LW
Conservative

Lord Willetts

Member of House of Lords

Life peer

Total Earnings £361,505
Total Donations £35,000
Total Gifts £11,471

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Registered interests per calendar year

2015
4 interests £1,913
2014
9 interests £84,462
2013
4 interests £2,812
2012
7 interests £8,959
2011
3 interests £2,772
2010
10 interests £65,100
2009
11 interests £28,000
2008
9 interests £140,002
2007
21 interests
2006
12 interests £40,001
2005
6 interests £5,000
2004
5 interests £10,000
2003
2 interests
2002
2 interests
2001
2 interests
2000
4 interests £20,001
1999
3 interests

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property 30 Mar 2015

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Flat in West London, from which rental income is received.</p>

earnings 30 Mar 2015

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Author. I have received the following royalty payments from the Authors Licensing and Collecting Society Ltd, Writers’ House, 13 Haydon St, London EC3N 1DB</p>

earnings 30 Mar 2015

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">for a book published in February 2010: No additional hours. </p>

£868
visits 15 Jan 2015

Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque, Address of donor: 86 East Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey KT24 6LQ, Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): food, accommodation and transport;, total £1,045, Destination of visit: Paris, Date of visit: 15-17 January 2015, Purpose of visit: to attend the Franco-British Colloque’s 2015 Conference., (Registered 11 February 2015)

£1,045
earnings 1 Dec 2014

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <span style=" color: 000000; ">£1,000 received from Eversheds LLP, One Wood Street, London EC2V 7WS, for speech at Evershed’s 9th Annual Pensions Conference in December 2014. Hours: 24 hrs including research and preparation. Payment donated to charity. </span> <span style=" color: 000000; "><em>(Registered 28 January 2015)</em></span> </p>

£1,000
earnings 24 Nov 2014

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">for a book published in February 2010. No additional hours. </p>

£983
earnings 24 Nov 2014

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Author. I have received the following royalty payments from the Authors Licensing and Collecting Society Ltd, Writers’ House, 13 Haydon St, London EC3N 1DB:</p>

earnings 1 Nov 2014

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <span style=" color: 000000; ">From 1 November 2014, adviser to the Silvertown Partnership, 33 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0DT. I provide advice on possible occupants of the Silvertown development from the global education and research community. Expected hours: 20 hrs a month.</span> <span style=" color: 000000; "><em> (£55,001-£60,000)</em></span> <span style=" color: 000000; "> </span> <span style=" color: 000000; "><em>(Registered 4 December 2014)</em></span> </p>

£57,501
earnings 24 Oct 2014

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <span style=" color: 000000; ">From 24 October 2014, chair of the Higher Education Strategy Board of TES Global, 26 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4HQ. Expected hours: 50 hrs a quarter.</span> <span style=" color: 000000; "><em> (£20,001-£25,000)</em></span> <span style=" color: 000000; "> </span> <span style=" color: 000000; "><em>(Registered 4 December 2014)</em></span> </p>

£11,000
earnings 20 Oct 2014

<p class="indent" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <span style=" color: 000000; ">From 20 October 2014, member of the King’s Policy Institute, King’s College, The Strand, London WC2R 2LS. I provide assistance with research programmes across the college. Expected hours: 7 hrs a week. </span> <span style=" color: 000000; "><em>(£25,001-£30,000)</em></span> <span style=" color: 000000; "> </span> <span style=" color: 000000; "><em>(Registered 4 December 2014)</em></span> </p>

£12,900

Lords' Registered Interests

90 registered interests in the House of Lords register

earnings 27 May 2026

Chair, SaxaVort Spaceport

gifts 27 Apr 2026

Attended Ecole Polytechnique Ball, 17 April 2026, Paris (guest of OHB)

Paris
earnings 3 Feb 2026

Speaking engagement, 29 January 2026, Aviva (fee donated to the Resolution Foundation)

Resolution Foundation
earnings 17 Nov 2025

Speaking engagement, 13 October 2025, Association of Financial Mutuals (fee donated to the Resolution Foundation)

Resolution Foundation
visits 17 Nov 2025

Visit to Pontignano, Italy, 16–18 October 2025, to co-chair Anglo–Italian conference; costs of flights and accommodation met by conference organisers

Pontignano, Italy
gifts 21 Jul 2025

Attended Goodwood Festival of Speed as guest of the Duke of Richmond, 11–13 July 2025

Goodwood Festival of Speed
earnings 2 Jun 2025

Speaking engagements, 11 and 17 June 2024, Global Issues Dialogue Centre, Jesus College, Cambridge

Global Issues Dialogue Centre, Jesus College, Cambridge
gifts 19 May 2025

Attended Ecole Polytechnique Ball, 16 May 2025, Paris (guest of OHB)

Paris
gifts 12 May 2025

Visit to California, 5-8 May 2025, to attend the SynBioBeta conference; flights and accommodation costs paid by SynBiCITE, a Synthetic Biology centre at Imperial College, London.

California
earnings 11 Mar 2025

Chair, Regulatory Innovation Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

directorship 1 Oct 2024

Chair, Gen IP (company assessing value of new technologies)

earnings 29 Aug 2024

Speaking engagement, 18 June 2024, presentation to Board of Aviva plc, Horsham (fee donated to The Resolution Foundation)

Horsham
earnings 2 Aug 2024

Speaking engagements, 6 and 13 May 2024, 11 and 17 June 2024, Global Issues Dialogue Centre, Jesus College, Cambridge

Global Issues Dialogue Centre, Jesus College, Cambridge
non financial 4 Apr 2024

Member, Advisory Board, European Space Policy Institute

directorship 4 Apr 2024

Non-executive Director, SatixFy Communications Ltd (parent company of SatixFy UK; communications technology company)

earnings 29 Nov 2023

Strategic Adviser, HighTide (pharmaceutical company) (remunerated via contract with Thames Holdings Ltd)

earnings 11 Aug 2023

Speaking engagement, 10 July 2023, Cambridge Leadership Development Centre, Jesus College, Cambridge

Cambridge Leadership Development Centre, Jesus College, Cambridge
non financial 11 Aug 2023

Member of Council, University of Southampton

shares 25 May 2023

Darktrace Ltd (cyber security) (interest ceased 1 October 2024)

shares 25 May 2023

SynBioVen Limited