Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 2809
falknerk@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested (Lib Dem) Kensington and Chelsea 2001 general election
Lords career
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
Home Office 2004-05,
Communities and Local Government 2005-06,
Children, Schools and Families 2007-08,
Justice 2008-09,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2009-10,
Home Office 2009-10
Party groups
Member, Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee 1999-2001;
Chair, policy, London Liberal Democrats 2000-04
Political interests
European and foreign affairs, political Islam, diversity and equality, youth, constitution, governance, transitional democracies
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Falkner of Margravine, of Barons Court in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 2004
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Non-executive Director, Hyde Group Ltd (Housing Association)
5: Land and property
Flat in London owned jointly with husband from which rental income is received
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Gaza and Egypt, 23-27 July 2011; airfare and accommodation paid by Council for European Palestinian Relations
Visit to Yaraslavl, Russia, 6-9 September 2011 to attend Global Social Policy Forum; airfare and accommodation covered by the Forum
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Member, Hyde Group Remuneration and Appointments Committee
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Chancellor, University of Northampton
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Trustee, Hyde Plus
Member of Council, St George's House, Windsor Castle
Board Member, Coexistence Trust