Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5224
crathornej@parliament.uk
Biography
Lords career
First entered House of Lords 1977;
Elected hereditary peer 1999-
Party groups
Member, Conservative Advisory Group on Arts and Heritage 1988-99
Councils, public bodies
Council, RSA 1982-88;
DL, County of Cleveland 1983-96;
Member, University Court of Leeds University 1985-97;
President, Cleveland and North Yorkshire Magistrates' Association 1997-2003;
County of North Yorkshire:
DL 1996-98,
Lord Lieutenant 1999-;
JP 1999-;
Member:
University Court of York 1999-,
University Court of Hull 1999-;
President, Cleveland and South Durham Magistrates' Association 2003-
Political interests
Visual and performing arts, country houses
Countries of interest
India, USA
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Adviser, Hand Picked Hotels Limited
4: Shareholdings (b)
BHP Billiton plc
5: Land and property
Rental income from a house in London and a cottage in Yorkshire
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Chairman, Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace, North Yorkshire
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Chairman of Trustees, Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
Trustee, Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, North Yorkshire
President, The Georgian Group (a national charity)
10: Non-financial interests (e)
President, Cleveland and South Durham Magistrates' Association
President, North Yorkshire County Scouts Council
President, North Yorkshire Branch of St John