Lords' Registered Interests
19 registered interests in the House of Lords register
No registrable interests
Member, Applied Policy Sciences Unit, University of Central Lancashire (interest ceased 21 April 2023)
Policy Network Limited (interest ceased 3 March 2020)
Director, Policy Network Limited (interest ceased 3 March 2020)
Chair (formerly Director), Progressive Britain Ltd (network, think tank and lobby group of Labour members on social democratic wing of party)
Visit to Berlin, Germany, 21-23 June 2017, on a parliamentary exchange; cost of travel and accommodation met by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Visit to Hydra, Greece, 30 June - 3 July 2016, as guest of ELIAMEP, the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, at their 13th European Seminar; ELIAMEP paid for travel, accommodation and meals over three nights
Visit to Israel and Palestinian territories, 20-24 March 2016, on fact-finding visit to meet Israeli and Palestinian politicians, academics, journalists and diplomats; cost of visit (including flights, accommodation, airport and taxi transfers, meals) met by Labour Friends of Israel (BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX) with some hospitality provided by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Pro-Chancellor, University of Lancaster (interest ceased 30 September 2020)
Visit to Nafplio, Greece, 4-7 July 2013, to attend ELIAMEP conference; flights and accommodation met by ELIAMEP
Councillor, Cumbria County Council (interest ceased 31 March 2023)
Trustee, Britain-Australia Society Educational Trust
Visit to USA, 11-20 April 2012, to attend three conferences on European issues in Harvard University, Cambridge MA; Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island and Washington DC; trip to Harvard and Brown events paid for by Federation for European Progressive Studies; cost of the Washington part of the trip met by Bertelsmann Foundation
I have co-authored a report which the City of London Corporation commissioned Policy Network to write on developments in thinking on the regulation of financial services in the European Union
Director, University of Cumbria
Personal assistant at Policy Network carries out secretarial work which includes work in relation to the Member's parliamentary duties (interest ceased 30 April 2016)
Director, Britain's Energy Coast (West Cumbria) (low carbon and renewable energy generation)
Co-Chair, Policy Network and Communications Ltd (think tank) (interest ceased 23 November 2021)
Chair, Cumbria Vision (limited company; economic regeneration in Cumbria)