Sub-Committee D

The members of the Sub-Committee which conducted this inquiry were:-

§    Lord Cameron of Dillington

  Lord Christopher

  Lord Haskins

  Lord Lewis of Newnham

  Lord Livsey of Talgarth

†   Baroness Maddock

†   Countess of Mar

§   Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

  Earl Peel

  Lord Plumb

  Lord Renton of Mount Harry (Chairman)

  Lord Sewel

§   Member since 25 May 2005

†   Member until 24 May 2005

The Sub-Committee records its gratitude to Brian Gardner for his services as Specialist Adviser.

Declaration of Interests

Members have declared the following interests:

Lord Cameron of Dillington

Dillington Park Farms Ltd (farming business)
Allangrange Farming Co. (farming business)
Lets Go Travel Ltd (travel agency)

Dillington Farms & Estate (rural property management including farming, forestry, domestic and commercial let property

Shareholding in Lets Go Travel Ltd (travel agency) in excess of £50,000 nominal value (5 October 2004)

Part owner of Dillington Estate - consisting of agricultural property in Somerset with revenue derived from agriculture, forestry, residential and commercial lettings

Member of Executive and Council of County Land and Business Association

Trustee of Vaughan Lee Memorial Trust (managing our village hall)

President of the South West region of the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs - 2004
Member of Council of the Royal Bath and West Agricultural Society
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - FRICS
Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts & Commerce - FRSA

Tax, North Yorkshire
Editorial Board, House Magazine
Hon. Secretary, All party Parliamentary Arts and Heritage Group
President, Cleveland and North Yorkshire Magistrates Association
President, North Yorkshire County Scouts Council
President, St Johns, North Yorkshire Branch
Vice President, North of England RFCA
Vice President, Yorkshire and Humberside RFCA (Reserve Forces and Cadets Association)

Fellow, Royal Society of Arts

Director, Cumberlege Connections Ltd
Consultant, Quo Health Ltd

Assuring Better Practice Ltd

Cumberlege Connections Ltd

Chair of Council, St. George's Hospital Medical School
Council Member, Sussex University
Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Chair of Trustees, Chailey Heritage School
Trustee, Cancer Research UK
Senior Associate, King's Fund
Vice President, Royal College of Nursing
Vice President, Royal College of Midwives

Lord Christopher

Consultant, BNFL plc

Countryside Member, NFU

Member, RSPB

Supporter, RSPCA

Lord Haskins

Director, JSR Farm Ltd

Two sons are farmers (one in Yorkshire, and one in Ireland)

Lord Lewis of Newnham

No relevant interests

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

President, Brecknock Federation of Young Farmers Clubs

Trustee, Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales

Baroness Maddock

No relevant interests

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Occasional work for Improvement & Development Agency

Husband Chair of Regional Flood Defence Committee

Member of Somerset County Council

Vice President, Council for National Parks
Vice President, British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
Chairman, Somerset Food Links
Trustee, Global Action Project

The Countess of Mar

Partner in family farm

Earl Peel

Owner of an agricultural and sporting estate in North Yorkshire, (comprises Common Land and several tenanted farms. One other parcel of land subject to a Farm Business Tenancy)

Lord Plumb

Ex-Chairman, Agriculture Committee of European Parliament

Ex-President, NFU

Ex-President, Royal Agricultural Society of England

Ex-President, Royal Association British Farmers Association

President, Campden Food Research Association

President, Emeritus-International Policy Council of Food and Agriculture and Trade President, National Sheep Association

Lord Renton of Mount Harry (Chairman)

Chairman, Sussex Downs Conservation Board

Agricultural land on the South Downs, Sussex, (with wife)

Lord Sewel

No relevant interests