Lord Browne of Ladyton

Lord Browne of Ladyton

Full title

The Rt Hon. the Lord Browne of Ladyton

Name

Desmond Browne

Party/group

Labour

Joined the Lords

22 July 2010

Contact details

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Fax: 020 7219 5979
contactholmember@parliament.uk

Biography

UK Parliament

Post Date
Shadow Spokesperson (Scotland) 2011-12
Secretary of State for Scotland 2007-08
Secretary of State for Defence 2006-08
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2005-06
Minister of State (Home Office) (Citizenship, Immigration and Nationality) 2004-05
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Work) 2003-04
Parliamentary Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) 2001-03
Committee House Date
Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Bill Special Public Bill Committee Lords 2013-13
Human Rights (Joint Committee) Commons 2001-01
Public Administration Committee Commons 1999-00
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Commons 1997-98
Constituency Date
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 2005-10
Kilmarnock & Loudoun 1997-05

Register of Interests

  • 1: Directorships

    • Chairman and Non-executive Director of MODA Alliance London Ltd and of that company’s wholly owned subsidiaries: MODA Solutions Ltd, MODA Adventures Ltd and MODA Online Ltd (business activities)
  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Member, Faculty of Advocates (non-practising)
  • 6: Sponsorship

    • As Convenor of The Top Level Group for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (see category 10(d)), I receive secretarial and research services from the European Leadership Network for Multilateral Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (ELN); and funding for the purposes of the Group's activities from Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and Polden Puckham Charitable Foundation. A joint project between ELN and the group is partly funded by Nuclear Threat Initiative.
  • 7: Overseas visits

    • Visit to Brussels, 14-17 August 2012, to participate in the Aspen Institute Congressional Program entitled The United States, Europe, and Russia: The Road Ahead and the Impact on US Foreign Policy, organised by the the Aspen Institute; costs of the visit met by the Aspen Institute
    • Visit to Beijing, 26 October - 4 November 2012, to participate in a Board Meeting of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a seminar on Regional Challenges co-hosted by NTI and the Chinese Institute for Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), to visit the Carnegie Centre at Tsinghua University and to participate in a Roundtable discussion with Chinese and Japanese experts and students, to meet officials in the Chinese administration and disarmament specialists to discuss multilateral nuclear disarmament and to attend a related conference; costs of visit met by NTI
    • Visit to Munich, 1-3 February 2013, to participate in the Munich Security Conference; costs of visit met by the Munich Security Conference and the European Leadership Network for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Limited (ELN)
    • Visit to Washington DC, 19-24 February 2013, to participate in the Fifth Annual Deterrence Summit, organised by Exchange Monitor Publications and Forums, meetings with senior members of the US Executive in the State Department, the Department of Defense and the NSC and meetings with various Think-Tanks organised by the ELN; costs of visit met by Exchange Monitor Publications and Forums and the ELN
    • Visit to Paris, 14 March 2013, to meet French politicians to discuss disarmament, non-proliferation and nuclear security; cost of visit met by the ELN
    • Visit to Bermuda, 15-21 March 2013, at the request of the Governor of Bermuda, to participate in a seminar and meetings organised by the National School of Government International (NSGI) with Ministers of the Government of Bermuda and their Permanent Secretaries; costs of the visit met by the Governor of Bermuda
    • Visit to Moscow 21-22 March 2013, to participate in meeting of a task-force on European-Russian relations, organised by the ELN, the Russian International Affairs Council and the Polish Institute of International Affairs; costs of visit met by the ELN and Russian International Affairs Council
    • Visit to Washington DC, 2- 4 April 2013, to participate in a Board Meeting of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI); costs of visit met by NTI
    • Visit to Geneva, 22-23 April 2013, to participate in a panel discussion entitled “State of Play of Nuclear Disarmament”, as part of the Geneva International Security Forum organised by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP); costs of visit met by GCSP
    • Visit to Zagreb, Croatia, 3-4 May 2013, to participate a Conference “Actions to Enhance Global Security” organised by the World Academy of Arts and Science (WAAS), the ELN and the University College of International Relations and Diplomacy / Dag Hammarskjold; cost of visit met by WAAS and ELN
    • Visit to Split, Croatia, 5-7 May 2013, to participate in the Annual NATO Conference on WMD Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation; costs of visit met by WAAS and NATO and Republic of Croatia Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
    • Visit to Oslo, Norway, 30-31 May 2013, to participate in meetings with the Norwegian MFA, MoD, Parliamentarians and NGOs; costs of visit met by ELN
    • Visit to Vienna, 17-19 June 2013, to participate in the OSCE Security Days Conference; costs of visit met by OSCE
    • Visit to Wilton Park, West Sussex, 11 and 12 July 2013, to participate in a conference entitled Nuclear Deterrence, Reductions & Stability; costs of visit met by Wilton Park
  • 10: Non-financial interests (a)

    • Trustee and Director, St Luke's Centre (company limited by guarantee with charitable trust status offering psychological, spiritual and educational support to the clergy)
    • Director and Trustee, The European Leadership Network for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Limited (ELN), a company limited by guarantee and not for profit, which promotes and administers a network of senior European political, military and diplomatic figures, who have come together to advance education in, and to promote greater understanding of multilateral nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation and related issues, in particular (but without limitation) by producing and disseminating independent research and analysis on such issues, and providing an independent platform for international dialogue and debate on such issues
  • 10: Non-financial interests (b)

    • Board Member, Local Governing Board of Isaac Newton Academy, Ilford, IG1 1FY
  • 10: Non-financial interests (d)

    • Convenor, The Top Level Group for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (an All Party Parliamentary Group until 7 May 2011; now a group of parliamentarians with restricted membership)
  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • Commission Member, Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative, an international commission sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace with the goal of laying the intellectual foundation for an inclusive Euro-Atlantic security system for 21st century
    • Director and Trustee, VERTIC (independent, not-for-profit non-governmental organization which supports the development, implementation and effectiveness of international agreements and related regional and national initiatives)
    • Board Member, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Washington DC
    • Commission Member, Euro-Atlantic Initiative