Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
flighth@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Southwark (Bermondsey) February and October 1974 general elections. MP (Conservative) for Arundel and South Downs 1997-2005; Whip withdrawn March 2005
Parliamentary career
Shadow Economic Secretary, HM Treasury 1999-2001;
Shadow Paymaster General 2001-02;
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2002-04;
Special envoy to City of London 2004-05
Party groups
Chair, Cambridge University Conservative Association 1968-69;
Vice-chair, Federation of Conservative Students 1969;
Conservative City Circle:
Chairman 2002-05,
President 2006-10;
Deputy Chairman, Conservative Party 2004-05
Select committees
Member: Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs 1997-98,
Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs (Environment Sub-Committee) 1997-98,
Social Security 1998-99
Councils, public bodies
Member, HMG Tax Consultative Committee to HM Treasury 1985-92;
Governor and trustee, Brentwood School
Political interests
Taxation, economic policy, farming, charities, venture capital, EMU, private finance initiative
Countries of interest
China, India, South East Asia, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Flight, of Worcester in the County of Worcestershire 2011
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Chairman, Flight & Partners Limited (manager, private equity fund)
Director, Investec Asset Management Limited (international investment manager)
Chairman, CIM Investment Management Limited (emerging markets investment manager)
Chairman, CorporActive Fund Limited (Greater China open-ended fund)
Chairman, Downing Structured Opportunities VCT1 plc (venture capital trust)
Director, Metro Bank plc (retail bank)
Chairman, Arden Partners plc (stockbroker)
Director, Marechale Capital (corporate finance house)
Chairman, Aurora Investment Trust plc (investing primarily in equities mainly listed on the London Stock Exchange)
Director, Edge Performance VCT plc (investing in the entertainment/media sectors)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Commissioner, Guernsey Financial Services Commission (regulator)
Consultant, Kinetic Partners (investment management industry consultants)
Trustee, IAM Pension Fund (Investec Asset Management)
Consultant, Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) (representative body for retail investment management industry)
Chairman, EIS Association (representative body for lawyers, accountants, promoters of Enterprise Investment Scheme qualifying companies)
Member Investment Committee, Guinness Renewable Energy EIS Fund
3: Clients
As Chairman, EIS Association (representative body for lawyers, accountants, promoters of EIS qualifying companies), public affairs advice is provided to the Association
As Consultant to TISA (representative body for retail investment management industry), public affairs advice is provided to TISA
4: Shareholdings (b)
Flight & Partners Limited (manager, private equity fund)
Flight & Partners Recovery Fund (private equity recovery fund)
CorporActive Fund (Greater China investment fund)
Downing Structured Opportunities VCT1 plc (venture capital trust)
Metro Bank plc (retail bank)
Arden Partners plc (stockbroker)
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited (owner/developer of gold mines)
Site Intelligence Ltd (multi-channel customer intelligence)
5: Land and property
House and woods in Worcestershire
Farmland in Worcestershire from which rental income is received
Flat in semi-basement of Member's house in London SW1 from which rental income is received
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Director, Flight & Barr Limited (dormant company)
Director, Gulf Overseas Investment Fund Limited (private investment fund)
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Governor, Brentwood School, Essex
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Chairman, Croome Court National Trust Appeal Committee
Trustee and Vice President, Elgar Foundation
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Member of Advisory Board, Centre for Policy Studies
Member of Advisory Board, Institute of Economic Affairs
Member of Advisory Board, Financial Services Forum
Trustee, Wedgwood Collection Trust