Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8730
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Torridge and West Devon 1987 general election. MP (Liberal Democrat) for Torridge and West Devon 1997-2005
Parliamentary career
Spokesperson for:
Home and Legal Affairs 1997-2004,
Solicitor General's Department 2004-05
Lords career
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
Planning 2007-09,
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2009-10
Political interests
Economic policy, defence, agriculture
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Burnett, of Whitchurch in the County of Devon 2006
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed Consultant/Legal Adviser, Stephens Scown Solicitors, Exeter, Truro and St Austell
5: Land and property
Residential properties in London and Devon, from which rental income is received
Agricultural property in Devon, from which rental income is received
Residential property in Cornwall from which rental income is received - furnished holiday lettings
10: Non-financial interests (e)
President, North Devon Royal British Legion
President, Tavistock Branch, Royal Marines Association
President, Tavistock Branch, Mencap
President, Okehampton Argyle Football Club
President, Okehampton Small-Bore Association
President, Dartmoor Rescue Group
Adviser, Special Boat Service Association