Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Biography
Lords career
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Energy 1991-92,
Treasury Affairs 1991-92,
National Heritage 1992-97;
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Minister for Farming and the Food Industry) 1997-99
Councils, public bodies
Member:
Sports Council 1965-71,
Commission of Enquiry into Association Football 1966-68,
LSE Court of Governors 1968-97;
Consultant member, Horse Industry Confederation 1999-2003;
British Horseracing Board:
Member,
Committee on VAT 2000-03,
Commission of Enquiry into Stable and Stud Staff 2003-04;
Member, London Arts Board 1992-97;
Vice-President, Comprehensive Schools Association 2000-08;
Chair:
Starting Price Regulatory Board 2003-,
Future Funding of Racing Group 2005-,
Review of Regulation of Greyhound Racing 2007-08
Political interests
Arts, finance, sport
Countries of interest
France, Ireland, Italy
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Donoughue, of Ashton in the County of Northamptonshire 1985
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Starting Price Regulatory Commission
4: Shareholdings (b)
British American Tobacco plc
Premier Oil plc
National Grid plc
Scottish & Southern Energy plc
Nichols plc (soft drinks)
Canadian Western Bank NPV
8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
Gift of a Christmas hamper, December 2011, from Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers
Gift of a Christmas hamper, November 2012, from Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Trustee, Dorneywood
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Trustee, Animals in War
Trustee, Victoria County Histories