policy Studies
      Chairman of the Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth, St. John's Wood (unpaid)

    15(b)  Trusteeships of cultural bodies

      Trustee Weidenfeld Institute

    15(d)  Office-holder in voluntary organisations

      Colonel Commandant, Special Air Service
      Colonel, Life Guards
      Trustee, Institute of International and Strategic Studies
      President, Action Medical Research
      President, Army Benevolent Fund
      President, Federation of London Youth Clubs
      President, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association
      President, Jubilee Action: Turkana Appeal
      Vice-President, Trinity Institute for Christianity and Culture
      Governor, Charterhouse, Clerkenwell
      Chairman of Trustees, Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College
      Patron, Order of Malta's Care Trust
      Patron, Hub School Project (Pakistan)

    16(b)  Voluntary organisations

      Vice President and Knight of Sovereign Military Order of Malta
      Patron, Cardinal Hume Centre
      Patron, UK Defence Forum
      Patron, Oratory School
      Patron, Second World War Experience Centre
      Vice Patron, Atlantic Council "Partnership for Peace"


 
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