Lords' Registered Interests
16 registered interests in the House of Lords register
No registrable interests
Visit to Antalya, Turkey, 24-26 March 2017, to attend weekend conference of Annual Tatlidil Forum with other UK and Turkish politicians to discuss EU and UK Turkey issues; expenses for member plus one guest met by conference organisers and sponsors except for one small portion paid by member
Visit to Madrid, 20-23 February 2017, with delegation from British-Spanish All-Party Parliamentary Group to meet Spanish parliamentarians and visit Spanish Parliament; cost of travel and accommodation met from funds of British-Spanish All-Party Parliamentary Group
Visit to Berlin, Germany, 17-20 September 2016, as a member of All-Party Parliamentary British-German Group to visit German Parliament, Chancellery, Ministries, Rolls-Royce aero-engine factory in Brandenburg and to meet German businessmen and parliamentarians; cost of visit including hotel accommodation, flights and hospitality met by Rolls-Royce plc
Visit to Ludwigshafen, Germany, 19-21 July 2016, with group of parliamentarians under auspices of Industry and Parliament Trust to visit BASF Chemicals Group and study Group's activities; all costs of visit met by BASF and Industry and Parliament Trust
No registrable interests
Visit to Berlin, Germany, 12-14 November 2014, to visit city and German Parliament as part of APPG on Germany delegation and guest of Deutsch-Englische Freundschaft Gruppe; subsistence and accommodation costs met by hosts
Visit to Warsaw, 28-29 March 2014, at invitation of British Embassy and Polish Parliament, to speak at conference hosted by Polish Parliament's EU Scrutiny Committee; costs of visit met jointly by British Embassy and Polish Parliament
Visit to Mauritius, 7-9 March 2014, to speak at conference on EU links to the island territory and monetary control systems; flights and accommodation paid by Central Bank of Mauritius and Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (who also paid a small fee)
Visit to China, 18-24 October 2013, with All-Party Parliamentary China Group, to visit UK companies based there and other organisations, including Shangai National People's Congress; travel and associated costs, local travel and subsistence, met by sponsors of the APPG (see register of All-Party Groups); some costs met by local groups and by British Consulate-General in Shanghai
Visit to Krynica, Poland, 3-5 September 2013, to attend 23rd Polish East European Institute Economic Forum at invitation of UK Federal Trust for Europe; flights, accommodation and other costs met jointly by Institute and Trust
Visit to Azerbaijan, 4-7 June 2012; as guest of SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) cost of flights, hotel accommodation, transport and meals met by SOCAR
No registrable interests
Visit to Paris, 5-6 October 2010, to attend as a guest the joint Franco-British Council (FBC) - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) conference on Anglo-French Defence Priorities; all expenses met by FBC, RUSI and British Embassy
Visit to India, 26 September - 1 October 2010, with group of Parliamentarians from both Houses and the Scottish Parliament as Liberal-Democrat Friends of India; invited by the Government of India which paid all expenses
One-day visit, 21 January 2010, to annual conference of British-German Chamber of Commerce in Berlin; expenses paid in part by hosts and their sponsoring companies, including British Airways