Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 6709
harrisa@parliament.uk
Biography
Lords career
Liberal Democrat Whip 2000-08;
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
Northern Ireland 2003-10,
Home Office (police) 2005-10;
Deputy Speaker 2008-;
Deputy Chairman of Committees 2008-;
Contested Lord Speaker election 2011
Councils, public bodies
Richmond Town Council (Yorkshire):
Councillor 1978-81, 1991-99,
Mayor 1993-94;
Richmondshire District Council:
Councillor 1979-89,
Chair 1987-88;
North Yorkshire County Council:
Councillor 1981-2001,
Chair 1991-92,
Honorary Alderman 2002;
JP 1982-98;
Non-executive director, Northallerton NHS Trust 1989-97;
DL, North Yorkshire 1994-;
Chair, North Yorkshire Police Authority 1994-2001;
Vice-President, National Association of Police Authorities 2006-
International bodies
Member:
British-American Parliamentary Group 1999-,
Inter-Parliamentary Union 2003-,
British/Irish Parliamentary Assembly 2005-
Political interests
Police, Northern Ireland
Countries of interest
Canada, Ireland, Nepal, Qatar
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Harris of Richmond, of Richmond in the County of North Yorkshire 1999
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Occasional speaker for House Magazine; Westminster Explained; Understanding ModernGov
Occasional speaker on cruise ships
6: Sponsorship
Some support in connection with her parliamentary work is given to the Member by Mr James Winston, a consultant on policing issues to Thornhill Public Affairs, London N1 9BE, and Director and Event Co-ordinator, Champ (UK) Ltd (a not-for-profit organisation)
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Gibraltar, 14-17 February 2012, as guest of the Gibraltar Defence Police Federation (GDPF); meetings with HE The Governor; the Commander British Forces; the Chief Minister; the Minister of Justice and other Ministers; Police Chiefs of both the GDP and Royal Gibraltar Police and police officers of the GDPF; all costs of visit met by GDPF
Visit to Doha, Qatar, 13-15 March 2012, to attend International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) conference; cost of all flights and accommodation met by ICSS
8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
Visit to Glasgow, 12 June 2011, to attend Defence Police Federation Conference dinner;cost of flights and accommodation met by Defence Police Federation
Visit to South Hook LNG Terminal, Milford Haven, South Wales, 26-27 April 2012, with Industry and Parliament Trust; cost of all fares, accommodation and meals met by Total UK and South Hook Gas Company Ltd
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Working Group member, Independent Commission on the Future of Policing
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Trustee, Industry and Parliament Trust
Trustee, Flint House, Police Rehabilitation Centre