Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 3232
Biography
Lords career
Minister of State (Trade and Investment) and Government Spokesperson, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2007-08
Councils, public bodies
Member, Commission for Racial Equality 2002-07;
Director, VisitBritain 2003-05;
Member, National Learning and Skills Council 2003-06
Countries of interest
India, South Africa, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Jones of Birmingham, of Alvechurch and of Bromsgrove in the County of Worcestershire 2007
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Non-executive Director, Flybe plc (regional airline operator)
Non-executive Director, Spicers Limited (office equipment supplier)
Chairman, Neutrino Concepts Ltd (business intelligence software)
Chairman, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd
Chairman, Grove Investments Ltd (group of manufacturing businesses)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Senior Adviser, Barberry Developments Ltd (property development)
Speaking engagement, 17 February 2012, Dewberry Redpoint
Speaking engagement, 27 February 2012, Harvey Nash
Speaking engagement, 7 March 2012, AOG Diversified Exhibitions, Australia
Speaking engagement, 9 March 2012, BVLRA
Speaking engagement, 15 March 2012, Middleton Burgess Ltd
Speaking engagement, 20 March 2012, WHC Hire Services
Speaking engagement, 21 March 2012, UKTI Yorkshire
Speaking engagement, 27 March 2012, Oracle
Chairman, Emergency Services Advisory Board, Babcock International Group plc (engineering support services)
Chairman of Advisory Board, Argentex Limited (foreign exchange specialists)
Speaking engagement, 18 April 2012, Partner Power International
Speaking engagement, 19 April 2012, Viking Moorings Ltd
Speaking engagement, 20 April 2012, EBAC Limited
Speaking engagement, 2 May 2012, Automated Material Handling Systems Associaton (AMHSA)
Adviser, BP plc (energy)
Speaking engagement, 14 June 2012, Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation Awards
Speaking engagement, 27 June 2012, The Tool Connection Ltd
Speaking engagement, 5 September 2012, Arburg
Speaking engagement, 13 September 2012, Accenture
Speaking engagement, 21 September 2012, Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce
Speaking engagement, 26 September 2012, Agriterre
Speaking engagement, 11 October 2012, 2020 Innovations Limited
Speaking engagement, 12 October 2012, NASS
Speaking engagement, 14 October 2012, Cheltenham Festivals
Speaking engagement, 19 October 2012, Made in the Midlands
Speaking engagement, 25 October 2012, Harvey Nash Group
Speaking engagement, 26 October 2012, Oxford Summit of Leaders
Speaking engagement, 1 November 2012, Synergy Project Management
Speaking engagement, 5 November 2012, Egg Poultry Industry Conference
Speaking engagement, 7 November 2012, Zurich Insurance
Speaking engagement, 29 November 2012, LDC Partners
Speaking engagement, 6 December 2012, West Bromwich Region Buyers Event
Speaking engagement, 29 January 2013, ADS Dinner
Deputy Chairman, Unipart Consultancy Division
Business Ambassador and Chairman, Advisory Board, Sports Academy for Jaguar Cars
Senior Corporate Advisor, JCB plc
Senior Adviser, Harvey Nash Group plc (professional recruitment consultancy)
Member, Global Ambassador’s Group, Monitise plc (mobile phone banking)
Senior Partner, Digby Jones LLP (all the Member's remuneration listed in category 2 is paid to Digby Jones LLP, including speaking engagements)
4: Shareholdings (b)
3% Jackpot Store Ltd (web-based syndicated lottery administration)
0.5% Bluehone Holdings plc (manufacturing)
5% Neutrino Concepts Ltd (business software development)
7.5% iClean Systems Ltd (computer based procurement)
580,000 ordinary shares in Monitise plc (mobile phone banking)
1.9% Leicester Tigers Rugby Football Club plc
5: Land and property
House in Warwickshire from which rental income is received
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Business Ambassador, UKTI
Chairman of the Advisory Board, shp Ltd (waste management)
Director, Leicester Tigers plc
Associate, BUPA
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Trustee, Bromsgrove School Foundation Trust
Chairman, Advisory Board, Birmingham University Business School
Visiting Professor, Hull University Business School