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House of Lords Minute REGISTER OF LORDS’ INTERESTS _________________ The following Members of the House of Lords have registered relevant interests under the code of conduct: ABERDARE, Lord Category 1: Directorships Director, WALTZ Programmes Limited (training for work/apprenticeships in London) Director, Twist Partnership Limited (promoting leadership through learning) Category 10: Non-financial interests (a) Director, F.C.M. Limited (recording rights) Category 10: Non-financial interests (c) Trustee, Berlioz Society Trustee, St John Cymru-Wales Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Trustee, West Wycombe Charitable Trust ADAMS OF CRAIGIELEA, Baroness Nil No registrable interests ADDINGTON, Lord Category 1: Directorships Chairman, Microlink PC (UK) Ltd (computing and software) Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Media training given by the Member to the Daily Mail Group Trust (December 2011) Category 10: Non-financial interests (d) Vice President, British Dyslexia Association Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Vice President, UK Sports Association Vice President, Lakenham Hewitt Rugby Club ADEBOWALE, Lord Category 1: Directorships Director, Leadership in Mind Ltd Non-executive Director, St Vincent Healthcare (retains 5% shares in this organisation) Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Chief Executive Officer, Turning Point (social care registered charity) Occasional income from broadcasting is paid to Turning Point Commissioner, Audit Commission Category 4: Shareholdings (b) St Vincent Healthcare Category 5: Land and property Flat in London from which rental income is received Category 6: Sponsorship Research and secretarial assistance is provided and paid for by Turning Point Category 10: Non-financial interests (a) Company Secretary, Turning Point Category 10: Non-financial interests (b) Chancellor (visiting Professor), Lincoln University Commissioner, UK Commission for Employment and Skills ADONIS, Lord Category 1: Directorships Non-executive Director, Dods (Group) plc (public affairs and policy communications) Non-executive Director, RM plc (education service company) Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Education consultant, Boston Consulting Group and GEMS Education (international only; no advice to UK clients or government) Category 5: Land and property Flat in London N7 owned jointly with wife, from which rental income is received Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Non-executive Director, Baker Dearing Educational Trust Non-executive Director, Edge Foundation (vocational education charity) Trustee, Teach First (teacher recruitment charity) AFSHAR, Baroness Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Professor of Politics, University of York Visiting Professor of Islamic Law, Faculté Internationale de Droit Comparé, University of Strasbourg Commissioner, Women's National Commission (honorarium) Occasional fees from media for interviews and programmes such as BBC Any Questions and Newsnight Category 6: Sponsorship PA funded by University of York Four unpaid researchers (part-time) Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Commissioner, UK Drug Policy Commission Chair, Communication Committee, British Muslim Research Centre AHMAD OF WIMBLEDON, Lord Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Strategy and Marketing Director, Sucden Financial Limited (commodities, financial futures, options brokerage and trading) Councillor, Wimbledon Park, London Borough of Merton Category 5: Land and property Property in Sutton, Surrey SM2 Property in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 Property in Wimbledon, London SW19 Category 7: Overseas visits Visit to West Bank and Israel, 17-20 September 2011, as part of a delegation of parliamentarians and others; transport and accommodation costs met by Conservative Middle East Council Visit to Turkey (Istanbul and Ankara), 23-26 October 2011, for meetings with various political and business leaders, journalists and charities; costs of travel and accommodation met by Dialogue Society UK Visit to Baku, Azerbaijan, 20-22 December 2011, to address Global Conference on Economic and Social Challenges; meetings were also held with national political and business leaders, and interviews given to the media; travel and accommodation costs met by The New Azerbaijan Party AHMED, Lord Category 1: Directorships Blackhorn Properties Limited (property development) Redbrick Homes Limited (property development) Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Business development manager, Kilnhurst Business Park, Rotherham Chancellor, British Institute of Technology and E-Commerce (expenses and loss of earnings only, for attending meetings and conferences) Category 4: Shareholdings (a) Kilnhurst Business Park, Rotherham Category 5: Land and property Guest House in Doncaster Kilnhurst Business Park, Rotherham Category 7: Overseas visits Visit to Russia, 19-21 June 2011, to attend Kazan Summit 2011; all travel and accommodation paid by British Institute of Technology and e-Commerce, London Visit to Spain, 13-16 October 2011, to attend a retreat organised by the Cordoba Forum; all travel and accommodation costs were met by the Cordoba Forum (UK) Visit to Vienna, 27-29 October 2011, to attend Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe (OSCE) Conference; all travel and accommodation costs met by OSCE Visit to Dubai and Qatar, 4-9 January 2012; travel costs were met by Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR); two days' accommodation was paid by Government of Qatar Visit to Strasbourg, 21 January 2012, to attend a COJEP International (Council for Justice, Equality and Peace) human rights award ceremony; COJEP International paid for travel to Strasbourg and one night's accommodation (Member paid for return flight) Visit to Barcelona, 3-4 February 2012, as guest of Counsellor General of Pakistan; cost of two nights' accommodation (but not travel) met by Counsellor General of Pakistan Category 10: Non-financial interests (a) Newbond Investments Limited Category 10: Non-financial interests (d) Fazaldad Human Rights Organisation Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Chairman, Better Tomorrow Institute for Education (charitable school in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan) Joseph Interfaith Foundation ALDERDICE, Lord Category 1: Directorships President, ARTIS (Europe) Ltd (research and risk modelling, including psychology of terrorism and political violence; notional remuneration) Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Retired Consultant Psychiatrist Occasional speeches, lectures and broadcasts Member, UK Committee on Standards in Public Life * Category 4: Shareholdings (a) ARTIS (Europe) Ltd Category 10: Non-financial interests (d) Trustee, National Liberal Club Chairman of Trustees, National Liberal Club Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) President, Westminster Pastoral Foundation Senior Adviser, Conflicts Forum Adviser, Oxford Research Group Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Reform Chairman, World Federation of Scientists' Permanent Monitoring Panel on Motivation for Terrorism Trustee, Methuen Trust, Corsham Co-Chairman, International Dialogue Initiative Trustee, Liberal Party Supplementary Pension Fund Vice Chairman, Gulf Policy Forum ALLAN OF HALLAM, Lord Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Director of Policy EU, Facebook Category 3: Clients My role at Facebook includes the provision of advice on public affairs to my employer based on my previous expertise rather than on my membership of the House of Lords Category 4: Shareholdings (b) Facebook Inc (holding of Restricted Stock Units which could be realised if company becomes public) Category 10: Non-financial interests (d) Member of Advisory Council, Open Rights Group Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Member of Advisory Council, Hansard Society ALLENBY OF MEGIDDO, Viscount Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) President, Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society ALLI, Lord Category 1: Directorships Castaway Television Productions Ltd Chorion Ltd asSeenonScreen Holdings plc BM Creative Management Ltd Olga TV Ltd Silvergate Investments Ltd Category 4: Shareholdings (a) Castaway Television (tv production) BM Creative Management Ltd (artist management) Silvergate Investments Ltd (investment company) Olga TV Ltd (tv production) Category 4: Shareholdings (b) Planet Acquisitions Ltd (intellectual property) ASOS plc (online retail fashion) Category 5: Land and property Property in Islington, North London Property in Guyana Category 10: Non-financial interests (b) Chancellor, De Montfort University Category 10: Non-financial interests (c) President, National Youth Theatre Trustee, Crimestoppers ALLIANCE, Lord Category 1: Directorships Chairman, N Brown Group plc (retailing through direct home shopping; fulfilment and financial services) Category 4: Shareholdings (a) Anglo-Eastern Trust Limited (financial services & investment; Dubai subsidiaries engaged in telecommunications) Mazrek Limited (Israel-based R&D company, specialising in fuel injection systems for diesel engines) Category 4: Shareholdings (b) N Brown Group plc (retailing through direct home shopping; fulfilment and financial services) Dane Properties Limited (property investment company) Caspet Securities Inc (investing in gold exploration) Affirmative Finance Limited (money lending) IDenta Corp (US OTC market company based in Israel, supplying testing kits for drugs and explosives internationally) Huntsworth plc (international public
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