Baroness Prashar

Baroness Prashar

Full title

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Prashar CBE

Name

Usha Prashar

Party/group

Crossbench

Joined the Lords

15 July 1999

Contact details

House of Lords, London, SW1A OPW
Tel: 020 7219 6792
Fax: 020 7219 5979
prasharu@parliament.uk

Biography

UK Parliament

Committee House Date
EU Sub Committee F - Home Affairs, Health and Education Lords 2012-
Sub-Committee on Lords' Conduct Lords 2009-09
Human Rights (Joint Committee) Lords 2008-10
Privileges and Conduct, Committee for (L) Lords 2008-09
Freedom of Information Advisory Panel (L) Lords 2007-
Committee on Regulators Lords 2006-07
Human Rights (Joint Committee) Lords 2001-04

Professional life

Job title Organisation Date
Member Iraq Inquiry 2009-
Chairman Judicial Appointments Commission 2005-10
First Civil Service Commissioner Civil Service Commission, Cabinet Office 2000-05
Chairman Parole Board of England and Wales 1997-00
Non-Executive Director Ealing, Hammersmith, Hounslow and Health Authority 1993-96
Member Arts Council 1992-97
Member The Royal Commission on Criminal justice 1991-93
Member The Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct 1991-97
Non-Executive Director Energy Saving Trust 1991-97
Non-Executive Director Channel 4 1991-97
Chief Executive National Council for Voluntary Organisations 1986-91
Fellow Policy Studies Institute 1984-86
Chief Executive The Runnymede Trust 1976-84

Member's focus

Policy
Asylum, immigration and nationality
Business, industry and consumers
Communities and families
Crime, civil law, justice and rights
Culture, media and sport
Education
Energy and environment
European Union
Health services and medicine
International affairs
Parliament, government and politics
Human rights.
World
India
Mauritius
Europe
Africa
Commonwealth nations.

Register of Interests

  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Member of the Committee appointed to consider UK's involvement in Iraq

  • 10: Non-financial interests (c)

    • Deputy Chair, British Council

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • Governor and Member of Management Committee, Ditchley Foundation
    • Trustee, Cumberland Lodge
    • President, UK Council for International Student Affairs
    • President, Community Foundation Network
    • President, National Literacy Trust

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