Full title
The Baroness Ford
Name
Margaret Ford
Party/group
Non-affiliated
Joined the Lords
5 June 2006
Contact details
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 0207 219 5353
Fax: 0207 219 5979
fordn@parliament.uk
Biography
UK Parliament
| Committee |
House |
Date |
|
Committee on Regulators
|
Lords
|
2006-07
|
Professional life
| Job title |
Organisation |
Date |
| Chairman |
Barchester Healthcare |
2012- |
| Chairman |
May Gurner Plc |
2011- |
| Non-Executive Director |
Grainger Plc |
2008- |
| Managing Director |
RBC Capital Markets |
2007-09 |
| Non-Executive Director |
Serco Plc |
2003-09 |
| Chief Executive |
Good Practice Ltd |
2000-05 |
| Chief Executive |
Eglinton Management Centre |
1993-00 |
Public life
| Post |
Organisation |
Date |
| Chairman |
Olympic Park Legacy Co |
2009-12 |
| Chairman |
English Partnerships |
2002-08 |
| Director |
OFGEM |
1999-03 |
| Chairman |
Lothian Health Board |
1997-01 |
| Lay Inspector of Constabulary |
HMIC Scotland |
1995- |
| Director |
Scottish Prison Service |
1993-97 |
Member's focus
| Policy |
| Business, industry and consumers |
| Economy and finance |
| Health services and medicine |
| Housing and planning |
| Infrastructure financing |
| Retail |
| Financial Services. |
Register of Interests
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1: Directorships
- Non-executive Director, Grainger plc (property)
- Chairman, Barchester Healthcare Ltd (healthcare sector)
- Chairman, Grove Limited (holding company for Barchester Healthcare Ltd) (healthcare sector)
- Non-executive Director, SEGRO plc (owner-manager and developer of industrial property)
- Non-executive Director, Taylor Wimpey plc (house builders)
- Non-executive Director, STV Group plc (digital media company; with appointment as Chairman effective from August 2013)
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4: Shareholdings (b)
- Good Practice Ltd (online publisher)
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8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
- The following gifts and hospitality were given to the Member by LOCOG in connection with the London 2012 Olympics 2 and London 2012 Paralympics: 2 tickets to the London Olympics Opening Ceremony (27 07 12); 2 tickets to the Paralympic Opening Ceremony (29 08 12)
- The Member received one ticket and hospitality from the Westfield Corporation for a Gymnastics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games (31 07 12)
- The Member received 3 tickets to an athletics event from UK Athletics in connection with the London 2012 Olympic Games (04 08 12); the Member paid full face value for the UK Athletics tickets
- The Member received four tickets to an athletics event at the London 2012 Olympic Games (10 08 12) as a gift from LOCOG
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10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Trustee, The Tennis Foundation