Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8532
coussinsj@parliament.uk
Biography
Councils, public bodies
Member:
DTI Crime Prevention Panel 1999,
Scottish Ministerial Advisory Group on Alcohol Problems 2001-06,
Advisory council, British Board of Film Classification 2002-05,
Advertising Standards Authority 2003-09,
Alcohol Education and Research Council 2004-07,
Better Regulation Commission 2004-07;
Governor, Channing School
Political interests
Modern languages, corporate social responsibility, regulation, social justice and equal opportunity, international affairs
Countries of interest
Cuba, EU, France, Latin America especially Chile and Peru, Spain, South Africa, UN
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Coussins, of Whitehall Park in the London Borough of Islington 2007
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Jean Coussins Consultancy Ltd (consultancy services to businesses on corporate strategies; current retained clients are Brown Forman, Heineken and Mars Chocolate UK; services provided are explicitly non-parliamentary)
Member, Camelot's Advisory Panel for Corporate Responsibility (national lottery)
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Brussels, 30 & 31 May 2011, as Chair of All Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages, to visit Directorate-General for Translation at European Commission; travel and overnight expenses paid by European Commission
Visit to Peru, 29 August - 10 September 2011, on short-term placement with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO); cost of air fares and accommodation met by VSO
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Director/Trustee, Channing House Incorporated
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Governor, Channing School
10: Non-financial interests (e)
President, Money Advice Trust (registered charity)
A Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Linguists